Skip to content
Book on WhatsApp

C05AD

Brake Blending System Performance

Brake blending system performance fault — coordination between regenerative and hydraulic braking degraded.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: No
  • Repair difficulty: hard

Symptoms

  • ABS warning light on
  • ESC/stability control deactivated
  • Possible reduced brake assist
  • Speedometer may behave erratically

Common causes

Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.

  • Blending logic faultCommon

Parts involved

  • Brake Blending System

C05AD is a generic OBD-II code defined by SAE J2012. Exact wording and diagnostic procedure vary by manufacturer and model. Code definitions are drawn from the public-domain OBDex dataset; the workshop notes are our own.