1996 Mercedes-Benz S500 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1996 Mercedes-Benz S500 covers a V8 listed at 5.0 liters or 303 cubic inches, a dual-overhead-cam gasoline engine without forced induction. Two body styles are included, the 4-door sedan and the 2-door coupe, each in Base form. The manual's procedures and specifications cover the sedan as well as the coupe.

Engines covered

• 5.0L V8 (303 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan
• 2-door coupe

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 1996 S500. Just one owner complaint names the 1996 S500, and it concerns the electrical system. The broader 1996 S-Class line accounts for six more, two of them about the engine and its cooling and one each about visibility and electrical faults. Those threads lead to the cooling system procedures and specifications for the V8, the body and glass procedures that bear on visibility, and the wiring diagrams and electrical diagnostics.