jhillman

My 2017 C63S Coupe needs new brake pads at 14,300 miles. The rears are almost completely gone, and the fronts have less than ~25% remaining pad. I do not drive the car very hard and have never tracked it, so I can't understand how it needs new brakes already. Has anyone else heard of or experienced such premature brake wear? Wheel, tires and everything else on the car is stock, no mods whatsoever.

untamedd

I remember reading on this forum that someone was able to successfully have the dealer change their brake pads under the 2 year/40,000 km wear and tear warranty. Personally I wouldnt count on that as it would depend on the dealer and Im pretty sure most of them wont be willing to cover brakes.

knife

yup. replaced mine at 16k... smh

svt boost

Seems the go to is to replace with Porterfield R-4S, and do it your self. About 500 out the door, less dust, and longer life. You should not need rotors at 14K.

guhvies

It is alleged that if you use distronic a lot, this leads to higher rear brake wear. Do you use distronic a lot?

jhillman

Adi-Benz

I drive on the highway every day,

And let me tell you, you don't need to be an aggressive driver to use up your brakes.

So many people are chronic breakers and don't even know it. Even when they don't have to brake! Makes me a little angry cause I'm behind them lol.

knife

i don't even have distronic. and had to replace mine at similar interval. looking into other options to get them to last a little longer.

jhillman

My MB dealer is charging me $1,200 to replace the 4 pads (no rotors). Does that sound reasonable?

knife

Does it sound about right for a MB dealer? Yes.
Is it reasonable? Not really.

I'm looking for aftermarket options now i'll keep you posted if i find anything

msd3075

The wear on the rear pads is caused by the traction/stability control systems, not Distronic. The rear brakes are applied to reduce and/or eliminate wheelspin. If you have a heavy right foot, your rear pads will be gone before you know it.

gOt BoOsT

No that sounds like rape. Front/rear pads should run around $5-600 total and the pads pop out in about 1 minute after the wheel is off. Two set pins is all that holds the pads in the caliper. I would suggest calling a mobile mechanic (2 hours labor max) and buying the parts yourself to save some coin.

Op, I noticed my rear pads are low when I was lowering the car yesterday and I only have 15k milles on the clock.

longbow0404

Gunsmd

AJRDU

I hear ya about Porsches, BMWs and their assistance programs, but Mercedes is the only one I have seen to use braking to perform tasks like lane keep assist. For example, most manufactures gently steer the car via the electric steering to put you back in the lane; for whatever reason, MB selectively brakes the wheels on one side of the car to create drag to get the car back into the lane. I don't know that it justifies new pads so quickly, but it certainly could be contributing--depending on how else they are using the brakes to manipulate the car's trajectory instead of steering.

RDOCA

I just did my rears for a total of $288. $143 out the door for labor at a local Indy shop and $145 inc ship and tax for Porterfield R4S pads. I was at 18,000 miles.
The front pads are about $340 with ship and tax if you are doing both. I did not ask about labor on the fronts but the rears were 1 hr.

NYC365

I have a C450 and they wanted about that much just for rears, then I went to a different MB dealer that wanted about $650 for them. Turns out the pads sell for about $75 total, so our close family friend that is a mechanic ended up changing them for about $100.

knife

like i mentioned above, my car doesn't have distronic, lane keep assist or any of those features. And i still had to replace my pads on the same interval. Just saying.
So while it makes sense on paper, it doesn't apply imho.

PandaAMG1

hey im new here just got a 17 c63s edition 1 cabriolet and when I changed the rear tires I noticed that the brakes were super low too. what route did you end up taking? I have around 15,500 miles and im really surprised that mb when doing the 20k service didn't even notice the rear being so low. I did not check the fronts yet which im a bit afraid to.