2018 Model 213 Mercedes service intervals specification (APOO.20-U-1208DN)
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2018 Model 213 Mercedes service intervals specification (APOO.20-U-1208DN)
My kindly local MB dealer service rep scanned the attached document that gives the exact nitty gritty on service intervals for all maintenance. If you take your car to a dealership, they probably always give you a laundry list of things that "need" doing (for thousands of dollars). This matrix is the basis for their list. Perhaps a good post to sticky.
I OCRed the file so you can word search it.
APOO.20-U-1208DN -- SERVICE SHEET for Mercedes-Benz Maintenance System (USA)
I OCRed the file so you can word search it.
APOO.20-U-1208DN -- SERVICE SHEET for Mercedes-Benz Maintenance System (USA)
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Appreciate this post. Two things I noticed - the rear diff fluid change is supposed to happen sooner than I had expected. Better make sure I get that done on time. Second - the engine air filter change seems to be very infrequent - every 30 k ??? Why not change it with each oil change like most other MB's ? I took my engine air filters out at 20k miles and they looked very very dirty so I swapped em out and will do the engine air filter change at every 10k oil change regardless of what this says.
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@OBP Good input on engine air filter. I had my initial service done by the dealer but will peck away at some tasks myself going forward (dust filter, engine air filter I guess based on your example, engine oil).
Missing on the MB interval list is front differential. Mercedes is selling service packages. The Basic package cites Rear and Front Differential. When I dropped off the car, my service rep said his lead tech recommended doing the Front with the Rear. Later, he then texted me and said the tech highlighted that the Front differential requires removing an axle, so it becomes a $1k item. (!) Since I only have 11k miles on the car, we agreed to skip. Everything on my vehicle timed out except engine oil, which was at 10k miles. I'll change my engine oil at 5k (my general rule... twice as often as mfr recommendation), although I suspect I'll time out on that as well.
Missing on the MB interval list is front differential. Mercedes is selling service packages. The Basic package cites Rear and Front Differential. When I dropped off the car, my service rep said his lead tech recommended doing the Front with the Rear. Later, he then texted me and said the tech highlighted that the Front differential requires removing an axle, so it becomes a $1k item. (!) Since I only have 11k miles on the car, we agreed to skip. Everything on my vehicle timed out except engine oil, which was at 10k miles. I'll change my engine oil at 5k (my general rule... twice as often as mfr recommendation), although I suspect I'll time out on that as well.
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@OBP Good input on engine air filter. I had my initial service done by the dealer but will peck away at some tasks myself going forward (dust filter, engine air filter I guess based on your example, engine oil).
Missing on the MB interval list is front differential. Mercedes is selling service packages. The Basic package cites Rear and Front Differential. When I dropped off the car, my service rep said his lead tech recommended doing the Front with the Rear. Later, he then texted me and said the tech highlighted that the Front differential requires removing an axle, so it becomes a $1k item. (!) Since I only have 11k miles on the car, we agreed to skip. Everything on my vehicle timed out except engine oil, which was at 10k miles. I'll change my engine oil at 5k (my general rule... twice as often as mfr recommendation), although I suspect I'll time out on that as well.
Missing on the MB interval list is front differential. Mercedes is selling service packages. The Basic package cites Rear and Front Differential. When I dropped off the car, my service rep said his lead tech recommended doing the Front with the Rear. Later, he then texted me and said the tech highlighted that the Front differential requires removing an axle, so it becomes a $1k item. (!) Since I only have 11k miles on the car, we agreed to skip. Everything on my vehicle timed out except engine oil, which was at 10k miles. I'll change my engine oil at 5k (my general rule... twice as often as mfr recommendation), although I suspect I'll time out on that as well.
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It's interesting because on the W212 E 63, The front differential is a no maintenance item in terms of it never needs fluid replaced/changed but when you have to do that procedure (in the real world where people own the car out of warranty and/or when it oozes fluid over time from the seal), the axle needs to come out as part of the process of replacing the fluid. You can also however fill through the drain hole but that doesn't bill as much 😉
https://mbworld.org/forums/w212-amg/...l-service.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w212-amg/...l-service.html
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It's interesting because on the W212 E 63, The front differential is a no maintenance item in terms of it never needs fluid replaced/changed but when you have to do that procedure (in the real world where people own the car out of warranty and/or when it oozes fluid over time from the seal), the axle needs to come out as part of the process of replacing the fluid. You can also however fill through the drain hole but that doesn't bill as much 😉
https://mbworld.org/forums/w212-amg/...l-service.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w212-amg/...l-service.html
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It's interesting because on the W212 E 63, The front differential is a no maintenance item in terms of it never needs fluid replaced/changed but when you have to do that procedure (in the real world where people own the car out of warranty and/or when it oozes fluid over time from the seal), the axle needs to come out as part of the process of replacing the fluid. You can also however fill through the drain hole but that doesn't bill as much 😉
https://mbworld.org/forums/w212-amg/...l-service.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w212-amg/...l-service.html
I don't really believe this no maintenance item concept if you plan to keep the car for a long time. Not yet time for me to do anything with the E63 tranny but on my 10 yr old CLS, 57k miles, with the 722.9 tranny, I just did a full trans service at an independent mech - parts and labor ran about $400 all in using an FCP kit. Just peace of mind that your tranny fluid is not more than 10 years old. Was quoted high 600s to 700 area at another Merc specialist shop, not dealer. For the E63 based on the quote @SerottaD got for front and rear at a dealer, $1000 seems not too bad.
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I'm heartened we're having a good discussion on this. I'm a new E63s wagon owner and want to pull my weight and contribute knowledge (which I only get by scrounging).
@PeterUbers That's a great thread. Covers the bases.
Since I mentioned the Basic service package, I thought I'd attach a PDF of the flyer I was given. (I made it a PDF since attaching JPG embeds in-line and makes these threads terrible reading.) The attachment is relevant because it's the only MB documentation I've seen that shows the Front Diff service as a scheduled item. I agree that for a high performance vehicle, this can't possibly be a forever item. The operating duty would seem similar to the Rear Diff, so what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
@PeterUbers That's a great thread. Covers the bases.
Since I mentioned the Basic service package, I thought I'd attach a PDF of the flyer I was given. (I made it a PDF since attaching JPG embeds in-line and makes these threads terrible reading.) The attachment is relevant because it's the only MB documentation I've seen that shows the Front Diff service as a scheduled item. I agree that for a high performance vehicle, this can't possibly be a forever item. The operating duty would seem similar to the Rear Diff, so what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
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