Very SLOW car, after brake change?!
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C230 Kompressor sportscoupé (2001)
Very SLOW car, after brake change?!
After i changed the brake on my c230k sportscoupe, it worked fine, for like 5 days.....
Now it is very very slow, it wont go fast at all, it shift gears as normal, but my "speedlimit device" where i can set it at a max speed does NOT work, and i get a fault. I went to mercedes today they spend 4 hours on it but couldt find anything....
A freind told me perhaps its the speed sensor that have been damage when the brakes got changed? Can this be ?
Or do you guys have any ideas what this is? Its like 0-60 in 30 sek, is veeeeeeery slow.
Thanks!
Now it is very very slow, it wont go fast at all, it shift gears as normal, but my "speedlimit device" where i can set it at a max speed does NOT work, and i get a fault. I went to mercedes today they spend 4 hours on it but couldt find anything....
A freind told me perhaps its the speed sensor that have been damage when the brakes got changed? Can this be ?
Or do you guys have any ideas what this is? Its like 0-60 in 30 sek, is veeeeeeery slow.
Thanks!
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dealer couldn't find a problem? ... find another dealer/technician.
hmmmm ... you may have a non-brake related problem ... just happened after your brake job 
without any traffic (like in an empty parking lot) ... you could try getting the car up to speed & get off the gas (possibly drop it into Neutral) ... see if the car "slows" down quickly on its own, rather than rolling freely.
What's a "speed limiting device"? (cruise control?)
I've heard of dragging brakes on large vehicles (like buses & trucks, but these are usually drum brakes) ... not sure on MB's but sometimes the parking brake can get inproperly re-installed & drag ... I can't believe a dragging brake can make your car that slow?
good luck!
without any traffic (like in an empty parking lot) ... you could try getting the car up to speed & get off the gas (possibly drop it into Neutral) ... see if the car "slows" down quickly on its own, rather than rolling freely.
What's a "speed limiting device"? (cruise control?)
I've heard of dragging brakes on large vehicles (like buses & trucks, but these are usually drum brakes) ... not sure on MB's but sometimes the parking brake can get inproperly re-installed & drag ... I can't believe a dragging brake can make your car that slow?
good luck!
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Tried....
I just tried what you said, the car acts normal it doesnt brake down...
A speed limit device is standard in all MB in Europe. Its called "LIM" in MB, its a device where you can put a max speed on the car, lets say like 50mph if you know there is like police there are whatever.....
But still got the problem
A speed limit device is standard in all MB in Europe. Its called "LIM" in MB, its a device where you can put a max speed on the car, lets say like 50mph if you know there is like police there are whatever.....
But still got the problem
