01 E430 4Matic,
had perfect brakes. Then the pads got low, so I had an indie change the front and rear pads with original pads. Got the pads from the dealer. had him change infront of me. The rotors were not changed and nothing else was done.
But right after the pads were changed the pedal is very very mushy and the braking power has literally been reduced to half of what it was.

If anything the pedal should've been firmer now that it has new pads. To be on the safe side, I went back and the mechanic bled the brakes with the engine off, while i pumped the pedal.
Yet no effect...

I'm confused. The mechanic doesn't know any better. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated. I have driven it for about 500 miles thinking maybe the pads had to sit it but that didn't do anything either.

If i press hard on the pedal, the brakes do work, but the confidence level of when the brake is pressed and the response I used to get is just not there anymore...

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