I agree that any OEM pad (Textar, ATE, Jurid and Pagid) is fine. Personally speaking tho...
I agree that any OEM pad (Textar, ATE, Jurid and Pagid) is fine. Personally speaking though I prefer either ATE or Textar. I currently have ATE pads on the front and rear of my 300 TD and they perform flawlessly. I like to have the same brand on the front as well as the rear just to be sure that braking balance is the same as it was desinged. OEM pads tend to dust more than some of the pads like Axxis Metalmaster or their organic pad, but OEM pads give better performance than those pads that claim to have less dust. It is more important to stop quicker than to have clean wheels in my opinion. OEM pads are more dusty because I think the European regulations require that brake pads have a certain amount of graphite in the friction compound. This is to reduce "glazing" on the disc surface. Check out this website for a wide selection of pads
http://www.oem-mercedes-benz-parts.com/?source=googlep