Jun 17, 2026
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Oka, so I permanently have the handbrake light illuminated, and the ABS light (the abs one is due to wiring issue, VCDS reports abs error and refuses to erase it, resetting in software puts light right back on after deleting code) it's gonna be a job for a car electrician sooner or later, but I was wondering if anyone had any idea why would the handbrake light be on too?

My mechanic says it's because it's related to the ABS system but I'd imagine on a 1998 car it's more to do with some odd wiring issue or a sensor (I'll try buying the sensor of course)


The car also has the classic flashing glow plug light that VCDS interprets as brake signal implausible, from my research it could be literally anything related to the braking and ABS system, and it's not the brake light switch for sure, I had that replaced.