
Leasing a Mercedes-Benz
By leasing, you’ll enjoy the freedom of driving a new vehicle every few years.
Benefits of Leasing
Customized Mileage and Terms
We are happy to customize your mileage allowance and lease term to meet your needs (certain limits apply).
Leasing FAQs
Registration and Tax
As a lessee, you are responsible for:payment of license plate and registration fees, sales and personal property taxes, and parking tickets and other traffic citations.See your lease for further details.
If you need to update your Billing and/or Garaging Address, you can do so while logged in to mbfs.com by selecting "Update Personal Info," or on the My MBFS app. You may also include your new address on the Invoice Remittance when you send in your monthly payment, or call the Client Services Center at 1.800.654.6222. Changes to your Garaging Address (this pertains to lease accounts only) may result in a tax increase or decrease on your account. For more information on the tax impact of changing your Garaging Address, please contact your local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). For assistance in locating the DMV for your state, you may visit www.onlinedmv.com.
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services will provide you the documentation for registration in your new state. Just give us your new address using one of the following two options:
- Call the Client Service Center at 1.800.654.6222.
- Include your new address on the Invoice Remittance form when you send your monthly payment.
Generally speaking, all taxes assessed to your leased vehicle are your responsibility. For more information, review your copy of the lease agreement, or call the Client Service Center at 1.800.654.6222.
Sales Tax is assessed and collected by the state in which a customer resides. Sales tax is billed either monthly or upfront depending on the state law. If the account is billed for upfront sales tax, the tax must be paid upon execution of your lease agreement. If it is billed as monthly sales tax, the tax will be added to the monthly payment amount. All sales tax must be paid on time to avoid possible negative effects on your credit.
Personal property tax is collected by the tax assessor's office in the county/city in which the vehicle is registered and/or garaged. Personal property tax is billed monthly, annually or semi-annually depending on that county/city's billing process.
The taxing authority dictates the amount of taxes owed and the timing of the invoice(s). Mercedes-Benz Financial Services will receive a bill from the taxing authority, and will pay the amount directly to the taxing authority; this amount will be charged to your account.
In some states, both sales tax and personal property tax may be assessed on your vehicle.
Leased vehicles are restricted to the United States. However, you may take the vehicle to Canada or Mexico for 30 days or less. Please call 1.800.654.6222 for details and assistance.
Please pay the registration renewal upon notification. Occasionally, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services is notified by the California Department of Motor Vehicles about an overdue registration renewal. Upon receipt of the notice of overdue registration, MBFS will pay the outstanding amount and any penalties or fees and charge your account for the amount.
Insurance
Your First Class Lease agreement requires these minimum coverages:
- Bodily injury liability not less than $100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence
- Property damage liability not less than $50,000
- Comprehensive and collision coverage for the actual cash value of the vehicle
- $2,500 maximum allowed deductible
The check should be jointly issued to Daimler Trust and you. To speed up the release of your vehicle from the body shop, promptly send joint-payee checks, after you endorse them, to the address below. This is the only address that is authorized to endorse these checks. Insurance checks over certain amounts may require the physical inspection of repairs before Mercedes-Benz Financial Services can endorse the check. Please enclose the name and telephone number of the body shop, the insurance estimate, a copy of the body shop repair order, and notate your account number on the check. Send to:
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services
Insurance Services Department
13650 Heritage Parkway
Fort Worth, TX 76177

Financing a Vehicle
If you’re interested in learning about your vehicle financing options, our Financing page provides all the information you need.