200, 230, 250, 260, 280, 300 & 320 Saloon, Estate & Coupe (124 Series) with rear-wheel drive. Does NOT cover Convertible, Limousine, 4x4, or E-Class range introduced August 1993. Petrol: 2.0 litre (1996cc), 2.3 litre (2298cc), 2.6 litre (2597cc), 2.8 litre (2799cc), 3.0 litre (2962cc) & 3.2 litre (3199cc). Does NOT cover 4-cyl 16-valve or V8 petrol engines. Diesel & turbo-Diesel: 2.0 litre (1997cc), 2.5 litre (2497cc) & 3.0 litre (2996cc).

This book is an E-class buyer's guide, maintenance handbook and technical reference source all wrapped into one. It is full of tech tips, service hints and system descriptions, plus lots of insightful information about the W124 E-Class chassis. This "E-Class Owner's Bible can help steer you through the purchase of your first Mercedes-Benz, provide the information necessary to maintain your E-Class to factory standards, give you the assurance to speak knowledgeably to your service professional and provide you with the hot setup for better road handling. The prospective buyer will also find tips on what to watch out for, why a pre-purchase inspection is important and why one model may be preferred to another. Do-it-Yourself owners will discover a huge hands-on maintenance chapter to help keep their E-Class at peak efficiency. To bring you this authoritative volume, Bentley Publishers has teamed up with Stu Ritter, a 25-year independent Mercedes-Benz repair shop owner/technician and current technical editor of "The Star (the magazine of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America).

Designed by Mercedes's head of design Bruno Sacco, the W124 range immediately became the benchmark by which medium-sized car models were judged in the late 1980s due to its engineering excellence and high build quality. There was a model to suit every would-be-buyer, from the taxi driver through the family motorist and on to those who were willing and able to pay for luxury and performance. This book covers: design, development and manufacture of all models of W124 including estates, cabriolets and the stylish coupe range; engines and performance; special editions and AMG models and, finally, buying and owning a W124 today. Superbly illustrated with 264 colour photographs.

Hatchback, including special/limited editions. Does NOT cover features specific to Dune models, or facelifted Polo range introduced June 2005. Petrol: 1.2 litre (1198cc) 3-cyl & 1.4 litre (1390cc, non-FSI) 4-cyl. Does NOT cover 1.4 litre FSI engines. Diesel: 1.4 litre (1422cc) 3-cyl & 1.9 litre (1896cc) 4-cyl, inc. PD TDI / turbo.

Saloon with 6-cyl DOHC engines & automatic transmission. Covers most features of Daimler 3.6 & 4.0 litre models. Does NOT cover manual transmission or XJR models. Petrol: 3.2 litre (3239cc), 3.6 litre (3590cc) & 4.0 litre (3980cc). Does NOT cover 2.9 litre SOHC engine.