camran Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 ABS light went off which has scared me off as this is the 1st time it has happened. what am i suppose to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surender Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 As its a safety issue that is suppose to be handled by a professional its advisable to get your car checked with a specially that may indicate fault in the air bag or seat belts or brakes or even traction control. there are very good mechanics in both Dubai and in Deira which can help you with this. all the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassimdxb Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Always start with checking fuses, loose wiring and sockets and then visit a mechanic. Recently i fix some wire under driver seat properly and ABS light went off, which used to come sometiem and then on every restart goes away and and again come back aftre 15 -20 misn of driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christo Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 It could also be as simple as your parking brake not being pulled down properly. Sometimes I forget that I haven't really pulled down the brakes yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardawg Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 On a side note for ABS in general. If it is an isolated event, I wouldn't worry about it much. If it goes on then off and cycles every so often, then it's some sort of an issue that should be handled properly. I would recommend getting a OBD-II scanner that has live data streaming and ABS capability. From my experience, in hot places, the abs wire seems to get brittle and breaks around the control arm on the front wheels. This isn't too bad and it takes a little bit of time to look. Again if you're able to get the abs scanner, it will give you a better idea where to look. Also on a note for general. If you get a scanner, and you notice that you have a list of codes, both stored and active, clear them out. No kidding, clear them out. After that, drive the car around as you would normally. This will cause the computer to send the code back to the scanner for you to see. The reason to do this, is to clear any "false" codes that the first one initially created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 ABS stands for Advance Braking System, and any goof up in braking mechanism only throws this light to be switched on. It's a serious light and not to be ignored as your normal braking will be fine but hard braking in emergency might result in slipping than ABS assisted braking response, that locks and unlock wheel every fraction of second to decrease braking distance and increase the efficiency of braking in emergency. Brakes without ABS will 100% lock the wheel and result in slippage that will increase the braking distance by twice and result in sure shot impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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