1995 Mercedes-Benz C280 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1995 Mercedes-Benz C280 documents a sedan built around a six-cylinder engine. Its 2.8L inline-six is a DOHC gasoline unit without forced induction, and it is paired with one body, the 4-door sedan, in Base trim only. The manual's engine specifications, chassis procedures and wiring diagrams help when checking a torque value or tracing a harness on a sedan of this age.

Engines covered

• 2.8L inline-six — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 1995 C280. The electrical system is the clear pattern here: 62 of the 77 owner complaints logged for the 1995 C280 cite it, with eight more under engine and five under engine and engine cooling. Among those complaints, nine reported a fire, four reported a crash, seven reported an injury and one reported a death. Separately, 33 complaints were lodged against the 1995 C-Class line, 28 of them electrical, four on engine cooling and two on vehicle speed control. Wiring diagrams, circuit diagnostics and engine cooling procedures in the manual address those systems directly.