VW Passat rear brake pads replacement

johndaman66 · 04-04-2025 12:20AM #1

Hello All, So changed the rear brake pad on a 2019 VW Passat 2.0 TDI. Don't have VCDS. So I had the handbrake released, removed calipers, took off the handbrake motors and wound back the pistons and replaced pads. Reassembled brakes, plugged in the handbrake electrical connectors, replenished brake fluid and purged the air out of the brakes. Now I have good brakes but no handbrake and the messages -

Caution: parking brake active

and

fault: electronic parking brake.

Anyone be able to help with my best way out here? If I remove calipers again and connect up battery direct to the handbrake motors to winde back pistons should that resolve problem?

mk7r · 04-04-2025 04:25AM

You need someone with diagnostics, you cant just take the motors off and wind back the calipers they have to be put into service mode first and then when the job is done removed from service mode and that will calibrate them

Whatwicklow · 04-04-2025 05:37AM

You can hook 12v direct to the caliper to open them but your too late for that now.

Vcds, and hope they are not shagged after a force wind-back

Whocare · 04-04-2025 08:41AM

Were about are you someone might be able help out with Diagnostics . Probably fault code is stored maybe went you had it plug out you switched on ignition and now there fault code stored. If you was in cork I might be able to do quick read of code/reset

johndaman66 · 04-04-2025 11:24PM

Thanks all for replies and panic averted. Went at it this evening. Was going remove calipers and hook up car battery direct to motor but first wheel I took off on the nearside I noticed the electrical connector was not fully plugged in…..duh, silly schoolboy error. Anyway drove it home. Low and behold all is working fine again.

VW Passat rear brake pads replacement

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