Damn this car does the same thing as my old A4 ... brake dust on rear wheels only.
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Damn this car does the same thing as my old A4 ... brake dust on rear wheels only.
Anybody else noticing that the front wheels are okay but the rear wheels get caked in dust?
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Brake dust on the rears only? That is very interested. On all of the MBs my family has ever owned the front brakes have produced much more dust than the rears. Looking at other german vehicles, this also seems to be the case. Maybe you're just special 
Unfortunately brake dust has always been a problem with german cars. It's just one of those things you deal with. I was my car weekly, so it's not a big deal. If I can't wash it for two weeks, I just clean the rims and call it good (takes about 5 minutes).
Unfortunately brake dust has always been a problem with german cars. It's just one of those things you deal with. I was my car weekly, so it's not a big deal. If I can't wash it for two weeks, I just clean the rims and call it good (takes about 5 minutes).
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My Benz has it on front wheels only. However it is E class. Actually I think it is good that you have dust on rear. RWD cars should have rear brakes work harder.
My BMW has dust even, although front brakes are noticable bigger.
My BMW has dust even, although front brakes are noticable bigger.
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I saw a lot of it during my first 400 miles on both my front and back side panels behind each wheel. Really stands out on the artic white.
Seems that its not quite so bad during the second tank of gas.
Seems that its not quite so bad during the second tank of gas.
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I was surprised how much was on ours when I took the photos yesterday. We had 10 miles on the odo when we picked it up, went home to drop off one car and then went to take photos. At 28 miles, the front wheels had a little on them, but the rears were pretty dark already. I wiped them off for the photos.
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I'm used to brake dust ... I only have owned german cars for the past 10yrs (6 of them so far) ... and my last was a BMW.
It's just freaky that all the brake dust is from the rears. It means, a) ESP is using the rear brakes like an LSD in the background without flashing the TC light on the dash or b) ... and this is what I suspect the most ... MB made the front pad material harder so that it didn't dust as much but neglected to do the same with the rears or c) the brake bias is set heavily to the rear and the rear brakes are doing a disproportionate amount of the braking.
It's just freaky that all the brake dust is from the rears. It means, a) ESP is using the rear brakes like an LSD in the background without flashing the TC light on the dash or b) ... and this is what I suspect the most ... MB made the front pad material harder so that it didn't dust as much but neglected to do the same with the rears or c) the brake bias is set heavily to the rear and the rear brakes are doing a disproportionate amount of the braking.
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if you don't clay them right off within a week, you will never get them off
when the brake dust bakes right in from the heat.
www.autogeek.net look for wheelwax put 2 coats every 2weeks that should help alot!!
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Dust
When the pads are fully bedded in, the dust will be less but will never go away totally.
Might I recommend P21S spray wheel cleaner? I buy it by the five-liter refill jug which lasts me about 10-11 months.
Might I recommend P21S spray wheel cleaner? I buy it by the five-liter refill jug which lasts me about 10-11 months.
