G 300 Turbodiesel (long wheelbase), 1996 - 2000

Design name:
463 GD 30 LA
Type:
463.331 (station wagon)
Production period:
01.1996 / 07.1996 - 11.2000
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
Number of doors:
5

Combustion principle:
four-stroke diesel engine with turbocharger and intercooler
Arrangement:
front
Installation direction:
longitudinally; over axle
Engine designation / type:
OM 606 D 30 LA / 606.964
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
6 / in-line
Bore:
87.0 mm
Stroke:
84.0 mm
Displacement :
2996 cc
Compression ratio:
22.0
Rated power:
130 kW / 177 DIN/hp at 4600 rpm
Nominal torque:
330 Nm at 1600 - 3600 rpm
Number of valves per cylinder:
4
Valve operation:
2 overhead camshafts
Camshaft drive:
duplex roller chain
Injection system (location):
indirect
Injection pump / injection system (type):
prechamber injection, mechanically-electronically controlled
Injection pump (type):
6-plunger pump
Coolant / filling quantity with heating:
9.5 l
Oil change quantity (with filter):
8.0 l
On-board power supply voltage:
12 v
Battery capacity:
100 Ah
Generator:
three-phase AC / 1260 w
Ignition system:
compression ignition
Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve:
96 l
Fuel tank (location):
under load compartment floor

Frame design:
box-section ladder-type frame
Front-wheel suspension (type):
rigid axle
Front axle:
2 trailing arms, 1 wishbone (Panhard bar)
Rear-wheel suspension (type):
rigid axle
Rear axle:
2 trailing arms, 1 wishbone (Panhard bar)
Suspension front / rear:
coil springs, supplementary rubber suspension, telescopic shock absorbers, torsion bar stabiliser / coil springs, supplementary rubber suspension, telescopic shock absorbers
Steering (type):
recirculating ball
Steering assistance:
hydraulically assisted
Brakes front:
discs, internally ventilated
Rear brakes:
drums (from 12.1997: discs)
Disc or drum diameter front :
303 mm
Disc or drum diameter rear:
260 mm (from 12.1997: 272 mm)
Parking brake (actuation):
mechanically (manually operated)
Front rims:
7.5 J x 16
Rear rims:
7.5 J x 16
Front tyres:
255/65 R16 M+S
Rear tyres:
255/65 R16 M+S
Drive:
permanent four-wheel drive
All-wheel torque distribution front / rear:
50 % front / 50 % rear
Drivetrain:
from the transfer case via cardan shafts to front and rear axle differential; differential locks on transfer case, front and rear axle lockable at the touch of a button
Max. angle of approach/departure:
36.0° / 27.0°
Slope climbing ability:
80 %

Transmission:
automatic
Gearbox type designation:
5-speed automatic transmission (electronically controlled)
Availability:
as standard
Clutch:
hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
Gearbox design:
planetary gear group
Transmission control:
hydraulic
Forward gears (total):
5
Gear ratio:
I. 3.93; II. 2.41; III. 1.49; IV. 1.0; V. 0.83; R. 3.10
Axle drive ratio:
4.86 (front/rear)
Transmission ration transfer case (road):
0.87
Transmission ration transfer case (off-road):
2.16
Maximum speed:
163 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 kpm:
15.7 s
Fuel consumption urban / extra-urban / combined (according to the respectively valid measurement and calculation methods):
10.8 / 14.9 / 13.8 l per 100 km (diesel fuel)

Wheelbase:
2850 mm
Front track gauge:
1475 mm
Rear track gauge:
1475 mm
Vehicle length:
4680 mm
Vehicle width:
1760 mm
Vehicle height:
1936 mm
Turning circle diameter:
13.26 m
Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods):
2350 kg
Permissible total weight:
3050 kg (from 04.1998: 3100 kg)
Permissible axle load front:
1410 kg
Permissible axle load rear:
1800 kg
Payload:
700 kg (from 04.1998: 750 kg)
Permissible trailer load unbraked / braked:
750 / 3500 kg