1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E covers a car listed with a single powertrain: a 2.6L inline-six fed gasoline, breathing without a turbocharger or supercharger and using one overhead camshaft. The car appears here only as a four-door sedan, and the 2.6 is its one listed trim. For this sedan the manual sets out procedures, specifications and torque values for the six-cylinder, its fuel and ignition systems, the brakes and the chassis, with wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the electrical side.

Engines covered

• 2.6L inline-six — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• 2.6

Known issues on the 1990 190E. The federal record holds two owner complaints naming the 1990 190E. Both involve the hydraulic service brakes, both also mention the power train, and one of them cites the air bags. One of these complaints reported a crash, and one reported at least one injury. For a sedan with that history, the manual supplies brake hydraulic procedures and torque values, power train specifications, and wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the air bag system.