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These numbers are made up of the first six digits of the respective serial number. In cases where the repair instructions apply to all versions of the engine, only the first three digits of the respective number are referenced. For example, engine applies to all 2. Location of specific repair instructions First locate the major component group in the Group Index. Individual groups are separated by an easily visible dividing page, which is followed by the job index page.

Then check the job index for the exact job required. The first page of a typical job description looks like this: Technical data, tightening torques and tools are listed at the beginning of each Job. All the dimensions are in metric units, provided no other unit of measure is used. The indicated part numbers are serving exclusively for identification and better differentiation of individual versions.

Initial models consisted of the S and SE with 2. Six months later, the 4. In May the SEL 6. The powerful 6. A hydropneumatic suspension with level control system guaranteed the highest driving comfort. Further equipment standard on the top model included central locking system, air-conditioning and headlamp washer system. The North American markets saw the introduction of the SD model in May , the first time a diesel engine had been used in a luxury vehicle.

The 3. The development of this unusual S-Class variant had been started with the goal to fulfil the lower consumption figures introduced by the US-government.

The W series was presented at the Frankfurt motor show in September as the successor of the first S-Class range.

W production stopped between April and September , depending on the type. The last car that passed the final-assembly inspection at the plant in Sindelfingen was a SD. A total of , W were built over eight years.

It was the first modern-style car from Stuttgart, already with horizontal road lights installation instead of the classic vertical clusters. Brightest point, however, was the performance coming from the new 4. Today reality is millions of vehicles on crowded roads; roads that are often not all they should be. Obstructions, regulations, traffic lights, restrictions, bad weather, poor light, noise. The way the road users behave. They make mistakes, so do we - sometimes. And, above all, the fact that no two people are the same, neither physically nor emotionally.