Mercedes is introducing a new digital record system to replace service books.The system means that car owners won't have to remember to take their service books in with the car when it is being serviced, and there will be no problems with missing stamps when they come to sell the car.
However, owners will have the option of receiving an official print-out of the vehicle's service history, covering when and where it has been maintained.
[Source:whatcar]
Considering the way computers have taken over the world literally its only suprising that this transition has happened so late,anyways better late than never at all.