it means your emergancy brake is up
The red brake light on the dash means that the brake fluid is low or the parking brake is on.
The red " BRAKE " light in your dash means that either your parking brake is on or the BRAKE FLUID LEVEL in your brake master cylinder in the engine compartment is LOW
Assuming you mean the red " BRAKE " light in your dash is lit : That means that either your BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IS LOW in the brake master cylinder or your parking / emergency brake is engaged
The red brake warning light is an indication of low fluid, a loss of pressure, or the parking brake being set.The red brake light stays on when the parking brake is set, the fluid is low, or there us a loss of pressure.
It means that your parking brake is on. :-) Or there is a problem with the brake system, as in low brake fluid.
If you mean the red " BRAKE " light in your dash is on , that means that the brake fluid level in the brake master cylinder located in your engine compartment ( on a Ford Taurus ) is LOW ( or that the parking brake is on )
Do you mean the " BRAKE " light ? - when the brake fluid level is low in the brake master cylinder in the engine compartment , the " BRAKE " light will come on just like it does when the parking brake is engaged
it means either your emergency brake is on or your low on brake fluid
your red brake light could be coming on because , you could be low on brake fluid, or your brakes could be worn , you need to check both of them,be safe do not drive until you do.
There is a problem with the Anti-lock Brake System if the warning light stays on ( as long as the red BRAKE light in your gauge cluster is not on , you still have " normal " brakes )
Either your emergency / parking brake is on or your brake fluid level in the brake master cylinder in your engine compartment is LOW
If you mean the warning light that shows BRAKE and has the exclamation mark underneath it that means either your parking brake is on or the brake fluid level in the brake master cylinder in your engine compartment is low