I have a 2006 CLK 350, which I leased last March ('06). I drive the car like a grandmother. My car only has 6000 miles on it, but for some reason it is telling me to get Schedule A maintenance (the oil change) already. The book says the first maintenace is at 13,000 miles so i'm not even half-way there. My two questions:

1) can I just ignore the message and wait until I get closer to the 13,000 (considering the price of their oil changes I do not want to go in unnecessarily).

2) does anyone know if I'm obligated to go in to do the maintenance (ie. it would subject me to contractual breach) for not getting it done (even though it is so ahead of schedule).

For some reason my brother's car had the same problem, and he only had 8,000 miles, and had the car for less than a year. What's the point of saying that oil changes need to be done at 13,000 miles when it doesn't seem to be the case?

Any help appreciated.

AB3

 

The car doesnt only look at milage. it also takes into effect "time" and driving styles. It calculates all of these into effect..I would change the oil every 5000-6000miles or every year. Do what the car says and do an A-Service. The car is SMART!! Or atleast just change the oil and filter. Use a filter from the dealer...Dont buy an aftermarket paper filter

 

Ab3... I've had the exact problem. An 06 350clk, bought it in march and I still only have 6500 miles on it. My service A message came up about a hundred days ago. I'm going to wait until 7.5k miles. My brother bought his MB and he got the message way ahead of the year end or 13k miles.

 

MBZtech is right, the car takes into account the time and milage of a car. you need to change your oil at least once a year.