Electric handbrake on the 2011 Mercedes C-Class goes on strike: experience and suggested solutions wanted

Hey, I know the problem all too well. I recently had the same thing with my 2008 C-Class. It seemed to be the control unit that was defective. I took the car to the garage and they first read out the error: Control unit defective, they said. So it was clear. It wasn't a big deal, they just had to replace the control unit. It was a bit annoying as the car was in the workshop for a while, but a fault is a fault. After the replacement, everything ran smoothly again. Hope that helps you! Don't worry, everything will be fine.

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Thanks for your reply, that's a bit of a relief. Do you happen to remember how much it cost to replace this control unit? And did you have any other problems afterwards or did everything really run smoothly again? Thanks for your help!

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Sure, I still remember. It cost me €1000 to replace the control unit. Quite a lot of money, but after that everything was back to normal. The malfunction of the electric handbrake is no longer an issue since the visit to the mechanic. It works perfectly and there were no further problems afterwards. Hope that helps you!

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That really helps me, thank you! 1000 € is really a lot of money, but if it solves the problem and the handbrake works again afterwards, then I think it's worth it. I will probably have to take my car to the garage to have the control unit replaced. Thanks again for the information and the encouraging words, really cool of you!

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