Mercedes Manual

[Andrew C280]

got my "so called official mercedes shop manual" its buy mitchell and is on cd rom, I am not to impressed, is there a better one out there more details parts numbers maybe, something mercedes offical???

[detroit202]

Ive always wondered bout those CDs but id rather have a book to get dirty out the garage with me..

How about the hayes C class manual .. there is only a UK version. Does anyone have that? I wanna get one.. but want to hear a review first !

[Andrew C280]

there is supose to be an offical cd manual from mercedes dose anyone know where to get these ?

[martattack]

I called the Mercedes dealership a while ago regarding a service CD, and they said that since the W202 is still somewhat newer, they haven't released an official CD yet.

The Haynes manual is available, but I believe it is only for the 4 cyl models. I suppose it would be useful for all kinds of other stuff IE brakes, suspension, electrical..etc

I have the Mitchell CD and I'm not really impressed either. It has some decent wiring diagrams, I'll give it that.


Martin

[Andrew C280]

doing the alarm on my car and i dont think the mitchell diagrams are any good there not labled or anything

[benzdude]

try http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/

$20.00 and you get all the official MB info you can save to pdf in 24 hours. thats what i did. (adobe acrobat not included)

[moebiusgold]

Originally posted by Andrew C280
there is supose to be an offical cd manual from mercedes dose anyone know where to get these ?
To get the real MB CD you have to join MBCA (http://mbca.cartama.net/index.php?s=)

[1SIKBNZ]

HEY BENZDUDE....$5.00 paypal get me a copy via email?

[benzdude]

my car is a 1995 c280 (w202) w/ bose sound system.

The info I got is for that year and model. not sure If it will be what you want.

If you can be are more specific on what type of info you need, I will send it to you for free.(if I have it)

example info are :

installing amg kit
installing illuminated sills
radio wiring diagram, legend and connectors
alarm wiring diagram, legend and connectors.
and more...

....or you can just pay the $20 to startekinfo, enter your VIN and search through the pages for specific info for your vehicle. (You will not be disappointed).

(you must first install the neccessary applications which will allow you to view the CAD diagrams on your pc.)

[martattack]

After you download the CAD programs, it is possible to save via PDF so I can use them after my day is up? If that's possible I'll just make repair manual myself going to Kinko's and printing all the pages out and sectioning them off.

Does the StarTek info have how to do pretty much everything repair/maintenance-wise?

Thanks

Martin

[benzdude]

yes, if you have adobe acrobat (full) installed on your machine you can simply print any pages to the virtual adobe pdf printer instead of a normal paper printer. (adobe pdf printer icon shows up in your print... dialog box)

it will create pdf files you can use later.

the site requires you to have the follwing apps installed:

Autodesk WHIP
JAVA Webstart
Adobe Acrobat Reader

These can be found on the site by clicking on "tech requirements" and following instructions.

also, after install, having firewall software enabled may cause problems connecting to WIS-Online (Workshop Information System). I found out the hard way.

yes, startekinfo has the very same info a trained MB tech would use. form wiring diagrams to whatever. You just need to search using keywords.

check out the site preview :

http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/preview.jsp


lastly,

A TIP. the info in the WIS-online is organized in tree structure. All connected.

for instance you might find a page on removing the cluster. On that page the steps could be :

1. remove the steering wheel | AR46.10.P-0100B.
2. pull out cluster. | AR54.30-P-6015-01Z

each one of these is a separate instructional document. (clicking on the document number to the right of the title will let you view it.)

also, any task that requires you to "remove the steering wheel"
will include a link to that same doc. (they made it so easy)


have fun.

[Andrew C280]

the 20 dollar fee is for how long, one day, a week, a year ?

[benzdude]

Originally posted by benzdude
try http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/

$20.00 and you get all the official MB info you can save to pdf in 24 hours. thats what i did. (adobe acrobat not included)

did you read through the posts?

[Andrew C280]

sorry ! can you buy a year pass or anything

[martattack]

Originally posted by Andrew C280
sorry ! can you buy a year pass or anything

Ye$$ you can


Day 24 Hours $18.00
Week 7 Days $95.00
Month 31 Days $275.00
Year 365 Days $2950.00

[Andrew C280]

I think I will get my friend in germany to send me a manual since he can get them. My mechanic here told me that it would cost about 4000 canadian dollars I assume those prices are in U.S dollars. i asked him if i could look at his well what do you think he said of course not since i would be takeing money out of his pocket, and he dosent want to be responcible for anything that i might screw up.

I think I will stick with the mitchell manual I have for now its better than nothing