Bleed the brakes with IGNITION ON

is there any possibility of of the pads not installed correctly though they look ok.or could it be that the rear brake pins that are used to install the pad have something to do with it ?
thanks again !
btw, bleeding with the ignition on, how would that be different than ignition off ?

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Whether you think you can or cannot, Either way you're right!. by Henry Ford.

Yes, check the pads to make sure they are seated properly. I had the same problem on my 190E and found that one of the left front pads wasn't installed correctly. It turned out that the pad wasn't fully seating against the rotor and it was bending, thus causing a mushy pedal. I corrected the problem and the pedal was nice and firm.

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1993 190E 2.3
2001 SLK230
1971 LS5 (454) Corvette Convertible

If there were any ridges on the rotors, it takes longer to seat the pad.
And 500 miles does not mean a thing..it is how many times the brake is applied that seats the pads..some car have more braking in 100 miles than another one does in a thousand.
...frequent pedal pumping coming to stops will help seat new pads.

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A Dalton

:yesnod:


I would avoid future contact with the unnamed indie.

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1981 300TD
2005 C55
2004 E500
1999 ML430
1992 400E
1998 C43
2001 SL500
1988 300SEL
1986 190E 16V
1991 190E 2.6