Vehicle
Mercedes-Benz CLS
The four-door coupé, and mechanically an E-Class of the same year — W211 running gear under the W219, W212 under the C218 — so E-Class information is the correct information for nearly all of it. Two things are genuinely its own and both generate faults. It is an Airmatic car by default, so ride-height, compressor-runtime and level-sensor codes are among the commonest reasons one appears, and a leaking strut works the compressor to death rather than announcing itself. And the frameless doors run their glass on drop-and-lift regulators with their own position learning, which is why a window fault here often needs a normalisation procedure rather than a part. On the diesels the OM642's oil cooler seals and swirl-flap linkage are the recurring items.
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Generations
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W219 2004–2010
W211 E-Class underneath, Airmatic as standard; ride-height and compressor codes are the commonest complaint.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Mercedes-Benz W211
- Engines
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- 3.5 V6 — M272 · petrol · 200–215 kW (268–288 hp) · 350–365 Nm (258–269 lb-ft)
- 5.0 V8 — M113 · petrol · 225 kW (302 hp) · 460 Nm (339 lb-ft)
- 5.5 V8 — M273 · petrol · 285 kW (382 hp) · 530 Nm (391 lb-ft)
- 6.2 V8 AMG — M156 · petrol · 378 kW (507 hp) · 630 Nm (465 lb-ft)
- 3.0 CDI V6 — OM642 · diesel · 165 kW (221 hp) · 510–540 Nm (376–398 lb-ft)
- 3.2 CDI straight-six — OM648 · diesel · 425–500 Nm (313–369 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 7G-Tronic automatic · 5-speed 5G-Tronic automatic · 7-speed 7G-Tronic automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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C218 and C257 2011–2023
W212 and W213 E-Class architecture, including the Shooting Brake estate; OM642 and OM656 diesels.
- Body styles
- Sedan · Estate
- Platform
- Mercedes-Benz MRA
- Engines
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- 3.5 V6 — M276 · petrol · 185–245 kW (248–329 hp) · 340–480 Nm (251–354 lb-ft)
- 4.7 twin-turbo V8 — M278 · petrol · 300 kW (402 hp) · 600 Nm (443 lb-ft)
- 5.5 twin-turbo V8 AMG — M157 · petrol · 386–430 kW (518–577 hp) · 700–800 Nm (516–590 lb-ft)
- 3.0 CDI V6 — OM642 · diesel · 185–195 kW (248–261 hp) · 620 Nm (457 lb-ft)
- 2.1 CDI — OM651 · diesel · 125–150 kW (168–201 hp) · 400–500 Nm (295–369 lb-ft)
- 3.0 d straight-six — mild hybrid · OM656 with EQ Boost
- Transmissions
- 7G-Tronic automatic · 9G-Tronic automatic · 7-speed 7G-Tronic automatic · 9-speed 9G-Tronic automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · 4MATIC four-wheel drive
Service information
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