What does A3 service entail
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What does A3 service entail
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I recently purchased an 08 C300 4Matic sport, and the A3 service is coming up within the next 15 days. I have done a little bit of research, and it seems that the B service's entail the major maintenance. But i am not seeing much on what exactly the A3 service includes. Have any of your recently had this service performed and recall what was completed, or what i should be expecting?
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Ben
I recently purchased an 08 C300 4Matic sport, and the A3 service is coming up within the next 15 days. I have done a little bit of research, and it seems that the B service's entail the major maintenance. But i am not seeing much on what exactly the A3 service includes. Have any of your recently had this service performed and recall what was completed, or what i should be expecting?
Thanks,
Ben
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i called my SA and he quoted me 340 for the A3 serv. he also said it was a minor service. so i searched and it seems like it's only a oil change so I ordered the mityvac, oil filter, oil filter cap for the wrench, and bought oil at walmart and just did myself an oil change. came out way less than 320. Oil change on the mercedes has got to be one of the easiest jobs I've done. I've decided I'll just do the minor services and take my car to the dealership for the major ones.
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I've done the same thing. I also found out that the dealer from my first oil change overfilled my resevoir big time. 4 Matic only take 7.4 qt, I sucked out near 8.5 qts. I didn't need a oil filter cap wrench, I just did it by hand, took a bit of grunt work though. Did you buy the 0w-40 Mobil 1 oil? Also, I hope you used a fleece filter.
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I've done the same thing. I also found out that the dealer from my first oil change overfilled my resevoir big time. 4 Matic only take 7.4 qt, I sucked out near 8.5 qts. I didn't need a oil filter cap wrench, I just did it by hand, took a bit of grunt work though. Did you buy the 0w-40 Mobil 1 oil? Also, I hope you used a fleece filter.
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Thanks for the fast responses! The dealer i bought the car from told me that the oil was recently changed on the vehicle, and advised me to perform oil changes every 5k miles. It looks like i can bypass this service, as i still have a few thousand before i hit that 5k mark.
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Thanks,
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Thanks for the fast responses! The dealer i bought the car from told me that the oil was recently changed on the vehicle, and advised me to perform oil changes every 5k miles. It looks like i can bypass this service, as i still have a few thousand before i hit that 5k mark.
Thanks,
Ben
Thanks,
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A3 service also depends on whether it's being done by mileage, or by time. It may so entail a brake fluid replacement, or tranny fluid flush, etc. The best thing is to sit down with the service history and the maintenance schedule, and figure out what it will entail above and beyond the A routine.
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Thanks for the fast responses! The dealer i bought the car from told me that the oil was recently changed on the vehicle, and advised me to perform oil changes every 5k miles. It looks like i can bypass this service, as i still have a few thousand before i hit that 5k mark.
Thanks,
Ben
Thanks,
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I've done the same thing. I also found out that the dealer from my first oil change overfilled my resevoir big time. 4 Matic only take 7.4 qt, I sucked out near 8.5 qts. I didn't need a oil filter cap wrench, I just did it by hand, took a bit of grunt work though. Did you buy the 0w-40 Mobil 1 oil? Also, I hope you used a fleece filter.
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When synthetic oil was first available, they hyped oil change after 15000 miles. I think dealer service saw a decline in oil changes and got the car companies to increase recommended changes.
Mercedes store in Palm Desert CA quoted $269.95 for A3 service.
Mercedes store in Palm Desert CA quoted $269.95 for A3 service.
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Air filter replacement and spark plug renewal. service a3 mercedes or B4 service – Air filter replacement, spark plug renewal, and sunroof cleaning and lubrication. A5 or B5 Service – Air filter replacement, spark plug renewal, brake fluid replacement.
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