[R129 SL] RE: R129 manual, was: Central locking system issue

[r129list@mbcoupes.com]

Thor, 

I had a look at this auction and there is (unfortunately) no such MB 
manual for model 129 on CD. Not existing, full stop.

I can only speculate as to the content of this CD, as the information 
in the auction description is vague, but from what it says it appears 
to be a bootleg copy of the MB CD for the introduction into service 
of model 129. That is a CD that was distributed to the MB workshops 
ahead of the sales start of model 129 in 1989 and contains technical 
information on many aspects of the car, but DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY 
WORKSHOP MANUAL ! 

So while this is a nice CD to have, as I do myself, it serves hardly 
any purpose as a manual and the copy is not worth the $60 as the 
auction stands now. If any of you is interested, the MB club here in 
London can get you a copy, certainly at a better price than this 
auction. The bidders are obviously fooled into thinking this is a 
workshop manual CD. No wonder it is a "private" auction ;-)

All workshop manual documents for model 129 are available in the MB 
WIS (Workshop Information System) - and only there (apart from the 
old microfiche) . That is what you need if you want the complete 
information on R129 models and all other MB series from about 1985 to 
today. The WIS is strictly dealership only, i.e. not easy to get and 
install, but there are ways to get it and to install it successfully, 
BTDT. I would certainly not buy it on ebay, too many sellers of 
nonsense there and simple bootleg copies of the WIS will not work at 
all. MB is not stupid enough to have the software that they want to 
restrict to their own workshops on CDs that anyone can burn.

Caveat emptor.

Richard Becker
London

> I did see a CD-ROM available in Ebay, Here is the link
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=342
> 27 &item=2457978664> &category=34227&item=2457978664
> 
> 
> 
> Thor