2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG covers the car's engine and body. It is a 2-door convertible in Base trim, and its engine is a 5.5L V8 (332 cu in) built with a single overhead cam arrangement, natural aspiration and gasoline fuel. The manual gives specifications, torque values and diagnostics for that engine and body.

Engines covered

• 5.5L V8 (332 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door convertible

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2008 SLK55 AMG. Air bags dominate this car's record. Both owner complaints for the 2008 SLK55 AMG name the air bag system, and the one recall issued for this model year addresses certain vehicles in which the driver's frontal inflator might rupture when it fires, sending metal pieces into the cabin; the fix was a new driver air bag module. NHTSA filed a separate recall against the 2008 SLK-Class line: certain vehicles there left a workshop with incorrect software coding that could prevent the fuel pump from cutting off after a collision. The manual covers supplemental restraint diagnostics, fuel delivery components and the related wiring diagrams.