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Offline spodomodo

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Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
« on: October 10, 2011, 07:25:08 pm »
I've just got a warning light - orange triangle lower rhs of dash display. The dash says 'Hill Holder unavailable', 'ESP unavailable' .......

Should I worry about this, do I need to take it to a dealer or is this something I could sort out?

I think I know the answer........but the dealer's miles away. Doh!

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    Offline John501

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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #1 on: October 10, 2011, 07:26:53 pm »
    Lets all say "brake light switch" :wave:
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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #2 on: October 10, 2011, 07:37:40 pm »
    Way to cryptic John501 - give us a clue?
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    Offline Trooper

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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #3 on: October 10, 2011, 07:44:09 pm »
    Faulty brake light switch causes this message

    But members have also had this come up for loose ecu connections or from stalling the car ???

    I had it once but it did seem to cure itself  :wave:

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    Offline andy007

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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #4 on: October 11, 2011, 05:17:31 am »
    I had that come up after I thrashed the car, the engine light was on also. It only happens when i really hammer the car, it seems to cut off and go about 10 mph. I have to leave it a while, then its ok again, engine light eventually goes off and all ok until the next thrash I guess.
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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #5 on: October 11, 2011, 06:51:50 pm »
    It was a sensor on one of my front wheels last time I got this same error message/light.
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    Offline andy007

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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #6 on: October 12, 2011, 07:33:53 am »
    someone told me the code is the crankshaft sensor?
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    Offline cbslade

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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #7 on: October 12, 2011, 03:17:53 pm »
    I had it from a frazzled TMC box if that helps? Maybe worth checking that...  (if you have one!)
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    Offline Peptalk

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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #8 on: October 12, 2011, 07:01:13 pm »
    How did it become frazzled?!
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    Offline Ricey155

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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #9 on: October 12, 2011, 08:18:18 pm »
    robed me of a Rockingham trackday last year the same problem  :thumbd:

    zip to do with TMC box mine did it with and without  :thumb:
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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #10 on: October 12, 2011, 10:53:47 pm »
    Hi
    Had exactly the same lights except I was happily driving up the M6 slowed for traffic and it was like the car stalled. The dashboard had a disco on me and scared me to death. I removed my TMC box in case it was the problem, lights went off after about 3 days. Took it to the dealer and they found a loose connection in my ECU.
     All sorted now happy days.  :thumb:

    Hope u get it sorted
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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #11 on: October 13, 2011, 01:43:52 pm »
    Quote from: Peptalk on October 12, 2011, 07:01:13 pm
    How did it become frazzled?!

    No idea!

    Roland at GTT put a new one on with the level 2 kit and it worked for half the journey home but then start doing some very odd things with 'hill holder' and 'esp' warning lights as well as sometimes restricting the revs. We swapped loads of things about before sending it back to Daron who swapped it for a new one as it was the box causing the problem. I may have made up the 'frazzled' bit - I'm sure there was a more technical description of the problem that went over my head!
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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #12 on: October 15, 2011, 12:32:01 am »
    I've got the same fault tonite with the engine management light on, had the same problem a month ago and it dissapearing by itself now it's back again. Hopefully just cure itself again, very weird though, car drives ok but idles a little odd, revs hunt slightly. Perhaps my tmc box??
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    Offline A84RTH

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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #13 on: October 15, 2011, 08:06:13 am »
    Cant really see it being the box. Prob split boost pipe.
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    Re: Warning Light - Hill Holder & ESP?
    « Reply #14 on: October 15, 2011, 09:21:44 am »
    Same problem this morning except only the engine management light. Very frustrating.
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