Where can I find the color code in the service booklet?

Where can I find the color code in the service booklet?

Are you planning a paint job or body restoration? 🎨 To choose the exact color, you need to know the paint code . A reliable source is your vehicle's service book 📖. Below, we explain where to find the code for popular brands.

📍 What is a service booklet?

This is a document that comes with the car and contains information about maintenance, the VIN number and often the paint color code.

🔍 Where can I find the color code in the service booklet?

Look for a sticker with data (service tag / vehicle data), this can be:

• On the last page of the booklet
• In the VIN number section
• In addition to the maintenance table

🚗 Color codes by brand:

• Audi – on the sticker in the service booklet and in the trunk (code consisting of 3 letters/numbers, e.g. LY9B)

• BMW – indicated in the service booklet or under the hood, often with color names

• Fiat – sticker in the service booklet, the code often begins with 5xx or 6xx

• Honda – Code usually on a white sticker in the booklet and on the door pillar

• Lada – Code can be found in the service booklet next to the VIN

• Lancia – like Fiat, code in the booklet and in the trunk

• Mercedes – 3-digit code (e.g. 744) in the booklet and under the hood

• Mitsubishi – Code in format Axx or Cxx in the booklet or under the hood

• Nissan – Code usually in the booklet and on a sticker in the door frame of the driver’s door

• Opel – often in the booklet and on a sticker in the trunk

• Porsche – Code in the booklet and under the hood, e.g., L041

• Renault – Code with 3–4 characters, in the booklet and on the B-pillar

• Seat – like Volkswagen – stickers in the booklet and in the trunk

• Skoda – on the service sticker in the booklet and in the trunk

• Volkswagen – sticker in the service booklet and next to the spare wheel

⚠️ Tips:

• If the code is difficult to read – take a photo of the sticker and enlarge the image
• No service booklet? Ask your dealer for a duplicate or look under the hood
• Do not confuse the color code with the color name

🎯 Conclusion:

The color code is the key to selecting the exact color. It's usually found on a sticker in the service booklet . Using this code, you can easily order a touch-up, spray paint, or canned paint on our website.

✅ Find your code and paint without surprises!