Vehicle report

1999 MERCEDES BENZ C230K

Service bulletins

15 bulletins

Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.

LI54.30-P-072145

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

NTG5.5: Incorrect time shown on instrument cluster, COMAND display, and analog clock

LI42.47-P-067502

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

If the customer brakes sharply from a speed of > 30mph, without ABS intervention, there is a single cracking noise from the area of the ESP hydraulic unit

LI27.50-P-071658

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Harsh engagement when changing gear range from P to D or R

LI91 45-P-066075

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Seat belt extender toothed rack sluggish or makes noises

LI32.25-P-061137

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Clunking noise from front axle suspension strut or rear axle shock absorber on short strokes of the damper

LI91.25-P-059380

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Pneumatic comfort systems with insufficient performance, entirely inoperative or leaky.

LI82.85-P-055695

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

The COMAND unit does not start or the COMAND display remains dark. The COMAND unit cannot be operated. Note: The problem disappears after a lengthy idle period (>6h) or after interrupting the power supply (circuit 30).

LI-03-30

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES BENZ: ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH STORED TROUBLE CODES. *RM

LI-43-10

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES BENZ (DAIMLER): UNSATISFACTORY BRAKE SERVO ASSISTANCE AFTER A COLD START, PRIMARILY WHEN MANEUVERING. LOW VACUUM IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DUE TO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE VALVE. RETROFIT ELECTRIC BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM PUMP (M56). MODEL 203. NO MODEL YEAR LISTED. *PE

PB-91-60-53A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES VEHICLE: THE SRS INDICATOR LAMP IS ILLUMINATED AND CODE B1058 AND B2DBO ARE STORED, REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNIT. MODELS 203 AND MODEL 209. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE

PB-82-10-376F

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES VEHICLES: THE XENON OR BI-XENON HEADLAMP NOT FUNCTIONING. A FUNCTION DESCRIPTION CAN BE FOUND IN WIS DOCUMENT GF8S.10-P-20010 (203), GF82.10-P-0003Q (209); GF82.10-P-3002R (230). MODEL YEARS UKNOWN. *PE

PB-42-30-103

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES VEHICLE: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) RETURN FLOW PUMP RUNNING WITHOUT CONTROL WITH CORRESPONDING FAULT CODE C1401, CLEAN AND INSULATED THE CONNECTOR FOR THE RETURN FLOW PUMP RELAY. MODELS 202 AND 208. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE

462046

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

PLAY IN THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. MODELS 203, 209, 210, 211, 215, 220, 230. MERCEDES BENZ. *KB UPDATED 5/13/09. *PE

033008

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON / FAULT CODES FC1200 / FC1208 STORED IN ME-SFI CONTROL UNIT. MERCEDES-BENZ MODEL C230, C280, C350, SLK280, SLK350, CLK350, CLK550, E350, E550, CLS550, S600, AND SL550. EQUIPPED WITH M272 ENGINE OR M273 ENGINE. *NJ UPDATED 8/28/08. *PE

29992

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

CONCERNS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH CODE P0100, P0170. *TT

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