E-Brake light came on

[Screamin' Demon]

Last night when I hit the brakes real hard the e-brake light came on then went off. It only happened when i hammered the brakes pretty hard. What does that mean? I checked the brakes and fluid and everything is fine so what could it mean?

 

[steedastang99]

mine does the same thing, anyone know what this could be?

 

[Venom_Nitrous]

Mine does this too, It could be one of two things or a combo of both, check and make sure there is enough brake fluid in the system, (duh you prolly could have guessed that, so don't flame me for a stupid answer), or you if you really hammer it hard it may use so much fluid that the level in the master cylinder drops below the sensor level and triggers the light, of then when you let off it will bring the fliud back and the sensor will read normal. Even if you are a little low on fluid it would amplify the problem.

 

[KISSEL]

Ford doesn't have warning tabs on their brake pads
like GM, so from what I understand, is that when the
e-brake like comes on, it is soon time to change the
pads- assuming there is no leak in the system of course.