Data plate and engine number
letter
Fig. 159 Vehicle data plate (illustration)
Data plate
Type plate
→
Fig. 159 The data plate is affixedin
the lower area of the door pillar on the front pas-
senger sideand contains the following data:
Trademark and model
Vehicle identification number (chassis num-
ber)
Date of manufacture and maximum allowa-
ble gross weight
Number of passengers and engine displace-
ment
Engine model and maximum net engine
power
Engine number letter
The engine model is recorded on the vehicle type
plate
→
Fig. 159. In addition, the engine model is
also stamped at the left side of the engine and
gearbox junction.
NOTICE
Depending on vehicle equipment, the engine
number letters (MKB) can be displayed on the in-
strument cluster → page 14.
1
2
3
4
5
Vehicle identification number
Fig. 160
In the engine compartment: vehicle identi-
fication number (illustration).
Fig. 161 In the windscreen: vehicle identification
number.
Vehicle identification number in the engine
compartment
The vehicle identification number is also stamped
at the water drainage channel between the right
suspension strut and the fender
→
Fig. 160.
Reading the vehicle identification number re-
quires opening the bonnet
→
page 164, Engine
compartment.
In addition, the vehicle identification number can
be read through the viewer in the lower left cor-
ner of the windscreen
→
Fig. 161.
Depending on model,the vehicle identification
number may also be stamped at other locations.
Reading the vehicle identification number via
the diagnostic interface
The vehicle identification number is also stored
in the Electronic Control Unit ( ECU) and can be
read using the corresponding diagnostic instru-
ment.
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