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References

In addition to the Mercedes-Benz factory manuals listed elsewhere on this page, the following publications are valuable resources for researching Ponton-related facts and figures.
The Mercedes-Benz Since 1945 Volume 1: The 1940s and 1950s including 300SL, 190SL and Ponton models 1985 James Taylor / Reprinted in 1991 / ISBN: 0-900549-95-5

 

Four Cylinder Models (pp. 77-89) (13 Mb .pdf)
Six Cylinder Models (pp. 90-102) (12Mb .pdf)
Buying Advice and Technical Information (pp. 131-143) (5Mb .pdf)
Selected pages (.pdf files) courtesy Thomas Morehouse / June 29, 2013

Service and Technical Manuals

Contact information for Service Manuals from the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center (Germany) was accurate as of June 2002. As of October 2012, they only stock hard-copy manuals in German. The part numbers are printed on the documents, and may be different from the order numbers.

General

Daimler AG
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center
HPC 096 / R 051
D - 70546 Stuttgart
Germany

Technical

Daimler AG
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center
Technische Literatur
HPC 096/ R 051
D - 70546 Stuttgart
Germany

Phone +49 (0) 711-17-83293
FAX +49 (0) 711-17-83086
classic.literatur@daimler.com
Ponton literature (W120 W121 W128 W180, and 190SL) (Flipbook format / German only)

Service Manual
Model 190, 190b

SM-1207-000
Service Manual
Models 180 to 220SE

SM-1201-000
Service Manual
Model 190SL

SM-1204-111
Service Manual
Model 190SL
(Spanish)

Courtesy: Enrique Adolfo Arévalo
Iguala Guerrero, Mexico
March 7, 2024
Technical Data
Passenger Cars

S-2588-000 (12/1957)
S-2471-000 (10/1960)

Service Manual Model 190 (SM-1207-000). All Ponton owners need this 992 page manual because it contains repair instructions for all models in the range. No longer available (NLA) in print from OEM sources. Original MB Service Manuals are sometimes available from online auction sites and book vendors. Service Manuals are provided elsewhere on this page in zip/.pdf format.

If you own a Ponton model other than a Type 190 or 190b, you will also need the Service Manual Models 180 to 220SE (SM-1201-000). This 622 page manual is described as a "Supplementary Manual to Workshop Manual Model 190", and covers models other than the 190 and 190b if/when the information is different from the 190 manual. Specific coverage: Types 180, 180a/b/c/D/Db/Dc, 190D/Db, 190SL, 220a, 220S, 219, 220SE. The Service Manual Models 180 to 220SE (SM-1201-000) does not provide full coverage for the diesel model Types 180D/180Db/180Dc/190D/190Db. Service Manuals are provided elsewhere on this page in zip/.pdf format.

Diesel engines — The Mercedes-Benz Classic Center does not list the printed edition of Diesel engine manual OM 636 and OM 621 (SM-6540-2166). However; it is included with the two CD-ROM Service Manual Library Volume 2 set. Service Manuals are provided elsewhere on this page in zip/.pdf format.

Fuel Injection — The fuel injection systems found in the Type W128 Ponton series models (220SE sedan, coupé, cabriolet) are covered in Job No. 07-10 of the Service Manual / Maintenance, Tuning, Unit Replacement / Passenger Cars Starting August 1959 Volume 1 (651 014 02 13). This Service Manual is provided elsewhere on this page in zip/.pdf format.

The 75 page 190 SL Supplement to Workshop Manual Type 190 (SM-1204-111) may no longer be available from the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center (inquire).

Service Manual Model 190SL (Spanish) Courtesy: Enrique Adolfo Arévalo / Iguala Guerrero, Mexico / March 7, 2024

The Service Manual for the (pre-Ponton) Type 220 (W187) (7/1951-5/1954) and Type 220a (W180) (Ponton) may no longer be available at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center (inquire).

Technical Data Passenger Cars / December 1957 Edition (S-2588-000). As of January 2004 this reference manual was still available as a reprint from authorized MB agents. A pocket sized manual (115 mm x 150 mm) consisting of 288 pages. It contains technical data, illustrations, and specifications not always found in other factory service manuals. In addition to covering the Ponton series Types 180a/180D, 190, 190SL, 219, 220a/220S (12/1957 Edition), it also covers the Types 170V/Va/Vb/S-V/S/Sb/D/Da/Db/DS/S-d, 300b/c/d, 300S/Sc, 300SL. The book is an indispensable resource for obscure minutiae. Contained are data about capacities and operating materials, dimensions, weights, measures and tolerances, settings, performance curves and much more. Check with your local MB agent regarding the availability of various other editions. There is also a 10/1960 edition (S-2471-000), which covers later Ponton models.

Maintenance Booklet Types 180/D, 190/D, 219, 220S/SE
Order number 6516 0700 30. As of January 2004, the MB Classic Center offered a Maintenance Booklet for specific Ponton models. In German with English and French translations. Maintenance Booklets "Serve for the documentation of the maintenance jobs and give notes over their extent and time."

Owner's Manual
Model 180b
(French)

Owner's Manual
Model 180Db
(English)

Owner's Manual
Model 180Db
(French)

Owner's Manual
Model 190b

(English)
 


4 Mb .pdf


5 Mb .pdf


4 Mb .pdf


10 Mb .pdf

Type 180b and 180Db Owner's Manuals courtesy Charly Denecheau / France / February 2-7, 2013
Type 190b Owner's Manual courtesy Thomas Morehouse / Connecticut, USA / January 30, 2014

Owner's Manual
Model 220S

Edition C
Individual .jpg files

Owner's Manual
Model 220S

Edition C
25 Mb .pdf

Illustrated Parts Manual
Model 220S

Catalog C 1958
3 Mb .pdf

Model 220S Owner's Manual .jpg images will print 8.5" x 11" at 150 pixels per inch (ppi)

Owner's Manual .jpg files courtesy Lenna Winther-Saxe / Fresno, California / September 26, 2008
Owner's Manual .pdf file courtesy Brian Nicholas / Oceanside, California / June 5, 2011
Cover for "Catalog C" courtesy Len Sokoloff (source of .pdf unknown) / August 12, 2011

Type 220S Lubrication Chart (included in 220S Owners Manual)

Lubrication Chart (300 dpi) .jpg file courtesy Lenna Winther-Saxe / Fresno, California / September 15, 2014


Special Equipment for Passenger Cars (Edition B)

Courtesy Thomas Morehouse / Connecticut, USA / August 4, 2013


Service Manual / Diesel Engines OM 636 and OM 621 (78 Mb zip file) / Index

 

Courtesy Thomas Morehouse / Connecticut, USA / April 1, 2014


Mercedes-Benz Hydrak der hydraulische Kupplungsautomat
Hydrak Automatic Clutch (German)

For English, see Hydrak Automatic Clutch page

Courtesy Detlef Gonzalez / Bergisch Gladbach, Germany / December 26, 2017




Service Manuals on CD-ROM

STAR Classic Service Manual Library Volume 2

Two CD-ROM set (QL-6516-5613-02)


Contents
  • Service Manual Model 190 (SM-1207-00)
  • Service Manual Models 180 to 220SE (SM-1201-000)
  • Diesel engine manual OM 636 and OM 621 (SM-6540-2166)
  • Service Manual / Maintenance, Tuning, Unit Replacement / Passenger Cars starting August 1959 (651 014 02 13)

The two CD-ROM set is NLA from Mercedes-Benz. All Service Manual content from the original two CD-ROM set is included in these zip files. Used with permission from M-B Classic Center / Irvine, California / March 2014.

Hints and Tips
Note: since the CD-ROM set is NLA, this method of finding documentation may seem primitive, but it's better than nothing.
  1. First, download, and unzip the Service Manual CD Type 190.zip. All Ponton owners need this 992 page manual because it contains repair instructions for all models in the range.
  2. Next, view the Service Manual Group Number Index, which categorizes jobs by group number (e.g., clutch = Group 25, transmission = Group 26, brakes = Group 42, etc.). The group numbers will correspond to folder names when the files are unzipped, e.g., all jobs in Group 25 (clutch) will be found in the "grp_25" folder.
  3. Then, view the Service Manual Alphabetical Job Number Index to determine the specific job number. Each job number is included in the zipped service manuals as .pdf files.
  4. If the job number is not found in the Type 190 zip file, download, unzip, and search the Type 180, and/or Type 220a zip files.
  5. Once the files are unzipped, the job numbers will correspond to .pdf file names, e.g., according to the Alphabetical Job Number Index, "Accelerating pump" is job number 07-0/11. In this example, use the search function on your computer to locate file names that include the job number prefix 07. 
  6. Clear as mud? Play around with it, you'll figure it out.

Zip files courtesy Thomas Morehouse / Connecticut, USA / March 18, 2014


Zip file courtesy Thomas Morehouse / Connecticut, USA / January 20, 2015

Main Wiring Harness from Service Manual Model 190

Appendix for Wiring Harness Diagram
Circuit Diagrams for models 180, 180a, 180b, 180D, 190D, 180Db, 190Db, 190SL, 220a, 219, 220S, 220SE

Other vintage Mercedes-Benz manuals on CD-ROM (current availability unknown)

  • QL-6516-5612-02 CD-ROM Early Models (W136, W186, W187) Volume 1
  • QL-6516-5613-02 CD-ROM Early Models (W111, 120, 121.010/011, 128, 180, 189) Volume 2
  • QL-6516-5614-02 CD-ROM Early Models (W108, 109, 110, 112) Volume 3
  • QL-6516-5415-02 CD-ROM Early Models (W100, 113, 121.040/042, 198) Volume 4



Service Manual
Maintenance, Tuning, Unit Replacement
Passenger Cars Starting August 1959


Volume 1

Volume 2

This Service Manual refers to the passenger cars built from August 1959 to December 1967 of the Models 190c, 190Dc, 200, 200D, 220b, 220Sb, 220SE* 220SEb, 230, 230S, 230SL, 250S, 250SE, 250SL, 300SE, 300SEb, and 300SEL.

*Editor's Note: Mercedes-Benz of North America omitted "220SE" from the FOREWARD in Volume 1. The fuel injection system for Type W128 Ponton series models (220SE sedan, coupé, cabriolet) is included and described in Volume 1.
Fuel Injection Topics Included in Volume 1
  • Job No. 00-16 Adjustment of Fuel Injection Engine (pp. 120 - 133 of .pdf)
  • Job No. 00-18 Trouble Shooting Hints for the Injection System (pp. 134 - 136 of .pdf)
  • Job No. 07-10 Fuel Injection System (pp. 208 - 228 of .pdf)

Service Manual
Maintenance, Tuning, Unit Replacement
Passenger Cars Starting August 1959
Volume 1 (36 Mb .pdf)

Service Manual
Maintenance, Tuning, Unit Replacement
Passenger Cars Starting August 1959
Volume 2 (41 Mb .pdf)

PDF files courtesy Jake Durig / Salem, Oregon, USA / September 13, 2014



Illustrated parts catalog: Original-Teilekatalog Baumuster PONTON 180b, c, Db, Dc, 190b, Db (Bestellnummer: L6510000014). 2001/2002 Edition. Soft cover, 90 bound pages, written in German.

Illustrated parts catalog: Original-Teilekatalog Baumuster PONTON 219, 220a, 220S, 220SE Coupé, Cabriolet (Bestellnummer: L6510000008). 2001/2002 Edition. Soft cover, 172 bound pages, written in German.

The MBIG illustrated parts catalogs cover production data, color codes and various data card formats. All sub-assemblies are illustrated (black and white) with current part numbers per the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center. Includes a separate soft bound PREISLISTE (price list) (Bestellnummer: L6510002002B) for both 4 and 6 cylinder Ponton models. Note that these catalogs are often sold by MBIG on eBay (and the German eBay site, www.ebay.de). Check with MBIG for price and availability.

Mercedes-Benz SPECIAL One and two-tone special paint finish with standard upholstery 180 - 180D - 190 - 219 - 220S. This two sided, full color folding pamphlet appears to be a reproduction of an original Mercedes-Benz document. Includes color code information as indicated on front cover of pamphlet. Upholstery codes are not shown in color. The printing is high quality. No part number listed. Check with MBIG for price and availability. Also see the Color Chart page for more detail.



Special Equipment for Passenger Cars (Edition B) (.pdf)

Special Equipment for Passenger Cars (1959)   

  

Special Equipment brochure (.jpg files) courtesy Detlef Gonzalez / Bergisch Gladbach, Germany / December 13, 2017




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Magazines / Periodicals

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