300 TD Turbo 4MATIC

Design name:
S 124 D 30 A 4-M
Type:
124.393
Production period:
09.1986 / 08.1987 - 08.1989
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production

Combustion principle:
four-stroke Diesel (with indirect injection and exhaust turbocharger)
Configuration:
front, longitudinal; vertical
Engine type:
OM 603 D 30 A / 603.963
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
6 / in-line; 15° inclination to the right
Bore x Stroke:
87.0 x 84.0 mm
Total displacement:
2996 cc (tax classification: 2975 cc)
Compression ratio:
22.0
Rated output:
143 hp / 105 kW at 4600 rpm; from 09.1988: 147 hp / 108 kW at 4600 rpm
Rated torque:
267 Nm at 2400 rpm; from 09.1988: 273 Nm at 2400 rpm
Number of valves / arrangement:
1 intake, 1 exhaust / overhead
Valve operation:
1 overhead camshaft
Camshaft drive:
double roller chain
Fuel system:
indirect injection, mechanically controlled; Bosch 6-plunger injection pump / exhaust-gas turbocharger
Fuel tank: position / capacity:
behind the rear axle / 72 l

Frame design:
steel unit body
Front-wheel suspension:
A-arm / shock-absorber strut
Rear-wheel suspension:
multilink suspension with hydropneumatic level control
Front springs:
coil springs, torsion bar stabiliser
Rear springs:
coil springs, hydropneumatic spring struts, torsion bar stabiliser
Shock absorber front/rear:
gas-pressure shock absorber struts / gas-pressure shock absorbers
Steering:
recirculating-ball power steering
Brake system (foot brake):
hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster and antilock system; disc brakes front (internally ventilated) and rear
Parking brake (hand brake):
mechanical (foot-operated), acting on rear wheels
Wheels:
sheet-steel wheels (light-alloy wheels optional)
Wheel rims:
6 1/2 J x 15 H 2
Tires:
195/65 R 15 91 H
Driven wheels:
4MATIC all-wheel drive systempermanent rear-wheel drive; front-wheel drive is automatically engaged when needed
Drivetrain:
from power divider (integral part of automatic transmission) via single-piece cardan shaft on front-axle differential and via divided cardan shaft on rear-axle differential (power distribution 35% front, 65% rear)

Wheelbase:
2800 mm
Front / rear track:
1497 / 1485 mm
Length:
4765 mm
Width:
1740 mm
Height:
1498 mm (with roof rails)
Kerb weight:
1680 kg; from 12.1988: 1690 kg
by Guideline:
DIN 70020 (ready to drive, including fuel, spare wheel and tool kit)
Gross weight:
2285 kg; from 12.1988: 2260 kg