parking brake

Hi, My car just went through the vehicle test (MOT test) and it failed due to the parking brake not working well enough. When I depress the pedal to engage the brake - all feels fine. I should say, recently, I had a wheel-bearing replaced at the rear on the left hand-side (UK car) and the...

Hi all, I have a E350 Coupe 2014, my parking brake wasn't holding my car well for some time so I really press hard on the pedal, (yes I should have just adjusted the handbrake, oops), and the last time I pressed the parking brake hard, SNAP, oh no, so the parking brake does nothing now when...

Hi all, First post - be gentle!!! I have an E220 Bluetec Cabriolet, 65 Reg, Diesel. Purchased in February. Gorgeous car - feels like a coupe when the roof is up, feels amazing with the roof down. The last two days have been icy mornings (first of the year) and I've noticed that the parking...

As above; the parking brake pedal won't stay in place and the release cable is loose. I've had a look and can see half of the pawl is still attached to the pedal and the rest is presumably behind the dashboard still attached to the cable. I've ordered a second hand pedal assembly but would...

Hi Everyone! My CLK320 on a 53 plate has just failed the MOT on a few things. That's as to be expected for a car of this age, but the garage who tested it quoted me £850 to get it through the MOT. Would anyone mind giving their opinion on what it costs to fix the following failure points as I...

I read a recent thread where members were complaining about the MB parking footbrake and I admit saying that it was the one thing I hated... * But beware - the comments about other brands having more user friendly electronic handbrakes are true, until in Renault's case it comes to the cost of...

Hi I have a c220cdi auto and when I apply the parking break then go to release it doesn't come all the way up so I have to pull out the release while lifting the peddal. Does anyone know if this is a easy fix or garage job? Also would the car pass a mot with this? Cheers

Hi, My 2003 C220 CDI failed a recent NCT (MOT equivalent) for a parking brake imbalance between the two back wheels. Does anyone know how to adjust this balance? I am presuming there are shoes inside the drums on the back. And hopefully there is some kind of an adjusting nut that can be...

Hi (first post) Im having some difficulty with the parking brake on my 2002 c class estate. The parking brake works but does not hold on. When you push the pedel down I get the usual clicking sound but the pedel jujust returns to the up position. Any Ideas? Does anyone have an...

I have a C180 and when I release the parking brake by pulling the lever, the actual pedal and parking brake release ok, but the red parking light on the dashboard stays on and emits a warning every time i drive, when i move the parking brake pedal backwards, the red light on the dash goes out...