Among the small maintenance acts that you should do regularly on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Mercedes Sprinter 2 is one of the most classics. Although this act is simple to accomplish, some of you are probably wondering why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are wondering how to do the brake fluid level on your Mercedes Sprinter 2? We will now answer these questions.

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Benefit to always have the brake fluid level up in your Mercedes Sprinter 2

So we commence our article with the interest of verifying the brake fluid level on a Mercedes Sprinter 2. This fluid has a major task on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your automobile. On the other hand, it is possible that with time you may lose brake fluid in the normal way (without any leakage). It is as a result very important to check the brake fluid level of your Mercedes Sprinter 2 frequently (every 10,000km for example). It is also advisable to flush the system every 50,000km because after some time the brake fluid loses its characteristics. This operation is really simple and does not require amazing experience of mechanics, so it is easy for all Mercedes Sprinter 2 owners to do it on their own. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Mercedes Sprinter 2 does not match to a lack of brake fluid, do not think twice to read our article for details. On the other hand, there are some precautions and rules to follow that we will check out in the following part of this article.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Mercedes Sprinter 2

So now we will show to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Mercedes Sprinter 2. Please take note that this is very simple to perform. On the other hand, you will have to check which brake fluid is the right one for you between DOT 3, DOT 4 and DOT 5. Most vehicles use either DOT 3 or DOT 4. You will obtain this information in the user manual of your Mercedes Sprinter 2. Now here are the steps to follow to make your level:

  • Open your cover and locate your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to situate, it is in most cases made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is placed above the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once located, read the instructions on the cap carefully so as not to make any mistakes within the the operation, we suggest you to clean the cap and the tank before opening. You will now be able to look at the side of the tank and see 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 Sprinter 2 up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was beneath the “Min” mark before you inspected the brake fluid level in your Mercedes Sprinter 2, make sure to check the level in a few days/weeks to ensure that you don’t have a leak in the brake system

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That’s it, you now have all the data you need to safely fill the brake fluid level of your Mercedes Sprinter 2.

If you have any additional questions about the Mercedes Sprinter 2, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Sprinter 2 category.