[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 8/27/2006 7:09:54 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The brake lining light on my 124 just started flickering, seemingly
independent of whether the brake pedal is being pushed or not. I've
never seen this kind of intermittent behavior before; when I've needed
new pads, I think the light has always come on steadily when the pedal
is down. Is this just a variation on the worn-pads signal, or
something electrical? (Shamefully, I've never done the brakes on a
Mercedes before, so I'm kind of unclear how the wear sensors work and
thus whether they could reasonably produce a flickery dash light.)
Isn't the fluid level in the master cylinder the same circuit as the brake
linings sensors? In other words, a slightly low fluid level could cause the
flickering you report.
On most models I'm familiar with, low fluid level activates the same red
light that is activated by the emergency brake. Worn pads activate a
different (yellow) light.
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84
190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired)
