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Mercedes-Benz SLK 2011-2016 Maintenance Plans

This schedule shows key service items and indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, exact engine specification and manufacturer recommendations. For full details of all operations, sub-tasks and technical specifications, see our technical manuals.
200 Petrol (274.920)
Basic service, (2010 - 2017) Standard interval

Service intervals · 200 Petrol (274.920) · Basic service, (2010 - 2017)

Task Service 1 (A) Service 2 (B) Service 3 Service 4: every 24 months Service 8: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 11: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 12: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 13: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 20
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●●●○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Renew the air filter ○○○○●○○○○
Renew the spark plugs ○○○○○○●○○
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●○○○○○○○
Check the exhaust system ○●○○○○○○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●○○○○○○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○○○○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○○○○○○○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●○○○○○○○
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●○○○○○○○
Reset the service indicator ●●○○○○○○○
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●○○○○○○○
Plus package service, (2010 - 2017) Standard interval

Service intervals · 200 Petrol (274.920) · Plus package service, (2010 - 2017)

Task Service 1 (A) Service 2 (B) Service 3 Service 4: every 24 months Service 8: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 11: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 12: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 13: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 20
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●●●○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Renew the air filter ○○○○●○○○○
Renew the spark plugs ○○○○○○●○○
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●○○○○○○○
Check the exhaust system ○●○○○○○○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●○○○○○○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○○○○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○○○○○○○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●○○○○○○○
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●○○○○○○○
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●○○○○○○○
250 BlueEFF Petrol (271.861)
Basic service, (2010 - 2017) Standard interval

Service intervals · 250 BlueEFF Petrol (271.861) · Basic service, (2010 - 2017)

Task Service 1 (A) Service 2 (B) Service 3 Service 4: every 24 months Service 8: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 11: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 12: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 13: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 20
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●●●○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Renew the air filter ○○○○●○○○○
Renew the spark plugs ○○○○○○●○○
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●○○○○○○○
Check the exhaust system ○●○○○○○○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●○○○○○○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○○○○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○○○○○○○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●○○○○○○○
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●○○○○○○○
Reset the service indicator ●●○○○○○○○
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●○○○○○○○
Plus package service, (2010 - 2017) Standard interval

Service intervals · 250 BlueEFF Petrol (271.861) · Plus package service, (2010 - 2017)

Task Service 1 (A) Service 2 (B) Service 3 Service 4: every 24 months Service 8: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 11: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 12: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 13: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 20
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●●●○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Renew the air filter ○○○○●○○○○
Renew the spark plugs ○○○○○○●○○
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●○○○○○○○
Check the exhaust system ○●○○○○○○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●○○○○○○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○○○○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○○○○○○○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●○○○○○○○
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●○○○○○○○
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●○○○○○○○
250 CDI Diesel (651.980)
Basic service, (2011 - 2017) Standard interval

Service intervals · 250 CDI Diesel (651.980) · Basic service, (2011 - 2017)

Task Service 1 (A) Service 2 (B) Service 3 Service 4: every 24 months Service 8: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 11: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 13: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 20
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●●●○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●○○○○○○
Renew the air filter ○○○○●○○○
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●○○○○○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●○○○○○○
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●○○○○○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○○○○○○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●○○○○○○
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○○○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○○○○○○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●○○○○○○
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○○○○○○
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●○○○○○○
Reset the service indicator ●●○○○○○○
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●○○○○○○
Plus package service, (2011 - 2017) Standard interval

Service intervals · 250 CDI Diesel (651.980) · Plus package service, (2011 - 2017)

Task Service 1 (A) Service 2 (B) Service 3 Service 4: every 24 months Service 8: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 11: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 13: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 20
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●●●○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●○○○○○○
Renew the air filter ○○○○●○○○
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●○○○○○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●○○○○○○
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●○○○○○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○○○○○○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●○○○○○○
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○○○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○○○○○○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●○○○○○○
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○○○○○○
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●○○○○○○
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●○○○○○○
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●○○○○○○
300 Petrol (274.920)
Basic service, (2010 - 2017) Standard interval

Service intervals · 300 Petrol (274.920) · Basic service, (2010 - 2017)

Task Service 1 (A) Service 2 (B) Service 3 Service 4: every 24 months Service 8: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 11: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 12: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 13: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 20
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●●●○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Renew the air filter ○○○○●○○○○
Renew the spark plugs ○○○○○○●○○
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●○○○○○○○
Check the exhaust system ○●○○○○○○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●○○○○○○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○○○○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○○○○○○○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●○○○○○○○
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●○○○○○○○
Reset the service indicator ●●○○○○○○○
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●○○○○○○○
Plus package service, (2010 - 2017) Standard interval

Service intervals · 300 Petrol (274.920) · Plus package service, (2010 - 2017)

Task Service 1 (A) Service 2 (B) Service 3 Service 4: every 24 months Service 8: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 11: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 12: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 13: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 20
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●●●○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Renew the air filter ○○○○●○○○○
Renew the spark plugs ○○○○○○●○○
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●○○○○○○○
Check the exhaust system ○●○○○○○○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●○○○○○○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○○○○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○○○○○○○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●○○○○○○○
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●○○○○○○○
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●○○○○○○○
350 BlueEFF Petrol (276.956)
Basic service, (2010 - 2017) Standard interval

Service intervals · 350 BlueEFF Petrol (276.956) · Basic service, (2010 - 2017)

Task Service 1 (A) Service 2 (B) Service 3 Service 4: every 24 months Service 8: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 11: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 12: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 13: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 20
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●●●○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Renew the air filter ○○○○●○○○○
Renew the spark plugs ○○○○○○●○○
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●○○○○○○○
Check the exhaust system ○●○○○○○○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●○○○○○○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○○○○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○○○○○○○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●○○○○○○○
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●○○○○○○○
Reset the service indicator ●●○○○○○○○
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●○○○○○○○
Plus package service, (2010 - 2017) Standard interval

Service intervals · 350 BlueEFF Petrol (276.956) · Plus package service, (2010 - 2017)

Task Service 1 (A) Service 2 (B) Service 3 Service 4: every 24 months Service 8: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 11: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 12: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 13: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 20
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●●●○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Renew the air filter ○○○○●○○○○
Renew the spark plugs ○○○○○○●○○
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●○○○○○○○
Check the exhaust system ○●○○○○○○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●○○○○○○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○○○○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○○○○○○○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●○○○○○○○
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○○○○○○○
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●○○○○○○○
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●○○○○○○○
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●○○○○○○○
55 AMG Petrol (152.980)
Basic service, (2011 - 2017) Standard interval

Service intervals · 55 AMG Petrol (152.980) · Basic service, (2011 - 2017)

Task Service 1 (A) Service 2 (B) Service 3 At 3,000 km Service 4: every 24 months Service 8: every 50,000 km/36 months Service 11: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 12: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 13: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 20: every 125,000 km/60 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●○○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●●●○○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●○○○○○○○○
Renew the air filter ○○○○○●○○○○
Renew the spark plugs ○○○○○○○●○○
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●○○○○○○○○
Check the exhaust system ○●○○○○○○○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●○○○○○○○○
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○○○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○○○○○○○○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●○○○○○○○○
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○○●○○○○○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○○○○○○○○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●○○○○○○○○
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○○○○○○○○
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ○●○○○○○○○○
Reset the service indicator ●●○○○○○○○○
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●○○○○○○○○
Plus package service, (2011 - 2017) Standard interval

Service intervals · 55 AMG Petrol (152.980) · Plus package service, (2011 - 2017)

Task Service 1 (A) Service 2 (B) Service 3 At 3,000 km Service 4: every 24 months Service 8: every 50,000 km/36 months Service 11: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 12: every 75,000 km/48 months Service 13: every 250,000 km/180 months Service 20: every 125,000 km/60 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●○○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●●●○○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●○○○○○○○○
Renew the air filter ○○○○○●○○○○
Renew the spark plugs ○○○○○○○●○○
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●○○○○○○○○
Check the exhaust system ○●○○○○○○○○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●○○○○○○○○
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○○○○○○○○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○○○○○○○○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●○○○○○○○○
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○○●○○○○○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○○○○○○○○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●○○○○○○○○
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○○○○○○○○
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●○○○○○○○○
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●○○○○○○○○
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●○○○○○○○○