abs light

hi all
new to this site
i bought myself a freelander today
the car has not been driven for about 6mths
the handbrake was stuck on but released when moved back and forwards a few times
however the ABS light has stayed on ,anyone got any idea what could be causing this?
also is anything i should be checking before i put car back on the road
thanks in advance
barlee

without connecting it to t4 and reading the fault codes you wont be totally sure what the fault is but common ones are CAN bus faults, wheel speed sensors, accelerometer (lives by the handbrake lever) and the most common one is a faulty brake light switch.

I assume you bought it privately - else take it back to the garage and get them to fix it.

yes bought it from a friend
have not driven it yet only started it
maybe light will go out when i drive it
paid £1500 for it 1998 67000 miles 1.8 petrol
did i do ok for my money

that depends.

yu tell him 8inaV - happy new year, by the way.

barlee07 said:

yes bought it from a friend
have not driven it yet only started it
maybe light will go out when i drive it
paid £1500 for it 1998 67000 miles 1.8 petrol
did i do ok for my money

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Yes ! yer right the lights should go out after you move it a few meters
Cos thats how they work If they stay on after that Mr clutchdust is correct
welcome to the asylum

goes out (shd do) at 10mph

The Mad Hat Man said:

that depends.

yu tell him 8inaV - happy new year, by the way.

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Why me ? Wot ave I dun ? ( I think f/l's are all cr-p anyway) Me - I come from Barcelooona.