Factory Books and Manuals

Mercedes Treasure Found at Old Dealership - Manuals and Literature - Many One-of-a-Kind!

There is nothing more exciting than finding old treasure and for us that can mean vintage Mercedes parts and literature. We just recently made the discovery of some large boxes of factory service manuals, factory parts manuals, and original owners handbooks. There were buried away in an old Mercedes dealership who no longer needed them. After some tough negotiation we loaded all six big boxes (which we could hardly lift) in the back of Kaias wagon and drove them back to the warehouse. We did not know for sure what was in all the boxes so that made it doubly exciting. After going through all the boxes we have indeed discovered some rare treasures.

Mercedes 201 190E Owners Manual in Large 8 x 11 Format

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201 Owners manual big
This is a copy of original 190E 2.3 and 2.6 that was enlarged to 8.5 x 11 inch format and then punched and installed in a 3 ring bidder. 100 pus single pages with copy only on one side.

Mercedes 1971 Service Operation Time Guide 3 Ring

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1971 time manual 3 ring
This 400 plus page guide covers factory time repair estimates for most common jobs on Mercedes Models produced during the 1960s. Covers chassis 111 sedans, coupes and convertibles, 112, 113, 108, 109 and early 114 and 115 models. Pages are laid out in chart format listing jobs and time estimates in column format. NOTE: Pages have been removed from original factory binding and placed in medium 3 ring binder for easy of reading.  
Binder itself is not in very good condition but is a standard smaller size.

1984 to 1988 190E Factory Electric Troubleshooting Manual-Includes 16V

Item: FMB-201ESTM $90.00 View Product
201 Electrical Troubleshooting Manual


Very hard to find Factory Electrical System Troubleshooting Manual for earlier 201 chassis 190E 2.3, 190E 2.3-16, and 190E 2.6. Contains trouble shooting tips and has loads of wire diagrams for every system in the car. Even has a pictorial section on electrical component location. Lots of pages - approximately 3/4 inch thick. Publishing date is 1988. Manual in very good conditon will virtually no interior grease and heavy dirt marks.

 

Factory Service Manual Maintenance, Tuning, unit Replacement, Passenger, car starting 1959

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Factory Service Manual Maintenance, Tuning, unit Replacement, Passenger, car starting 1959
This manual refers to Mercedes passenger vehicles built from 1959-1967 including Ponton, Finback, 110, 111, 112 and early 113 chassis including sedans coupes and convertibles.

This original factory manual was printed in stugart in May of 1969. It is in fair to good condition with some wrinkling of the cover and a very few loose pages. There are not major grease spots but there is some smudging internally, Manual is very think and heavy and measures 1 1/4 inch thick. Note: It is not a complete manual for every chassis - it covers common service and maintenance procedures and unit replacement.

190SL and Ponton Factory Service Manual 180 to 220SE

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Factory Service Manual 182 220SE
Ponton Model Factory service manual. This manual was developed as a supplement to the workshop manual for the model 190 to extend coverage to 180 180D 190D 190SL 220 219 220S and 220SE. This covers chassis pontons and SL's in the late 1950's to early 1960's. This manual is in good condition it is a reprint of the factory original manual. It is not perfect. There are some dirt spots on the cover and very outer edges of the pages. Almost all the inside pages are clean. No oily spots, etc. Please note this is not a complete maintenance and repair manual for all models this is a service manual which give service and tuning highlight and component removal for these ponton cars. Covers engine, transmission and running gear components only.

Early Hershman Antenna Instruction Booklet and Keys

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Early Hershman Antenna Instruction Booklet and Keys
This is a vintage instruction booklet printed in Germany. It does come in both German and English this is the instruction booklet in the 1960 models 111 112 108 109 113 chassis. This is for the manual antenna instruction booklet on how to maintain and service your antenna and to use the keys to get the mast up and down.

Becker Grand Prix Electronic Operations Guide

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Becker Grand Prix Electronic Operations Guide
This applies to 126 123 107 chassis of the early 1980's that came with the early model Becker Grand Prix electronic radio. If you are confused on how that radio. If you are confused how that radio should operate this is the factory instruction booklet that will tell you what all the little buttons and switches are for to control this factory radio. Regular price was $18.00 SKU: FMB-COMBGPE

Mercedes 109 300SEL 6 Cylinder Owners Manual

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109 300SEL Owners Manual
This applies to very few 300SEL sedans that were built with the 6 cylinder engine in the 1968 and 1969. This is the 300SEL/8 owners manual in excellent condition. This a very rare booklet. It also comes with the original plastic pouch but it does have a split seam. 

Factory FM and FM Stereo Performance Booklet

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Factory FM and FM Stereo Performance Booklet

Applies to all 107 114 115 116 123 chassis that was included with the radio. It explains range performance and other details on operation.  SKU: FMB-COMFMPB

 

Early 1960's Lubrication and Maintenance Service Booklet

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Early 1960's Lubrication and Maintenance Service Booklet
This booklet is designed to be used in conjunction with service booklet KD1007 and the number on this book is MB150. It appears to have come originally with a 190D Finback sedan and could apply to 110 111 chassis and it goes up to 62,000 miles in pages but please note that the tear out pages have been used up to 5,000 miles. The inside is good condition but the cover is worn and stain but this would be an excellent reference if you have a finback or another early 60's Mercedes that could use this maintenance reference lubrication book. Regular price was $25.00 SKU: FMB-COMELMB

Cruise Control Factory Instruction Card

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Cruse Control Factory Instruction Card
This is a good used factory instruction card for the early cruse control operation on 107 114 115 116 123 chassis. If you are looking for an addition to your book set on your early Mercedes this originally came in the glove box to explain how to operate the cruse control stock.  FMB-COMCCIC

Becker Cassette Stereo 355 Instruction Booklet Set

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Becker Cassette Stereo 355 Instruction Booklet Set
This set of Becker radio booklets applies to any 107 114 115 116 123 chassis that came with the Becker radio installed. This is an excellent set. I am no familiar with the 355 model radio but I believe it came in most of the mid to late 1970's chassis Mercedes factory radio.  Regular price was $20.00 SKU: FMB-COMBSIB

Becker Grand Prix Radio Instruction and Maintenance Booklet

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Becker Grand Prix Radio Instruction and Maintenance Booklet

This booklet can apply to any chassis 107, 114, 123, 116 up to 1980 with manual controls on Becker Grand Prix.  This is a very nice set of books including the data tag, the instruction booklet and the wiring diagram. Included is the original red plastic pouch that came with this book set.

Regular price was $29.50

SKU: FMB-COMGPBI

Mercedes 116 300D Factory Owners Book Set

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116 300Sd owners books
These manuals applies to all 116 chassis 300SD 1979-1980. This is not a complete set of owners books but s you can see it includes the owners manual, the directory of fuel station and the facts book about FM and radio reception Also comes is complete with the factory clear pouch. Not perfect as there are a few loose pages but all are there and very readable.

Mercedes 108 280S Factory Owners Manual

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108 280E Factory Owners Manual
Applies to late model 108 sedans 280S carbureted versions. This is the original factory owners handbook/manual that came with these cars. The manual is not perfect as there is some wear and slight dirt marking in some of the pages but is still very readable. This is sold with the original manual pouch that came with these cars.

190D Diesel Finback Owners Manual

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190D Diesel Finback Owners Manual
This manual applies to all early finback 110 chassis 190D from the early 1960's. This information can also apply to the later finback 200D's as well. This owners manual is in excellent used condition. It is one of the nicest I've seen. There is no staining or dirty pages and is very clean inside and the cover has a couple of very slight wear points on the corners. Comes complete with the original factory pouch. Regular price was $38.00 SKU: FMB-FINOOM

123 Chassis Gasoline Sedan Coupe Owners Manual In German

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123 Chassis Gasoline Sedan Coupe Owners Manual In German
Applies to all early 123 280C 280E 280CE sedans and coupes. This is the original German owners manual for European models. There is no English reference included. There is some slight staining on the cover in the first section of the pages. It is quite readable but it is not in perfect condition. Regular price was $15.00 SKU: FMB-123GGOM

108 Chassis 250S Owners Manual and Service Booklet

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108 Chassis 250S Owners Manual and Service Booklet
Applies to early 108 sedans 250S models. This is the original owners manual and service booklet. It is not in mint condition there is some minor crinkling of the pages in the owners manual. It is thick and still quite readable but not perfect. Regular price was $28.50  SKU: FMB-108OMS

109 300SEL 3.5 Factory Owners Manual

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109 300SEL 3.5 Factory Owners Manual
This manual applies to 109 sedans 1970-1972. This can also apply to the 300SEL 4.5 V8. The 3.5 is just a smaller V8. Most of the information is the same in this manual. Condition is good not mint. There are some slight water staining on some of the pages and the cover has some wear to it but the manual is still quite readable. Regular price was $25.00 SKU: FMB-109FOM

220 Early 1950S Factory Original Workshop Manual (used)

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220 Early 1950S Workshop Manual (used)
P55 Here is a very rare find and in excellent condition as well. This is the Mercedes factory workshop maintenance manual for the Mercedes 220 from 1951 to 1954 (suicide door body) Cover and pages are very good but binding glue has loosened in spots. Regular price was $125.00125 SKU: FMB-P55ESM

Mercedessource Gift Certificate

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Mercedessource Gift Certificate

This $25 gift certificate can be used up to one year from date of purchase to be applied toward the purchase any item or items on our website . The certificate will be mailed with an individual certificate number for identification purposes. All the recipient needs to do with it is call in with his order and give us the certificate number.

If you desire a certificate greater than $25.00 can order more than one of these (in $25 increments) or you can call 800-513-5797 with any specific amount you want. This is a great gift to give to a Mercedes enthusiast. There is no charge for mailing a certificate.

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