Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan · 4.2-liter M119 DOHC V8

1992 Mercedes-Benz 400 SE Automatic


The preserved factory North American owner's-manual index lists the 400 SE for model year 1992; the Mercedes-Benz archive establishes its W140 model identity.

1992 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W140) — sedan, front three-quarter view
Exact 1992 S-Class reference photograph; exact configuration not verified ·

Photo: “1992 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL (V140) (46957294842)” by Rutger van der Maar / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.

Factory configuration

What this model is

Trim
400 SE
Body style
Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
Engine
4.2-liter M119 DOHC V8
Transmission
4-speed automatic

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1992 Mercedes-Benz S-Class: documented configuration differences
ConfigurationEngineTransmissionBody
Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Automatic3.2-liter M104 DOHC inline-six4-speed automaticFour-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
Mercedes-Benz 300 SD Automatic3.5-liter OM603 turbocharged diesel inline-six4-speed automaticFour-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
Current carMercedes-Benz 400 SE Automatic4.2-liter M119 DOHC V84-speed automaticFour-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL Automatic5.0-liter M119 DOHC V84-speed automaticFour-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
Mercedes-Benz 600 SEL Automatic6.0-liter M120 DOHC V124-speed automaticFour-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan

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Service topics
2
Scheduled topics
0
Applicability stated
2
Exact references
1

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    Engine air-filter element

    Exact reference available

    400 SE — 4.2-liter M119 DOHC V8

    K&N 33-2678

    Applies to: 1992 · 4.2-liter M119 DOHC V8 · 400 SE · Exact 1992 400 SE engine application. Confirm VIN and build date before ordering.

    Source: K&N Engineering — 2017 European Automotive Catalog, S-Class application tables (archived copy) · W140 S-Class table — 400 SE, 1992 — 33-2678 (two required) · checked

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    Applies to: 1992

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Sources

  1. Mercedes-Benz Public Archive — 140-series S-Class model history
  2. Mercedes-Benz W140 School archive — factory North American owner's-manual model indexes by year

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