My brake wear indicator light has been coming on most of the time for a while now so I decided to take the front wheels off and have a look what's going on. All pads are fine, although this isn't significant because the brake wear indicator cable was cut......

So, I tried insulating the two wires to see if this turned the warning off, it didn't, then I tried joining the two wires to see if that turned the warning off, it didn't.....

Each time I turned the ignition off and took the key out, is it neccasary to disconnect the battery to get warning lights to reset or anything like that?

With brake pads with a wear sensor in the would it be open circuit when they're worn or closed?

Thanks

i joined the 2 wires to cancell mine off the dash.

could be a brake elsewhere on the wire?

that's my worry! Does anybody know how I could test that?! Or how could I fool the system into turning the warning light off by some other means?

try a volt meter on the cable to see if any voltage is reaching the sensor would be my 1st test.

that's my worry! Does anybody know how I could test that?! Or how could I fool the system into turning the warning light off by some other means?

Yep! VAGCOM can switch the light off.

If you join the two wires properly then it should go out. Providing your fluid level is ok.