Your Mercedes luxury vehicle employs a technology known as disc braking to stop your car. That might sound a bit technical, but the truth is your Mercedes SLK320 Brakes are actually a rather simple (and effective) way of bringing your car to a quick stop. It all starts at the brake pedal—the part of the system that you are personally acquainted with.

When you press down on the brake pedal, it causes a piston in the master cylinder to send hydraulic pressure to your brake calipers via the brake lines. Your brake calipers are directly attached to your brake pads, and when the hydraulic pressure comes down the line, it causes the calipers to squeeze the brake pads against the brake rotor.

The brake rotor is the last leg on the system, and is fastened to your wheel. When the brake pads squeeze against the rotor, it causes friction. This friction is ultimately the cause of your vehicle coming to a stop. As you can imagine, it takes an incredible amount of friction and pressure to bring your car to a quick stop. This pressure puts a tremendous amount of stress on your Mercedes SLK320 Brakes. That is why quality parts for each step of the process are so important. Your braking system is only as strong as the weakest link, after all. And your braking system is one area of your car that you definitely can’t afford to cut corners on.Come to us for all of your Mercedes SLK320 Brake needs and you can be sure that you are getting top-quality parts for top quality performance.