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2014 E350 Estate Wagon 4Matic
The ML will tell you when. But if you'd like to see a rough mileage countdown, you can press the trip counter "stick/lever" next to the odometer readout twice (quickly) to see the remaining mileage to your next service. There should be a picture of a small wrench to the left of the display window when it shows the remaining mileage. If you're at 1k miles now it should read something like 8400 or so (depending on your driving style).
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thanks my friends for the informations; but i have another problem to solve.
I' ve just checked the dipstick meter and i realize that the oil color looks like
brown - dark, althown the oil level is at the max mark. Regards ML 350 driver!!
I' ve just checked the dipstick meter and i realize that the oil color looks like
brown - dark, althown the oil level is at the max mark. Regards ML 350 driver!!
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Can the 13000 mile oil be put in the older MLs?
Does anyone know if putting the newer 13000 mile oil on any of the older ML models (mine's a 2000 ML) would do any harm?
Will the FSS of the older model truck understand the nature of the newer oil?
Will the FSS of the older model truck understand the nature of the newer oil?
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Can the 13000 mile oil be put in the older MLs?
Does anyone know if putting the newer 13000 mile oil on any of the older ML models (mine's a 2000 ML) would do any harm?
Will the FSS of the older model truck understand the nature of the newer oil?
Will the FSS of the older model truck understand the nature of the newer oil?
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The 13,000 mile oil is the same as the 10,000 mile oil. The differerence is the oil filter. A fleece element was introduced and supersedes all previous filters.
You can identify it as it is bright white, and appears to be wrapped by hot glue in a spiral pattern.
Mercedes will still recommend you follow FSS intervals, which are valid for your particular year model....
FSS has been eliminated on 2005 and newer cars, replaced by a standard 13,000 mile service interval on all models, except AMG cars get a 10,000 mile interval.
I don't care for any of it, I use a fleece filter, mobil 1 0w40 synthetic and change it every 3,000 miles. It doesn't cost me anything, and I am very particular about such things.
You can identify it as it is bright white, and appears to be wrapped by hot glue in a spiral pattern.
Mercedes will still recommend you follow FSS intervals, which are valid for your particular year model....
FSS has been eliminated on 2005 and newer cars, replaced by a standard 13,000 mile service interval on all models, except AMG cars get a 10,000 mile interval.
I don't care for any of it, I use a fleece filter, mobil 1 0w40 synthetic and change it every 3,000 miles. It doesn't cost me anything, and I am very particular about such things.
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This means I might be able to get more miles out of the same oil change...
on any of the older models, provided I put the newer oil filter in the older model.
If I am not wrong FSS senses the quality of the oil to decide when its oil change time.
An Improved filter would mean longer times before the oil gets dirty enough for FSS to sense a change is needed.
This would translate to longer times/more miles between oil changes..
Does that make sense?
Why would MB take FSS out for the newer models and instead make it a standard 13000 mile oil change?
Oil should be changed as and when it needs a change, and I thought that's what FSS was all about...ensuring that oil gets replaced at the right time irrespective of miles/time intervals..
If I am not wrong FSS senses the quality of the oil to decide when its oil change time.
An Improved filter would mean longer times before the oil gets dirty enough for FSS to sense a change is needed.
This would translate to longer times/more miles between oil changes..
Does that make sense?
Why would MB take FSS out for the newer models and instead make it a standard 13000 mile oil change?
Oil should be changed as and when it needs a change, and I thought that's what FSS was all about...ensuring that oil gets replaced at the right time irrespective of miles/time intervals..
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FSS isn't reliable. What happens when somebody changes the instrument cluster or Central gateway? What happens in the highly likely event of a software crash? You lose all your service data.... At 13,000 mile intervals, you can't screw it up or lose the data.
FSS was confusing to many people also, MB is trying to change things to be more friendly to the customer.
FSS was confusing to many people also, MB is trying to change things to be more friendly to the customer.
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on any of the older models, provided I put the newer oil filter in the older model.
If I am not wrong FSS senses the quality of the oil to decide when its oil change time.
An Improved filter would mean longer times before the oil gets dirty enough for FSS to sense a change is needed.
This would translate to longer times/more miles between oil changes..
Does that make sense?
Why would MB take FSS out for the newer models and instead make it a standard 13000 mile oil change?
Oil should be changed as and when it needs a change, and I thought that's what FSS was all about...ensuring that oil gets replaced at the right time irrespective of miles/time intervals..
If I am not wrong FSS senses the quality of the oil to decide when its oil change time.
An Improved filter would mean longer times before the oil gets dirty enough for FSS to sense a change is needed.
This would translate to longer times/more miles between oil changes..
Does that make sense?
Why would MB take FSS out for the newer models and instead make it a standard 13000 mile oil change?
Oil should be changed as and when it needs a change, and I thought that's what FSS was all about...ensuring that oil gets replaced at the right time irrespective of miles/time intervals..
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You still didn't get my point..
Agreed changing the filter now and buying an extra 1-2K miles won't do me any good..but what about the next FSS scheduled & subsequent oil changes?
Would putting in the newer improved oil filters lengthen the miles/time span between subsequent oil changes? Its not just about the 1-2K miles extra that I get between oil changes, it also would mean fewer trips to the dealership & possibly improved engine life/performance.
Would putting in the newer improved oil filters lengthen the miles/time span between subsequent oil changes? Its not just about the 1-2K miles extra that I get between oil changes, it also would mean fewer trips to the dealership & possibly improved engine life/performance.
