Mercedes-Benz recalled more than 42,000 vehicles because they may be missing a gauge to monitor the condition of rear brake pads. The inspection gauge that checks the wear of the rear brake pads ...

Traditional brakes, whether disc or drum style, create dust as they wear down, and that dust ends up in our air and water. Mercedes' new ... using traditional brake pads and rotors, it features ...

Electric vehicles can use their motors to slow down, not only saving their friction brakes from wear but also ... the ...

Using the regenerative braking system in an electric or hybrid vehicle doesn't wear out the brake pads at all and adds up to ...

Another friction compound may have a soft feel, and work quietly, but wear out much more quickly. Usually, the first sign of excessive brake-pad wear is a high-pitched squealing.This sound comes ...

Whereas in a traditional disc braking system you have pads that squeeze a singular disc to stop the car, Mercedes’s “in-drive brakes” would instead have two brake discs squeezing a spinning ...

Brake pads are among the most crucial components of a car that are considered normal wear items to maintain. Since brake pads create the friction that helps slow your car down when you press the ...

There is no traditional caliper either and scrubbing speed is achieved by pushing the circular brake pad onto the stationary disk. Mercedes says this system shouldn’t require service for the ...