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2011 MERCEDES BENZ R

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Service bulletins

8 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.

LI-27-50

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES-BENZ: THE TRANSMISSION SWITCHES TO LIMP-HOME MODE WHILE DRIVING. GEARSHIFTS ARE NO LONGER POSSIBLE. THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAULT WITH THE RPM SENSOR. *RM UPDATED 9/20/11. *PE UPDATED 5/9/14. *PE

LI-54-10

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES-BENZ: BATTERY DISCHARGE BECAUSE NO-LOAD DISCHARGE TOO HIGH. *RM

LI-05-20-P

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES-BENZ: THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH MULTIPLE POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT AND/OR SCORING OF A PISTON. *RM

SB-40-10-72

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES-BENZ: INSTALLATION INFORMATION OF BOLTED WHEEL CONNECTIONS. ALL MODELS. *RM

LI-27-60-P049270

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES-BENZ: THE AUTO-TRANSMISSION SWITCHES TO LIMP HOME MODE OR HAS NO POWER. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSSIBLE FAULT CODES. A PISTON MAY BE DAMAGED. *RM

SB-20101100005

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES-BENZ: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR HEATER LINES. *RM

SB-32-25-82

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES-BENZ: SHOCK ABSORBER PROCEDURE. *RM

SB-91-60-193

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES: AIRBAG DURABILITY AND RELIABILITY. AIR BAG SRS CONTROL MODULE (N2/2) DOES NOT HAVE A SET SHELF LIFE AND WILL NORMALLY BE RELIABLE FOR THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE. WITH 164, 216 221, 251 AND NEWER, THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT CAN BE RESET FIVE TIMES. WITH MODES 202, 210 AND NEWER, THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT CAN BE RESET THREE TIMES. EARLIER MODELS WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THEIR AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT AND TRIGGERED RESTRAIN COMPONENTS CHANGED ONLY AFTER AN ACCIDENT. NO MODELS OR MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE

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