1996 Mercedes-Benz SL600 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1996 Mercedes-Benz SL600 covers the car in its listed form. Its 6.0L V12 is a naturally aspirated gasoline engine with double overhead cams, it sits in a two-door convertible, and Base is the only trim listed. The manual gives torque values, specifications and wiring diagrams for this twelve-cylinder convertible.

Engines covered

• 6.0L V12 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door convertible

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 1996 SL600. The recall in question sits with the 1996 SL-Class line, not the SL600 by name. NHTSA recorded one campaign there for certain vehicles whose headlamp wiper arms could knock out of line, wedging a blade under the lamp so that a washer command ran the pump nonstop; once the fluid was gone the pump could overheat and catch fire, and dealers replaced it. Two complaints against the 1996 SL-Class line split between the electrical system and engine cooling. The manual's lighting and washer circuits, wiring diagrams and cooling procedures give the specifications and diagnostics behind both.