Well, today I was driving and this odd symbol appears on the dash where the symbols are. It is in the lower left corner. I think it is second to last one. It looks strange. Like a odd circle with some markings a bit to the left of it. Sorry for my bad explanation. But I am pretty sure it is either the second to last or last one on the bottom row of symbols. What can it mean? By the way, the car drives fine but I have gotten spooked by it. Can anyone help me out, I dont have a manual.

THANX GUYS

 

I think its your brake pad sensor if its an odd circle. You might need front pads.

 

Thanx man. I thought that it was my brake pads. How long do u think i can drive before I urgently need to change the brakes?

 

It all depends how hard you are on the brakes but if it was me
I wouldn't drive more then say a few hundred miles (500 max) or so cause the sensor is already touching the rotor which means the pads are down to the bare minimal. You will be eating into the rotors soon and might have to replace them if you drag it out too long. Plus the longer you drive with the sensor touching you might have to replace the sensor itself cause the tip might ware out.

When you have your brakes done make sure they CUT YOUR ROTORS AS WELL. That is crucial.

Have the pads changed and the rotors cut a.s.a.p.

 

This might sound stupid, but was does it mean to have rotors cut?

 

I think he means machine the rotor.

 

Same as Damnboy stated. People refer to it as cutting, machining, shaving, filing, resurfacing etc.

They put your rotors on a machine which spins them at high speed and shaves them. It resurfaces/files/shaves them down slightly to a smooth point so the pads have an even/flat surface again to make contact with. This way you don’t get a vibration in the steering wheel or brake pedal. Only can be done if the rotors are still in good shape and not warped or heavily cut into from driving on bad pads. If the rotors are too far gone to shave then you need to replace them with brand new ones.

 

Thanx guys. I will probably change them under 50 miles from now. Tomorrow I have work but I will see, maybe my dad can take the car and have the stuff changed.