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Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan · 3.5-liter OM603 turbocharged diesel inline-six

1994 Mercedes-Benz S 350 Turbodiesel Automatic

The preserved factory North American owner's-manual index lists the S 350 Turbodiesel for model year 1994; the Mercedes-Benz archive establishes its W140 model identity.

1994 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W140) — sedan, front three-quarter view
Exact 1994 S-Class reference photograph; exact configuration not verified ·

Photo: “1994 Mercedes-Benz 500 S (W140) (4797740984)” by Spanish Coches / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.

Factory configuration

What this model is

Trim
S 350 Turbodiesel
Body style
Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
Engine
3.5-liter OM603 turbocharged diesel inline-six
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 1994 Mercedes-Benz S 350 Turbodiesel Automatic. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.

Service topics
3
Factory intervals
2
Fitment-scoped
3
Exact references
1

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  • Lubrication service

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 1994 · United States · Mercedes-Benz explicitly applies this revision to model 140 beginning with model year 1994; pre-1994 W140 requirements are not claimed.

    Published interval: 7,500 mi / 12,000 km / 12 months · Under normal operating conditions; at least once a year.

    Source: Mercedes-Benz — W140 maintenance intervals (MY1994 revision, preserved by Operation CHARM) · normal operating-condition intervals — lubrication service · checked

    Maintenance service

    Applies to: 1994 · United States · Mercedes-Benz explicitly applies this revision to model 140 beginning with model year 1994; pre-1994 W140 requirements are not claimed.

    Published interval: 15,000 mi / 24,000 km / 24 months · Under normal operating conditions.

    Source: Mercedes-Benz — W140 maintenance intervals (MY1994 revision, preserved by Operation CHARM) · normal operating-condition intervals — maintenance service · checked

  • Engine air filter

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 1994 · United States · Mercedes-Benz explicitly applies this revision to model 140 beginning with model year 1994; pre-1994 W140 requirements are not claimed.

    Published interval: 60,000 mi / 96,000 km / 48 months · Additional maintenance work at a maintenance service; whichever comes first.

    Source: Mercedes-Benz — W140 maintenance intervals (MY1994 revision, preserved by Operation CHARM) · additional maintenance jobs at maintenance service — replace air-filter element · checked

  • Engine oil filter

    Exact reference available

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

    Applies to: 1994

    S 350 Turbodiesel — 3.5-liter OM603 turbocharged diesel inline-six

    Mercedes-Benz 601-180-01-09-64

    Applies to: 1994 · 3.5-liter OM603 turbocharged diesel inline-six · S 350 Turbodiesel · Exact 1994 S 350 Turbodiesel engine application. Confirm VIN and build date before ordering.

    Source: Mercedes-Benz Classic USA — genuine diesel engine-oil-filter element 601-180-01-09-64 · S 350 Turbodiesel diesel application, 1994 — 601-180-01-09-64 · checked

    Verified ordering references

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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