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

[Bobby Ross]

Thanks for the info on the Manual on CD that is adv. on ebay...I havebeen
watching those and temepted to buy one, but something about the ad did not
feel right.   Glad to save a few bucks..

I have a 95 SL 500 and my biggest challenge is to try to find a way to use
the telephone.  NO one will activate analog service, but I think if I try
long enough I can find a way to tap into the phone features........

Bobby Ross
Virginia Beach, Virginia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dr.r.becker@gmx.net>
To: <r129list@mbcoupes.com>; <MrThor@worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 4:35 PM
Subject: [R129 SL] RE: R129 manual, was: Central locking system issue


> 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
>
>
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