2005 Mercedes-Benz ML350 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2005 Mercedes-Benz ML350 covers a gasoline 3.7L V6 with single overhead cams and natural aspiration, the only engine listed for the year. The four-door sport utility is likewise the only body style, offered in Base and Special Edition trims. The specifications, torque values and diagnostic steps for the V6 and its chassis are given for both trims.

Engines covered

• 3.7L V6 — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sport utility

Trims covered

• Base
• Special Edition

Known issues on the 2005 ML350. Owners logged 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 ML350. Steering accounts for 6 of them, while engine and engine cooling and the power train each account for 5, and 2 complaints reported a fire. That spread points to the front end, the cooling circuit and the driveline as the places to look first on a used example. The manual's steering procedures, cooling system specifications and power train diagnostics, along with the torque values and wiring diagrams that go with them, cover each of those areas.