Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan · 4.2-liter M119 DOHC V8
1999 Mercedes-Benz S 420 Automatic
The preserved factory North American owner's-manual index lists the S 420 for model year 1999; the Mercedes-Benz archive establishes its W140 model identity.
Photo: “1999 Mercedes S320 (12566398774)” by Kieran White from Manchester, England / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Factory configuration
What this model is
- Trim
- S 420
- Body style
- Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
- Engine
- 4.2-liter M119 DOHC V8
- Transmission
- 5-speed automatic
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Compare 4 related configurations — current car marked
| Configuration | Engine | Transmission | Body |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz S 320 Automatic | 3.2-liter M104 DOHC inline-six | 5-speed automatic | Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
| Current carMercedes-Benz S 420 Automatic | 4.2-liter M119 DOHC V8 | 5-speed automatic | Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
| Mercedes-Benz S 500 Automatic | 5.0-liter M119 DOHC V8 | 5-speed automatic | Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
| Mercedes-Benz S 600 Automatic | 6.0-liter M120 DOHC V12 | 5-speed automatic | Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
Configuration-specific ownership
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Service desk
What this car needs & when
Use this as a service-planning checklist for 1999 Mercedes-Benz S 420 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
- Scheduled topics
- 2
- Applicability stated
- 2
- Exact references
- 1
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Lubrication serviceView intervals, applicability and sources
Lubrication service
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — W140 maintenance intervals (MY1994 revision, preserved by Operation CHARM) · normal operating-condition intervals — lubrication service · checked
Maintenance service
Source: Mercedes-Benz — W140 maintenance intervals (MY1994 revision, preserved by Operation CHARM) · normal operating-condition intervals — maintenance service · checked
Engine air filterView intervals, applicability and sources
Engine air filter
Exact reference available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — W140 maintenance intervals (MY1994 revision, preserved by Operation CHARM) · additional maintenance jobs at maintenance service — replace air-filter element · checked
S 420 — 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 — S 420, 1999 — 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 — S 420, 1999 — 33-2678 (two required) · checked
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