Mercedes-Benz C250 2003–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin LI-47-00 · NHTSA communication 10051540 · issued Oct 26, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2003–2013
model years
24
vehicle entries
Official summary
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). *js
Vehicles covered
- 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250
- 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250
- 2003 Mercedes-Benz E350
- 2004 Mercedes-Benz E350
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz E350
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz E350
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz E350
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz E350
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz E350
- 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350
- 2012 Mercedes-Benz E350
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz E550
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz E550
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz E550
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz E550
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz E550
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz E550
- 2012 Mercedes-Benz E550
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.