Brake wear sensor?

[Jeff M3]

I've been a long time BMW owner and I'm flying down to visit my parents to change the brakes on their Mini (non-s). Their mechanic said the pads are worn completely on the rear and within 5% on the front.

My question is: Do Mini's not have break pad wear sensors? Every BMW I've owned newer than '92 has a sensor on both the front and rear pads. The reason I'm confused is that I'm being told that there is no pad wear warning light showing in the cluster, but bimmerzone.com shows pad wear sensors as part options for the brakes.

It's an '03.

Thanks,
Jeff

[tenfifteen]

I had an '02 and '04 before we bought the wife's '08. To my knowledge, none of them have pad wear sensors.

[Jeff M3]

Thanks for the info

[catseye]

My '05 has 'em.

[ScottinBend]

All MINI's have them, one on the rear and one on the front. If the caliper has used up the opposite pad it wont trigger the sensor. Check for a hung up caliper/pad.

[530blackE34]

j

[tenfifteen]

Interesting... guess I never got low enough on the pad. Thanks for the corrections aboe.

[elttes reven]

yeah im not crazy bout them. mine popped on, i changed the brakes and never changed the sensor so it's always on.