Pad change on C200 sport?

[sab]

Hey guys great site,
Can you please help me i have a 2000'W' C200 and its in need of the front and back pads changing, howver i have been told by a mechanic friend that i may need to take it to a main dealer due to brake assist or something. I would rather do it myself but He said that i could damage something!
Cheers Sab

 

[lotusmark2]

Hi Sab
Just had a look at the Hanyes manual and it is a 2 spanner job so that equates to it being quite easy however you will loose 3 fingers and ruin a pair of trousers doing it .
To be serious it does not look any different to doing the pads on any other car.
Grab the Hanyes manual for £15 and take a look.

 

[sab]

so nothing has to be plugged into the the computer at a Merc garage?

 

[lotusmark2]

so nothing has to be plugged into the the computer at a Merc garage?

Nope
No mention of that at all.
Just unplug the sensor, change the pads and the plug it back in!

 

[jimmy]

Easy DIY job, just make sure to use new caliper bolts or use threadlock on the old ones. The hardest part on these is the rear handbrake shoes.

 

[VikJ]

Had my W reg C200 done recently at a non Main dealer and has been fine.

 

[sab]

Thanks gonna give em a go on Tuesday!