bleeding brakes
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2006 CLK500
bleeding brakes
Does anyone have a pdf of the dealer service manual or a website or even tell me how simple or hard it is to bleed the brakes? I have a 2006 CLK 500. Thank you I am new to the MB life.
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It's actually very easy. The official method is to use a pressure pump attached to the reservoir, then open the valves at each wheel. Another method is to use a vacuum pump attached the valve, the open it to suck any air out. Or, you can do this without any pumps by having an assistant press the brake pedal while you open the valves.
If you are going to change your brake fluid (MBZ recommend doing so every 2 years), I recommend ATE Super Blue or ATE Type 200. They exceed MB specs. They are the same fluid, but Super Blue is blue tinted, and Type 200 is gold. Alternate colors so you can visually see when the old fluid is flushed. You start with the wheel the furthest from the master cylinder. Assuming left-hand drive, you would go right rear, then left rear, then right front, then left front.
If you are going to change your brake fluid (MBZ recommend doing so every 2 years), I recommend ATE Super Blue or ATE Type 200. They exceed MB specs. They are the same fluid, but Super Blue is blue tinted, and Type 200 is gold. Alternate colors so you can visually see when the old fluid is flushed. You start with the wheel the furthest from the master cylinder. Assuming left-hand drive, you would go right rear, then left rear, then right front, then left front.
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 65
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From: Tampa, FL
2006 CLK500
It's actually very easy. The official method is to use a pressure pump attached to the reservoir, then open the valves at each wheel. Another method is to use a vacuum pump attached the valve, the open it to suck any air out. Or, you can do this without any pumps by having an assistant press the brake pedal while you open the valves.
If you are going to change your brake fluid (MBZ recommend doing so every 2 years), I recommend ATE Super Blue or ATE Type 200. They exceed MB specs. They are the same fluid, but Super Blue is blue tinted, and Type 200 is gold. Alternate colors so you can visually see when the old fluid is flushed. You start with the wheel the furthest from the master cylinder. Assuming left-hand drive, you would go right rear, then left rear, then right front, then left front.
If you are going to change your brake fluid (MBZ recommend doing so every 2 years), I recommend ATE Super Blue or ATE Type 200. They exceed MB specs. They are the same fluid, but Super Blue is blue tinted, and Type 200 is gold. Alternate colors so you can visually see when the old fluid is flushed. You start with the wheel the furthest from the master cylinder. Assuming left-hand drive, you would go right rear, then left rear, then right front, then left front.
