R-Class (W251) Produced 2006-2013: R320CDI, R350, R420CDI, R500

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Old Jun 19, 2011 | 11:13 AM
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Engine air filter replacement

This is an excellent post on how to do this. Same for R350 or R500. Not sure about deisels?
https://mbworld.org/forums/mercedes-...al-change.html

See the pdf at the end of the thread.
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 03:19 PM
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Air filter replacement on diesels requires computer reset.
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 10:16 PM
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This video is also very helpful. I did mine in 20 min...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMPJPhKOenI
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You can watch a video on how to change the filter http://youtu.be/yMPJPhKOenI
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That's a nice video IF you have an ML. It leaves out the MAJOR step of how to remove the metal cover above the air box on an R class.
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