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Old 5th September 2014, 09:29 AM
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Not sure why I did but I did and this where I'm at.

I turned my ESP off, pressed the button for about 10 seconds and the light went off.

That was 2 days ago and I've not driven a car since.
Drove it today and pressed the ESP button to see if the light would came on and it did not.

I have no ESP light on my dash.


What did I just do?
What does this mean?
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Old 5th September 2014, 09:48 AM
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Pretty sure it should reset when you restart the car.. Try holding it in for 10 seconds again.
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Old 5th September 2014, 09:52 AM
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Done that nothing.

Can you turn ESP off with you got brake pad warning on?
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Look at ABS on VCDS, maybe it says : ESP button stuck - and you can clear the fault codes.
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Is it the brake pad warning, or brake system warning?
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brake pad warning.
I got a dodgy sensor somewhere.
Looking at that this afternoon.
The pads have less than 10% ware on them, so I know its not them.
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The light is back.
WooHoo.

Took a couple of days and hours driving but it's back.

WooHoo
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Hi Scott
Glad it's all sorted now
I also can't stop my self from asking why holding the ESP button for so long??
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.....why holding the ESP button for so long??
A single, quick press deactivates the ESP. A 5 second press and hold deactivates the ESP and the ASR (traction control). I have done it a few times, but never had any issues with it coming back on. They recommend turning all those gizmos off when you want a screaming take-off from a standing start. Didn't appear to make much difference to me though.
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Cheers Lee, good to know
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