Mercedes-Benz C300 2005–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-40-15-68 · NHTSA communication 10030671 · issued Mar 18, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Tires
component
2005–2009
model years
22
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mercedes: the instrument cluster displaying tire pressure monitor inoperative and there is a corresponding stored fault code of 5581 (front or rear sensor localization failed), this is because the difference in the signal strength between the front and rear axle may not be enough for the wheel assignments to be accurately made. No model years listed. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz C350
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz C350
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz C350
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz C350
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz C63
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz C63
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK280
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK280
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLK280
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK280
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLK280
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK55
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK55
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLK55
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK55
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLK55
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.