4.

2 Merceddes-Benz Trucks

In the workkshop literature, vehicless are roughly identified byy the sales d esignation (m
model des-
ignation), e.g.
e 1845 LS 4x2 in the A Actros modell series.

Permissible gross vehi- Engine outtput in hp Air-sprung semitrailer Wheel conffiguration

cle weight in tons multiplied x 10 tractor

Additional letters are available in thhe sales, servvice and replacement parrt documentation that
can be useed to identify the vehicle in greater deetail than with the model number.
Examples:
A All-wheel ddrive platform vehicle
AS All-wheel ddrive semitrailer tractor
B Concrete m
mixer
K Dump truc k
AK All-wheel ddrive dump tru
uck
LK Air-sprung dump truck
S Semitrailerr tractor
LS Air-sprung semitrailer tractor
CC Car Carrierr
nR Low frame
nRL Low frame /lowliner
nRA Low frame /car transporrter
VLA Leading axxle
ENA Single-tiredd trailing axle
DNA Dual-tired ttrailing axle

Based on the design, Mercedes-Ben

M nz commercial vehicles are
a subdivideed into different groups
using a thrree-digit num
mber. The firsst two digits indicate
i the vehicle
v modeel, the third digit
d pro-
vides informmation on th
he type of boody.

Trainer notte: A new mo

odel designattion system was
w introduc
ced with the launch of the
Actros BM 963.

Examples of
o vehicle mo
odels:

Model dess- 375 374 950-954 957

7 9449 405
ignation 970-974
4 940-9444 930-934 956
6 437
958 950-9558

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To identtify the vehiccle precisely,, you need th

he vehicle mo
odel series aand the vehiccle model dess-
ignation
n. You will receive this infformation baased on the vehicle
v identiification num
mber (FIN). In
n
the example of a firsst generationn Actros:

World manu-
m Vehicle model seeries Model desig- Steeering Manufactur--
factureer code 930 = platform nation 1 = left-hand ing plant
932 = dumper drivve vehicle K, L = Wörth
h
933 = concrete m
mixer 2 = right-hand
drivve vehicle
934
4 = semitraileer tractor

A new model
m design
nation system
m was introd
duced with th
he launch of tthe Actros model
m 963.

World man-
m New model Purrpose: Tyype: Wheel conn- Steering
g Manufactur-
ufacturrer series 3 = on road 0 = platform figuration// ing plant
code tonnage/ K, L =
4 = off road 2 = dumper suspensionn Wörth
3 = concrete type
mixer
m
4 = semitrailer

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Additional information on wheel configuration/tonnage/susspension typpe

00 = 4x2 18 t Steel
01 = 4x2 20 t Steel
02 = 4x2 20 t Air
A
03 = 4x2 18 t Air
A
04 = 4x2 18 t Air,
A low framee
05 = 4x2 18 t Air,
A car transpporter
06 = 4x2 18 t Air,
A lowliner
07 = 4x4 18 t Steel
08 = 4x4 20 t Steel
14 = 6x4 26 t Steel
16 = 6x4 33 t Steel
18 = 6x6 33 t Steel
20 = 6x2 25 t Air,
A ENA
21 = 6x2 25 t Air,
A low framee
22 = 6x2/4 25 t Air
A
23 = 6x2/2 25 t Air
A
24 = 6x4 26 t Air
A
25 = 6x2 25 t Air,
A DNA
26 = 6x4 33 t Air
A
27 = 6x2/2 24 t Air
A
30 = 8x4/4 32 t Steel
31 = 8x4/4 41 t Steel
32 = 8x6/4 41 t Steel
33 = 8x8/4 41 t Steel
38 = 8x4/4 32 t Air
A
41 = 8x4 32 t Air
A
42 = 8x2/4 32 t Air
A
43 = 8x2/4 32 t Steel
45 = 8x2/4 32 t Air
A

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