Mercedes-Benz SLR-Class 2007 User Manual
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Practical hints
What to do if ...
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Possible cause/
consequence
Possible solution
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Service brake
Visit
workshop
There are malfunctions, but the
electro-hydraulic brake system
is operating normally.
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Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
immediately.
Release
parking brake
You are driving with the parking
brake set.
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Release the parking brake (
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Brake wear
The brake pads have reached
their wear limit.
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Have the brake pads replaced as soon as pos-
sible.
!
Brake pad thickness must be visually
checked by a qualified technician at the intervals
specified in the Maintenance Booklet.
Excessive load on the brake system causes in-
creased wear of brake pads and brake disks. If
the brake pads have to be replaced multiple
times within one maintenance service interval,
the brake disks must be checked. Observe the
information given in the Maintenance Booklet
and contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Warning!
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Have brake pad replacement and other work
on the electro-hydraulic brake system car-
ried out by qualified technicians only. Con-
tact your Mercedes-Benz Center for further
information. The electro-hydraulic brake
system must be deactivated prior to working
on the system. High pressure is intermit-
tently built up in the system as part of its
automatic self-test. In addition, the system
is automatically activated when the vehicle
is unlocked by remote control, when the
driver or passenger door is opened, when
the SmartKey in the starter switch is turned
to position 1, when the brake pedal is
depressed or when the parking brake is
released.
Failure to deactivate the system prior to
maintenance will cause brake pistons to
extend and brake fluid to leak, which may
result in injuries (contusions and acid