Vehicle report

1998 MERCEDES BENZ C280

Service bulletins

10 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

LI33 30-P-056665

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Throttle lift-off clunking noises at drive shafts of front axle

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

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).

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

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