Thinking This Is Just A Niggle?

[Robbocop33]

Damp,frosty weather causing odd little things happening.First off about 5 days ago,frosty morning cold start brake pad warning light came up?Pads,discs etc renewed a few weeks,immediately switched car off then on again,never seen warning again!!

So,not particulary bothered about that one,today fired car up,cold damp,frosty morning again,heard one little beep when drawing away from the house?After a mile or so the orange service light would flicker on and off occasionally.It wasn't staying on solid?Later on after a restart it flickered for a few seconds,next journey no service light flickering at all??

No other warning lights and car running fine.

[coastline taxis]

might be worth getting your battery load tested as the cold weather will put a strain on a good battery

[Robbocop33]

I did mean to mention it has a new battery,as i heard things can go haywire on these cars with a duff battery.Batteries only about three weeks old.

Just as a matter of interest,do these cars still show a battery light flickering like normal cars if the alternator was on its way out?

[paul.h]

If you have a voltmeter you can check the battery voltage before starting and then with the engine running. You can also look at the voltage gauge on the dash. Before starting it should be about 12.5 volts and once running about 14.2 volts. I do not know if the battery light would flicker - this used to indicate a low voltage.

 

Possibly on the brake pad warning there was a bit of moisture on one of the front pads so the wear sensor was effectively connected to earth and gave the warning. When you replaced the pads did you fit the new wear sensor wires that come with the pads (at least they do  with Citroen ones) and made sure the lower wire would not touch the disc and wear the insulation off ? You could try disconnecting the sensor wires at the strut end and see if the warning stops. You could also check the resistance in the wires between an earth and the strut end connection if you have a meter.

[MikeLane]

The little beep might well have been caused by the hand brake sticking slightly. I've had it when hill starting and I'm a bit slow to release the H/B lever completely as the car moves forward.