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C230 Sport Coup + 2006 W164 ML350 + 99 Ford Escort (What the heck, it gets 38 mpg!)
Emergency Brake Handle came out, E Brake stuck on.
As the title says, went to release the Ebrake and the handle just came out on my 06 ML350
Something I'd expect from a FIAT not a Mercedes.
Here's a photo. It doesn't appear broken anywhere.
Any suggestions, prior experience with repairing this?
I see a couple torx bolts for the receiver piece, need to remove those, but would prefer to
have a clue before I start, as it's raining, dark and butt *** cold.
C230 Sport Coup + 2006 W164 ML350 + 99 Ford Escort (What the heck, it gets 38 mpg!)
I got lucky the sun came out today after many many days of rain and supposedly many more days of rain. So I'll be looking at that shortly. Yes I saw the same drawings you found and there is the handle and a receiver piece. Also I found a tutorial for the same problem on w163. Appears to be very close if not identical. I'll know soon and will reply back with the pertinent information.
C230 Sport Coup + 2006 W164 ML350 + 99 Ford Escort (What the heck, it gets 38 mpg!)
Well it's fixed. All you have to do is pop off the side panel with a trim removal tool and use a flashlight and reattach the cable to the handle. You can remove the receiver to get a better idea of how it goes together if you need to. I initially tried to reattach the cable and then screw the receiver back in but that would take two people. One to hold the handle back while u screw in the cable I gave up and just put the handle in and was able to hook it in from the side.
there is a post out there on the internet for this exact problem with the w163 with pictures. I don't have the link handy at this moment. But it's out there if you google it.
02-20-2021, 01:01 AM
