2011 Mercedes-Benz S550 Technical Service Bulletins

72 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2011 Mercedes-Benz S550. 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.

• 10166102Jul 12, 2014Seats. No inflation of one or more air cushions on the massage/multicontour/dynamic seat modules (driver, front passenger and rear) Bubble formation in one or more seats with massage/multicontour/dynamic seat modules (driver, front passenger and rear)
• 10166094Jul 12, 2014Seats. Noises from lock of valuables/stowage compartment or from gap cover between seat and center tunnel.
• 10165854Jul 12, 2014Electrical system, Latches, locks and linkages. The trunk lid sometimes does not open completely and does not close (completely). This complaint is accompanied by the following symptoms: - Illumination of the trunk lid control button (S62/26) fails. - The ACTUAL value* of the trunk lid lock main catch switch (A85/5s1) indicates "closed" although the trunk lid is open.
• 10166100Jul 11, 2014Seats. Dynamic seat (DS) pneumatic pump / multicontour seat pneumatic pump makes noises.
• 10166099Jul 10, 2014Seats. Pneumatic comfort systems with insufficient performance, entirely inoperative or leaky.
• 10166098Jul 10, 2014Electrical system. Multicontour system fails during air release procedure. The system becomes operational again after an ignition change. Fault code 9E8900 is stored.
• 10166086Jul 10, 2014Seats. Squeaking/creaking noises from area of seat adjuster
• 10166079Jul 10, 2014Seats. Creaking noises can occur when the side bolster bladders are inflated and deflated
• 10166107Jul 9, 2014Seat belts. Seat belt height adjustment nonfunctional
• 10165853Jul 3, 2014Electrical system. When on rough roads and with side loads applied to the center console (leg support) cracking noise may occur in the transition between the instrument panel and the center console.
• 10056472Jun 20, 2014Electrical system, Steering. Xentry (mercedes): after engine has started, several issues occurs, an acoustic warning sounds is heard, the instrument cluster displays warning message power steering malfunction, service required. Steering system is sluggish. Model 117, 156, 176, 242, 246.
• 10167488Mar 21, 2014Engine cooling. Engine rattling noise after engine start for several seconds
• 10167487Mar 21, 2014Fuel system, Electrical system. Minor leaks at the oil duct of the left or right cylinder head of engines 157, 276 and 278. 1. Left cylinder head: Oil passage plug hole on left beside mechanical vacuum pump. 2. Right cylinder head: Oil passage plug hole below high-pressure pump housing.
• 10167006Feb 12, 2014Electrical system. Engine diagnosis warning lamp active. Fault code 20BE1B and/or 20BD1B (The heating element of the AdBlue tank has a malfunction) is logged in the Blue-Tec control unit.
• 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…
• 10166978Feb 6, 2014Engine cooling. Engine diagnosis warning lamp lights up - Fault code entry (FC) 14A600 or 14A700
• 10166976Feb 3, 2014Equipment. Message in instrument cluster "DISTRONIC PLUSCurrently Unavailable - See Owner's Manual"
• 10166991Jan 31, 2014Suspension. Creaking noises from the area of the air suspension strut on the front axle when driving over bumps with the steering turned. Topic only reported from outer wheel until now.
• 10205233Aug 5, 2013Electrical system. Mobile phone cotacts are not transferred completely.
• 10167554Jul 10, 2013Engine cooling. Engine diagnosis warning lamp activated. Fault code P045600 "Very fine leak" or P044200 "Fine leak" stored in engine control unit.
• 10167572Jul 3, 2013Electrical system. If it is necessary to replace an HV battery, the return will only be accepted with the filled-out ?Analysis Sheet for Transportability of High-Voltage Batteries Form? accompanied by: , the removed part, the quick test printout, the BMS control unit log printout, the repair documentation and with all required documentation listed in Section E of the Form.
• 10050865Nov 1, 2012Electrical system. Mercedes: the power electronics module capacitance loss is due to the variability of capacitor quality combined with thermally variable continuous loading and need power electronics module software updated and replace power electronics module, if necessary. Model 2010-2012 221.

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