Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan · 2.8-liter M110 fuel-injected inline-six
1977 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE Automatic
The Mercedes-Benz Club of America's U.S. product table places the 280 SE in model year 1977; non-U.S. W116 variants are deliberately excluded.
Photo: “1977 Mercedes-Benz 450 SE (W 116) sedan (2015-01-01) 01” by OSX / Wikimedia Commons — Public domain. Cropped to 16:9.
Factory configuration
What this model is
- Trim
- 280 SE
- Body style
- Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
- Engine
- 2.8-liter M110 fuel-injected inline-six
- Transmission
- 4-speed automatic
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Compare 3 related configurations — current car marked
| Configuration | Engine | Transmission | Body |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current carMercedes-Benz 280 SE Automatic | 2.8-liter M110 fuel-injected inline-six | 4-speed automatic | Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
| Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL Automatic | 4.5-liter M117 fuel-injected V8 | 3-speed automatic | Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
| Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 Automatic | 6.9-liter M100 fuel-injected V8 (250 hp U.S.) | 3-speed automatic | Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
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Service desk
What this car needs & when
Use this as a service-planning checklist for 1977 Mercedes-Benz 280 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
- Scheduled topics
- 2
- Applicability stated
- 4
- Exact references
- 1
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Additional maintenance work
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz of North America — 1977 passenger-car maintenance sheet · page 1 — additional maintenance work every 37,500 miles · checked
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Brake fluid
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz of North America — 1977 passenger-car maintenance sheet · page 1 — drain and renew brake fluid once a year · checked
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Engine air filter
Fitment must be confirmed
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Engine oil filter
Exact reference available
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280 SE — 2.8-liter M110 fuel-injected inline-six
MANN-FILTER H 929 x
Source: MANN-FILTER — H 929 x classic Mercedes-Benz application catalog · 280 SE (W116) — oil filter H 929 x — manufacturer application covers 08/1972–07/1980 · checked
Verified ordering references
- Service replacementMANN-FILTER H 929 x
Qty. 1 · Engine oil-filter element · catalog-listed
Manufacturer-catalogued application; confirm VIN and build date before ordering.
Catalog: MANN-FILTER — H 929 x classic Mercedes-Benz application catalog · 280 SE (W116) — oil filter H 929 x — manufacturer application covers 08/1972–07/1980 · checked
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