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System requirements
Browser: IE from Version 9.0 or Mozilla from Version 25.0 on
Java, JavaScript and session cookies must be enabled.
Resolution: Minimum resolution 1280 x 1024
Software: Acrobat Reader 8.0 or higher
XVL player 13.2 (optional) or higher
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1. Basics
A basic command of standard PC operation techniques is required in order to use this Online Help. Please also
observe the information regarding your computer and its operating system.
Operating functions
You can use your browser’s standard functions in all webMANTIS views. The browser’s navigation buttons (page
forward/back), toolbar and context menu can be fully utilised.
Info window
Notes, fault messages and part information in webMANTIS are displayed in an Info window. The Info windows
appear in front of the current view. No operations can be performed in the current view as long as the Info
window is open. The Info window can be moved within the area of the current view.
• Place the cursor in the title bar of the Info window.
• Press and hold the left mouse button.
• Drag the Info window to the desired position.
• To close the Info window, click on the icon.
Tooltip
• Tooltips are displayed when the mouse cursor hovers over a button or icon.
Example:
The Tooltip disappears as soon as you have moved the mouse cursor to another area on the screen.
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Lists
Extensive amounts of data are shown in a list. If the icon ‘ ’ is displayed next to a column header, you can sort
the column in alphanumeric order.
Sorting lists
• Click on the corresponding column header, e.g. ‘TYPE’ (see figure).
The selected column is sorted in ascending order (red arrow points downwards). If you click again on the same
column header, this sorts the column in descending order (arrow points upwards).
Wildcard function
With the help of the wildcard (a star symbol *) you can refine your search request.
The wildcard * can be placed in front of and/or behind the search string (e.g. ‘text’):
- ‘text*’, search string is at the beginning of the search results.
- ‘*text*’, search string is in the middle of the search results.
D Use of the wildcard * in front of and behind the search string can be omitted in the Standard parts
catalogue and the MAN Genuine Software overview.
- ‘*text’, search string is at the end of the search results.
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Applications
Language selection
• Click on the button to select the desired language. The selectable languages are displayed in the
corresponding national languages.
Open Help
• Click on the tab button to open Help.
Open Kits
• Click on the ‘Kits’ tab button to open the Kits application.
Exit webMANTIS
• Click on the ‘Logout’ button to log out of the webMANTIS application. It is advisable to log out before
closing the application.
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3. Parts catalogue
In the parts catalogue you can search for part numbers according to type and vehicle. Various search methods
are available for the search: these are explained in this section. A Part Information page can be opened for each
part number, via which the part number is transferred to the shopping cart. Part numbers that have been
searched for can be displayed in lists and figures on the image/text page (I/T page).
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Display and selection area of the search option for the input field :
- Term
- Reference number
- Part number
D MAN TGE has no reference numbers for selection.
Input field for the selected search option.
D Double-clicking in the input field opens a selection window with your most recent search entries.
D The input field for the search option ‘Term’ has a wildcard function.
Button for starting the search.
D If you use a specific vehicle identification number or engine number for searching then the button changes
from to with Tooltip function.
Button for opening Part Information.
D The button is active whenever the search option ‘Part number’ has been selected.
You can use these tab buttons to navigate the MANTIS catalogue.
Button for opening the shopping cart.
Icons for specific catalogues:
MAN After Sales Portal1)
Information about the current selection/search status
Bookmarks
Print
Maintenance parts1)
Search (expert search)
Back to Parts catalogue starting page
Go back to previous selection.
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The button is active whenever a vehicle identification number or engine number has been selected.
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Overview of the engine types for the selected vehicle type or overview of the vehicle types for the selected
engine type.
Reference numbers associated with selected table.
Overview of the main groups.
Path bar for the respective search status with navigation function. A Tooltip opens as soon as you move the
mouse cursor over the highlighted entry. Clicking on the highlighted entry takes you to the respective page.
List area with groups.
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Icons:
MAN After Sales Portal1)
Information about the current selection/search status
Bookmarks
Print
Search (expert search)
Back to Parts catalogue starting page
Go back to previous selection.
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The button is active whenever a vehicle identification number or engine number has been selected.
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Main groups for the selected type or for the vehicle identification number/vehicle production number.
Path bar for the respective search status with navigation function. A Tooltip opens as soon as you move the
mouse cursor over the highlighted entry. Clicking on the highlighted entry takes you to the respective page.
Activated tab button.
Display and selection area of the search option for the input field :
- Vehicle identification number
- Engine number
Input field for the selected search function.
D Double-clicking in the input field opens a selection window with your most recent search entries.
D If a valid engine number has been entered, starting the search will display only engine-related results.
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Display and selection area of the search option for the input field :
- Term
- Reference number
- Part number
D MAN TGE has no reference numbers for selection.
Input field for the selected search option.
D Double-clicking in the input field opens a selection window with your most recent search entries.
D The input field for the search option ‘Term’ has a wildcard function.
Button with Tooltip function for starting the search.
D If you select a vehicle identification number or engine number then the button changes from to
with Tooltip function.
Button for opening Part Information.
D The button is active whenever the search option ‘Part number’ has been selected.
Button for opening the After Sales Portal.
D The button is active whenever a vehicle identification number or engine number has been selected.
Button for opening the expert search.
Button for opening the ‘Maintenance parts’ window.
D The button is active whenever a vehicle identification number or engine number has been selected.
List field for the groups and tables for the selected main group.
List field for the selected table.
D Display of reference numbers or illustrations (depending on vehicle type).
Button for opening Part Information.
D Display of the vehicle identification number for the selected engine number.
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Searching by term
• Click to open the drop-down menu for selection area .
• In the drop-down menu , select the option ‘Term’ by clicking on it.
• Enter the search term in the input field .
D The input field has a wildcard function.
or
• Double-click in the input field and select one of the recent entries in the selection window by clicking on it.
• Press the ENTER key or click on the adjacent or button to start the search.
D The Tooltip function of the button displays the preselected vehicle identification number or engine
number.
D Following a successful search, the or button changes to the button. To terminate the
search, click on the button.
D If there are multiple results, these are displayed in a selection window.
• Click on the desired entry in the selection window.
The search is continued via the usual path:
Main group D Group D Table D Reference no. or illustration (depending on vehicle type).
• Click on the button to display the search information.
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Expert search
Clicking on the button displays the ‘Search’ window. With the tab buttons you can access the search
options with the last ten entries (see following example with reference number search).
• Click on the button. The ‘Search’ window opens.
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Search information
In the parts catalogue you can view the current search status with detailed information at any time.
• Click on the button.
In the ‘Information“ window you can obtain information on the following:
- Type with Pet, Description, vehicle production number, VIN and engine number
- Group
- Table
- Reference number with Pet, Pat and Description
- Order/job/plant
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Maintenance parts
The ‘Maintenance parts’ button in the Parts catalogue is active whenever a vehicle identification number or
engine number has been selected. After clicking on the button, the ‘Maintenance parts’ window opens.
The first maintenance part in the ‘Selection’ list is selected by the system and the corresponding part numbers
are displayed.
Pictogram Function
Display individual part, see complete part
Display ecoline Part Information
Display predecessor, successor, packing batch, annotated replacement, note
Display kits
Display Service Information
Switch to Standard parts catalogue
D If you click on a symbol (e.g. ‘Predecessor’), then, for example, Part Information opens.
Maintenance parts list area (‘Description/Remarks’) with record of use (‘Group table’ and ‘Reference
number’).
Text cursor highlights a data row.
Button for closing the ‘Maintenance parts’ window.
Button for opening Part Information.
Button for opening the Parts catalogue.
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6. Image/text page
After selecting the reference number, you are taken to the image/text page (I/T page). On the I/T page you will
see the exploded drawing in the image area as a 2D or 3D graphic. The image area can be magnified using the
zoom function. The text area (list area) displays a list of the Genuine parts (part numbers). You can access part
information for every part number from the I/T page. If you click on a part number in the list area, this also
highlights the corresponding position number in the image area. If you click on a position number in the image,
the part number is highlighted in the list area. You can print the image/text page using your system printer.
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Icons:
MAN After Sales Portal1)
Information about the current selection/search status
Bookmarks
Print
Maintenance parts1)
Search (expert search)
Back to Parts catalogue starting page
Go back to previous selection.
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The button is active whenever a vehicle identification number or engine number has been selected.
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Icons:
Display of vehicle production number.
MAN After Sales Portal1)
Information about the current selection/search status
Bookmarks
Print
Maintenance parts1)
Search (expert search)
Back to Parts catalogue starting page
Go back to previous selection.
1)
The button is active whenever a vehicle identification number or engine number has been selected.
D If you click on a symbol (e.g. ‘Successor’ or ‘Standard parts’), the Part Information screen is
opened directly with the successor, for example, or there is a switch to the corresponding
catalogue.
List of part numbers.
Item numbers.
Transfers the part number to the shopping cart.
D Orders are placed from the Part Information window. You can also click on the part number to open
the Part Information window.
Zooms image area in and out.
D If you move the mouse cursor over the separating line in the image/text area and the symbol appears
on the line, you can zoom the image area in and out by holding down the mouse button.
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7. Part Information
The ‘Part Information’ window displays detailed information on a part number. In Part Information you can
change the pre-set quantity and add the part directly to your shopping cart. To display the additional information,
click on the corresponding tab button.
Tab buttons (information about these buttons is provided in the next section).
Navigation buttons (only visible if you switch to a different part number within Part Information).
Display of the main part number.
Active tab button.
Name and remarks for the selected part number.
Display of packing batch
Display of the unit of quantity (Pcs).
Input and display field for the order quantity. The quantity is pre-populated with ‘1.00’ and can be changed
manually.
button for transferring a part number to the shopping cart. The part number is transferred to the
shopping cart with the displayed quantity and the Part Information window is closed.
D button for opening the Standard parts catalogue (displayed only if the part number refers to a
standard part).
Input and display field for the order quantity of the part number of the successor.
The quantity is pre-populated with ‘0.00’. If the successor is to be transferred to the shopping cart, a positive
value must be entered.
button for transferring the successor to the shopping cart. The part number of the successor is
transferred to the shopping cart with the selected quantity.
Name of the successor.
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Pictogram notes:
Pictogram Description
Repair kit/assembly (depending on the vehicle type)
Display ecoline Part Information
Display predecessor, successor, packing batch, annotated replacement, note
Display kits
Display Service Information
Switch to Standard parts catalogue
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Repair kit/assembly
The tab button ‘Repair kit/Assembly’ is displayed if there is a repair kit/assembly for the selected part number.
• To view the list, click on the tab button ‘Repair kit/Assembly’ .
All parts belonging to the repair kit/assembly will be listed.
Service information
If there are applicable Service Information numbers for the part number, the tab button ‘Service Information’ is
displayed.
• Click on the ‘Service Information’ tab button.
• Select the desired Service Information number from the list by clicking on it. The After Sales Portal opens.
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Note
If there are co-users for the selected part number, the tab button ‘Note’ is displayed.
• Click on the ‘Note’ tab to display the co-users.
D Clicking on a part number transfers it to the upper section of the ‘Part Information’ window as the new
main part number.
Graphics
If one or multiple graphics are associated with the part number, clicking on the button displays the
graphic(s).
Parts order
If the Part Information screen is open, you can transfer part numbers to the shopping cart.
• If necessary, change the order quantity in the ‘Qty’ field.
• Click on the button.
If the main part number has information, e.g. ‘Successor’, ‘Annotated replacement’ or ‘Individual parts’, the
corresponding tab buttons are displayed below the main part number.
• Click on the tab button to place the part number of a successor in the shopping cart, for example.
The respective part numbers with pictogram buttons and name/remarks are displayed beneath the active tab
button.
• Enter the desired quantity in the quantity field on the right.
The shopping cart button for this part number is located at the bottom right in the Part Information window and is
marked with the designation of the selected tab button.
• Click on the button.
The selected part number is transferred to the active shopping cart. Transfer to the shopping cart is indicated by
a message.
D The figure in brackets on the shopping cart button is the number of items that have already been included.
D The Part Information window remains open if you transfer part numbers from the additional information
window to the shopping cart. You can select further part numbers.
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8. Bookmarks
The ‘Bookmark’ function is available only in the Parts catalogue. A maximum of ten bookmarks can be set.
The function ‘Set Bookmark’ becomes active only once the group has been selected.
The following information (if available) is stored when a bookmark is set:
- Type – vehicle production number
- VIN
- Engine number
- Group table
- Reference no./illustration (depending on the vehicle type)
- Search criterion (record of use and reference number)
Set bookmark
• Click on the button.
• Click on ‘Set Bookmark’.
Show bookmark
• Click on the button.
• Click on ‘Show Bookmark’.
• Select the desired bookmark by clicking in the bookmark list.
D If you open a bookmark that no longer exists (e.g. due to an update), the message ‘Bookmark no longer
exists. The bookmark will be deleted!’ appears and the bookmark is deleted.
Delete bookmark
• Click on the button.
• Click on ‘Show Bookmark’.
• Click on a row.
• Click on the ‘Delete’ button.
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9. Standard parts
You can open the Standard parts catalogue via the tab button ‘Standard parts’. The Standard parts catalogue
contains the most common standard parts carried by MAN Truck & Bus SE.
In addition to this scope, MAN also carries parts for which the quality requirements exceed the level required by
the standard. As these parts cannot be listed under the generally valid standard for technical reasons, it is not
possible to include them in the Standard parts catalogue. Not all standard parts are included in the vehicle or
engine catalogues. If the part the user searches for is defined as a standard part in Part Information, the Standard
parts catalogue can be opened directly from Part Information.
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Display and selection area of the search option for the input field :
- Description
- Standard designation
- Dimension
- Nature
- Surface
Input field for the selected search option.
D Double-clicking in the input field opens a selection window with your most recent search entries.
D The input field has a wildcard function.
button for starting the search.
D Following a successful search, the button changes to the button. To terminate the search,
click on the button.
List of the descriptions for the selected group.
D The descriptions of the standard parts for the selected group are listed alphanumerically.
button for exchanging display fields and .
button for displaying the brief designations.
button for returning to the Standard parts catalogue starting page.
button for going back to the previous selection.
List of the standard designations with image numbers.
Display field with illustrations/image numbers. If only the required group is selected,
all illustrations of the group are displayed arranged in numerical order by image number.
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Display and selection area of the search option for the input field :
- Description
- Standard designation
- Dimension
- Nature
- Surface
Input field for the selected search option.
D Double-clicking in the input field opens a selection window with your most recent search entries.
D The input field has a wildcard function.
button for starting the search.
D Following a successful search, the button changes to the button. To terminate the search,
click on the button.
button for printing the image/text page.
button for displaying the brief designations and further information on the selected part number, for
example designations regarding the statement of dimensions, the nature and surface of parts.
button for returning to the Standard parts catalogue starting page.
button for going back to the previous selection.
Display for e.g. Predecessor/Successor.
List area with ‘Part No.’, ‘Dimension’, ‘Nature’, ‘Surface’, ‘Packing batch’ and ‘Unit’.
Button for transferring the successor to the shopping cart.
D Orders are placed from the Part Information window. You can also click on the part number to open
the Part Information window.
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button for opening additional information concerning the service products (as PDF document and
depending on language).
Display of the part numbers of the corresponding selection. The view is sorted according to MAN standard.
Each column features a sorting function. Click on the column header to sort by this column. The sort order
changes each time you click on the column header again. The sort order is indicated by the arrow in the
column header.
Meaning of the icons:
icon indicates additional information in the Part Information screen.
Button for transferring the successor to the shopping cart.
D Orders are placed from the Part Information window. You can also click on the part number to open
the Part Information window.
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11. Kits
Kits are ‘spare parts kits’ made up of two or more individual parts. The icon indicates kits in the image/text
page. The same icon indicates the kit part number in the shopping cart.
Kits overview
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Ordering kits
• Select the desired group in field .
• Use the arrow buttons to browse to the page showing the desired kit part number.
• Click on the desired kit part number to open the Part Information window.
• Highlight the main part number (kit part number) at the top of the Part Information window.
• Click on the shopping cart button in the Part Information window.
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Printing kits
You can only print kits once you have selected (clicked on) a group or run a search.
The selected group is highlighted.
• Click on the desired group to highlight it.
• Click on the button . This opens the list of kits in PDF format.
The selected group is shown in the list header. Kit part numbers are indicated in the list by an ‘X’, without the
quantity. The individual parts belonging to the kits are displayed with the quantity. The list is continuous.
• The process for printing the PDF document is as usual.
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12. Engine
Click on the ‘Engine’ tab button to open the ‘Engine’ application.
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List of part numbers with descriptions/remarks and, if applicable, further information about icons
Meaning of the icons:
Icon indicates ecoline parts. There is an MAN Genuine part ecoline part number for the part number.
Icon indicates additional information in the Part Information screen.
Icon identifies the kit part number.
Icon indicates Service Information.
Icon indicates a standard part.
Pictogram notes: The ‘ ’ icon indicates a predecessor; the ‘ ’ icon indicates a successor, co-user and/or
annotated replacement. The ‘ ’ icon indicates master information (e.g. packing batch).
Checkbox for activating and deactivating individual data rows in the shopping cart.
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Checkbox for activating and deactivating all data rows in the shopping cart.
D Activate the unmarked checkbox by clicking on . The data row is activated if the checkbox is ticked.
Deactivate the marked checkbox by clicking on . The data row is deactivated if the checkbox is not
ticked.
button for deleting the active data rows in the shopping cart ( or ).
button for transferring the active data rows in the shopping cart ( or ) to the DMS. *
Column name with sorting function.
Display field with order/job/plant. *
button for loading an order list.
button for opening settings.
button for saving the shopping cart.
button for opening the shopping cart.
button for printing the active data rows in the shopping cart ( or ).
button for loading a saved shopping cart.
Text cursor: marks a data row in the shopping cart for the purpose of making a change.
Display of quantity, price, total price, job and location of the respective part number (depending on DMS).
Display of total price (depending on DMS).
Button for updating after a change has been made.
Display field with order/job/plant. *
Display and input field for the order quantities.
Display of the highlighted part number .
* Displayed only if communication with a Dealer Management System has been configured.
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General buttons
Closes a window that has been opened.
Back to starting page.
Opens the selection area for the search function input field.
Starts the search or filtering.
Start search for selected vehicle identification number (VIN) or engine number.
Cancel search.
Open Part Information.
Back to illustration.
Back to complete part.
Open MAN After Sales Portal.
Information (search status).
Sets, shows, deletes, calls up bookmark.
Print.
Opens the maintenance parts.
Start search (expert search).
Back to Parts catalogue starting page.
Go back to previous selection.
Open shopping cart/shopping cart overview.
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MAN Truck & Bus SE
PO Box 500620
D-80976 Munich
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