My car is a 2014 Roomster 1.2 DSG. I have been fitting new pads and discs to the front. On the old pads there was no cable for a S sensor and no cables to connect them to anyway. The new pads have a cable embedded on one of the inner pads. 
is this normal?

 

Should the Roomster have wear indicators? If it did where do I find the cable to connect the pad too?

 

 

Front brake pads "not prepared for wear indicator, excl. wear warning contact".

 

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/ate/956196

 

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/ate/955506

 

Edited 15 March, 20215 yr by Carlston

Ok, must have missed that when researching. I bought my kit from Eurocar because they only listed one option whilst other supplier had three. I knew mine car had 288mm discs but some must have 256mm.

I had to reassemble yesterday so I have cut the cable off the pad. There is nothing fitted to my car for it to connect too.

 

Rear brakes next. 

Skoda Roomster 2006, floating caliper brake brake caliper housing brake carrier with pad retaining pin brake disc (vented) front LUCAS/TRW 288X25MM 15" PR-1LN,1ZH

http://www.oemepc.com/skoda/part_single/catalog/sk/markt/CZ/modell/RO/year/2006/drive_standart/481/hg_ug/615/subcategory/615025/part_id/0/lang/e

 

Skoda Roomster 2011, floating caliper brake brake caliper housing calliper carrier brake disc (vented) front ATE 288X25MM PR-1ZC

http://www.oemepc.com/skoda/part_single/catalog/sk/markt/CZ/modell/RO/year/2011/drive_standart/699/hg_ug/615/subcategory/615025/part_id/0/lang/e

 

It looks like there are two different types of calipers fitted to the 288mm front discs. The early one (2006 to 2010) used a Lucas/TRW calipers and the later one (2011 TO 2015) used ATE calipers. It looks like brake pads for the later one might not be available without a wear indicator.

 

Build code 1LN or 1ZH means it's the Lucas/TRW caliper, build code 1ZC means it's the ATE caliper.

 

Edited 15 March, 20215 yr by Carlston

Thanks. That is amazing. I wasn’t aware of that source of information.