Code numbers can be found in the original delivery book or tag delivered with the car. If that is lost look for the numbers on the embossed plate located on the front core support under the hood. This is a typical plate (as found on a 2000 E430). Look closely here for the two three digit numbers on the left side of the plate. Note the interior code (218) is usually on top of the paint code (744).
Problem & Solution
Common among these chassis:
Once you have the code number you can compare to the following chart:
Mercedes Benz Upholstery Codes
FABRIC/CLOTH/EQUIPMENT
000 fabric "Arista"+"Caruso" (from 02.10.1970 up to 20.05.1996)
000 upholstery fabric (from 21.05.1996)
001 (cloth) fabric black+anthracite+graphite (from 25.07.1970)
001 fabric "York" anthracite "Classic"
002 (cloth) fabric blue+blue violet+pacific blue (from 21.05.1970)
002 fabric "York" pacific blue "Classic" 003 - cloth brazil 004 - cloth saffron
005 fabric mushroom+quartz (from 25.07.1970)
005 fabric "York" quartz "Classic"
006 cloth blue green (from 21.05.1970)
007 cloth medium red (from 21.05.1970)
008 fabric gray+slate gray+orion gray (from 21.05.1970)
008 fabric "York" orion gray "Classic"
010 fabric "Dune"
011 cloth anthracite (from 11.10.1970)
011 fabric "Mescalero" or "Dune" anthracite
011 fabric "Arezzo" anthracite+anthracite
012 fabric "Dune", merlin blue
017 fabric "Dune" magma red
018 cloth grey (from 11.10.1970)
018 fabric "Mescalero" gray
019 fabric "Viking" quartz+yellow (from 13.03.1998)
019 fabric "Ascot" quartz+dark yellow
026 cloth mint (green) (from 03.12.1970)
027 cloth scarlet (red) (from 03.12.1970)
034 Safran Light Tan
036 cloth anthracite+green (from 11.10.1970)
036 fabric "Ascot" anthracite+green
037 cloth anthracite+red (from 11.10.1970)
037 fabric "Ascot" anthracite+red
040 fabric "Mercedes" (from 02.10.1970)
041 cloth black (from 02.10.1970)
041 fabric "Mercedes" black
042 cloth blue (from 02.10.1970)
042 fabric "Mercedes" blue
045 cloth mushroom (from 02.10.1970)
045 fabric "Mercedes" shampignon
048 cloth grey (from 02.10.1970)
048 fabric "Mercedes" gray
050 fabric Classic (from 11.11.1970)
051 cloth anthracite (from 11.11.1970)
052 cloth galaxy blue (from 11.11.1970
054 fabric date (from 01.01.1978)
055 cloth quartz (from 11.11.1970)
056 fabric pine green
061 cloth black (from 06.08.1970)
061 fabric black+anthracite
062 cloth blue (from 31.10.1970)
063 cloth brazil
064 cloth light brown
065 cloth cream beige (from 31.10.1970)
065 fabric gray
066 cloth pine green
067 cloth medium red
068 cloth grey (from 31.10.1970)
068 fabric orion gray
071 fabric black+anthracite
072 fabric blue
073 cloth brazil brown
074 cloth light brown
075 cloth mushroom
076 cloth pine green
077 cloth medium red
078 fabric gray or alpaca gray
080 fabric "Roma" (from 23.03.1970)
091 equipment
092 equipment
093 fabric brazil (other than in series)
094 fabric date (other than in series)
095 equipment made to PA I
096 fabric pine green (other than in series)
097 fabric mid-red (other than in series)
098 equipment
MB-TEX (Artificial leather/"Taxi leather")
101 mb-tex black (from 02.10.1970)
102 mb-tex blue (from 02.10.1970)
104 mb-tex saffron (from 02.10.1970)
105 mb-tex mushroom (from 02.10.1970)
108 mb-tex grey (from 02.10.1970)
112 leather "Twin"
130 leather "Twin"
131 leather "Twin" anthracite
131 tex-leather anthracite
132 leather "Twin" pacific blue
132 tex-leather pacific blue
135 leather "Twin" gravel+pebble beige
135 tex-leather pebble beige
137 leather anthracite (from 01.01.1970 up to 31.12.1990)
138 leather "Twin" sierra gray
138 tex-leather sierra gray
140 mb-tex (from 24.06.1970)
140 tex-leather
141 tex-leather black (from 24.06.1970)
142 tex-leather blue (from 24.06.1970)
144 tex-leather saffron (from 24.06.1970)
145 tex-leather mushroom (from 24.06.1970)
148 tex-leather grey (from 24.06.1970)
150 mb-tex (from 05.02.1998)
150 tex-leather
151 mb-tex anthracite (from 05.02.1998)
151 tex-leather anthracite
152 mb-tex galaxy blue (from 05.02.1998)
152 tex-leather galaxy blue
154 mb-tex java (from 05.02.1998)
154 tex-leather java
155 mb-tex quartz (from 05.02.1998)
155 tex-leather quartz
158 mb-tex orion gray (from 05.02.1998)
158 tex-leather orion gray
171 mb-tex black
172 mb-tex blue
173 mb-tex brazil brown
174 mb-tex saffron
175 mb-tex mushroom
176 mb-tex pine green
177 mb-tex medium red
178 mb-tex grey
192 equipment
193 mb-tex brazil (other than in series)
194 mb-tex light tan (other than in series)
195 mb-tex mushroom (other than in series)
196 equipment
197 mb-tex mid-red (other than in series)
198 equipment
199 equipment
LEATHER
200 leather (from 02.10.1970)
201 leather Black
202 leather blue / blue violet / teal blue/ pacific blue (from 02.10.1970)
202 leather pacific blue
202 leather two-tone delta blue
204 leather Light Tan
205 leather Mushroom
206 leather Petrol
207 leather medium red / brick red / berry red (from 02.10.1970)
207 leather two-tone berry red
208 leather gray / slate gray / alpaca gray / orion gray (from 02.10.1970)
208 leather two-tone alpaca grey
211 leather anthracite (from 11.10.1970)
211 leather anthracite+ anthracite
212 leather galaxy blue+merlin blue (from 05.02.1998)
212 leather anthracite+merlin blue
214 leather java (from 05.02.1998)
215 leather quartz+siam beige (from 11.10.1970)
215 leather anthracite+siam beige
217 leather magma red
217 leather anthracite+magma red
218 leather grey+orion gray (from 11.10.1970)
219 leather lotus yellow
220 leather two-color (textured)
221 leather anthracite (from 03.12.1970)
222 leather mondria (blue two-color) (from 03.12.1970)
225 leather sand+quartz (from 03.12.1970)
227 leather scarlet (two-color red) (from 03.12.1970)
228 leather grey two-color (from 01.01.1998)
230 leather two-color (from 26.03.1998)
230 leather "nappa"
231 leather black (from 31.10.1970)
231 leather "nappa" black+anthracite
232 leather blue (from 31.10.1970
234 leather saffron+java (from 31.10.1970)
235 leather mushroom+quartz (from 31.10.1970)
237 leather "nappa" anthracite+highlight red (from 26.03.1998)
238 leather grey (from 31.10.1970)
239 leather helios (from 11.12.1970)
242 leather maroon (from 01.01.1970)
242 leather dark blue
243 leather red
245 leather quartz
246 leather turquoise
247 leather chilli red
248 leather slate gray
248 leather dark gray
249 leather bamboo (up to 01.01.1972)
250 leather cognac (up to 01.01.1972)
250 leather "nappa" two-color (from 05.02.1998)
251 leather "nappa" two-color anthracite+anthracite
251 leather "nappa" anthracite (from 01.01.1970)
252 leather "nappa" two-color anthracite+dark blue
252 leather "nappa" dark blue
254 leather parchment (up to 01.01.1972)
254 leather light brown
254 leather "nappa" java (from 05.02.1998)
255 leather "nappa" quartz (from 05.02.1998)
257 leather "nappa" two-color anthracite+merlot red
257 leather "nappa" merlot red
258 leather "nappa" two-color orion gray
260 leather chocolate (up to 01.01.1972)
261 leather black or anthracite (from 06.08.1970)
262 leather blue (from 06.08.1970)
263 leather brazil brown (from 31.10.1970)
264 leather saffron or java (from 06.08.1970)
265 leather mushroom (from 06.08.1970)
265 leather cream beige / mushroom / quartz
266 leather gray (up to 01.01.1972)
266 leather pine green
267 leather medium red (from 06.08.1970)
268 leather grey / orion gray (from 06.08.1970)
269 leather helios (from 07.07.1970)
271 leather black / anthracite
272 leather blue
272 leather royal blue
273 leather brazil brown
274 leather light brown / java
275 leather pebble
275 leather mushroom
276 leather pine green
277 leather medium red
278 leather grey / alpaca gray
279 leather "Avantgarde", black with colored inserts
280 leather AMG
281 leather graphite
284 leather java AMG
286 leather black+green
287 leather berry red
287 leather black+red
288 leather black+grey
288 leather alpaca gray
293 leather brazil (other than in series)
FABRIC - PLAID
371 fabric plaid black
372 fabric plaid blue
373 fabric plaid brasil
375 fabric plaid mushroom
378 fabric plaid grey
401 cloth black (from 25.07.1970)
401 fabric black / anthracite
401 fabric "Cambridge" anthracite "Elegance"
SOFT TOP (for Cabriolets)
740 folding top fabric9001 black (from 01.08.1972)
743 folding top fabric8021 vellum-colored (from 01.08.1972)
744 folding top fabric5010 dark blue (from 01.08.1972)
745 folding top fabric8022 dark beige (from 01.08.1972)
746 folding top fabric8023 dark brown (from 01.08.1972)
747 folding top fabric6004 dark green (from 01.03.1997)
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Mercedes Benz Vehicle Paint Codes ( * = metallic)
019 designo red* (crimson metallic*)
040 black (schwarz)
050 white (weiss)
122 pearl grey (perlmattgrau)*
124 arabian grey (arabergrau)
125 pearl grey (perlgrau)
131 pastellweiss
140 silver grey (silbergrau)
143 fern white
147 arctic white (arcticweiss)
149 polar white (polarweiss)
153 snow white (schneeweiss), glacier white
157 beige grey (beigegrau)
158 white grey (weissgrau)
160 tropic black*
162 blue grey (blaugrau)
164 dark grey (dunkelgrau)
166 blue grey (blaugrau)
169 light stone grey (steingrau hell)
171 stone grey (steingrau)
172 anthracite grey (anthrazitgrau)*
173 anthracite grey (anthrazitgrau)
178 medium grey (mittelgrau)*
180 silver grey (silbergrau)*
181 light beige (hellbeige)
185 melanite black*
186 cement grey (zementgrau)
189 greenish-black (emerald black) (black opal) (smaragdsschwarz)*
190 graphite grey (graphitgrau)
195 meteor grey (meteorgrau)*
197 obsidian black*
199 black pearl (blue-black) (blauschwarz)*
218 lindgrün
221 dark green (dunkelgrün)
226 moss green (moosgrün)
229 medium green (mittelgrün)
231 perlmutter grün
249 spruce green (malachite) (malachit)*
254 pine green*
256 crystal green*
259 forest green (waldgrün)
260 oasis green (oasengrün)
261 willow green*
268 dark green (dunkelgrün) blaugrün?
269 tourmaline green (turmalingrün)*
270 blue green (blaugrün)
272 amazon green (amazonitgrün)*
274 light green (hellgrün)*
278 tundra green (tundragrün)
279 vivianite green (vivianitgrün)*
282 jungle green (dschungelgrün)*
291 dark olive (dunkeloliv)
304 horizon blue (horizontblau)
312 labrador blue
317 grey blue (graublau)
320 blue (blau)
332 dark blue (dunkelblau)
334 light blue (hellblau)
335 mercedesblau
339 violane (violan)*
341 aquamarine blue (aquamarinblau)*
348 ice blue (pearl blue) (perlblau)*
350 medium blue (mittelblau)
353 light blue (hellblau), teallite blue
3538 chassisrot
355 diamond blue (diamintblau)*
356 light blue (hellblau)
359 tanzanite blue (tansanitblau)
366 azurite blue (azuritblue)*
375 atoll blue*
380 delphinblau
381 violet (floraviolett)
387 blue (blau)*
396 medium blue (mittelblau)*
404 milan brown (milanbraun)*
406 cayenne orange (cayenneorange)
408 havana brown (havannabraun)
409 dark brown (dunkelbraun)
4100 cement grey (zementgrau)
412 beige
419 ikonengold*
4200 light blue (hellblau)
422 byzanzgold*
423 dark tobacco brown (tabakbraun dunkel)
424 topaz brown (topasbraun)
427 russet brown
430 autumn beige (herbstbeige)
432 havana brown* (also bisonbraun?)
439 cream (creme)
441 desert taupe (impala brown) (hellbeige)*
442 deer brown (rehbraun)
444 sand beige
459 maroon brown
460 dark red brown (dunkelrotbraun)
461 bronze brown (broncebraun)*
462 beige*
463 copper (kupfer)*
467 sandbeige*
470 coloradobeige
473 champagne (champagnermetallic)*
475 nutria*
476 golden brown
479 walnut brown (also moorbraun?)
480 manganese brown*
481 blackberry (bornite) (bornit)*
482 apricot orange
483 volcanic red (vulcanrot)*
485 rosewood (rosenholz)*
501 orient red
504 english red (englischrot)
512 garnet red (almadine red) (almandinrot)*
513 bordeau red (bordeauxrot)
514 carnelian (agate) red (karneolrot)
516 medium red (mittelrot)
519 red, light red (rot)
525 brilliant red (brillantrot)*
526 mercedes red (mercedesrot)
5328 standard blue (standardblau)
534 fire red (feuerrot)
538 red brown (rotbraun)
540 desert red (barolo red) (barolorot)
541 storm red
542 dark red (dunkelrot)
543 strawberry red (erdbeerrot)
567 maroon (lasurrot)* (also titanite red, titanitrot)*
568 signal red (signalrot) (hellrot)
571 brilliant red (rot)*
572 ruby red (rubin)*
573 dark bordeau red (dunkelbordeauxrot)
574 spindelrot
576 red (rot)
581 inca red*
582 imperial red (imperialrot)
585 mesa red
587 cabernet red (pajettrot)*
589 jupiter red
594 ember red (glutrot)
597 saturn red*
606 maple yellow (ahorngelb)
608 ivory (elfenbein)
618 mimosa yellow (mimosangelb)
620 light ivory (hellelfenbein)
623 light ivory (hellelfinbein)
6277 standard green (standardgrün)
6285 pine green (fichtengrün)
6286 unimog green (unimog-grün)
630 corn yellow (maisgelb)
651 pueblo beige
658 ivory (elfenbein)
670 light ivory (hellelfenbein)
673 sahara yellow (saharagelb)
680 sun yellow
681 manila beige (also weizengelb?)
684 pastel beige
690 light ochre
691 light yellow (lichtgelb)
693 travertine beige*
696 night black
702 smoke silver (rauchsilber)*
706 moonlight silver (mondsilber)*
716 grey beige (graubeige)
717 papyrus white (papyrosweiss)
7186 pearl grey (perlgrau)
7187 standard grey (standardgrau)
721 onyx grey (onyxgrau)*
723 cubanite silver (cubanitsilber)*
726 beige grey (beigegrau)
728 beige grey (beigegrau)*
733 phantom grey (phantomgrau)
735 astral silver (astralsilber)* (bundt style wheels)
737 classic white (classicweiss)
740 pastel grey (pastellgrau)
744 brilliant silver (brillantsilber)* (claimed to be close to new wheels)*
745 crystal silver*
747 granite grey, perlite grey*
748 comet grey*
751 ascot grey (liasgrau)
752 carrara grey
753 (tektitgrau)
760 quartz silver (quarzsilber)*
761 polar silver*
791 dune gold*
801 mangrove green*
803 moss green
815 agate green (achatgrün)
816 agate green, andradite green
822 forest green
824 sea green (seegrün)
825 deep green (tiefgrün)
834 moss green (moosgrün)*
858 mesa red?????
860 green (grün)
861 silver green (silbergrün)*
862 pine green (piniengrün)*
867 kaledoniengrün
870 nickelgrün
874 citrus green (citrusgrün)*
875 mango green
876 cypress green (zypressengrün)*
877 blue green (also petrol?)*
880 cactus green (agavengrün)
881 thistle green* (also silberdistel?)
888 teal blue (beryl) (beryll)*
891 alexandrite green (alexandritgrün)*
900 deep blue (surfblau)
903 blue (blau)
904 midnight blue (dark blue) (dunkelblau)
906 grey blue (graublau)*
9147 same as 147 arctic white
917 aqua (aquablau)
920 deep blue (tiefblau)
922 pastel blue (pastellblau)
929 nautical blue (nautikblau)*
930 silver blue*
931 magnetite blue (magnetitblau)*
932 lapis blue (lapisblau)*
933 deep-sea blue (tiefseeblau)*
934 china blue (chinablau)
940 marine blue
941 (aragonitblau)
945 lapis blue (lapisblau)
949 cascade blue (kaskadenblau)
958 reef blue*
960 light ochre????? also alabaster white?
9963 indium grey* (indiumgrau) AKA C963