W168 ESP/BAS/ABS warning.

Flyinspanner

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Hi,
the amber warning lamps are lighting up on daughters A Class 140, 2001.

Checked fluid level, and it drives ok.

Attaching the icarsoft 980 and looking at the actual values of vehicle speed, at standstill one front wheel reads 658kph, the other 53kph....

Rears both read 0.

No steering angle faults.

So I’m assuming that both wheel sensors are dead... do you concur or may there be something else? (Anyone got an idea of time to change? Difficulty?)

Is the car ok to drive like this, (although abs may not operate?)

(Seems like a few recent issues with w168s in similar vain)
 

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Sounds very like the front sensors are fubared.
Generally it's not a difficult job to do if the old ones come out easily.
Safe to use? Yes if driven with care. Neither ABS nor ESP will function.
 

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check the sensor resistances ...cant remember exactly but I would be looking at around 1,100 ohms but someone on here would know ..another check is to spin the wheel about walking pace and you should get a voltage reading ... hope this helps

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79F56F04-082A-4434-95DE-C0189FD481EE.jpeg Big thank you to Terry @ WG.:)

(Lovely 190 2.6 on the ramps :D envy)

It was the brake switch. New one took seconds to fit, codes cleared, and all lights out.


I was so chuffed I even gave it a quick wash n polish :)
 

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excellent result buddy
 

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