Parking brake failure??

Parking brake failure??

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STSCH

Original Poster:

25 posts

16 months

Tuesday 17th June
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Check parking brake warning on dashboard in yellow appears after a few yards . Sometimes becomes a red warning,STOP. Brakes feel normal. Handbrake operates although flash's red. Seems to clear if I leave the car overnight,then reappears . Any knowledge out there of this fault?

HTP99

23,959 posts

154 months

Tuesday 17th June
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Battery most likely.

STSCH

Original Poster:

25 posts

16 months

Tuesday 17th June
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New battery a year ago, daily use

PHusername

60 posts

10 months

Yesterday (14:56)
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Do you have a way to read fault codes?

STSCH

Original Poster:

25 posts

16 months

Yesterday (22:01)
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No, but going into Martin's on Monday. Seemed to cure it by charging the battery on a charger. But fault appeared after a 200 mile drive so should have had a charged battery unless the alternator is failing....