Hi All,

I have a 1998 C200 manual transmission.

I'm having a clutch problem whereby after extended driving on the freeway, the clutch will battle to disengage and the clutch pedal gets very soft. After pumping it a few times its normally fine. Also with the clutch feeling soft, the brake pedal also seems a bit softer.

We went on a long (400km) trip this weekend and it did the same thing. However it eventually wouldn't go back into gear.

I therefore parked the car and fetched my other car to tow it. When we returned to the C200, after about half an hour, we decided to try the clutch again and it worked fine?

What could be causing this? This doesn't happen when my wife drives around town every day. There also doesn't seem to be a drop in the brake fluid level.

If it's relevant we live in Durban, South Africa where the average temperature currently is +-30 deg C (+-86 deg F). I wouldn't think its heat related as to me town driving would be hotter on the clutch lines than high speed freeway driving with plenty of air flowing through.

Please help!

Thanks,
Jase