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Mk7 Fiesta - Error Message 'brake System Malfunction Please Stop Safely'

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i keep getting an error message usually when i start the car up saying 'Brake system malfunction please stop safely' does anyone know what this means? the brakes still work , is it safe to drive? :wacko:

its a MK7 58 reg 1.6 zetec s

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    Not being funny but that means stop safely and get it checked asap.

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    i know, just wondering if anyone else had this issue and what was it?

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    It'll one of several things. Bad things with brakes generally points to a servo issue. Possibly loss of vacuum. Are the brakes really spongy?

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    It'll one of several things. Bad things with brakes generally points to a servo issue. Possibly loss of vacuum. Are the brakes really spongy?

    Sent from my SM-N9005 using Ford OC mobile app

    they were until the system was bled, but still getting the message sometimes, never when driving tho when just starting up occasionally and it never stays in the messgages menu either just dissappears. had been sugested that it was a software update required.

    only fault code i could find the the secret menu was DT 103E - if thats right :/

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