Glad the site was helpful to you. It has been very helpful to me over the years, and is still the first place I turn for "virtual experience" before I start a job that is new to me. Stick around, and you'll be helping others here soon enough.

How about your warning lights? Did your ABS light come on when you locked up the front brakes? How about the low fluid alarm lamp? Did it go on when the fluid was low? A light should have been on, on the warning strip below the instruments. Once you fill the reservoir back up the low level light goes off. Not sure if the ABS light is self extinguishing.

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)