Santa Rosa Mercedes-Benz Auto Repair

Required maintenance is the routine service necessary to keep your vehicle in peak operating condition, and to help avoid damage to your vehicle. As of model year 2009, Mercedes-Benz vehicles follow a maintenance schedule of 10,000-mile or 12-month intervals, whichever occurs first.For all other model years, refer to your maintenance manual for specific maintenance schedule information. Your Mercedes-Benz Maintenance Booklet specifies exactly what services your Mercedes-Benz certified technician will perform at each routine service visit. The required maintenance intervals have been determined based on normal operating conditions. Any severe operating conditions may call for more frequent replacement of items such as interior filters, spark plugs, coolant, tires, etc. Checking these items regularly and bringing your vehicle in for service appointments or earlier than required will help keep your Merc ... read more

It is a good idea to take a quick check under the hood and note the fluids in your Mercedes at least once a month. Quick checks should include oil, engine coolant, brake fluid and power steering fluid. IMPORTANT FLUIDS TO CHECK IN YOUR MERCEDES Check oil when the engine is cold or wait until it has cooled down (about five minutes) and the oil has drained into the oil pan. For a brief period from 2000 to 2010, Mercedes-Benz eliminated the manual oil dipstick. If you can't locate a dipstick, check the owner's manual. You may find that oil is checked from the instrument panel. The engine coolant in the radiator is checked by looking into the radiator on older cars or on newer cars by checking the level through the translucent sides in the remote plastic coolant reservoir. Checking coolant is best done when the engine is cold. Avoid opening the radiator or coolant reservoir when the engine is hot but if you must, check the owner's manual about how to do this without ... read more