ABS light on 80 mph speed
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2000 e430( w210),1979 240D (w123), 1992 300e(w124), 1990 mitsubishi galant VR4
ABS light on 80 mph speed
hello
my 1992 300e, abs lights lights up when i hit 70-80 mph, but when using the car on the side streets, nothing come up?
any possible suggestion ? like why is it lighting up with it reach a certain speed
THANKS !!!!
my 1992 300e, abs lights lights up when i hit 70-80 mph, but when using the car on the side streets, nothing come up?
any possible suggestion ? like why is it lighting up with it reach a certain speed
THANKS !!!!
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190D 2.5 (x2), 190E 2.6, W202 C240,W202 C43 (C55), W210 E55, W212 E250CDI
Are your tyre sizes the same all round? Are the tyres worn by a similar amount? Also check that your front wheel bearings aren't loose.
If all checks out so far then remove the front sensors and clean the abs ring and retry.
If all checks out so far then remove the front sensors and clean the abs ring and retry.
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I posted this question a while back on another forum and the responses said it is not nothing to worry about. On some of the w124 models, the shaft when driving at speed tends to press against an ABS wire or something which causes it to illuminate at certain positions of the wheel.
If it happens again, you can actually replicate it by positioning the wheel in a position. Hold it there and watch as it stays on, then turn the wheel and it will turn off again.
Unless you want to take off the steering column, I wouldn't worry about it
If it happens again, you can actually replicate it by positioning the wheel in a position. Hold it there and watch as it stays on, then turn the wheel and it will turn off again.
Unless you want to take off the steering column, I wouldn't worry about it
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From: entertainment capital of the world, Socal
2000 e430( w210),1979 240D (w123), 1992 300e(w124), 1990 mitsubishi galant VR4
thanks for the quick reply, i think its because of my wheelsn i have a size 17 amg staggared , 215/17/40 front & 22517/45 back, i got the tires like that ( which i dont like it too) may be this weekend end ill change the front tires to match the rear tires, ill try to remount the rims again
thanks again !!!!
thanks again !!!!
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Your cruise control also may not work if your wheel tire combos are different overall diameter. At least that is what happened to me once in the past. The dealer installed a new cruise control and it still didn't fix the issue. Then they swapped the wheels and everything was fine. It could have been an expensive learning experience, but I was lucky and the dealer didn't charge me for the unnecessary new cruise mechanism.
