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Mercedes-Benz AMG GLS63 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC-2022020003 · NHTSA communication 10208672 · issued Feb 18, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2021
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mercedes-Benz AG (â MBAGâ ), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz, has determined that in certain MY 2021 GLS-Class (167 platform) vehicles, the SCN coding in the â electronic ignition lockâ may not correspond to the current production specification. In rare instances, the vehicle may lock unintentionally while the vehicle key is still within the vehicle. What Weâ re Doing MBUSA will conduct a service campaign. An authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer will update the SCN coding for the â ignition lockâ control unit on the affected vehicles.

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.