No Brakes, SBC, ESP
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No Brakes, SBC, ESP
2006 E350 4Matic, ~200,000 miles - Owned since February without any real issues. Took it out this weekend and had 2 warnings come up on the cluster. ESP - Visit Workshop and Reduced braking Depress pedal to floor (paraphrases, second message was in red). Tried the brakes and had no brakes at all. Turned around to come home and noticed that car was in a mode that limited it to 2nd gear (maybe third, presumably to keep speed down). Got to the driveway, coasted to a stop, and turned it off and then started again. Did not have any messages. Haven't driven it since, don't really want to not have brakes at some critical time. I see the sticky thread about the brake switch and might replace that since it is cheap and easy, but symptoms don't seem to quite match up. Wondering how to go about diagnosing this.
Any thoughts and/or suggestions?
TIA,
Kirk
Any thoughts and/or suggestions?
TIA,
Kirk
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Put it on a diagnostic system. This is your life and the lives of anyone in your car. SBC is fantastic when it works as designed but you run the risk of injury or death when it fails. You can replace it yourself if you are mechanically competent but expect to spend ~$1000. Might be as simple as a bad accumulator or ground strap, could be a major system failure. Don't try to save money on this one.
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Took the car into the dealer to get scanned. They say it is the SBC pump and that requires the replacement of the whole unit. Found a good write up on replacement procedure so probably going to do it myself. Any hints to ensure success?
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[QUOTE=kirkgrau;7319863]Took the car into the dealer to get scanned. They say it is the SBC pump and that requires the replacement of the whole unit. Found a good write up on replacement procedure so probably going to do it myself. Any hints to ensure success?
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What did they charge?
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What did they charge?
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Did you notice that the SBC install requires reprogramming from Mercedes STAR/XENTRY?? The diy seems doable, except most people don't have access to this very expensive equipment. Thoughts??
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Either pick up a knock off Star system and sell it afterwards, or just DIY it and then take it to the dealer afterwards to just have them code it. Should be cheaper than having them do the whole job.
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Replacement SBC units do not require any coding or programming just ensure you get the correct SBC unit that matches your VIN, you will however need STAR to complete the brake bleeding process and SBC deactivation.
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217k had flawless dealer history till 200k. No SBC replacement on VMI. I have pretty much the same issues as the OP. I installed a new stop switch, got a new battery since mine was on its way out, and even tossed in a used ESP module, found the exact one for $80 shipped. Still have the dreaded red brake warning.
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