After tightening both the pads via their respective adjusting wheels, and tightening the adjusting screw above the driveshaft, the pedal itself is still loose and causes the parking brake dash light to remain on all the time. It engages and serves it purpose fine after these adjustments, whereas before it did not, but it is still loose at the pedal itself. The cable under the car is tight from where it branches off to each wheel (location of adjusting screw) forward. I traced the cable farther forward and found that there is another spot where the cable attaches to a pivoting metal device connected to the body of the car. It's near the transmission. The cable is tight here as well, and it disappears into the body from this point. So somewhere between this second pivoting metal piece near the transmission and where the cable attaches to the pedal mechanism, I have access slack.

Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks for your time.

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headrivenoise... listen.

There is a plunger sensor on the left firewall just above the emergency brake lever, I have the same problem in my 87 300E, go to your local hardware store and buy a plastic cap and glue it on the plunger to extend the plunger to turn off the dash light, quick and easy fix

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Jerry

2004 SL500 Black 55K Miles
2002 s500 Black 90K Miles
1986 300E Gold 233K Miles
1966 Twin Cessna 320D
1989 Jeep Cherokee 233K Miles
1994 Ford Van E150 399K Miles

Also, if you just use your foot to keep the pedal pushed up and back against the plunger for about 30 seconds, the light will stay off, at least this works on my 88 300ce. Good luck.

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