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SEN-2BWS0428• Front• Disc Brake Pad Wear Sensor
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GeoBrakes stocks OEM-grade disc brake pad wear sensors confirmed to fit the Volkswagen Atlas, the single-use probe components that trigger your Atlas dashboard warning light the moment your brake pads approach minimum thickness. Every sensor is direct-fit for the Volkswagen Atlas
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A disc brake pad wear sensor on the Volkswagen Atlas is your vehicle's advance warning system for brake pad replacement. It eliminates the need to rely on audible squealing from your Atlas to know your pads are getting thin, instead triggering a dashboard warning light at a preset minimum thickness on the Volkswagen Atlas, giving you time to plan the replacement before the pads wear through to the metal backing plate. Replacing a triggered sensor with every Atlas pad change is the only way to keep that early-warning system working for the next service interval.
The wear sensor on the Volkswagen Atlas is a small probe embedded in or clipped to the brake pad. When the Atlas pad wears down to the replacement threshold, the probe contacts the rotor surface. This contact creates a circuit change that signals the Volkswagen Atlas ABS or brake control module, illuminating the brake warning light. Once the probe on the Volkswagen Atlas has contacted the rotor, it is destroyed and cannot be reused. It is a single-use component by design on the Atlas.
Installing fresh brake pads on the Volkswagen Atlas without fitting a new wear sensor defeats the entire purpose of having a brake monitoring system on your Atlas. A previously triggered sensor probe is worn through and has no remaining material to detect the next set of Atlas pads wearing down. From day one of the new Volkswagen Atlas brake pads, the warning system is non-functional without a new sensor.
Wear sensor compatibility for the Volkswagen Atlas is more exacting than most brake parts. The probe length, contact resistance specification, and connector design must all match the Atlas brake monitoring circuit precisely. A wrong sensor triggers Volkswagen Atlas warnings at the wrong pad thickness, or not at all. Every sensor in the GeoBrakes catalogue is sourced to original equipment probe and connector specifications for the Volkswagen Atlas, with front and rear positions listed separately.
Do I need to replace the brake pad wear sensor every time I change pads on my Volkswagen Atlas?
Yes, on Volkswagen Atlas vehicles equipped with electronic wear sensors. The sensor probe on your Atlas is a single-use component. Once it has contacted the rotor and triggered the Atlas warning light, the probe is consumed. Always replace the Volkswagen Atlas sensor during every pad change.
Does my Volkswagen Atlas have electronic brake pad wear sensors?
Many vehicles use a mechanical wear indicator instead of electronic sensors. Check your Volkswagen Atlas owner's manual or use the GeoBrakes vehicle selector to confirm whether your Atlas uses an electronic pad monitoring system.
Can a faulty wear sensor keep the brake warning light on my Volkswagen Atlas on after new pads are installed?
Yes. If the Volkswagen Atlas wear sensor from a previous brake service was not replaced, or if the probe has been damaged on your Atlas, the brake warning light will remain on even with new pads. Replacing the Atlas sensor will clear the fault and restore normal operation.