• Design name
    C 169 E 17
  • Type
    169.332
  • Production period
    11.2003 / 10.2004 - 05.2008
  • Note on production period
    production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
  • Combustion principle
    four-stroke petrol (with manifold injection and emission control system with closed-loop 3-way catalyst)
  • Configuration
    front, transverse; horizontal
  • Engine type
    M 266 E 17 / 266.940
  • Number of cylinders / arrangement
    4 / in-line; 59° inclination to the front; light-alloy block
  • Bore x Stroke
    83.0 x 78.5 mm
  • Total displacement
    1699 cc
  • Compression ratio
    11.0
  • Rated output
    85 kW / 115 hp at 5500 rpm
  • Rated torque
    155 Nm at 3500 - 4000 rpm
  • Number of valves / arrangement
    1 intake, 1 exhaust / V-shaped overhead
  • Valve operation
    1 overhead camshaft
  • Camshaft drive
    single roller chain
  • Fuel system
    microprocessor-controlled injection system with hot-film air-mass sensor (HFM)
  • Fuel tank: position / capacity
    in front of the rear axle / 54 l
  • Frame design
    steel unit body
  • Front-wheel suspension
    A-arm / McPherson strut
  • Rear-wheel suspension
    parabolic rear axle
  • Front springs
    coil springs, torsion bar stabiliser
  • Rear springs
    coil springs, torsion bar stabiliser
  • Shock absorber front/rear
    twin-tube gas-pressure shock absorbers with amplitude-dependent selective damping
  • Steering
    electromechanical rack-and-pinion parameter power steering
  • Brake system (foot brake)
    hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster and antilock system, from 03.1997 with Brake Assist; disc brakes front (internally ventilated) and rear
  • Parking brake (hand brake)
    mechanical (manually operated), acting on rear wheels
  • Wheels
    sheet-steel wheels (light-alloy wheels optional)
  • Wheel rims
    6 J x 15 H 2
  • Tires
    185/65 R 15 88 T; with "Avantgarde": 195/55 R 16 87 T
  • Driven wheels
    front wheels
  • Drivetrain
    final-drive assembly and differential in unit with transmission
  • Gearing
    5-speed manual transmission
  • Availibility
    as standard
  • Shifting
    central floor gear shift lever
  • Clutch
    dry single-disc clutch
  • Transmission type
    change-speed gear
  • Gear ratios
    I. 3.64; II. 2.04; III. 1.33; IV. 1.03; V. 0.82; R. 3.29
  • Final drive ratio
    3.88
  • Maximum speed
    188 km/h
  • Acceleration 0-100 km/h
    10.9 s
  • Fuel consumption
    8.6-8.7 / 5.5-5.9 / 6.6-6.9 l
  • by Guideline
    93/116/EC; figures apply to City (urban) / EUDC (extra-urban) / NEDC (New European Driving Cycle, average from <36.8%> City and <63.2%> EUDC)
  • Gearing
    continuously variable automatic transmission with electronic control (7 virtual stages in manual transmission mode)
  • Availibility
    optional
  • Shifting
    central floor gear shift lever
  • Clutch
    hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
  • Transmission type
    belt-drive transmission with steel thrust link belt and V-pulley variator
  • Gear ratios
    I. 2.72; II. 1.69; III. 1.12; IV. 0.79; V. 0.65; VI. 0.52; VII. 0.42; R. 4.22 (in manual transmission mode)
  • Final drive ratio
    4.86
  • Maximum speed
    183 km/h
  • Acceleration 0-100 km/h
    11.5 s
  • Fuel consumption
    8,6-9,6 / 5,5-6,1 / 6,6-7,3 l
  • by Guideline
    93/116/EC; figures apply to City (urban) / EUDC (extra-urban) / NEDC (New European Driving Cycle, average from <36.8%> City and <63.2%> EUDC)
  • Wheelbase
    2568 mm
  • Front / rear track
    1556 / 1551 mm
  • Length
    3838 mm
  • Width
    1764 mm
  • Height
    1593 mm (with sports suspension: 1583 mm)
  • Kerb weight
    1210 kg
  • by Guideline
    EC 92/21 (including driver, 68 kg, and baggage, 7 kg; tank 90 % full)
  • Gross weight
    1675 kg
  • Units produced
    not separately documented
  • Prices
    06.2004: EUR 19,140.00
    01.2005: EUR 19,546.00
    02.2006: EUR 19,604.00
    08.2006: EUR 19,720.00
    01.2007: EUR 20,230.00
    07.2007: EUR 20,289.50
Loading