more brake help please

[Geneo]

Can anyone tell me if and how the yellow abs light and red brake light are related to the ac on a 2003 tdi. I know this sounds silly,…but it seems almost every time I hit the ac button, the abs light comes on steady, the brake light flashes, and I get three beeps. This does not occur every time and other than what I described seems totally random and intermittent. The fluid level is ok and the sensor is plugged in. The parking brake is not on

[Keithuk]

Neither ABS lights should come on when you turn the AC on. You need to find someone with VAG-COM\VCDS to give your car a scan.

I've never heard of Nepa where is that?

[Geneo]

Hi Keith,

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunatly I don't have easy access to VAG. NEPA is local slang for Northeast Pennsylvania.

[Keithuk]

Well now we know your in the States I believe Autozone with do you a free VAG-COM\VCDS scan with the hope you buy something of them are there any Autozone's in your area?

Just add PA after Nepa then we all know where your from?

[Geneo]

Hi Keith,

Thanks again, AutoZone only offers free OBDII scans. At least in my area they don't invest in VAG diagnostics.

[Keithuk]

Well I'm only going by what YMZ said on a few threads.

Even an EOBD II scan is better than nothing.

Or you could search in your area Vag-Com Locator Map

[Geneo]

FIXED. Connector on fuse block on top of battery was loose.

[rmchambers]

Geneo,
despite it not making sense that is absolutely what happens when a fuse goes bad. It happened to me when I first got the car.. I put the A/C on and the brake light came on and the panel made that annoying noise when something is wrong.

I traced it back to a blown fuse in the fuse panel. Electricity will find the easiest path to where it wants to go and in our cases it went via the brake circuits I guess.

Glad you found and fixed it.. it had me scratching my head when it happened to me.