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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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Flushing Brake Fluid

How often do we need to do this? My service advisor said I should do it every 2 years on Friday, when I had an oil change at 21,000 miles.
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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about every 36K miles...
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Devastator187
How often do we need to do this? My service advisor said I should do it every 2 years on Friday, when I had an oil change at 21,000 miles.
MB has always recommended changing every two years. It's a time issue and not mileage.

My dealer offers a no-appointment drop-in for this which I did last month. $85.00.
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 11:17 PM
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Brake fluid flush (aka Service 4) is recommended every 2 years.

Got mine done last month as well.
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 11:44 AM
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What about turning off the B service on our dash? Dealer said it will cost me $60 just to have it off if I decide not to do the B service. Is that true?
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Devastator187
What about turning off the B service on our dash? Dealer said it will cost me $60 just to have it off if I decide not to do the B service. Is that true?
I had my B service done without the brake flush and the dealership did reset the dash board without question ?? I will be going back soon for the brake flush but they did not give me any hassle about to reset or not depending on the flush ?
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 05:30 PM
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I had it done last week since the dealer I took the car to for B service didn't do it (only 18 months old then). What I noticed for a day or two was that the brakes felt "better". Now they're back to "normal". Car still stops when I press that pedal.

I had let my Jeep go about 8 years without a flush. I can definitively tell you that 8 years is way too long unless you like replacing brake components!
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