Whenever I start the car, it beeps three times, the handbrake light starts continuously flashing and the ABS light stays on. Any contacts or things I should clean? Or is it a simple send off to be inspected/fixed job?

Check brake fluid level, and the strip fuses in the battery fuseholder. 

If it is buggered I am breaking a 1.4mpi with a perfectly fine ABS unit if you need one. 

3 hours ago, Wino said:

Check brake fluid level, and the strip fuses in the battery fuseholder. 

 

I'll give it a go and report back.

 

1 hour ago, retro said:

If it is buggered I am breaking a 1.4mpi with a perfectly fine ABS unit if you need one. 

 

Hopefully, yours is the same as mine, albeit working. 

Strip fuse was broken, I replaced it but still the same problem. Brake fluid level seems fine, although it's difficult to check the level. Is there anyway of checking the error code through some OBD2 port?

 

 

EDIT: I changed the front brake discs and this error happened within 10 miles of the first drive after fitting them, could I have broken something during this process?

Edited 9 July, 20187 yr by Light

Have you driven the car since replacing the fuse? Error doesn't clear til you drive a short distance.

 

40 minutes ago, Wino said:

Have you driven the car since replacing the fuse? Error doesn't clear til you drive a short distance.

 

 

No, the beeps/handbrake light/abs light switch on instantly even before the car is turned on.  I'll give it a go though and report back. I also only replaced the one that was obviously broken, a 40 amp fuse with a red/green wire. Am I correct in thinking that's the ABS fuse?

Edited 9 July, 20187 yr by Light

Yeah, think so.

Wino, you're an absolute lifesaver, it was just the fuse.

 

Happy days.

I have the same problem. 

Whenever I start the car, it beeps three times, the handbrake light starts continuously flashing and the ABS light stays on. 

I have changed the fuse and now the ABS pump running constantly even when the engine is switched off.

I have disabled my ABS by removing the strip fuse on top of the battery and also fuse number 25 in the cabin until I get round to replacing a front wheel sensor. I now have three warning lights showing on the cluster (ABS, engine malfunction, and flashing handbrake light) but it stops the ABS from going haywire and making the car horrible to drive. Strangely, if I remove only the big strip fuse the ABS still does weird stuff but removing  fuse 25 along with it stops everything on the ABS from working.

Edited 16 January, 20224 yr by TMB