SB-2012010003
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
MERCEDES: UPDATE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SOFTWARE. MODELS 216 AND 221 YEARS 2010. *KB
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Service bulletins
15 bulletinsTechnical 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.
SB-2011110013
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
MERCEDES: UPDATE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY SOFTWARE. MODEL 221 MODEL YEARS 2010-2012. *KB
LI27-60P051774-1
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
MERCEDES-BENZ: THE VEHICLE JOLTS DURING START-OFFS, STEADY DRIVING, OR ACCELERATION. THE CONTROL VALVE TEMPORARY JAMS. *RM UPDATED 12/28/11. *PE
SCB-2011070003
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
MERCEDES: TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE UPDATE. *PE
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
LI-07-10-P
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
MERCEDES-BENZ: THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IS ON WITH STORED TROUBLE CODES. IDLE SPEED LIMITS WERE SET TOO NARROW. *RM
LI-91-10P051831
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
MERCEDES-BENZ: THERE IS CRACKING NOISE AT THE FRONT SEATS WHEN OPERATING THE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT. *RM
LI-27-60-P051773
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
MERCEDES-BENZ: THERE IS A TRANSMISSION TROUBLE CODE STORED. IT IS A DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM WITH THE WET START-UP CLUTCH. *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
LI-00-90
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
MERCEDES-BENZ: WHEN GOING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY THERE ARE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATIONS. THE WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY MIGHT NOT BE BALANCED. *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
C1A-091101
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
MERCEDES BENZ: REPROGRAM MBRACE (N123/4) DIALED NUMBERS TO HUGHES. THIS ACTION APPLIES TO NEW VEHICLE INVENTORY ONLY. *PE
SB-P-047527
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
MERCEDES: PARKTRONIC INTERMITTENTLY NOT FUNCTIONING. THE FUNCTION WORKS AGAIN AFTER A SHORT TIME OR DISTANCE. WHEN THE FOOT OPERATED PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE PARKTRONIC SYSTEM IS DEACTIVATED. IF THE FOOT OPERATED PARKING BRAKE IS ON AT THE FIRST NOTCH, THE CONTACT SWITCH MAY REACT WITH A CONSIDERATION DELAY WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS RELEASED. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
TSB-42-10-109
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
MERCEDES: CORROSION PROTECTION COATINGS FOR BRAKE COMPONENTS AND HARDWARE MAY BE DAMAGED AND OR STRIPPED AWAY IF HIGHLY CONCENTRATED ACID BASED CLEANERS ARE USED. ONCE THE CORROSION PROTECTION IS DAMAGED OR REMOVED THE BRAKE COMPONENTS AND OR HARDWARE CAN BEGIN TO CORRODE. INCLUDE ALL MODELS AND MODEL YEARS. *PE
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