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1986 420SEL Smoke Silver/Choc. Brown Interior
I need one for a 1986 420 SEL. Good Idea!!
Either downloadable or paper style. I know Haynes does not do one for our cars. Help!!
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1986 560SEL, 97 BMW 740iL
It is the paper owner manual that the dealer lost when the car was in service ages ago. Since it was my parent's car and nobody bothered to order or at least demand a replacement. Well, when I went to them, they denied they lost it and the service manager who worked on that day had left da da da...BS. And now the car is passed down to me and I wanted one and asked around and sent MBUSA an e-mail and they replied saying pretty much call us and see stuff. So I called and they said they have it on stock so I ordered one. Think it was twenty something bucks for the reprint and I will get it in 7 days, they said.
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1983 240D 1985 500SEC
Repair Manual
I just subscribed the do-it-yourself online manual for one model 1985 500SEC for $24.95 for one year from this website:
http://www.alldatadiy.com/index.html
Hope this can help.
http://www.alldatadiy.com/index.html
Hope this can help.
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1986 560SEL, 97 BMW 740iL
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the one that I purchased from ebay seems to be pretty good! I haven't gone through too much of it but it seems to have everything covered.
the one that I purchased from ebay seems to be pretty good! I haven't gone through too much of it but it seems to have everything covered.
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1986 560SEL, 97 BMW 740iL
Yes, I was only teasing you. Sorry. I was thinking about the CD version too. But the more I thought about it, the more I decided not to get it. That would mean I'd need a notebook computer to put it next to the car. I don't want to spend the money just for that purpose. If there is a major parts need repaired? I'd take it to the pro. The guy in town has been taking care of my cars for years so far I am pretty happy with his works.
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1986 560SEL, 97 BMW 740iL
The reproduction manual arrived today. It looks just like the original except the word, Reproduction is on the cover. Inside, you can tell it is reproduction because the pages are not shinny like the original. But nevertheless, it's good to have one back in the car. Now I have to go to Staples and find a little carrier for the manual and the service booklet.
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85 300SD, 80 280SL, 90 300TE 4Matic, 90 300D 2.5 Turbo, 91 300E 4Matic, 92 300D 2.5 Turbo, 87 300TD
I purchased the 126 CD from MB. I must say I was disapointed! While we may call it a shop manual, MB does not. They call it a repair manual. It does not cover all operations which they deem to be too complicated for the user. For those operations the user "should take the car to an authorized Mercedes service center." Operations such as removal and replacement of the transmission are not covered. I spoke with the Mercedes publications representative at some length about this. I was able to get more information from Alldatadiy.com for $24.95 a year (and only $14.95 for a renewal).
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Yes you can download various workshop service and repair manuals for the W126 models here http://mbmanuals.com/100-series/mb-126-w126/
I found what I was looking for.... chassis and body manual
I found what I was looking for.... chassis and body manual