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.

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
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 1992 Mercedes-Benz 400 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
- 2
- Factory intervals
- 0
- Fitment-scoped
- 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
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
Verified ordering references
- Service replacementK&N 33-2678
Qty. 2 · Reusable engine air-filter element · catalog-listed
K&N lists two elements for this application; confirm VIN and build date before ordering.
Catalog: 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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Engine oil filter
Fitment must be confirmed
Use the exact engine, VIN, and build date to confirm the catalogued service part before ordering.
Sources
Other 1992 configurations