BAS/ESP Light and no Brakes! - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

slk230red · #1 02-15-2007, 10:24 AM

Help! I backed out of my garage last night and when I put my foot on the brake pedal the BAS/ESP light came on. I had my wife check the brake lights and they (all three) are not working. When I restart the car everything is fine until I touch the brake pedal. Has someone else experienced this problem....maybe the stop switch at the brake pedal?

Thanks in advance,

Dave

david s poole · #2 02-15-2007, 05:09 PM

yes you hit it on the head.

cool · #3 02-17-2007, 07:02 AM

if you are not even qualify to answer your type of question, I don't see how you will be capable to resolve your break problem, (your not a handyman) send it to a garage who may be knowledgeable, your life behind the wheel depends on your brakes. Stay safe.

slk230red · #4 02-17-2007, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by cool

if you are not even qualify to answer your type of question, I don't see how you will be capable to resolve your break problem, (your not a handyman) send it to a garage who may be knowledgeable, your life behind the wheel depends on your brakes. Stay safe.

From your (cool) 2-3-07 Post: caution to all

"caution to all
while a lot of forum members are openly willing to help, suggest, share ideas on most technical issues, lets all be carefull too, I've notice a lot of forum suggestions and ideas can cause more harm than good to individuals with tech problems , hoping that those who are good hearted and have real knowledge on tech issues continue to share their thoughts and precise experience, and for those who try to pretend to know things, may you guys keep your peace and silence and hope you'll learn to stop pretending to know and share wrong ideas. lets all make this forum a truely resourceful site for those who needed professional assistance."

Well, I reset the original brake stop switch and everything works okay. I went to the dealership and purchased a new brake stop switch ($15.00) and installed it just to be sure. I just wanted an opinion from this forum in case someone else had experienced this problem.
Why would you say I'm not a handyman? My '71 Corvette and '93 MB 190E have never been in a shop. Didn't you read my post...I already thought it might be the brake stop switch. By the way, I had a brake problem, not a break problem. I was taking a break when I posted my brake problem.
Anyway, thanks for your sarcastic concern.

1stbenz00e55 · #5 03-29-2007, 11:52 PM

Well, I reset the original brake stop switch and everything works okay. I went to the dealership and purchased a new brake stop switch ($15.00) and installed it just to be sure.

Greetings SLK..... I to have had this problem and so far the changing of the switch has not corrected it. I was wondering where did you get instructions on installation and if By installing the switch wrong would it cause internal damage to the switch

slk230red · #6 03-30-2007, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 1stbenz00e55

Well, I reset the original brake stop switch and everything works okay. I went to the dealership and purchased a new brake stop switch ($15.00) and installed it just to be sure.

Greetings SLK..... I to have had this problem and so far the changing of the switch has not corrected it. I was wondering where did you get instructions on installation and if By installing the switch wrong would it cause internal damage to the switch

Well, I knew of this problem on another MB Forum, so I knew to remove the old switch and pull the stem out as far as it will go and reinstall it. The reason you pull the stem out before installing the switch is because the switch is self adjusting. When you pull the stem out, you will hear a noise...that's the internal adjustment mechanism.

So, if you purchased a new switch and didn't pull the stem out prior to installing it, it isn't adjusted to your brake pedal. And no, I don't think it would cause any internal damage to the switch if it wasn't installed properly.

By the way, when I picked up the new switch I was talking to the parts guy about the switch design and he pulled the stem until it stopped then pushed it back in and said "yeah, it happens all the time".

I hope this make sense.