The ABS light may be co-incidental... when alternators and batteries fail, all kinds of other electrical systems go haywire... check the alternator, and the battery and all the cables from the battery to the engine and wiring... for more see a manual See if your local library has a professional shop manual to look at for free... dave
something is draining the battery. a new battery will last a couple days if just starting the car. even if your alternator is bad.
your Alternator
on my old 1.2 clio the battery light came on as there was fault with the alternator and it needed replacing. As far as i know the battery light comes on when the battery is not charging or there is a fault with the battery.
Battery and brake light coming on means the Alternator is not charging the battery . It could either mean a bad circuit connection or the alternator is just shot. Have the Alternator checked.
Reasonable chance of an alternater and/or battery.
It's probably your Alternator that is going bad. That is if the battery and brake lights came on at the same time.
check if the alternator belt is on it is probably after coming off
I'm not sure about all of these, but I have a 98 Taurus and the battery light came on. After a few days, the car died altogether and I had to replace my alternator. I would definitely take the battery indicator seriously and have your alternator checked.
When our 93 grand prix battery light came on it meant that we needed a new battery. We tested the battery with a volt meter and the battery read 1 volt, it should be 12volts. Still wondering how to reset the battery light?
My check engine light came on because the terminals were not connected tightly. no. quite the contrary. if you have a "check engine" light on, disconnecting, or in this case replacing the battery will turn it off. you have a different problem.
Battery light usually means alternator not charging. Most common solutions would be be a bad alternator, bad connection, or loose alternator belt. If the battery and alt test ok than check the connections to the alternator and battery.
this happened with my 94 sentra just before the alternator died... i would take it to a parts store and have them test the battery and alternator.