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

1976 Mercedes-Benz 450 SE Automatic

The Mercedes-Benz Club of America's U.S. product table places the 450 SE in model year 1976; non-U.S. W116 variants are deliberately excluded.

1976 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W116) — sedan, front three-quarter view
Exact 1976 S-Class reference photograph; exact configuration not verified ·

Photo: “Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse (W116) 350 SE (1976) (52870541722)” by Charles from Port Chester, New York / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.

Factory configuration

What this model is

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

Configuration-specific ownership

Maintenance for this exact configuration

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Service desk

What this car needs & when

Use this as a service-planning checklist for 1976 Mercedes-Benz 450 SE Automatic. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.

Service topics
4
Factory intervals
2
Fitment-scoped
4
Exact references
1

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  • Additional maintenance work

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 1976 · United States · The factory sheet applies its 1976 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 — 1976 passenger-car maintenance sheet · page 1 — additional maintenance work every 25,000 miles · checked

  • Brake fluid

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 1976 · United States · The factory sheet applies its 1976 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 — 1976 passenger-car maintenance sheet · page 1 — drain and renew brake fluid once a year · checked

  • Engine air filter

    Exact reference available

    The part reference below is catalog fitment only; retain the separately sourced factory service interval where one is shown.

    Applies to: 1976

    450 SE — 4.5-liter M117 fuel-injected V8

    K&N E-2872

    Applies to: 1976 · 4.5-liter M117 fuel-injected V8 · 450 SE · Exact 1976 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) · 1976 Mercedes-Benz 450 SE V8 Gas — E-2872 · checked

    Verified ordering references

    450 SEL — 4.5-liter M117 fuel-injected V8

    K&N E-2872

    Applies to: 1976 · 4.5-liter M117 fuel-injected V8 · 450 SEL · Exact 1976 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) · 1976 Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL V8 Gas — E-2872 · checked

    Verified ordering references

  • Engine oil filter

    Fitment must be confirmed

    Use the exact engine, VIN, and build date to confirm the catalogued service part before ordering.

    Applies to: 1976

Sources

  1. Mercedes-Benz Club of America — W116 U.S. product specifications and model-year boundaries
  2. Mercedes-Benz Public Archive — 116-series S-Class model history and production chronology

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