2008 Mercedes-Benz E550 Technical Service Bulletins

83 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2008 Mercedes-Benz E550. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10166103Jul 10, 2014Seats. The controls on the partially electric seat adjustment switch stick or are loose or broken.
• 10166090Jul 10, 2014Seats. Possible complaints: 1. Memory function of electric seat fore/aft adjustment not functioning. 2. Seat fore/aft adjustment with easy entry/exit feature not functioning. 3. Head restraint presetting not functioning. 4. Seat fore/aft adjustment can only be adjusted for 2 sec with the seat adjustment switch (seat can only be adjusted in longitudinal direction in fits and starts). 5.
• 10166084Jul 9, 2014Seats. Rubbing noises at the point at which the covering rubs against the cover. Only occurs on vehicles with the sport package .
• 10166083Jul 9, 2014Air bags. Rubbing noises arise between the covering and cover of the sidebag
• 10166082Jul 9, 2014Seats. Noises from area of seat adjuster or cushion frame.
• 10167489Mar 19, 2014Engine cooling. Noise: A rattling noise may be heard from the area of the chain drive for approx. 2-5 seconds after engine start. And/or: Fault code entries in engine control unit: SIM271DE20: P001177 The position of the intake camshaft (cylinder bank 1) deviates from the specified value. The commanded position cannot be reached. P001762 The position of the exhaust camshaft (cylinder bank 1) is implausible in comparison with the…
• 10167525Mar 3, 2014Equipment. Apple products (iPhone or iPod) are not charged via the serial USB interface of the COMAND Online control unit (A40/3) in the stowage compartment of the center console.
• 10167000Feb 18, 2014Steering. Surface damage on steering wheel trim
• 10166975Feb 11, 2014Equipment. This Customer 1 Action has been initiated because certain mbrace subscribers were recently contacted by mbrace informing them that they need to have an i-button call performed to ensure their mbrace device has registered with the Verizon Telematics systems. If the i-button call failed or if the customer was unable to perform the i-button call, the mbrace agent instructed the customer to make an appointment with…
• 10166976Feb 3, 2014Equipment. Message in instrument cluster "DISTRONIC PLUSCurrently Unavailable - See Owner's Manual"
• 10167561Jun 27, 2013Exterior lighting. Xenon burner inoperative or flickers
• 10050860Nov 13, 2012Body and structure, Latches, locks and linkages. Mercedes (xentry): the inside door handle, on front door, is inoperative due to the bowden cable becoming unhooked from clip and needs to be replaced. Model 207. No model years listed.
• 10051540Oct 26, 2012Engine. Xentry: m271.8 evo engine has poor accelerator response- lack of power under full load and high rpm. Engine diagnosis warning lamp (cel) lights up, vehicle is in limp-home mode (may or may not be intermittent).
• 10034605Apr 5, 2012Seat belts. Mercedes: seat belts, emergency tensioning retractors. Model series 204 (with codes 299 and 800), 207, 212. Seat belt can only be pulled out with great effort. At the same time a noise can be heard from the reversible reel tensioner gearing. Customer continuously pulled on seat belt strap while adjusting the fit of the belt after buckling up (to reduce the slack). This caused the drive of the reversible reel…
• 10033627Mar 5, 2012Suspension. Mercedes benz (xentry): vehicle drops at rear axle, display message-airmatic-service required. The vehicle drops at the rear axle after standing for a long time. Damaged sealing rings in air suspension element on rear axle can lead to microscopic leak and thus gradual lose air; air suspension element on rear axle installed twisted, leading to extreme load on connection piece of air pressure line and leakage at…
• 10041653Dec 14, 2011Suspension. Xentry(mercedes): malfunctioning of the airmatic in the display. *pe updated 3/9/12.
• 10042608Oct 5, 2011Steering. Xentry(mercedes): bulletin regarding the 4 spoke steering wheel chrome badges on driver airbag that are peeling and/or discolored.
• 10039256May 31, 2011Engine cooling. Mercedes-benz: the malfunction light is on with multiple possible trouble codes stored. There could be a problem with the camshaft and/or scoring of a piston.
• 10038971Apr 20, 2011Transmission and drivetrain. Mercedes-benz: rattling noise at the shift rod.
• 10038976Apr 7, 2011Transmission and drivetrain. Mercedes-benz: the vehicle jerks or has hard skipping shifts. There are many possible fault codes. The torque converter lockup clutch has a clogged filter.
• 10041066Mar 6, 2011Exterior lighting. Mercedes benz: the turn signal light on the mirror fogs up due to temperature differences.
• 10037983Dec 13, 2010Exterior lighting. Mercedes-benz: curve illumination is inoperative.
• 10038225Dec 8, 2010Steering, Electrical system. Mercedes-benz: diagnostic procedures for the driver authorization system.
• 10037408Nov 19, 2010Suspension. Mercedes-benz: shock absorber procedure.
• 10034654Aug 17, 2010Exterior lighting. Mercedes: part change to banjo bolt for headlamp mount. The latch for the banjo bolt for the headlamp mount is no longer needed; therefore, the new part is now screwed onto the lamp frame using a thermoplastic nut
• 10033070Dec 16, 2009Engine cooling, Electrical system. Xentry (mercedes): engine warning lamp is currently on or was on and a delay fault of the camshaft adjust to current or stored in the engine control unit. Models 171, 203, 209, 211, 219, 221, 216, 230, 164, 251, and 403. No model years listed.
• 10034567Nov 20, 2009Electrical system. Mercedes benz (xentry): wiring harness is damaged in area of roof frame. Vehicle can not be started because the chassis can bus and/or interior can fault codes stored in quick test.
• 10032727Sep 17, 2009Suspension. Mercedes: following fault codes are entered in the control unit and displayed-fc5320 drain valve:open circuit or insufficient valve current in models series 211, 219; fc5260 drain valve open circuit or insufficient valve current in model 221; fc5250 drain open circuit or insufficient valve current in model series 251, 164. Defective connecting cables to drain valve at airmatic compressor. This results in the…
• 10032709Aug 13, 2009Transmission and drivetrain. Mercedes: cracking/creaking noises from front axle when vehicle is subject to torsion or when steering wheel is turned. This is mainly heard when the vehicle is stationary or when the vehicle is moving slowly. Relative movement between the frame type integral support and steering plate can cause the plate to make contact with the frame type integral support of the front axle, which in turn causes noises.
• 10032649Jul 31, 2009Electrical system. Mercedes benz: instrument cluster-analog pointers nonfunctional after vehicle is started. All analog pointers in the instrument cluster (a1) may not be functional for approx. One to two minutes after the engine is started. Full functionality is then restored. No model years listed.
• 10028686May 6, 2009Electrical system. Mercedes: air matic visit workshop displayed within instrument cluster. Models 164, 211, 219, 221 and 251. Included 4matic, amg (compressor) amg, bluetec and wagon. Model years unknown. *pe updated 9/18/09.
• 10030665Mar 1, 2009Equipment, Other or unknown. Mercedes: it has been determined that the tele aid may not function properly as a result of a hardware fault in the tele aid control module. If this condition exists an instrument cluster message of no service and tele aid inoperable will be seen.
• 10020460Dec 4, 2008Steering. Play in the rack and pinion steering system. Models 203, 209, 210, 211, 215, 220, 230. Mercedes benz. *kb updated 5/13/09.

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