1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E deals with a year in which the sedan could be had with either of two naturally aspirated gasoline engines: a 2.3L inline-four or a 2.6L inline-six, each with a single overhead camshaft. Only the four-door sedan body appears, offered in two trims. Specifications for both the four and the six are given, together with suspension, brake and body procedures for the sedan.

Engines covered

• 2.3L inline-four — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 2.6L inline-six — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• 2.3
• 2.6

Known issues on the 1991 190E. Eleven complaints on the federal record name the 1991 190E. The components that recur most are the electrical system, the air bags and engine cooling, with two complaints apiece. Of those eleven, two complaints reported a crash, two reported a fire and three reported at least one injury. One further complaint, filed against the 1991 W201-chassis models, concerns the electrical system. The sedan's wiring diagrams and circuit diagnostics, the cooling system procedures and specifications, and the restraint system diagnostics line up with that pattern.