Mercedes Benz Repair manual on CD / CD-Rom - the secret

[71Rcode]

This may not be a secret to you guys - but before I got my hands on a copy of the mercedes benz repair manual on CD (for my W124 series), all I read was how crappy the line drawings are, and how difficult they were to read.

I totally agree- on screen. PDFs are difficult to make out sometimes on screen. The fact is, the drawings are very, very crisp - as is the text.

The SECRET is to print out the PDFs you want on a high quality, laser printer. I simply took my CD to work, opened about 10 sections I wanted to have "on hand" - and sent them to our black/white printer. At 600 dpi, even 300 dpi, the images will come out incredibly well.

Basically, I am creating my own 'hard copy' manual in a three ring binder. Printing them out is key. And I tried it on my home desk jet - just not the quality of a laser printer.

Hope this helps. Regards,

71Rcode

[Cap'n Carageous]

I did the same thing. Only used 35,615 sheets of paper!!

[71Rcode]

Hey Cap, where in GA do you live? I was in columbus from '88-92, and in Lilburn (just NE of Atlanta) from '92-96. Love the state of GA! Moutains, trout fishing, pine trees, wildlife and some of the twistiest, smoothest (state-tax paid for) back-country roads I've ever seen

[TX76513]

Originally posted by Cap'n Carageous
I did the same thing. Only used 35,615 sheets of paper!!

W126 has 35,782 sheets

[Cap'n Carageous]

Originally posted by 71Rcode
Hey Cap, where in GA do you live? I was in columbus from '88-92, and in Lilburn (just NE of Atlanta) from '92-96. Love the state of GA! Moutains, trout fishing, pine trees, wildlife and some of the twistiest, smoothest (state-tax paid for) back-country roads I've ever seen

If you draw a line from Columbus to Savannah, I am in the exact center of the state near Eastman. Georgia is pretty cool. I can drive 3 hours and be in the mountains or 2 1/2 hours and be at the beach. We have two seasons here. Summer and a looooong fall.

[sbourg]

Thanks for posting your observation. This factor could make the difference whether I eventually invest in the CD.

I am currently in the process of PDF'ing a Bosch manual on automotive electrics and fuel management. It is on loan to me from our library at work, and I will be retiring end of next month. The quality will be nothing like the quality you describe - just page images. PDF quality depends entirely on the effort and money spent on into the document preparation. The best can certainly be excellent.

Steve

[xp190]

I've been printing things out of my manual so often, I have most of it in paper form now, where, is a different story

xp

[Cap'n Carageous]

Originally posted by xp190
I've been printing things out of my manual so often, I have most of it in paper form now, where, is a different story

xp

I was the same way. I'll bet I had 10 printouts of fuel distributor adjustment procedure and could never find one when I needed it. So I copied all the files to my hard drive and started printing. Now everything is in one binder about the size of a Datsun 210. It might take 30 minutes to find it but it's in there somewhere!

[andrew1413]

How to buy the Mercedes-Benz W124 repair manual on CD-ROM?
Thx.
Andrew.
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