Intermittent ABS Light - What can I do to Resolve?

[FAR888]

Hello Everyone,

My mother's '98 ML320 with 109,000 miles on the clock has recently developed an annoying ABS light.

The light would come on and then go off once the engine has been switched off and on again.

Please advise as to how to diagnose and resolve this problem without resorting to expensive and needless changing of perfectly functional parts.

Many thanks!

[FAR888]

43sqd, please help!

[43sqd]

This has always been a problem. So many systems are intertwined, but the cheapest fix du jour would be the brake light switch. Sometimes it works and others not. It's pretty cheap at about $15.

[FAR888]

This has always been a problem. So many systems are intertwined, but the cheapest fix du jour would be the brake light switch. Sometimes it works and others not. It's pretty cheap at about $15

Thanks for that 43sqd - I thought the brake light switch was only a remedy in relation to the BAS/ESP light problem.

The problem with my mother's '98 ML320 is to do with the ABS light only.

[Wolfgang]

Originally Posted by FAR888

Thanks for that 43sqd - I thought the brake light switch was only a remedy in relation to the BAS/ESP light problem.

The problem with my mother's '98 ML320 is to do with the ABS light only.

FAR888, often the ABS light comes on due to a low voltage. If you want to know why it came on, have the Mercedes dealer hook up the diagnostic computer.

[FAR888]

Wolfgang, I was hoping that you would respond - I shall do what you suggest right away.

Many thanks!