Carbon Filter on A Service -

[PJamie]

My S320 is due an A Service in 400 miles at around the 75,000 mile mark.

The actual cost of an A Service is only around £220 from a main dealer, but they also want to replace the air filter at £51 and the cabin pollen filter/carbon filter at a staggering £153. The filters almost double the price of the service

As the car is under a Tier 1 Mercedes Warranty I don't mind the service cost or even the cost of the air filter as I can see these being essential items to maintain the car and to stop any potential accusations of the car not being serviced/maintained properly in the event of a warranty claim, but I don't see the air cabin filters in the same light.

I've seen 3rd party filters for as little as £30 on the internet. I appreciate they might not be the same quality, but it's a massive saving for what I see as a non-essential item in terms of looking after the car properly - I can see their importance in filtering out nasty niffs and other air-borne pollutants, but that's a different thing altogether.

Do you think the I should pay for the filter then fit a 3rd party one or am I likely to affect the warranty in some esoteric way by telling them not to replace that filter at the service, and potentially give myself problems in the future if I make a warranty claim?

 

[t-dawg1]

Sounds like a CON coz i replaced my Cabin Charcoal filter myself,it was about £23 to buy from Mercedes on my W211 E280. How the hell is it costing you £153???

 

[paul73mt]

i thought the cardon filter was extra on a 'B' service (major) and an 'A' is really just oil n filter

 

[Twistedmind]

I also paid under 30 from MB

W211

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[tonyc280]

Jesus Christ what a complete and utter con for something that takes less than 5 minuets to fit.

 

[PJamie]

Thanks for the comments - just as I thought. I'll see what they say about doing the service without the filter.

The car was previously serviced at a Merc specialist rather than the main dealer and they have no record of what was done in the past. This is why the filters have appeared as a replacement item even if they are supposed to be replaced on a B service.

If you use the online booking feature on the official Mercedes site and the filters appear, that's what they charge. Agree that it's a complete rip-off.