Maintenance & Repairs

Back up lights remain on.

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Everything was fine until I braked for a red light about a mile down the road. Then the engine started sputtering and "lurching" - felt like...

The memory settings on my '97 E420 only work for the seats. I know the drivers side is also to include the mirrors and steering wheel, but it is only working for the seat. Anyone else had this issue and know what it takes to fix it?

In 1998, Mercedes introduced its Flexible Service System (FSS) oil life monitoring system. When used with approved long-life oils, FSS allows owners to extend their oil change interval to 10,000 to 20,000 miles, depending on driving conditions. The use of high quality, synthetic, long-life oils and long-life fleece oil filters is critical to going the extended distance between oil changes without harming the engine. A list of approved synthetic oils follows.

Scraped your wheels against a curb? Chances are good that your wheel can be repaired at significantly less expense than purchasing a new rim. Check out this informative Autopia article about refinishing damaged alloy wheels. If you’d rather not do the work yourself, the talk to the folks at Wheel Colission Center; they’re the best in the wheel repair business.

Anyone looking to restore or preserve their leather interiors should take a look at Leatherique’s line of products. Forget cheap leather cleaners and conditioners. Leatherique Rejuvenator Oil softens leather and helps prevent cracking. Their line of custom matched dyes restore your faded or worn leather to good-as-new condition. If there’s enough interest, I’ll post a how-to article about Leatherique in the future.