G 400 CDI (short wheelbase), 2001 - 2006

Design name:
463 GD 40 LA
Type:
463.309 (cabriolet); 463.332 (station wagon)
Production period:
06.2001 / 07.2001 - 07.2006 (cabriolet);
03.2000 / 02.2001 - 08.2006 (station wagon)
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
Number of doors:
3

Combustion principle:
four-stroke diesel engine with turbocharger and intercooler
Exhaust-gas treatment:
oxidation catalytic converter
Arrangement:
front
Installation direction:
longitudinally; over axle
Engine designation / type:
OM 628 DE 40 LA / 628.962
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
8 / 75° V
Bore:
86.0 mm
Stroke:
86.0 mm
Displacement :
3996 cc
Compression ratio:
18.5
Rated power:
184 kW / 250 DIN/hp at 4400 rpm
Nominal torque:
560 Nm at 1700 - 2600 rpm
Number of valves per cylinder:
4
Valve operation:
2 overhead camshafts per cylinder bank
Camshaft drive:
duplex roller chain
Injection system (location):
cylinder direct
Injection pump / injection system (type):
common rail
Injection pump (type):
common rail
Coolant / filling quantity with heating:
14.7 l
Oil change quantity (with filter):
9.0 l
On-board power supply voltage:
12 v
Battery capacity:
90 Ah
Generator:
three-phase AC / 2100 w
Ignition system:
compression ignition
Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve:
96 / 20 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:
discs, solid
Disc or drum diameter front :
303 mm
Disc or drum diameter rear:
272 mm
Parking brake (actuation):
mechanically (manually operated)
Front rims:
7.5 J x 18
Rear rims:
7.5 J x 18
Front tyres:
265/60 R18
Rear tyres:
265/60 R18
Drive:
permanent four-wheel drive (from 09.2001: controlled via electronic traction system 4ETS)
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:
34.0° / 26.0° (cabriolet)
36.0° / 27.0° (station wagon)
Max. fording depth:
500 mm
Max. tilt angle:
28.4°
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. 3.60; II. 2.19; III. 1.41; IV. 1.0; V. 0.83; R. 3.17
Axle drive ratio:
4.11 (front/rear)
Transmission ration transfer case (road):
0.87
Transmission ration transfer case (off-road):
2.16
Maximum speed:
182 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 kpm:
9.9 s
Fuel consumption urban / extra-urban / combined (according to the respectively valid measurement and calculation methods):
16.1 / 11.0 / 12.8 l per 100 km (diesel fuel)

Wheelbase:
2400 mm
Front track gauge:
1475 mm
Rear track gauge:
1475 mm
Vehicle length:
4230 mm (cabriolet: 4275 mm)
Vehicle width:
1760 mm
Vehicle height:
1931 mm (cabriolet: 1941 mm)
Turning circle diameter:
11.31 m
Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods):
2490 kg (cabriolet: 2475 kg)
Permissible total weight:
2850 kg
Permissible axle load front:
1400 kg
Permissible axle load rear:
1700 kg
Payload:
360 kg (cabriolet: 375 kg)
Permissible trailer load unbraked / braked:
750 / 2850 kg