I am getting ready to service the brakes on my daughter's 2005 C230K Sport sedan. I am wondering if there are any safety issues I have to deal with on this vehicle. I recall reading somewhere that cars equipped with some of these new electronic braking features can activate while you are working on them and the caliper can either knock the piston out, or take a finger off while knocking the piston out and squirting the fluid all over the place. I believe you are supposed to deactivate something, but the owner's manual that comes with the car is silent on the subject. Maybe it is only with the electronic braking system on the W211 E Class? If anyone has any experience and can provide a hint, or a description of the brake pad replacement procedure on this car any help will, as always, be appreciated.

Jim

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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)

Jim

I'm pretty sure your concerns are not warranted.
The potential problem you describe only exists with the dreaded SBC brakes., as far as I know.

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2007 C 230 Sport.

You do not have SBC braking on any c-class.

Just like any other caliper-compress away.