Any able to read a data card?
 

This was in my 85 Euro...

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...1&d=1348601213

I know hard to read, but taken with kids iPod...

Still, whats it all mean?

Just google Mercedes option codes :)

Or go into EPC www.startekinfo.com
(If you don't have it, get it, it's free for US residents)
put in your VIN
Select Datacard from the top menu
Select print, it will print out a new datacard with the explanations of the numbers.

I just posted this the other day -

I do this to be humorous, not condescending - Google search results - then choose the Comprehensive option code list result.

Sixto
87 300D

GREAT!

So here is what I found out the card says.... And it corresponds to everything I see in the car. Also did a full car check on it, totally clean, odometer checks out no wreaks or any other surprises...

Note the Airbag, and the front wipers for the headlights plus the fact it's turbo, and has the automatic climate control. (had me worried for a bit cause I was expecting a euro to be non turbo and to have the 3 dial setup for air)

I swear I learn more and more cool things about these cars everyday.

Data codes.

411 from 01.10.1965 to 31.10.1993 MECHANICAL AND HYDRAULIC SLIDING ROOF

438 " SAFETY BELTS, FRONT, REAR AND CENTRAL"

444 TEMPOMAT (CRUISE CONTROL) AND AIRBAG

466 CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM

481 UNDERSHIELDS

512 " BECKER RADIO EUROPA CASSETTE, FULL STEREO, ELECTRONIC LW/MW/USW"

531 AUTOMATIC ANTENNA

545 " DOUBLE ROLLER BLIND USED AS LUGGAGE AND PASSENGER GUARD, LOCKABLE GLOVE
COMPARTMENT"

570 FRONT FOLDING ARMREST W202 - HOUSING AT FRONT WITH ARMREST

588 AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL AND ELECTRIC WINDOW LIFTERS (FRONT AND REAR DOORS)

593 " GREEN HEAT-INSULATING GLASS ALL ROUND, HEATED REAR WINDOW, SINGLE PANE SAFETY GLASS -
TINTED STRIP"

600 HEADLAMP WIPER/WASHER

640 ALUMINIUM DISC WHEELS WITH RADIAL-PLY TIRES'

665 (662+664) 10 LITERS OF FUEL, 10 LITERS OF FUEL AND MODE OF PACKING VE III

674 " HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY, TROPICAL VERSION"

205 MUSHROOM LEATHER ? (Car does have a light "cream" leather interior)

722 " BAGGAGE RACK, INTEGRATED"

812 REAR-MOUNTED LOUDSPEAKER

843 REAR SEAT BENCH DIVIDED 2/3 : 1/3

844 " FOLDING SEAT BENCH IN LOADING COMPARTMENT, REVERSE TO DIRECTION OF TRAVEL"

623 VERSION FOR SAUDI-ARABIA

Does it have encapsulation panels (481)? Never seen them on a 123.

Sixto
87 300D

It has the "off-road" guards under it. I'll have it up on the lift thursday while I put in the new engine mounts and get some pictures.

623 VERSION FOR SAUDI-ARABIA ??

YA, would make sense. The car was a special import, has the tag (where the normal vin would be) With the original owners name and import information plus vin. It has the automatic A/C plus the under guard protection, 2 things I would think would be handy over there. Saudi is also right hand drive like us.

Drive Left or Right -- Guide to Which Countries Drive On the Left or Right

This car was imported to Huntsville Al. and spent it's entire life there until I bought it. The service records are complete up to 2003 via dealer, then independent shops from that point on right up to about a month before I got it. Carfax also verifies this. Really a neat find and it's in amazing condition.

I just wanted to get some more fact about it before I started to restore it. (wanted to make sure it correct)

438 no seatbelts in the rear
481 can be just a protective layer on the underside of the car
205 is manual and maintenance booklet in English
812 is rear-mounted loudspeakers with fade control
623 is the colour of the car: Ivory (you can see the 623 in the top right, that is where the colour of the car is indicated)
255 is upholstery = Cream white MB Tex

This car has Beige leather. Easy to tell as there is a hole in the back rest of the drivers seat and you can see the back of the material easy enough.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...l-img_4506.jpg

Car is not ivory. It's kind of a yellow cream? Color matches even in the engine compartment...

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...3004571342.jpg

438- The car has seat belts, all the way around including the rear jump seat.

Here's the tag again on the door...

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...l-img_4505.jpg

One really odd thing is the drivers side door. Someone has put an extra key hole there. I'm guessing it was for the alarm system, which seem to be pretty extensive in the car. I will go ahead and remove that and have the hole repaired when I do the new paint.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...1&d=1348663449

Here is a quick shot of the Under-guard..

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...1&d=1348663523

I had missed the 255- but I show this for it....

255 from 01.09.1981 to 31.07.1992 " BECKER RADIO MEXICO CASSETTE, FULL STEREO, ELECTRONIC, AM/FM, WITH INTERPHONE AND
REMOTE CONTROL" which is odd since it has the 512 also, 512 from 01.03.1985 to 30.11.1990 " BECKER RADIO EUROPA CASSETTE, FULL STEREO, ELECTRONIC LW/MW/USW"

Either way, the guy I bout the car from has the original radio (which he stuck into a 240 he has) I'm going to see if I can get it or at least buy the correct one for the car. Will keep the current blaupunkt installed, but always nice to have the original with the car.

I see cream white MB tex, or are you saying the MB tex has faded and was really brown to begin with?

The colour is 623 Hellelfenbein, which is translated as Ivory White. It is the German taxi colour by the way.

I stand corrected on the 438 code.

The tag is there because it was a grey market import.

The standard dealer installed alarm system had a key hole on the tunnel, never seen one under de door grip.

It's leather. Here is a picture if the back side of the material...
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...1&d=1348665603

235-Cream? Mercedes Leather 80-94

Although I do have english manuals, a lot of the material is like this...
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...1&d=1348665683

on the 623- 623 from 01.04.1983 to 31.01.1986 VERSION FOR SAUDI-ARABIA

IF it was 623L, 623L CAMEROUN
Or 623O, 623O from 1978 LIGHT IVORY

Full 623
623 from 01.10.1966 to 31.10.1966 BRITISH EAST AFRICA-VERSION
623 from 01.02.1986 VERSION FOR THE GULF STATES
623 from 01.02.1978 to 31.08.1979 REAR LICENSE PLATE MOULDING FOR LICENSE NUMBER FOIL
623 from 01.04.1983 to 31.01.1986 VERSION FOR SAUDI-ARABIA
623 from 01.11.1966 to 28.02.1974 " VERSION FOR UGANDA, TANZANIA, KENYA"
623L CAMEROUN
623O from 1978 LIGHT IVORY
623U from 01.01.1972 LIGHT IVORY

It's fun cause it like doing detective work :)

The other tags...
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...1&d=1348667292
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...1&d=1348667335

Both match what I'm seeing on the card.

255 is indeed leather and not MB tex (my bad). But it should still be creamy white (from 1982). From 1979-1982 the code for creamy white was 235.

If 623 was an option, it would be in the options list, but it is on the spot were the colour of the car is indicated.

It may be creamy white... I found a color chart yesterday showing the color options for leather in 1985, there where two cream colors, like mine (very close to each other) but no white. So I'm guessing the creamy white is what we are looking at.

As to the paint, the car has been repainted in the past, poorly. (Lots of runs, and drips, some over spray) BUT the color in the engine compartment etc matches it. Judging by the crappy job done, there is no way they resprayed all the hard areas. Besides, the paint in the engine compartment shows the correct wear, it's defiantly the original color.

It would be nice to know for sure, because I want the car repainted to the matching factory code using the correct paint. If it is indeed ivory white for some odd reason, all the better as I like white cars better. But that still would not explain the current color of the cars (not normally painted areas) like said engine compartment, under the hood, floors etc...

Also, keep in mind, that 255 code your looking at means that was the option from 79-82 (meaning it does not apply to my 85)

for my 85 the 235 code would be Conti Tires.

235 from 01.04.1966 to 30.09.1970 ELECTRIC WINDOW LIFTERS (FRONT DOORS)
235 from 01.05.1982 CONTI TIRES
235 from 01.09.1973 to 31.08.1979 " CONTI TIRES FOR KENYA, UGANDA, TANZANIA"
235 from 01.03.1964 to 28.02.1966 " SOFT TOP, HYDRAULIC, AUTOMATIC"
235A from 31.10.1970 LEATHER MUSHROOM
235B from 11.12.1995 CUSTOMER SERVICE - STATION AUSTRALIA
235L WUERZBURG BRANCH

The 255 code for 85 by this list looks to be the becker mexico... Which is confusing being there is a code for a becker Euro also (512)

255 from 01.07.1965 to 31.05.1972 REAR AXLE RATIO 1 : 3.69 (READING IN KILOMETERS)
255 from 01.04.1974 to 30.11.1977 " BECKER RADIO GRAND PRIX, WITH INTERPHONE AND REMOTE CONTROL"
255 from 01.09.1981 to 31.07.1992 " BECKER RADIO MEXICO CASSETTE, FULL STEREO, ELECTRONIC, AM/FM, WITH INTERPHONE AND
REMOTE CONTROL"
255 from 31.10.1996 RADIO MB AUDIO 30 - JAPAN
255A from 05.02.1998 " LEATHER, NAPPA - QUARTZ"
255O from 1978 DESIGNO-OLIVE
255U from 01.01.1994 DESIGNO-OLIVE (OLIVIN)

You can see on the "dog tag": 623 H, that is the paint colour. It is also on the datacard. The colour I see on the pictures is Ivory White.

The code for creamy white leather was:

1979-1982 235
1982-1985 255

You can see the code in the third column at the top of the datacard. The code matches the colour of the leather I see on the pictures provided.

The EPC doesn't show a datacard for WDB1231931F043845, that is strange for a 1985 model.

BTW, this is the list I'm going by....

Ya, the russian vin decoder would not work for my vin either. Which is why I originally started the thread.

Good to know about the actual interior color, I'll need to know that so I can order the replacement material to fix that hole.

But look at this picture... take note of the white house behind the car... the car is not white.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...a53be019e4.jpg

Here is another , see the white camper behind it?

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...1967ad1d14.jpg

And like I said, paint matches the engine compartment, the floors etc... so this is the factory color of the car...

The paint and upholstery codes are different from the options codes. You cannot use the options code list to see what paint and upholstery codes mean.

See the picture of your data card:

In the red circle the paint code
in the light blue rectangle is the upholstery code
in the yellow rectangle are all the options.

Ah, but it is not white, but Ivory White, that looks like teeth from a smoker ;-)

Here you can see another example of Ivory White on German taxis.

AHHH that's so cool! I would have never called that color white in any sense of the word. It makes sense now.

So, what's your take on the radio? which one did it have exactly?

Re radio: my options list says the Becker Europa Full Stereo was only fitted until 1982, but that need not be entirely correct. What radio is in the car now?

Re Saudi Arabia: It could be that the car was in SA, but it doesn't have an option code to indicate that it was sold in SA. The car could have been bought in Germany and shipped to SA and from there to the USA. And I'm not sure about SA, but in many countries in the Middle East, you cannot drive a diesel car. It would only get a SA delivery code if the car was sold through the dealer over there.

currently its got an after-marked radio in it.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...l-img_4501.jpg

The 551 option code shown on the data card indicates a anti-theft system, so your extra lock may be original.

that would be interesting....


course a nightmare to try and trouble shoot.

Here is the alarm horn that was in the car...

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...l-img_4492.jpg

It has extra switches in the doors etc for the alarm. If it's factory, cool, ill leave it alone.