2002 Mercedes-Benz E500 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2002 Mercedes-Benz E500 applies to a four-door sedan in Base trim. The powertrain is a 5.0L V8 that runs on gasoline, draws its air without forced induction and uses a single overhead camshaft layout. The year's listing is reduced to that one engine, one body and one trim.

Engines covered

• 5.0L V8 — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2002 E500. When something goes wrong on the 2002 E500, the order of work is usually diagnosis first, then repair. This manual supports that order, with diagnostics and wiring diagrams to pin down electrical faults in the sedan and procedures, specifications and torque values for correcting them on the single-cam V8.