April 24, 2008 Service bulletin

Check engine light on / fault codes FC1200 / FC1208 stored in me-sfi control unit

Mercedes-Benz technical service bulletin 033008 for 2003-2007 Mercedes-Benz E350, 1998-2003, 2005-2008 Mercedes Benz ML320 and 1997-2007 Mercedes Benz C230 and others.

Bulletin number: 033008
Component: Engine and engine cooling: engine
Summary: Check engine light on / fault codes fc1200 / fc1208 stored in me-sfi control unit. Mercedes-benz model c230, c280, c350, slk280, slk350, clk350, clk550, e350, e550, cls550, s600, and sl550. Equipped with m272 engine or m273 engine. Nj updated 8/28/08.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 700 complaints in the engine category.

Vehicles covered

Mercedes-Benz E350 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Mercedes Benz ML320 1998-2003, 2005-2008 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes Benz C230 1997-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Mercedes Benz ML350 2003-2008 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes Benz C350 2005-2008 2005 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes-Benz R350 2005-2008 2005 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes Benz GL450 2005-2008 2005 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes Benz C280 1997-1999, 2005-2007 1997 1998 1999 2005 2006 2007
Mercedes Benz SLK230 1998-2001, 2004-2005 1998 1999 2000 2001 2004 2005
Mercedes Benz ML430 1999-2001 1999 2000 2001
Mercedes Benz ML500 2002-2008 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes Benz CLK350 2005-2007 2005 2006 2007
Mercedes Benz SLK 1998-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes Benz S550 2005-2007 2005 2006 2007
Mercedes Benz CLS550 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Mercedes Benz E550 2007 2007
Mercedes Benz SLK280 2005-2008 2005 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes Benz SLK350 2005-2008 2005 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes Benz SLK320 2004-2005 2004 2005
Mercedes Benz SL550 2003-2008 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes Benz GL320 2005-2006, 2008 2005 2006 2008
Mercedes Benz CL600 2004-2007 2004 2005 2006 2007
Mercedes Benz ML550 2005-2006, 2008 2005 2006 2008
Mercedes Benz GL550 2005-2006, 2008 2005 2006 2008
Mercedes Benz ML55 2001-2002 2001 2002
Mercedes Benz GL 2006-2008 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes Benz C230K 1999 1999
Mercedes Benz SLK55 2005-2008 2005 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes Benz ML63 2005-2008 2005 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes Benz ML 2006-2008 2006 2007 2008
Mercedes Benz CLK550 2007 2007
Mercedes Benz CL65 2004-2007 2004 2005 2006 2007

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