No don't need advice but since this forum (with the help of Google) has helped me with a number of things, and the location was never resolved in the threads I read, here is my contribution.
A little background. I started getting some weird electrical symptoms on my 1996 SL500, ASR light on, CC not working, etc. Did the normal check of the fuse boxes and everything OK.
Then I remembered a similar experience on the 300E - confirmed here - a replacement of the brake light switch could possible cure whatever electrical ailment ails you. A slight exaggeration, but not by much.
That cured the problem, but then after putting it all together the brake light stayed on (!?) and I am thinking I must have knocked something loose in that mess. Thanks to idiotic federal rules the thing is dinging too (like I can't see the RED brake idiot light???)
The parking light switch is similar in design to the brake light switch - secured by a clip - how mine was knocked loose I can't say - but in picture 1 you cannot see it until moving the wire loom - it fits in the rectangle of the parking brake assembly - and getting those clips to catch was a bear (glad I am not being paid by the book rate) - 2nd picture you can see it better. You can also see the black knocked-off switch if you look carefully ;-) At $10 I put a new one in - after 17 years didn't want to refit the old one and have to do this all over again.
A little background. I started getting some weird electrical symptoms on my 1996 SL500, ASR light on, CC not working, etc. Did the normal check of the fuse boxes and everything OK.
Then I remembered a similar experience on the 300E - confirmed here - a replacement of the brake light switch could possible cure whatever electrical ailment ails you. A slight exaggeration, but not by much.
That cured the problem, but then after putting it all together the brake light stayed on (!?) and I am thinking I must have knocked something loose in that mess. Thanks to idiotic federal rules the thing is dinging too (like I can't see the RED brake idiot light???)
The parking light switch is similar in design to the brake light switch - secured by a clip - how mine was knocked loose I can't say - but in picture 1 you cannot see it until moving the wire loom - it fits in the rectangle of the parking brake assembly - and getting those clips to catch was a bear (glad I am not being paid by the book rate) - 2nd picture you can see it better. You can also see the black knocked-off switch if you look carefully ;-) At $10 I put a new one in - after 17 years didn't want to refit the old one and have to do this all over again.
My brake gets it's annual application at the vehicle inspection place.
