- Combustion principle: four-stroke diesel engine with turbocharger and intercooler
- Exhaust-gas treatment: 2-way oxidation catalytic converter + SCR catalytic converter + particulate filter
- Arrangement: front
- Installation direction: longitudinally; in front of the axle
- Engine designation / type: OM 642 DE 30 LA / 642.870
- Number of cylinders / arrangement: 6 / 72° V
- Bore: 83.0 mm
- Stroke: 92.0 mm
- Displacement : 2987 cc
- Compression ratio: 16,5
- Rated power: 155 kW / 211 DIN/hp at 3800 rpm
- Nominal torque: 540 Nm at 1600 - 2400 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
- Oil change quantity (with filter): 8.5 l
- On-board power supply voltage: 12 v
- Generator: three-phase AC
- Ignition system: compression ignition
- Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve: 80 / 13.0 l
- Fuel tank (location): in front of rear axle
- Front-wheel suspension (type): independent suspension
- Front axle: double-wishbone front axle
- Rear-wheel suspension (type): independent suspension
- Rear axle: four-link suspension
- Suspension front / rear: coil springs, single-tube gas pressure shock absorbers, torsion bar / coil springs, single-tube gas pressure shock absorbers, torsion bar
- Steering (type): rack-and-pinion
- Steering assistance: hydraulically assisted, speed-dependent
- Brakes front: discs, internally ventilated
- Rear brakes: discs, solid
- Disc or drum diameter front : 330 mm
- Disc or drum diameter rear: 330 mm
- Parking brake (actuation): mechanically (foot-operated)
- Front rims: 8.0 J x 19
- Rear rims: 8.0 J x 19
- Front tyres: 255/55 R 19
- Rear tyres: 255/55 R 19
- Drive: permanent all-wheel drive, controlled via electronic traction system 4ETS
- All-wheel torque distribution front / rear: 50 % front / 50 % rear
- Drivetrain: from the transfer case (blocked with the main transmission) via cardan shafts to front and rear axle differential
- Transmission: automatic
- Gearbox type designation: 7G-TRONIC
- Availability: as standard
- Clutch: hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
- Gearbox design: planetary gear group
- Forward gears (total): 7
- Gear ratio: I. 4.38; II. 2.86; III. 1.92; IV. 1.37; V. 1.00; VI. 0.82; VII. 0.73; R. 3.42
- Axle drive ratio: 2.92 (front/rear)
- Maximum speed: 209 km/h (130 mph - electronically limited)
- Wheelbase: 3215 mm
- Front track gauge: 1664 mm
- Rear track gauge: 1659 mm
- Vehicle length: 5174 mm
- Vehicle width: 1958 mm
- Vehicle height: 1661 mm
- cW drag coefficient: 0.32
- Turning circle diameter: 12.40 m
- Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods): 2360 kg
- Permissible total weight: 3080 kg
- Payload: 720 kg
- Units produced: 3,443