Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan · 4.5-liter M117 fuel-injected V8

1975 Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL Automatic

The Mercedes-Benz Club of America's U.S. product table places the 450 SEL in model year 1975; non-U.S. W116 variants are deliberately excluded.

Exact 1975 S-Class reference photograph; exact configuration not verified ·

Photo: “1975 Mercedes Benz 280 SE (W116) (12361900514)” by Spanish Coches / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.

Factory configuration

What this model is

Trim: 450 SEL
Body style: Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
Engine: 4.5-liter M117 fuel-injected V8
Transmission: 3-speed automatic

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1975 Mercedes-Benz S-Class: documented configuration differences
Configuration	Engine	Transmission	Body
Mercedes-Benz 280 S Automatic	2.8-liter M110 carbureted inline-six	4-speed automatic	Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
Mercedes-Benz 450 SE Automatic	4.5-liter M117 fuel-injected V8	3-speed automatic	Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
Current carMercedes-Benz 450 SEL Automatic	4.5-liter M117 fuel-injected V8	3-speed automatic	Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan

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Service topics: 4
Scheduled topics: 2
Applicability stated: 4
Exact references: 1

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Additional maintenance work
Sourced interval available
Applies to: 1975 · United States · The factory sheet applies its 1975 passenger-car schedule to all models. Configuration-specific checklist boxes still govern individual operations; the entries below are only the all-model duties printed on the sheet.
Published interval: 25,000 mi / 40,000 km · Additional work at the printed recurring mileage.
Source: Mercedes-Benz of North America — 1975 passenger-car maintenance sheet · page 1 — additional maintenance work every 25,000 miles · checked 2026-08-24
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Brake fluid
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Applies to: 1975 · United States · The factory sheet applies its 1975 passenger-car schedule to all models. Configuration-specific checklist boxes still govern individual operations; the entries below are only the all-model duties printed on the sheet.
Published interval: 12 months · Drain and renew once a year, preferably in spring; use only specified brake fluid.
Source: Mercedes-Benz of North America — 1975 passenger-car maintenance sheet · page 1 — drain and renew brake fluid once a year · checked 2026-08-24
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Engine air filter
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Applies to: 1975
450 SE — 4.5-liter M117 fuel-injected V8
K&N E-1650
Applies to: 1975 · 4.5-liter M117 fuel-injected V8 · 450 SE · Exact 1975 450 SE engine application. Confirm VIN and build date before ordering.
Source: K&N Engineering — 2017 European Automotive Catalog, S-Class application tables (archived copy) · 1975 Mercedes-Benz 450 SE 4.5L V8 Gas — E-1650 · checked 2026-09-01
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Service replacementK&N E-1650
Qty. 1 · Reusable engine air-filter element · catalog-listed
K&N lists one element for this application; confirm VIN and build date before ordering.
Catalog: K&N Engineering — 2017 European Automotive Catalog, S-Class application tables (archived copy) · 1975 Mercedes-Benz 450 SE 4.5L V8 Gas — E-1650 · checked 2026-09-01
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450 SEL — 4.5-liter M117 fuel-injected V8
K&N E-1650
Applies to: 1975 · 4.5-liter M117 fuel-injected V8 · 450 SEL · Exact 1975 450 SEL engine application. Confirm VIN and build date before ordering.
Source: K&N Engineering — 2017 European Automotive Catalog, S-Class application tables (archived copy) · 1975 Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 4.5L V8 Gas — E-1650 · checked 2026-09-01
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Service replacementK&N E-1650
Qty. 1 · Reusable engine air-filter element · catalog-listed
K&N lists one element for this application; confirm VIN and build date before ordering.
Catalog: K&N Engineering — 2017 European Automotive Catalog, S-Class application tables (archived copy) · 1975 Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 4.5L V8 Gas — E-1650 · checked 2026-09-01
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Applies to: 1975

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