2008 Mercedes-Benz O500 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2008 Mercedes-Benz O500 covers the bus in its listed trim and body style. The listing narrows the year to a single trim, the 1735, carried on a single body style: a bus (non-school) with a cab-forward layout.

Engines covered

• 12.0L inline-six (OM 457 LA, 730 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel

Body styles covered

• bus (non school), cab forward

Trims covered

• 1735

Known issues on the 2008 O500. For the 1735 the manual serves as a chassis reference. Its procedures and diagnostics cover the chassis, and its wiring diagrams follow the circuits of the cab-forward body. Torque values and specifications for reassembly are given as well.