Service B after purchasing a CPO
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Service B after purchasing a CPO
I purchased a CPO 2011 E350 with 27,000 miles and an extended warranty through the end of 2018. At almost 40k miles, I'm due for a Service B. However, wasn't most (all?) of the stuff done during the certification process also done during the Service B? It seem like it'd be a waste to pay $600+ for this if it was done 10k miles ago. The only thing I'd like changed out is the cabin air filter, which I think I am capable of doing myself.
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No, your car should have had a "B" service at around 20K miles. Get service record from dealer. They don't necessarily do any service during the CPO process. My car called for a "B" service 5 weeks after I bought it. I twisted the dealers arm and got it done FOC
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Yeah the 40k service is a big one. Brake fluid, I think, tranny fluid and maybe coolant too. Runs about a grand in my parts.
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I'm curious about the same thing, I bought a 2011 E550 2-3 months ago and recently got a warning saying i'm approaching service "A"?
I figured the next service would be the 60k but now this is throwing me off as i'm only at 54k and it says I need service "A" in 300 miles.
I figured the next service would be the 60k but now this is throwing me off as i'm only at 54k and it says I need service "A" in 300 miles.
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I'm curious about the same thing, I bought a 2011 E550 2-3 months ago and recently got a warning saying i'm approaching service "A"?
I figured the next service would be the 60k but now this is throwing me off as i'm only at 54k and it says I need service "A" in 300 miles.
I figured the next service would be the 60k but now this is throwing me off as i'm only at 54k and it says I need service "A" in 300 miles.
If it's a 2011, you may want to check to make sure the transmission fluid was done at the 40k service.
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That makes sense. Thanks. I'll contact my dealer and find out...
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Carmax had changed the oil on my car even though MB had done it 6 months/1,000 miles earlier. So the car said I had 6 months left before the next service. Like CarolnaBluetec suggested, I got the VMI history from my dealer that showed all the services done. I noted the time and mileage for each so I could track how long it had been for brake fluid, ATF, etc. so I knew when I would it would need it. I was able to push off the 60k service until 1 year after the Carmax oil change because the brake fluid and B service stuff was still within 2y/20k from the last B service.
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My car said Service B exceeded by 300 miles a few days ago, so I was planning on taking it to an Indy with good prices and reputable this coming weekend. All of a sudden it said Service "B3" exceeded by 600 miles this morning. What is the difference between "B" and "B3"? I had a road trip to Delaware and another to South Jersey in between but I also feel like the miles jumped more then they should've. Oh well just want to know if I should expect different maintenance with the B3.
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My car said Service B exceeded by 300 miles a few days ago, so I was planning on taking it to an Indy with good prices and reputable this coming weekend. All of a sudden it said Service "B3" exceeded by 600 miles this morning. What is the difference between "B" and "B3"? I had a road trip to Delaware and another to South Jersey in between but I also feel like the miles jumped more then they should've. Oh well just want to know if I should expect different maintenance with the B3.
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