SLK/R171: SLK 350 First Service
02-22-2005, 02:27 AM
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06' CLS 500
SLK 350 First Service
When are all you folks planning to get your first service, ie: oil change done on your SLK 350? I've heard a tremendous amount of discussion on when it should be done, some say as soon as you get the car because of metal shavings coming from the engine and some say to wait until the recommended MB service interval. Any advice would be great. Thanks.
02-22-2005, 09:22 AM
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2005 SLK350 - 2006 ML350
The first recommended service did not include an oil change, but was more of a "check up" between 1K and 3K...I had mine at 2700 miles (after the 1800 in Europe and some settling in mileage here). I now have just under 6K... 
02-25-2005, 09:53 PM
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'01 BMW 330Ci Dinan Signiture series(S) SLK 350 6Spd. CAPRI BLUE AMG, Lighting pkg., heating pkg.
I've always changed oil & fiilter at 3K intervals in every car I've owned...plan the same with the 350.
02-26-2005, 06:17 PM
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My advice is that nobody on this board (including me) knows more about your car than the engineers who designed it. Go with the recommended service intervals unless you use your car in an usual way (e.g. many track days).
03-08-2005, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by aharte
My advice is that nobody on this board (including me) knows more about your car than the engineers who designed it. Go with the recommended service intervals unless you use your car in an usual way (e.g. many track days).
