Long Islander

On my last E-class wagon, the manual told you how often the oil, pollen filter, engine air filter and brake fluid had to be changed, not in the case of the W213. In the Assyst Plus indicator, it states that Service B1 is due in 51 days. Does anyone have the service requirements for a W213?

whoover

Very annoying that they dropped the public's view of these schedules. It's pretty much the same as older cars, so use the 212 chart, which you can find online. B service includes oil, filter and brake fluid change. If you have pollen filters, probably that too.

JTK44

One year or 10,000 miles which ever comes first.

Personally, having said that, I use the mileage rather than the year. Unlike regular oil that deteriorate with both mileage and age, synthetic is used and age is no longer an issue.

So I service at 10,000 mile intervals which for me is 14/15 months.

The "A" service is at 10K, 30K and 50K which are basically oil changes and replacement of wiper blades and "B" services at 20K and 40K. The "B" service is basically the "A" service plus brake fluid flush and cabin filter changes.

Fluid levels are also checked and topped up and most dealers throw in a car wash.

Hopes this helps.

ua549

Here is a link to the published service intervals for the W213.

Turbocharged

Good info for 2018s. I've been looking for something similar for my 2020 E450. Is there a place showing versions for other model years?

Cerave

thank you

2012 merc amg

Interesting that the Air Filters only need to be changed every 50K miles, I think that is not enough especially for someone who drives winters with sandy roads like up north. I'll probably do mine at 30K miles, simple enough to do, they recommend 30 k miles on the AMG's. I remember changing mine at 30K miles on my 2012 AMG wagon and they were loaded with sand, I was glad I changed them and not let them go longer. Interesting too how they recommend tranny oil changes every 30K miles on the AMG's and 60K miles for our cars. AMG's are definitely more maintenance. Then again they probably live harder lives

konigstiger

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dukester34

it wont void the warranty by waiting till the mileage will it ? I would rather do it at the mileage interval than the time
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JTK44

The first and only time I ever heard of a problem with the warranty was when UA549 posted in a different thread. I asked that he reference that part of the warranty that said there was a "30 day grace period".

He has not responded.

Again never heard of a problem using mileage instead of time before.

As I posted I am using mileage not time.

whoover

It does say "whichever comes first." Some things are definitely best seen to annually. For example, stretching a brake fluid change from 24 to 30 months can be false economy, especially if this means three wet seasons versus two. Brake fluid absorbs water from the atmosphere and will pit the master cylinder if it's allowed to remain in the system for an extended period in a hydrated state. Other things, like rubber boots, are effected by age, not mileage. A month or two is no big deal, but three or four, cycle after cycle, can accumulate. I always follow the "whichever comes first" direction.

2012 merc amg

I really question that with Brake Fluid. I actually use to own a car service place and no American car mfg recommend brake fluid change at all (unless things have changed the past few years) which I always though was strange, a lot of people go well over ten years with the original brake fluid. I know the benz uses more complex braking systems but still I don't think going over the 2 years is a big deal. Whether it would effect the warranty is another story. If you had not changed the brake fluid in 4 years and had a issue with a warranty involved they may give you a hard time. Same thing with spark plugs. Most American cars have intervals of 100K miles on those. I know being turbocharged puts a little more wear on the plugs, but I'm sure when most people pull them out at 50 K miles and look at them and they look brand new still think what the heck am I even doing this for? Tranny fluid too, most people in american cars go 100K miles and I'll bet a lot of people with Mercedes don't do it till then if at all too.

ua549

I looked for the document that contained the 30 day statement, but couldn't locate it. (I have more than 50 MB service books.)
The warranty statement in the Owner Maintenance document (separate from the Owners Manual) is:
It is the owner’s responsibility to maintain the vehicle according
to the Maintenance Schedule provided. All maintenance services
must be accomplished to keep your warranty coverage valid. When
requesting service or repair work under warranty, the owner must
present to the authorized Mercedes-Benz Center evidence that the
periodic servicing requirements have been accomplished. Receipts
covering completion of required servicing should be retained in the
event a question arises concerning maintenance.

rraisley

Especially with something like oil, I go by the "whichever comes first". My wife's GTI requires an oil change every 12 months or 12k miles. She only puts 2,000 or so on it a year, and it's way out of warranty, but that oil is going to be changed every year with high quality full-synthetic. Cheap at half the price!

JTK44

Brake Fluid change: the Germans must be using some super special highly secretive metal that may pit after two years due to "water condensation" in the fluid. I own a Ford and there is no requirement to change the brake fluid.

But then again the brake pads on my Ford last 50,000 miles plus!

E300-18

Funny how that works. I replaced the rear brakes and rotors on my Mustang at 60,000 miles. The fronts made it to 90,000! (To be fair, I think there is some logic that better performing brakes can be a softer material, so they wear out quicker.)

This is my first Mercedes, and I will admit that I didn't really investigate the maintenance costs before buying. I suspect it wouldn't have changed my decision, but I've had some acceptance issues along the way.

badq45t

Now that my MB warranty is done I figure most of the service will be done at Indy mechanic. I did buy pre-paid service which worked out well for me as the last B service they did got me brake, tranny, diff fluids change, spark plugs, wiper blades and all filters chaged out. Now when I hit my next B service (as was A in January) I was looking at Autobahn Motors website and they want 1k for B Service but doesn't list anything offer a whole lot this is what it lists:
Includes Synthetic Motor Oil Replacement and Oil Filter Replacement, Fluid Level Check and Correction*, Tire Inflation Check and Correction, Brake Component Inspection, Reset Maintenance Counter and More!

All that for 1,025, so nope I have no intention of going there, my Indy will use Motul oil and do change for around 200 and do all those "checks"

1guitar

With the oil and filter change being 1 year or 10,000 miles the rest is supposed to be changed every 24 months. I just did my 5 year spark plug change with 15,500 miles and I’m sure it could have easily gone 7 years based on my driving 3,500 miles a year. One odd thing is that the factory spark plug gap is listed at .028 but I measured the old plugs and the gap was .027, spark plug gap always increases with use which tells me the plugs were incorrectly gapped at the factory when they were first installed.

cetialpha5

The difference is basically the brake fluid used. Mercedes tends to use super Dot 4 which is basically Dot 4 with a higher boiling point. Most American cars use Dot 3 which has a lower boiling point. I believe the difference is that Dot 4 will boil with less moisture than dot 3 so you have the requirement to change it more often. But it's still probably more frequent than necessary and it's only going to boil if your brakes are hot from repeated braking like driving on the autobahn. You don't really see American cars with tire pressure recommendations when doing 100+ mph.

fleuger99

Never seen any VW with 12K miles service intervals and I've owned 6 of them from R32 to Touareg to Golf wagon etc. They have always been 12months/10K miles. I think you are mistaken.

Solid_XL

This link is no longer working properly, can you send the document for the W213 maintenance intervals again? Thank you!

Cao Black

Some info you might find helpful:
https://epicbleedsolutions.com/blogs...of-brake-fluid

Since I always reach the time interval before the mileage, I tend to loosely follow MB recommended service requirements. I suspect I'm not alone.

ua549

See attached

Long Islander

I used to think that two year brake fluid change intervals were unneccessary, especially when mileage is low. Then, after 6 years, I changed the brake fluid on my Porsche 911 myself for the first time and when I saw the difference in color of the ol fluid vs. the new brake fluid, I couldn't believe it. The old fluid was a putrid greenish color vs. the nice amber color of the new brake fluid. I had driven the car about six thousand miles since new. After that, I always changed the brake fluid every two years regardless of mileage on all my cars. By the way, I've never had to have my brake calipers rebuilt. Brake fluid really attracts water and moisture and moisture causes rust. So, by leaving the old brake fluid in your brake system, you're allowing moisture to rust you brake calipers.