Mercedes A & B Servicing
Your Mercedes needs servicing regularly using quality parts and at set intervals. Servicing helps keep vehicles on the road for longer and keeps them running efficiently. After 2009, Mercedes designed a specific maintenance schedule to make it easy for owners. It advises which service your vehicle needs and what is involved for each service type. For clear servicing requirements on your vehicle, Mercedes have conveniently named them A and B services.
Now, your Mercedes vehicle will warn you when you need to take yours for a service and which specific service is due next via a message on the dashboard.
Here is how SB Autocare can take care of all of your Mercedes service needs all at better value than the Mercedes dealership. But first, what are the differences between Mercedes A and B services?
What is a Mercedes-Benz A Service?
A Mercedes A service is service which is required after the first year of ownership (or 10,000 miles) and then at every 2-year increments. It is the smaller of the two and involves inspections, checks and adjustments.
What is included in an A service?
- Synthetic Motor Oil Replacement to ensure the engine components are lubricated and cooled well.
- Oil Filter Replacement to prevent harmful particles entering the engine and causing damage.
- Tyre Inflation Check & Correction to ensure even tyre wear and for optimum fuel efficiency and safety.
- Brake Component Inspection for optimum brake functionality and ensuring nothing has worn out.
- Reset Maintenance Counter, your service garage needs to reset this message and update service records on the logbook and Mercedes system.
What is a Mercedes-Benz B Service?
The Mercedes B service involves more components and inspections and is commonly used in older Mercedes models and vehicles that drive longer annual distances. Mercedes B Services are also costlier than A services. B services need to take place around one year after an A service and in two-year (or 20,000 mile) increments. It depends on the amount of mileage you do per year, and your Mercedes vehicle will display a message on the dashboard informing you about your next B service due date.
What is included in a B service?
- Synthetic Motor Oil Replacement to ensure the engine components are lubricated and cooled well.
- Oil Filter Replacement to prevent harmful particles entering the engine and causing damage.
- Tyre Inflation Check & Correction to ensure even tyre wear and for optimum fuel efficiency and safety.
- Brake Component Inspection for optimum brake functionality and ensuring nothing has worn out.
- Cabin Dust/Combination Filter Replacement to prevent outside pollen and dust from entering the cabin.
- Reset Maintenance Counter, your service garage needs to reset this message and update service records on the logbook and Mercedes system.
Levels of A and B servicing for Older Mercedes Models
Older Mercedes models use different coding on A and B services. Owners may be notified via a warning message on the dash, such as ‘A2 service’ or ‘B4 service’. These services are additional procedures to check certain components along with a standard A and B service plan. Here is a breakdown of what they mean:
- A0 or B0 Service – Sunroof cleaning and lubrication, with spark plug renewal for certain models.
- A1 or B1 Service – Brake fluid replacement
- A2 or B2 Service – Brake fluid replacement and sunroof cleaning and lubrication
- A3 or B3 Service – Air filter replacement and spark plug renewal
- A4 or B4 service – Air filter replacement, spark plug renewal, and sunroof cleaning and lubrication
- A5 or B5 Service – Air filter replacement, spark plug renewal, brake fluid replacement
- A6 or B6 Service – Air filter replacement, spark plug renewal, brake fluid replacement and sunroof cleaning and lubrication
- A7 or B7 Service – Automatic transmission oil replacement and transmission filter replacement.
- A8 or B8 Service – Automatic transmission oil replacement, transmission filter replacement and sunroof cleaning and lubrication.
- A9 or B9 Service – Automatic transmission oil replacement, transmission filter replacement and brake fluid replacement.
How Do I know when my Mercedes needs a service?
A message will display on your dashboard informing you how long until your next Mercedes A or B service. If there is no warning message, you can find it within your vehicle settings, here’s how:
Scroll to the service menu on your Mercedes instrument screen. Then find the ASSYST PLUS feature and enter it. A message will display on the dash and inform you which service and how many days until your next service is due.
What is the Difference Between a Mercedes Dealer and SB Autocare?
At SB Autocare, you get dealer-level expertise and even better value on your Mercedes service. We make sure each customer is greeted with exceptional customer service and a thorough vehicle inspection process. We make sure our work follows manufacturer specifications too, ensuring your Mercedes continues to run at its best.
We are an independent Mercedes specialist garage serving the Wellingborough and Northamptonshire area. Our services include great value car servicing, maintenance, and repairs.
We include a free safety inspection with every Mercedes service that enters our workshop. We have also built a reputation locally for great service, ensuring our customers’ cars are running for years to come.
Our customers’ vehicles are inspected for safety critical components including brake fluid checks, brake pad measurements and monitoring the overall brake condition. It’s just one of the many reasons why our customers rate us more highly than Mercedes-Benz of Northampton. See for yourself on our Google Reviews!
Case Study on SB Autocare Mercedes Servicing
Our Recent customer came in for a routine A Service on their C-Class. We have experienced technicians that know all the ins and outs on Mercedes A Service schedule and we handled the job superbly.
Our customer received a free courtesy car so they could continue with their day whilst we performed their Mercedes service and safety inspection. Main Mercedes dealers often charge for courtesy cars – at SB Autocare we provide ours free of charge for our service and repair customers. Another great reason to choose SB Autocare!
C Classes are carefully designed and engineered Mercedes cars. It is vital that each service technician performs the right inspection. We check:
- Lights, windows, wipers, and mirrors.
- Horn, hazard lights, air conditioning and seat belts.
- Steering, suspension, and drive system.
- Brake pads, discs, and brake fluid.
- Under the bonnet inspection for faults or leaks. Air filter, oil filter, spark plugs, belts etc are replaced if required.
- Under the vehicle checks are performed including the removal of trays, oil drained and inspection of transmission for leaks, rust, or corrosion.
- Tyre tread, pressure and alignment are measured.
- Antifreeze levels inspected and topped up if required
- Engine oil refilled and service history updated.
Our technicians are very thorough when it comes to customer safety, and it’s a good job too. A recent service customer of SB Autocare had irregularly worn-out brake pads on his Mercedes. Our technician discovered that their Mercedes C-Class was in urgent need of brake pad replacement as well as a brake calliper inspection. Thankfully we caught it before a serious accident occurred.
Our technician expertly replaced the brake pads, ensuring even brake pressure, and performed brake balance checks. To be 100% sure of a satisfied customer he inspected the surrounding components to ensure there was no damage.
The technician topped up the air in the tyres to the recommended level, performed the oil and filter changes, reset the service schedule, and updated the service records in the logbook and on the online system.
We make sure every job follows manufacturer guidelines and specifications to ensure that the vehicle drives and performs as the manufacturer intended. Our customers love us and return time and time again – check out our Google reviews for evidence on this. We make sure only to use the recommended OEM or high-quality parts during our services.
As a result, this recent Mercedes C-Class service customer saved time and was able to carry on their day, knowing their Mercedes is safe to drive, had been correctly serviced and saved ££s compared to the main dealer.
At SB Autocare we take care
Being your Mercedes experts here in the Wellingborough area, we have a range of servicing, repairs and maintenance that fit your needs. Contact us today for a quote and get your Mercedes back on the road in no time!
We at SB Autocare have a team of expert service technicians who know the ins and outs of servicing Mercedes vehicles. We always promise excellent customer service and better than dealer value.
Get your Mercedes serviced and repaired today, call SB Autocare on 01933 808043!
