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TSB List for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300

Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for the 2010 C300 are official communications between Mercedes-Benz & their dealerships that describe processes for troubleshooting or fixing certain common problems. All vehicle manufacturers are required by U.S. law to make their TSBs available to the public.

  • STEERING
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
  • SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
  • SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
  • AIR BAGS
  • SEAT BELTS
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
  • SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
  • TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
  • WHEELS:HUB
  • INTERIOR LIGHTING
  • EQUIPMENT
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
  • STEERING

    • TSB #20-P-053398

      Date Announced:
      MAR 12, 2012
      NHTSA ID:
      #10044181

      XENTRY: RATTLING/THUMPING NOISES FROM THE AREA OF THE STEERING ON ROUGH ROADS OR WHEN DRIVING OVER ROAD UNDULATIONS. NO MODEL YEARS GIVEN. ALSO INCLUDED MODELS 168 AND 172. *JS Read More »

    • TSB #LI46-20-P-048484

      Date Announced:
      DEC 03, 2009
      NHTSA ID:
      #10033073

      XENTRY: STEERING LEAKY AT INTERNAL OIL LINES. CONNECTOR OF INTERNAL OIL LINE OR SEALING WASHERS/O-RINGS DAMAGED. NOT NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM. REMOVE STEERING; REPLACE BOTH INTERNAL OIL LINES; INSTALL STEERING. Read More »

    SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM

    SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE

    • TSB #LI33-15-P047471

      Date Announced:
      DEC 04, 2013
      NHTSA ID:
      #10051975

      XENTRY (MERCEDES): WITH STEERING AT FULL LOCK, NOISE CAN BE HEARD, LIKE KNOCKING AND/OR CREAKING, COMING FROM AREA OF FRONT AXLE WHEN MANEUVERING. Read More »

    SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER

    SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

    • TSB #P-047117

      Date Announced:
      JUL 07, 2009
      NHTSA ID:
      #10032648

      DAIMLER AG: GRINDING NOISES FROM AREA OF FRONT AXLE-WHEEL BEARING CORRODED. CORROSION SPREADING UNDER WHEEL HUB SEALING RING. Read More »

    SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM

    SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER

    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    • TSB #LI07-61

      Date Announced:
      JAN 05, 2011
      NHTSA ID:
      #10037916

      MERCEDES-BENZ: WARNING LIGHT IS ON WITH A STORED ENGINE CODE, BECAUSE OF A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *RM Read More »

    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

    • TSB #10-P-053538

      Date Announced:
      APR 05, 2012
      NHTSA ID:
      #10044201

      XENTRY: MERCEDES BENZ: VEHICLE DOES NOT PERFORM AUTOMATIC ENGINE STOP ALTHOUGH THE ECO FUNCTION WAS ACTIVATED VIA THE ECO BUTTON. NO MODEL YEARS GIVEN. ALSO INCLUDED MODEL 169 AND F CELL. *JS Read More »

    • TSB #LI-05-20-P

      Date Announced:
      MAY 31, 2011
      NHTSA ID:
      #10039256

      MERCEDES-BENZ: THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH MULTIPLE POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT AND/OR SCORING OF A PISTON. *RM Read More »

    • TSB #LI-07-10-P

      Date Announced:
      MAY 26, 2011
      NHTSA ID:
      #10039257

      MERCEDES-BENZ: THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IS ON WITH STORED TROUBLE CODES. IDLE SPEED LIMITS WERE SET TOO NARROW. *RM Read More »

    FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

    • TSB #SB-2010100003

      Date Announced:
      OCT 01, 2010
      NHTSA ID:
      #10036765

      MERCEDES: CHECK FUEL INFORMATION LABEL. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL INFORMATION LABEL ON THE FUEL FILLER FLAP MAY BE MISSING. *PE Read More »

    POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

    • TSB #LI-27-60-P049270

      Date Announced:
      APR 04, 2011
      NHTSA ID:
      #10038977

      MERCEDES-BENZ: THE AUTO-TRANSMISSION SWITCHES TO LIMP HOME MODE OR HAS NO POWER. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSSIBLE FAULT CODES. A PISTON MAY BE DAMAGED. *RM Read More »

    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

    • TSB #LI-07-10-P

      Date Announced:
      MAY 26, 2011
      NHTSA ID:
      #10039257

      MERCEDES-BENZ: THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IS ON WITH STORED TROUBLE CODES. IDLE SPEED LIMITS WERE SET TOO NARROW. *RM Read More »

    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

    • TSB #10-P-053538

      Date Announced:
      APR 05, 2012
      NHTSA ID:
      #10044201

      XENTRY: MERCEDES BENZ: VEHICLE DOES NOT PERFORM AUTOMATIC ENGINE STOP ALTHOUGH THE ECO FUNCTION WAS ACTIVATED VIA THE ECO BUTTON. NO MODEL YEARS GIVEN. ALSO INCLUDED MODEL 169 AND F CELL. *JS Read More »

    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

    • TSB #SC-2012070002

      Date Announced:
      NOV 01, 2012
      NHTSA ID:
      #10048279

      MERCEDES: CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT SOLENOID MAY LEAK OIL DUE TO SETTLING PROPERTIES OF SEAL AND THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WILL BE RETROFITTED WITH FOUR ADAPTER HARNESSES AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. Read More »

    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

    • TSB #LI-82-30

      Date Announced:
      DEC 13, 2010
      NHTSA ID:
      #10037967

      MERCEDEZ-BENZ: AUTO LIGHTS INOPERATIVE MESAGE IS DISPLAYED. THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *RM Read More »

    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

    • TSB #LI54-71-P055558

      Date Announced:
      JAN 22, 2013
      NHTSA ID:
      #10051976

      XENTRY (MERCEDES): DISPLAYED IN MULTIFUNCTION "LANE KEEPING ASSIST IS INOPERATIVE AND ACTIVE LANE KEEPING ASSIST IS INOPERATIVE" WHEN DRIVING OVER LANE MARKING. MODELS 204 (C300, 350, 63, 250). Read More »

    • TSB #C1A-091101

      Date Announced:
      NOV 01, 2009
      NHTSA ID:
      #10034566

      MERCEDES BENZ: REPROGRAM MBRACE (N123/4) DIALED NUMBERS TO HUGHES. THIS ACTION APPLIES TO NEW VEHICLE INVENTORY ONLY. *PE Read More »

    EXTERIOR LIGHTING

    • TSB #LI-82-30

      Date Announced:
      DEC 13, 2010
      NHTSA ID:
      #10037967

      MERCEDEZ-BENZ: AUTO LIGHTS INOPERATIVE MESAGE IS DISPLAYED. THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *RM Read More »

    EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

    • TSB #LI-82-30

      Date Announced:
      DEC 13, 2010
      NHTSA ID:
      #10037967

      MERCEDEZ-BENZ: AUTO LIGHTS INOPERATIVE MESAGE IS DISPLAYED. THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *RM Read More »

    EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH

    • TSB #LI-54-21

      Date Announced:
      DEC 17, 2009
      NHTSA ID:
      #10033072

      XENTRY: EXTERIOR LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ON. POSSIBLE COMPONENTS: LOW BEAMS; FRONT FOG LAMP; HIGH BEAMS; WASHER FLUID PUMP AND THE HEADLAMP CLEANING SYSTEM ARE ALSO POTENTIALLY AFFECTED. HARDWARE FAULT IN DRIVER SIDE SAM. MODEL 204. Read More »

    EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS

    • TSB #LI-54-21

      Date Announced:
      DEC 17, 2009
      NHTSA ID:
      #10033072

      XENTRY: EXTERIOR LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ON. POSSIBLE COMPONENTS: LOW BEAMS; FRONT FOG LAMP; HIGH BEAMS; WASHER FLUID PUMP AND THE HEADLAMP CLEANING SYSTEM ARE ALSO POTENTIALLY AFFECTED. HARDWARE FAULT IN DRIVER SIDE SAM. MODEL 204. Read More »

    EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL

    • TSB #LI-72-19-P053604

      Date Announced:
      APR 18, 2012
      NHTSA ID:
      #10044603

      XENTRY (MERCEDES): THE SIGNAL LIGHT FOR RIGHT REAR TURN IS INOPERATIVE. FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. *PE Read More »

    AIR BAGS

    • TSB #SB-91-60-193

      Date Announced:
      JUN 11, 2010
      NHTSA ID:
      #10034306

      MERCEDES: AIRBAG DURABILITY AND RELIABILITY. AIR BAG SRS CONTROL MODULE (N2/2) DOES NOT HAVE A SET SHELF LIFE AND WILL NORMALLY BE RELIABLE FOR THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE. Read More »

    SEAT BELTS

    • TSB #40-P-052794

      Date Announced:
      APR 20, 2012
      NHTSA ID:
      #10044222

      MERCEDES BENZ: FRONT OR REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT ROLL UP CORRECTLY. DIRT DEPOSITS ON THE SEAT BELT GUIDE DUE TO SOILED SEAT BELT. ALSO INCLUDED MODELS 169, F CELL, 246, AND 231. NO MODEL YEARS GIVEN. Read More »

    • TSB #LI91-40-P-047922

      Date Announced:
      SEP 29, 2009
      NHTSA ID:
      #10032708

      MERCEDES: SEAT BELTS, EMERGENCY TENSIONING RETRACTORS. A NEW REVERSIBLE EMERGENCY TENSIONING RETRACTOR CANNOT BE INSTALLED. Read More »

    SEAT BELTS:FRONT

    • TSB #LI-91-40P051830

      Date Announced:
      APR 20, 2012
      NHTSA ID:
      #10039252

      MERCEDES-BENZ: THE FRONT SEAT BELT CATCHES WHEN PULLED OUT, BECAUSE THE STRAP WAS NOT GUIDED BACK PROPERLY. HAPPENS ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE. *RM UPDATED 5/22/2012. *JS Read More »

    • TSB #LI91-40-P-047922

      Date Announced:
      SEP 29, 2009
      NHTSA ID:
      #10032708

      MERCEDES: SEAT BELTS, EMERGENCY TENSIONING RETRACTORS. A NEW REVERSIBLE EMERGENCY TENSIONING RETRACTOR CANNOT BE INSTALLED. Read More »

    SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

    • TSB #LI-91-40P051830

      Date Announced:
      APR 20, 2012
      NHTSA ID:
      #10039252

      MERCEDES-BENZ: THE FRONT SEAT BELT CATCHES WHEN PULLED OUT, BECAUSE THE STRAP WAS NOT GUIDED BACK PROPERLY. HAPPENS ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE. *RM UPDATED 5/22/2012. *JS Read More »

    • TSB #LI91-40-P-047922

      Date Announced:
      SEP 29, 2009
      NHTSA ID:
      #10032708

      MERCEDES: SEAT BELTS, EMERGENCY TENSIONING RETRACTORS. A NEW REVERSIBLE EMERGENCY TENSIONING RETRACTOR CANNOT BE INSTALLED. Read More »

    • TSB #TB-P-047921

      Date Announced:
      SEP 03, 2009
      NHTSA ID:
      #10032726

      MERCEDES: FAULT MESSAGE IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (PRE-SAFE INACTIVE) AND FAULT CODE 530630 IS CURRENT AND STORED IN THE REVERSIBLE EMERGENCY TENSIONING RETRACTOR CONTROL UNIT. Read More »

    SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

    • TSB #LI91-40-P-047922

      Date Announced:
      SEP 29, 2009
      NHTSA ID:
      #10032708

      MERCEDES: SEAT BELTS, EMERGENCY TENSIONING RETRACTORS. A NEW REVERSIBLE EMERGENCY TENSIONING RETRACTOR CANNOT BE INSTALLED. Read More »

    STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

    • TSB #LI-72-20

      Date Announced:
      DEC 08, 2010
      NHTSA ID:
      #10037988

      MERCEDES-BENZ: ON ROUGH ROADS THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE LIFTGATE AREA. THE STOP BUFFERS ARE TOO HARD AND ARE CREATING THE NOISE DURING VIBRATION. *RM Read More »

    STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

    • TSB #LI-72-20

      Date Announced:
      DEC 08, 2010
      NHTSA ID:
      #10037988

      MERCEDES-BENZ: ON ROUGH ROADS THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE LIFTGATE AREA. THE STOP BUFFERS ARE TOO HARD AND ARE CREATING THE NOISE DURING VIBRATION. *RM Read More »

    STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

    • TSB #SB-2009110004

      Date Announced:
      DEC 01, 2009
      NHTSA ID:
      #10033076

      MERCEDES BENZ: ADJUST REAR LIFT GATE STOPS. ITS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE STOPS MAY NOT BE ADJUSTED TO SPECIFICATION. IF STOPS ARE NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY, THE REAR LIFT GATE MAY CONTACT THE BODY WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROADS. Read More »

    TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

    • TSB #15-P-053382

      Date Announced:
      MAR 15, 2012
      NHTSA ID:
      #10044168

      XENTRY: DISPLAY MESSAGE 'TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR INOPERATIVE' THE SIGNAL LEVEL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR AXLES IS MARGINAL. THEREFORE NO PERMANENT ASSIGNMENT CAN BE MADE. NO MODEL YEARS GIVEN. Read More »

    WHEELS:HUB

    • TSB #LI-33-20

      Date Announced:
      FEB 28, 2013
      NHTSA ID:
      #10036974

      MERCEDES-BENZ: WATER AND DIRT CAN ENTER THE WHEEL HUB CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE OF THE FRONT AXLE AND CORROSION OF THE WHEEL BEARING. *RM UPDATED 4/29/13. *PE Read More »

    INTERIOR LIGHTING

    • TSB #LI-82-30

      Date Announced:
      DEC 13, 2010
      NHTSA ID:
      #10037967

      MERCEDEZ-BENZ: AUTO LIGHTS INOPERATIVE MESAGE IS DISPLAYED. THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *RM Read More »

    EQUIPMENT

    EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

    • TSB #SB-2010100003

      Date Announced:
      OCT 01, 2010
      NHTSA ID:
      #10036765

      MERCEDES: CHECK FUEL INFORMATION LABEL. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL INFORMATION LABEL ON THE FUEL FILLER FLAP MAY BE MISSING. *PE Read More »

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