If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most likely wanting to manage most of the service to be carried out on your Mercedes Benz S Class, but some are more complicated than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or components to access the component you want to operate on. We would really like to help you in this operation. That’s why today we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Mercedes Benz S Class. This procedure is not very complicated and you should be able to do it with few equipment. To do so , first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Mercedes Benz S Class, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Mercedes Benz S Class

So let’s commence our article with the front bumper of your Mercedes Benz S Class. To remove it, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the guidelines you will have to stick to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Mercedes Benz S Class in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more relaxed, we encourage you to put your Mercedes Benz S Class on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
  • Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Would seem evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
  • Remove the wheel arches: They’re also described as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Mercedes Benz S Class. According to your automobile features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to accomplish this, you will just have to use a staple extractor or to do it carefully with a big flat screwdriver, and use a lever to open the staple.
  • Then you will have to unscrew the screws that is behind your mudguard and that fastens the front bumper of your Mercedes Benz S Class on the sides.
  • Unscrew the screws or remove the clips on the upper part of the bumper in the engine compartment.
  • Now it’s time to go beneath your Mercedes Benz S Class to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the automobile, you will find some in the middle of the bumper and on the sides.
  • Make sure unplug the connection of the plate lighting and the distance control sensor if you have it.
  • Carefully remove the front bumper by first unclipping the sides. If it doesn’t come off, you most likely forgot a screw or a clip. Think of working with a carpet or other to prevent that it gets scratched by touching the ground.

That’s it, you’ve seen all the steps of how to remove the front bumper from your Mercedes Benz S Class, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite direction.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Mercedes Benz S Class

And to finish, whether or not the operation is quite equivalent, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Mercedes Benz S Class. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad outlines, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more information.

  • Start by carrying out the same first stage, that is, lift your Mercedes Benz S Class and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an ideal working space to remove the bumper of your Mercedes Benz S Class without trouble
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Mercedes Benz S Class to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Mercedes Benz S Class.
  • Take off the lower bindings below your Mercedes Benz S Class.
  • Simultaneously, make sure to un plug the rear license plate light and the reverse radar sensors if you are equipped with them.
  • Unscrew the top brackets from the top of the trunk.
  • Now all you have to do is remove the rear bumper from your Mercedes Benz S Class, stick to the same operation as for the front bumper

Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Mercedes Benz S Class whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are almost the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.

If you need more guides on the Mercedes Benz S Class, go to our Mercedes Benz S Class category.