Among the small service works that you should do on a consistent basis on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Mercedes Classe A is one of the great classics. Although this work is very easy to complete, some of you are most probably wanting to know why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are questioning how to do the brake fluid level on your Mercedes Classe A? We will now answer these questions.

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Advantage to always have the brake fluid level up in your Mercedes Classe A

So we start our content with the benefit of checking the brake fluid level on a Mercedes Classe A. This fluid has an essential task on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your car. However, it is possible that over time you may lose brake fluid without any particular leak (without any leakage). It is consequently imperative to check the brake fluid level of your Mercedes Classe A regularly (every 10,000km for example). It is also advisable to flush the system every 50,000km because with time the brake fluid loses its features. This operation is particularly simple and does not require advanced experience of mechanics, so it is easy for all Mercedes Classe A owners to do it on their own. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Mercedes Classe A does not match to a lack of brake fluid, do not think twice to have a look at our content for details. However, there are some precautions and rules to follow that we will check out in the following section of this content.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Mercedes Classe A

So now we will learn to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Mercedes Classe A. Please be aware that this is very elementary to do. However, you will have to check which brake fluid is the right one for you between DOT 3, DOT 4 and DOT 5. Most cars use either DOT 3 or DOT 4. You will get this data in the user manual of your Mercedes Classe A. Now here are the steps to stick to to make your level:

  • Open your hood and situate your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to identify, it is usually made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is set on top of the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once established, examine the instructions on the cap carefully so as not to make any problems within the the operation, we encourage you to clean the cap and the tank before opening. You will now be able to examine the side of the tank and observe the “Min” and “Max” marks on the side of the tank, which give you the range in which the level should be.
  • If the level is sufficient do not touch anything, or if you are close to or below the low mark, open the cap and fill it gently with the brake fluid suitable for your Mercedes Classe A up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was below the “Min” mark before you inspected the brake fluid level in your Mercedes Classe A, make sure check the level in a few days/weeks to ensure you don’t have a leak in the brake system

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That’s it, you now have all the info you need to safely fill the brake fluid level of your Mercedes Classe A.

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