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Mercedes S Class 1990–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-P-047527 · NHTSA communication 10030939 · issued Jul 31, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Parking Brake
component
1990–2010
model years
34
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mercedes: parktronic intermittently not functioning. The function works again after a short time or distance. When the foot operated parking brake is applied, the parktronic system is deactivated. If the foot operated parking brake is on at the first notch, the contact switch may react with a consideration delay when the parking brake is released. No model years listed. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.