[W126 Coupe] Ignition & Brakes

[Rattie S]

Hello,

Hope all is well. My mechanic is on vacation and I need to travel about 600 
miles this weekend. Some help on the following would be appreciated.

1)

My brake light just came on. Does that mean the brake pads need replacing or 
is the fluid? Can I travel 600 miles without having them changed?

2)

6 months ago - I was away for a 6 week vacation and when I came back, the 
car would "kick" for a 5-10 minutes after being started up. The rpm 
indicator would flicker slightly and the car would hesitate a little to run 
from a complete stop when it was cold. The rpm would go down before coming 
back up as I stepped on the gas pedal.

2 months ago - I drove my car from the garage (a block away) to where I live 
and parked it. When I tried to restart, it wouldn't start. It restarted 
after trying 15 minutes and ran just fine afterwards. At this point, I still 
had the kicking and hesitation problem.

1 month ago - We were returning from a late night dinner and the car the 
died in the middle of the street! I had stopped in traffic and when traffic 
started moving, I stepped on the gas pedal. There was the usual hesitation 
and then the car just died. It wouldn't start. I had it towed to my 
mechanic. He changed the ignition module, the coil and the plug (I sent an 
email to the group about this). The car ran just fine after this.

This past weekend - I was driving around with my family. We parked the car 
on the street. When I tried to restart it, it wouldn't start. After trying 
for a couple of minutes, it started back up. This happened twice.

Yesterday - The car started at the first try and it drove just fine.

My mechanic is on vacation. But I would love to get your opinion on this 
anyway. I'm afraid of a repeat of my car dying on my on the highway this 
weekend.

Thanks for your time and as always I appreciate your expert opinion.

Itrat.

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