2019 E Class Brake Pad and Rotor Lifespan
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2019 E Class Brake Pad and Rotor Lifespan
I have a 2019 E class and I’m wondering how many miles I should expect to get from my brake pads and rotors. Thanks for any replies.
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That depends on a lot of factors. I've seen brakes wear out in 5K miles and last 40K miles or more. Driving around town in a lot of stop and go traffic will wear them down faster. Same with lots of mountain driving where you have to ride your brakes. If you drive with two feet keeping one in the brake, it can cause extra wear. If you have to brake hard a lot it will reduce the life of the pads. The best thing to do is to have a look at the pads and measure the remaining thickness. Then do that again at least a thousand miles later. That will give you an idea of how much you wear the pads down over a set amount of miles and you can easily calculate the remaining miles until they are down to nothing. Ideally, they are replaced before they wear to nothing. I wouldn't go below 3mm before replacing them. Your car should also have sensors that will tell you the pads need to be replaced.
I had a 2012 W212 that went over 60K on the original brake pads. Doing 90% highway driving.The rotors warped and I had to replace them. Pads still had some life but with new rotors, new pads were put on all around.
I had a 2012 W212 that went over 60K on the original brake pads. Doing 90% highway driving.The rotors warped and I had to replace them. Pads still had some life but with new rotors, new pads were put on all around.
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My 2019 E450 has 55,000 miles on it:
- Front pads and rotors are original and rotors no scoring
- Rear pads replaced at 30K miles and rotors were badly scored: the cause was the electronic brakes: too many times after putting the car in park, then the next day putting the car in reverse to back out, the electronic brakes did not release. This caused premature wear of the pads and scoring of the rotors. The solution: each time, after parking I put my car in gear, reverse or forward, I release the brakes by pulling the brake lever. Now have 25,000 miles on the rear pads and rotors with hardly any scoring at all and pads are wearing much better.
Hope this helps!
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My 2017 E300 only has 40,000 miles and when I'm driving fast and then put on the brakes I can feel the rotors are warped this is a common problem with the w 213 E Class.
I think they call it rotor shutter!?
I've heard two things one the original rotors aren't very good or two when driving and they get hot and then get wet can cause this issue.
I think they call it rotor shutter!?
I've heard two things one the original rotors aren't very good or two when driving and they get hot and then get wet can cause this issue.
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My 2017 E300 only has 40,000 miles and when I'm driving fast and then put on the brakes I can feel the rotors are warped this is a common problem with the w 213 E Class.
I think they call it rotor shutter!?
I've heard two things one the original rotors aren't very good or two when driving and they get hot and then get wet can cause this issue.
I think they call it rotor shutter!?
I've heard two things one the original rotors aren't very good or two when driving and they get hot and then get wet can cause this issue.
What I suggest is that you drive slowly for several hundred feet applying an even brake pressure. Then do the same driving backwards. This should clean up anything on the surface.
FYI the rotors on the rear are 21 mm thick, which is .82 inches thick. Again warping this mass is highly unlikely.
Finally brake pads not rotors are designed to wear out. If the rotors are in good shape and above minimum width there is no reason to change them, only the pads - unless you want to exchanged money from your pocket to the indy shop and/or dealer!
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There are several possibilities for brake pulsation.
The #1 culprit is a deposit on the rotor of some type - rust, dirt, pad material. Do as JTK44 suggests.
The #2 culprit is not using a torque wrench when tightening lug nuts. Retorque the lug nuts. Make sure they are all torqued to the same value.
If the above doesn't correct the pulsation, check for worn parts such as wheel bearings.
I drove a '77 E300d over 500k miles and the rotors did not wear out.
The #1 culprit is a deposit on the rotor of some type - rust, dirt, pad material. Do as JTK44 suggests.
The #2 culprit is not using a torque wrench when tightening lug nuts. Retorque the lug nuts. Make sure they are all torqued to the same value.
If the above doesn't correct the pulsation, check for worn parts such as wheel bearings.
I drove a '77 E300d over 500k miles and the rotors did not wear out.
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There are several possibilities for brake pulsation.
The #1 culprit is a deposit on the rotor of some type - rust, dirt, pad material. Do as JTK44 suggests.
The #2 culprit is not using a torque wrench when tightening lug nuts. Retorque the lug nuts. Make sure they are all torqued to the same value.
If the above doesn't correct the pulsation, check for worn parts such as wheel bearings.
I drove a '77 E300d over 500k miles and the rotors did not wear out.
The #1 culprit is a deposit on the rotor of some type - rust, dirt, pad material. Do as JTK44 suggests.
The #2 culprit is not using a torque wrench when tightening lug nuts. Retorque the lug nuts. Make sure they are all torqued to the same value.
If the above doesn't correct the pulsation, check for worn parts such as wheel bearings.
I drove a '77 E300d over 500k miles and the rotors did not wear out.
Google will tell you that many people have had rotor issues with this model calling it rotor shutter and had to replace them under 10,000 miles
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I searched Google and did not find any articles mentioning Mercedes rotors needing replacement at 10,000 miles. Post a link if it is true.
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I just found several on the internet here's one from this forum many people experience this problem on the w-213s I am and my Mercedes mechanic said this is very common he changes them out with very low miles!
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ke-rotors.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ke-rotors.html
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I googled "How common is brake rotor warping"
As I suspected extremely rare:
"It's exceedingly rare to actually warp a rotor. Instead, the cause of the shudder you feel through the pedal is an uneven buildup of brake pad material on the"
see: https://www.google.com/search?q=HOw+...hrome&ie=UTF-8
see:
As I suspected extremely rare:
"It's exceedingly rare to actually warp a rotor. Instead, the cause of the shudder you feel through the pedal is an uneven buildup of brake pad material on the"
see: https://www.google.com/search?q=HOw+...hrome&ie=UTF-8
see:
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Guys - Let's keep in mind that Roman Living is MassimoHere (he changed his name). I would suggest not fueling his flame and not argue/go against his word as he knows everything and knows best. I wouldn't be surprised the mechanic he's referring to is the fake profile he created (@Mercedes Mech ) to "prove me wrong" in another post. He's just giving out wrong info and confusing beginners and people who actually need help on this forum. So it's best to not engage.
To answer OP - I have seen my rotors literally caked on with rust after leaving my Mercedes sitting in my driveway for months on end when I visit Europe. Every time i come back to the States I have to remove my wheels and use a wirebrush or something to remove the rust and deposits to make a smooth surface, and then drive/break/drive/break multiple times as JTK44 suggested. Another great point he made was the torquing of the wheels: I know after I change my tires the shop I use cranks down on the bolts probably 2x the amount specified by Mercedes. Torquing everything down from the bolts to the calipers, to the brakes, and the wheels needs to be followed. Warping these massive sport rotors is nearly impossible, and if anyone tells you otherwise, they're clueless and they've probably heard/read on a forum that someone "warped" their massive 1.5 inch rotors by splashing them in a puddle of water.
To answer OP - I have seen my rotors literally caked on with rust after leaving my Mercedes sitting in my driveway for months on end when I visit Europe. Every time i come back to the States I have to remove my wheels and use a wirebrush or something to remove the rust and deposits to make a smooth surface, and then drive/break/drive/break multiple times as JTK44 suggested. Another great point he made was the torquing of the wheels: I know after I change my tires the shop I use cranks down on the bolts probably 2x the amount specified by Mercedes. Torquing everything down from the bolts to the calipers, to the brakes, and the wheels needs to be followed. Warping these massive sport rotors is nearly impossible, and if anyone tells you otherwise, they're clueless and they've probably heard/read on a forum that someone "warped" their massive 1.5 inch rotors by splashing them in a puddle of water.
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Then having "juddering" rotors machined to peel off the brake pad deposits is an inexpensive solution that will never decrease the rotor thickness.
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I googled "How common is brake rotor warping"
As I suspected extremely rare:
"It's exceedingly rare to actually warp a rotor. Instead, the cause of the shudder you feel through the pedal is an uneven buildup of brake pad material on the"
see: https://www.google.com/search?q=HOw+...hrome&ie=UTF-8
see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlFq1loCxsg
As I suspected extremely rare:
"It's exceedingly rare to actually warp a rotor. Instead, the cause of the shudder you feel through the pedal is an uneven buildup of brake pad material on the"
see: https://www.google.com/search?q=HOw+...hrome&ie=UTF-8
see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlFq1loCxsg
this time put in Mercedes-Benz w213 and you'll find several people talking about it including Mercedes mechanics and in this forum!
and while water on a hot pad, stop and go traffic and not the right torquing can be a problem; the majority of the cases was the rotors themselves being cheaply made!
I won't argue with you- my experience was on my own E-Class and friends who had the same issues, with no dust or rust found with the correct torque.🙂
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Dude you didn't even Google how common it is in Mercedes-Benz w213 you just vaguely Googled it!
this time put in Mercedes-Benz w213 and you'll find several people talking about it including Mercedes mechanics and in this forum!
and while water on a hot pad, stop and go traffic and not the right torquing can be a problem; the majority of the cases was the rotors themselves being cheaply made!
I won't argue with you- my experience was on my own E-Class and friends who had the same issues, with no dust or rust found with the correct torque.🙂
this time put in Mercedes-Benz w213 and you'll find several people talking about it including Mercedes mechanics and in this forum!
and while water on a hot pad, stop and go traffic and not the right torquing can be a problem; the majority of the cases was the rotors themselves being cheaply made!
I won't argue with you- my experience was on my own E-Class and friends who had the same issues, with no dust or rust found with the correct torque.🙂
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oh no I'm so hurt I don't know how I'll sleep at night lmao
seems to be a big problem with people on forum sites they don't do research or even a simple correct Google search, I seldom ever get my information from the internet but yet from Mercedes and the engineers that built them!
seems to be a big problem with people on forum sites they don't do research or even a simple correct Google search, I seldom ever get my information from the internet but yet from Mercedes and the engineers that built them!
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I’ve had the same issue on my MY 2017 every couple years, for the 3rd or 4th time now. MB has always pointed the fingers at everything except themselves, as fast as telling me it’s because I wash the wheels. I just changed out to Power Stop complete setup with drilled/slotted and coated rotors with carbon fiber ceramic brakes. Hopefully this helps, even if it doesn’t, it was half the cost of OEM and looks a whole lot better, no rust and less brake dust
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Rotor warping is not going to happen on 1.4 inches (35mm) unless you got them hot enough to glow bright orange.
That video is of Faye, she is a Toyota mechanic, supra background. She is absolutely correct. warped rotors won't happen on a Daily Driver as the temps do not get that high. Hard stop, end of story.
If there is shuddering, it is usually uneven deposit on the rotor face. JTK44 process will fix most of the shuddering.
That video is of Faye, she is a Toyota mechanic, supra background. She is absolutely correct. warped rotors won't happen on a Daily Driver as the temps do not get that high. Hard stop, end of story.
If there is shuddering, it is usually uneven deposit on the rotor face. JTK44 process will fix most of the shuddering.
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