# Brake light on - parking brake disengaged

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light-on-parking-brake-disengaged/165666>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda, cr-z\
**Created:** [June 12, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light-on-parking-brake-disengaged/165666 "2020-06-12T10:52:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mankbad\_168152](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aca169/32.png) [@mankbad\_168152](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mankbad_168152)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light-on-parking-brake-disengaged/165666/1 "2020-06-12T10:52:00Z")

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My brake light is on; I get a message in the dashboard to disengage parking brake. The brake is diengaged. The brake fluid is above the min line but not all the way at the max. Any ideas? Anyone know how to least shut off the annoying alarm?

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light-on-parking-brake-disengaged/165666/2 "2020-06-12T11:48:04Z")

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Have the parking brake cable adjusted because its not tight enough.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light-on-parking-brake-disengaged/165666/3 "2020-06-12T17:23:37Z")

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The parking brake handle switch is defective, or, the brake fluid level sensor in the master cylinder reservoir is defective.

Tester

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light-on-parking-brake-disengaged/165666/4 "2020-06-13T00:24:25Z")

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First, just add a little brake fluid. If the light goes out, then that was the issue. Next, have your brakes inspected. I suspect you are not long for a brake job.