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Old May 2, 2024 | 08:45 PM
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I tecently began using a Range plug in to defeat the AFM Iin my 17 ZO6

shotly thrreafter I began to see a BRAKE WEAR message

i inspected the pads and they all seem to have plenty of wear left.

is anyone else having this issue?

If I unplug the Range and still have the message, will the OBD show which wheel is sending the message?

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I don't know what the AFM has to do with brakes but why not unplug it and see?
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I've never seen or heard of this reported with the Range device, on Corvette or any application honestly.
Let us know what you find.
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I have run the Range AFM Eliminator for a number of years and have never encountered such a message on the car. I suggest that it is something else causing the warning message to occur.
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i see that there is 3 different color range units are they all the same doing the same job or are they different
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i see that there is 3 different color range units are they all the same doing the same job or are they different
Same job, different bling AFAIK.
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Originally Posted by ball-z
i see that there is 3 different color range units are they all the same doing the same job or are they different
all the same, simply aesthetics
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When you checked the break pads,,,,, did you look at the inside pads. They wear faster and are overlooked sometimes.
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I know that the CCBs have a wire in pads that will sometimes break and give a false warning regarding pad wear. Do the standard (non-CCB) pads have the same system?
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