selffish

I bought a used 2007 ml350, now it's showing service d is required in 28 days? does it mean oil change?

wat are the service intervals? thank you

MercedesElite

Hey at our dealership we only use service A and B, Mercedes tried inventing a stupid flexible service program its basically one of the 2 services i mentioned above plus centain maintences that are due according to time or mileage but they are always off if you want more information just PM me and ill be glad to give you the exact rundown

MercedesElite

oh its usually 11,000-13,000k or a year whichever comes first and an oil change is involved but its not all

California260E

Sounds like what GM has done. My 06' Buick has a similar system. They call it Maintenance I and Maintenance II. They say that you need to do it when the "Change Oil Soon" message comes up. The funny part is that the dealers don't like the new system. Less business. LOL

harshal45

I have a 2007 ml 350 as well, and its been about 2 months and I get the service D message.
This is a pre-certified vehicle and I wouldn't expect any maintenance this early.
Can you please help me understand what this means?
Thanks

lkchris

It doesn't mean anything.

These cars come with a maintenance manual that lists the intervals between required services. These manuals do NOT refer to letter. The car is keeping track of both mileage and time, so typically it's every 10K miles or one year.

You can get one for your car by calling 800.for.merc or ...

http://www.mbusa.com/vcm/MB/DigitalA..._r_non_amg.pdf

harshal45

Thanks for the response.
So from what I understand is - although its been only 2 months I purchased this pre-certified car, I still have to call and get the service D taken care of ?
(Why would they not perform this for a pre-certified car before selling it!)

lkchris

Maybe, maybe not.

Could be they just failed to reset the counter.

If it's been less than a year since the oil was changed or less than 10K since that, no. Both seem pretty likely--just go have them reset the computer.

If you've just hit 40K miles, it's time for auto trans fluid change--don't think the computer monitors that.

Again, there is NO SUCH THING as Service D.

harshal45

Thanks. The mileage is defi over 43K, but then I purchased it at 40K so I am hoping they would have taken care of transmission.
Anyways - thanks for the help, I'll go to them and see what the service D really means for my situation.

donald13

I have similar warning about a Service B. What services are done at Service B?

WilliamJ

When buying parts(mercedes ml accessories/parts) you should know how long it has been used. Service D actually means change oil and inspect motor. Others may recommend to get an auto transmission service or a rip off as well as brake fluid change. MB recommends it every year or two, to keep water from corroding your brake system.