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Hello all, my w202 has been standing a while but i renewed the discs, brake hoses, & the callipers. My problem is that i dont seem able to clear the bas/asr light on the dash for & mot.Also the haynes manual stated that after brake bleeding the master cylinder also has a bleed valve which has to be bled but i have not seen it.Has anyone encountered these faults/problems & solved them, any info will be much appreciated. AL
 

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Hello and welcome, this has nothing to do with the brake fluid, the chances are you have a lot of rust on the sensors and maybe be the reluctance ring on the rear broken through rusting.
 
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Many thanks Television, i will jack up all round and derust the reluctance rings. I also seem to have caused a little confusion over the brakes. After renewing discs & hoses i had to bleed but having ars i thought i needed to further bleed the master cylinder but this seems to apply to pre 1995 models would you know if this is correct?
 

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The bleed screws on the master cylinder where fitted is mainly meant to be bled on a new install and it does nothing much when renewing the fluid, I am pretty sure of that, where it is fitted you bleed the front side nearest the master cylinder, then undo the nipple and bleed air out,tighten and next the other front and then the rears, all different to the way one normally does it
 

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On a few w202
I have had the BAS ASR light was fixed by replacing BAS ASR control unit under bonnet just under master cylinder three electrical Connections

As they take in water and the board gets corroded

If some one was to wash the engine bay it can happen weeks later

Fastest way to find out would be get star test done but if you can barrow one from another w202 and check
 
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If the system has not disintegrated like horgantrevor said, it might be a simple fix turning the steering wheel from left to right and then back again until the light goes off.
 

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If the system has not disintegrated like horgantrevor said, it might be a simple fix turning the steering wheel from left to right and then back again until the light goes off.

Sorry 202fan that is not correct, you only do that for ESP:D
 

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I have done that on a w168 but won't work on a w202 the BAS asr unit may need to be replaced
 

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or it could be the humble brake light switch, couldnt it?
 
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bas/asr fault lights on.

On a few w202
I have had the BAS ASR light was fixed by replacing BAS ASR control unit under bonnet just under master cylinder three electrical Connections

As they take in water and the board gets corroded

If some one was to wash the engine bay it can happen weeks later

Fastest way to find out would be get star test done but if you can barrow one from another w202 and check
Many thanks, funny you should mention washing the engine because this is exactly what i did last summer. i have a contining problem with leaves getting into the engine bay particularly near the wing/skuttle corners & decomposting. so i put the pressure washer in to clean it all away but it is difficult to keep water out of all the electrics.So i will remove the unit & test it .Many thanks once again.
 

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On both my W202 and W210 I had to bleed the brakes with the engine running then depressing the brake. This way it gets rid of any air trapped inside the ABS unit.

Before, the brake peddle had a very odd feel to it, almost unresponsive but worked 100%.
 
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This is generally an intermitant problem, think simple, clean the rings/sensor up first, rust and clogged debris deposits from poor road conditions when the weather is bad usually cause it.
 


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