1997 MERCEDES-BENZ ML500 tow

AR88.70-P-9040GI
Remove/install outside rearview mirror paneling
27.2.01

MODEL
163.113 /154 /174 #A as of 289565,

163.113 /154 /174 #X as of 754620,

163.128 /157 /175

P88.70-2107-11

1
Mirror glass

2
Outside rearview mirror paneling

Arrows Retaining lugs


Remove/install

1
Adjust mirror glass (1) toward inside.

2
Loosen retaining lugs (arrows) in housing.

Long wedge

*115589035900

3
Remove outside rearview mirror paneling (2)

toward outside.

4
Disconnect connector from turn signal lamp.

5
Install in the reverse order

Long wedge

115 589 03 59 00

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AR88.70-P-9040GH
Removing and installing outside rearview mirror cover
12.2.97

MODEL
163.113 /136 /154 /172 /174 up to 31.8.01

P88.70-0255-06

1
Frame

2
Mirror housing paneling

3
Catches in mirror housing

4
Outer catch

5
Bolt

6
Clips

Operation no. of operation texts or standard texts and flat rates
Range

Op. no.
Operation text

P
883424
REPLACING HOUSING FOR LEFT OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR

P
883425
CONVERTING HOUSING FOR LEFT OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR (MIRROR REMOVED)

P
883427
REPLACING HOUSING FOR RIGHT OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR

P
883428
CONVERTING HOUSING FOR RIGHT OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR (MIRROR REMOVED)

P
883430
REPLACING HOUSINGS FOR BOTH OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS


Remove/install

1
Remove mirror glass

AR88.70-P-9020GH

2
Release catch in mirror housing (3)

Press mirror housing out of frame (1) with

slight pressure

3
Release paneling for mirror housing (2) from

frame (1)

Outer catch (4) only accessible if mirror

housing is pivoted toward door

4
Remove mirror housing paneling (2)

5
Unscrew screw (5) from frame (1)

Torx bit set

*000589011000

6
Unclip frame (1) from mirror actuator motor

Pivot mirror housing back to initial

position. Unclip clips (6) from actuator motor.

6
Remove frame (1)

7
Install in the reverse order


Torx bit set

000 589 01 10 00

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AR03.10-P-7311BV
Remove/install piston rings
2.7.97

ENGINE
113 in MODEL 129, 163, 202, 203, 208, 209, 210, 211, 215, 220, 230

ENGINE
112 /945, 113.962 /982

P03.10-2022-06

1
Compression ring (plain compression

ring)

2
Compression ring ( taper-faced hook

scraper ring)

3
Oil scraper ring

4
Piston

5
Piston crown

Fig. item, etc.

Work instructions

4
Remove/install pistons

AR03.10-P-7021AV

1, 2, 3
Piston rings
transmission


Pliers

*000589513700


Removal:

Oil scraper ring
with the pliers.

The oil scraper ring (3)
must be removed and

installed by hand.


Installation:
Compression rings
-
Measure width of compression rings (1, 2).

*BE03.10-P-1003-05B

-
Pay attention to installation position of

compression rings (1, 2). The inscription


"Top" or the manufacturer's designation
must
point toward the piston crown (5).

1, 2
Measure the side clearance of the

compression rings

AR03.10-P-7311-01V

1, 2
Measure end gap of the compression rings

AR03.10-P-7311-02V

Test values for piston rings

Number

Designation
Engine 112.910/

911/912
Engine 112.913
Engine 112.920/

921/922/923/940/
941/942/943/944/
945/946/947/948/

960,

113.940/941/942/

943

BE03.10-P-1003-05B
Dimension
Plain compression ring
mm
83.2 X 1.5 X 3.189.9 X 1.5 X 3.189.9 X 1.5 X 3.1

Taper-faced hook

scraper ring
mm
83.2 X 3.5 X 3.5
89.9 X 1.75 X 3.5
89.9 X 3.5 X 3.5

Test values for piston rings

Number

Designation
Engine 112.949

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AR20.40-P-5000M
Remove/install electric fan
24.8.99

ENGINE
612.963 in MODEL 163.113

P20.40-2015-06

Shown on Model 163.113 with

Engine 612.963

1
Clutch

2
Electrical lines circuit 30

3
Clips

4
Captive nuts

5
Bolts

M4/7
Electric suction fan engine and AC

with integrated control


Remove/Install


Danger!
Risk of injury
to
fingers being jammed or

squeezed
when removing and installing or

aligning hoods, doors, trunk lid/tailgate or

sliding roof.
When moving components, ensure that no

body parts or limbs are within the operating

range of moving parts.

AS00.00-Z-0011-01A


Danger!
Risk of death.
Death may result if vehicle

slips or topples from the lifting platform.
Align vehicle between the columns of the

lifting platform and position the four support

plates
at the lifting platform support points

specified by the vehicle manufacturer.

AS00.00-Z-0010-01A

1
Place the vehicle on lifting platform

AR00.60-P-1000GH

2
Open engine hood and raise to vertical position

Have second person secure hood.

AR88.40-P-1000GI

3
Connect quiescent current retention device


*WH58.30-Z-1005-09A

4
Disconnect ground cable of battery

AR54.10-P-0003A

5
Detach coupling (1) at electrical connector of

fan

6
Disconnect electrical lines circuit 30 (2) at
electric fan

7
Unclip wiring harness from bracket

8
Remove front part of noise encapsulation

AR94.30-P-5400GH

9
Detach clamps (3) at bottom side of electric fan

10
Unscrew screws (5)

11
Remove captive nuts (4)

12
Unhinge electric suction fan engine and AC

with integrated control (M4/7) at top of

radiator and take out toward bottom


Installation:
Insert retaining lugs of

electric fan into the mounts at radiator.

13
Install in the reverse order

Commercially available tools

Number

Designation
Make (e. g.)
Order number

WH58.30-Z-1005-09A
CMP 12.2 quiescent current retention unit
Hans Zeheter

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Danger!

Risk of injury
to skin and eyes suffering

scalding from contact with hot coolant spray.
Risk of poisoning
from swallowing coolant.
Do not open cooling system unless coolant

temperature is below 90 °C. Open cap slowly

and release the pressure. Do not pour coolant

into beverage bottles.

Wear protective gloves, protective clothing

and eye protection.

AS20.00-Z-0001-01A

1
Open engine hood and raise to vertical position

Have second person secure hood.

AR88.40-P-1000GI

2
Connect no load current retention unit


*WH58.30-Z-1005-09A

3
Disconnect battery ground cable

AR54.10-P-0003A

4
Remove trim panel of cylinder head cover

AR01.20-P-5014-02B


*BA01.20-P-1002-01A


*BA01.20-P-1003-01A

5
Remove bottom part of noise encapsulation

at front

AR94.30-P-5400GH

6
Remove electric fan (1)

Remove toward bottom.

AR20.40-P-5000M

7
Drain coolant

At radiator.

AR20.00-P-1142M


Notes on coolant
All engines

AH20.00-N-2080-01A

8
Remove charge air cooler (110/2)

AR09.41-P-6817MM

9.1
Attach guard plate for radiator/condenser

With automatic air conditioning, code

581a and AC system or Tempmatic USA,

code 580.

Attach additional AC condenser in the

vehicle.

y

Guard plate for radiator/condenser
Engine 606 in model 124,
Engine 606.961 in model 140,

Engine 112, 113, 604, 605, 611.960 in

MODEL 202,

Engine 602.983, 612.966 in MODEL 461,

Engine 628.962, 612.965, 606.964, 112.945,

113.962/ 982 in MODEL 463,

Engine 111, 112, 611.962, 612.962 in model

203,

Engines 112, 113, 611.961, 612.961, 613.961

in MODEL 210,

Engine 112 in model 170,

Engine 112 in MODEL 220,

Engine 113 in MODEL 211, 215, 220,

Engine 112 in MODEL 208,

Engine 112, 612.963, 628.963 in MODEL 163,
Engine 112.923 /943, 113.961 in MODEL 129,

Engine 137, 275 in MODEL 215, 220,

Engine 613.960, 628.960 in MODEL 220,

Engine 113.992 in model 230.474,

Engine 271 in model 209, 203,

Engine 285.950 in model 240.078 /178,

Engine 612.967 in model 209.316,

Engine 648 in model 220

Engine 112.951 in model 639.601/603/

605/701/703/705/801/803/805

Engine 646.983/984 in model 639.601/

603/605/701/703/705/801/803/805

Engine 646.982 in model

639.601/603/605/701/703/705

WF58.50-P-0110-01A

10
Remove seal rail (11)

11
Extract steering oil from reservoir

Hand pump

*210589007100

12.1
Disconnect power steering oil line (return line

radiator

!
power steering pump supply

reservoir) (18)

Seal connections.


Installation:
Install new sealing rings.


*BA46.30-P-1012-01A


Clamp

*000589543700

Set of stop plugs

*129589009100

12.2
Disconnect power steering oil line (feed line of

steering gear

!
radiator) (19)


Clamp

*000589543700

Set of stop plugs

*129589009100

Hexagon socket wrench

*WH58.30-Z-1001-06A

Hexagon socket wrench

*WH58.30-Z-1002-06A

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13
Mark floor pan through center of rivet and bolt

locations (12, 13) for anchor mounting plate (2)


Only for those positions at which anchor

rings will be installed.

14
Remove template (1)

15
At marks, drill Ø=9.5 mm hole (10) for anchor

bolt and Ø=4 mm holes (11) for rivets

Model 163.174: To avoid damaging

auxiliary fuel tank, do not drill more than 5mm

through floor pan for 2nd row center anchor

ring.

16
Smooth rough edges of holes on underside of

floor pan

17
Clean, prime, and paint holes

18
Using an assistant, place mounting plate (2)

into position from underneath vehicle and

secure with bolt (8)

Plate should be flush with surface of body.

19
Rivet plate into position from inside vehicle,

then remove bolt (8)

20
Seal underbody at plate location
Body seam sealant

*BR00.45-Z-1004-01A


Installing

21
Install load compartment floor covering

Do NOT install internal spare on Model

163.174 at this time.

f

AR68.20-P-4810GH

22
Loosely install trim plate (5) to observe fit to

floor covering

Straight edge of plate (5) towards front of
vehicle.

23
Remove trim plate (5) and relieve floor

covering so that plate, when installed, is

completely flush with floor covering


Use caution to avoid making hole too

large for trim plate to cover hole completely.

Square off hole at front. Relieve only down to

foam.

24
Install anchor ring (6) and related components

Use short spacer (4) on 3rd row rings.

Use long spacer (3) on 2nd row outboard

rings. Use short bolt (8) and no spacer on 2nd

row center ring.

Torx bit set

*000589011000


*BA68.50-P-1001-02A

25
Reinstall rear axle carrier

Model 163.174 only.

f

AR35.10-P-0020-01GH

26
Reinstall internal spare tire and carrier

Model 163.174 only.

f

AR68.30-P-4610GH

27
Reinstall compact spare tire

See Owner's Manual.


Luggage nets

Number

Designation
Model 163

BA68.50-P-1001-02A
Screw for cargo anchoring mount on load

compartment floor
Nm
24

163 589 06 63 00

Template

Internal Torx set

000 589 01 10 00

Repair products
Number

Designation
Order number

BR00.45-Z-1004-01A
MB body sealant for sealing seams (can be painted over/310 ml tube)
001 989 63 20

Parts ordering notes

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AR91.12-P-1100GH
Remove and install cover on bottom of rear seat
22.2.00

MODELS
163.136 /154 /172 as of 1.9.99,

163.113 /128 /157 /174 /175

P91.12-2189-09

Arrows
Pushing directions for releasing

the locating tabs


Remove


Risk of breakage! Carefully press covers off

with a short screwdriver or suitable long

wedges.

1
Remove rear cargo space floor flaps

See Operating Instructions

2Remove rear cover (A)

Pull front outer edges of the cover

upwards in order to release the locating tabs

(1). Press outer locating tabs (2) outwards. In

the center of the cover, press locating tab (3)

to the right and locating tab (4) forwards. In

order to release the locating tabs (5), press

the cover down and remove to the rear.

3
Remove curtain at front 40 % bench

4
Remove outer cover (B) from 40 % bench

Press the cover in and pull upwards at

locating tab (6). Pull outwards at locating tabs

(7, 8). Press the cover forwards in order to

release the locating tab (9). At locating tab

(10), press down with a long wedge between

the covers. Guide the cover past the lateral

curtain.

5
Remove inner cover (C) from 40 % bench

Pull the outer rear corners of the cover up

in order to release the rear locating tabs (11).

In order to release the locating tabs (12),

press the cover forwards and remove to the

front.

6
Remove curtain at front 60 % bench

7
Remove outer cover (D) from 60 % bench

Push locating tab (13) up and turn cover

out and up at locating tab (14). Pull outwards

at locating tabs (15). Press the cover

forwards in order to release the locating tabs

(16). At locating tab (17) press down with a

long wedge between the covers. Guide the

cover past the lateral curtain.

8
Remove inner cover (E) from 60 % bench

Press locating tabs (18) in. Pull the outer

rear corners of the cover up in order to

release the rear locating tabs (19). In order to

release the locating tabs (20), press the cover

forwards, rotate counterclockwise and remove
past the springs towards the rear.


Install

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GF77.20-P-0001GH
Sliding /pop-up roof, function
28.2.97

MODEL
163 with CODE (414a) Electric glass sliding/pop-up roof

P77.20-0381-06

1
Close sliding/pop-up roof (SR)

2
Open sliding roof

3
Close pop-up roof

4
Open pop-up roof

M12
Sliding/pop-up roof (SR)

S13/2
Switch (SR)
The sliding /pop-up roof is a combination of a sliding roof and pop-up

roof. It is controlled by the motor for the
sliding /pop-up roof drive

assembly (M12)
located on the sliding roof frame below the

overhead control panel.

Two types of control are possible:

D
Opening/closing sliding roof (sliding roof opens toward rear)

D
Opening/closing pop-up roof

The sliding and pop-up roof cannot be opened simultaneously.

Operation is controlled by the
sliding/pop-up roof switch (S13/2)
in

the overhead control module.

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The following functions can be controlled with the switch:

D
Closing
sliding /pop-up roof (1 or 3); the sliding roof or pop-up

roof is closed depending on which is open.

D
Opening
sliding roof (2); if the pop-up roof is open it is closed

previously.

D
Opening
pop-up roof (4); if the sliding roof is open it is closed

previously.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Sliding/pop-up roof (SR), location of

components

GF77.20-P-0001-01GH

Closing sliding/pop-up roof (SR), function

GF77.20-P-2002GH

Opening pop-up roof, function

GF77.20-P-2003GH

Opening sliding roof, function

GF77.20-P-2004GH

Sliding/pop-up roof (SR) lock-up recognition,

function

GF77.20-P-3000GH

Sliding/pop-up roof (SR) position

measurement, function

GF77.20-P-3001GH

Synchronizing sliding/pop-up roof (SR),

function

GF77.20-P-3002GH

Desynchronizing sliding/pop-up roof (SR),

function

GF77.20-P-3003GH

Sliding/pop-up roof, location/purpose/
design/function

GF77.20-P-4100GH

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