Mercedes-Benz Special Tool Number Reference (2024)

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What does the number mean at the back of a Mercedes? ›

The numbers

So know we know that the CLA in the CLA 220 d Sport means that the vehicle is a 4-door coupe. But what about the numbers in a Mercedes-Benz name? They refer to the engine displacement.

Mercedes-Benz Numbering System

For example, a Mercedes-Benz E 350 would suggest a model from the E-Class with a 3.5-liter engine, offering a quick reference for customers to gauge the car's specifications. 250 = 2.0L Turbo 4 Cyl, 208 HP.

· 3y. What is the S class in Mercedes Benz? The Mercedes-Benz S-Class, formerly known as Sonderklasse (German for "special class", abbreviated as "S-Klasse"), is a series of full-size luxury sedans and limousines produced by the German automaker Mercedes-Benz, a division of German company Daimler AG.

What Is AMG 63? A homage to the first V8 ever in a Mercedes model (6.3-liter V8 (M100), the AMG 63 variants use one of the two AMG V8 engines: 4.0-liter V8 Biturbo (M177) or its wet-sump sibling, the 4.0-liter V8 Biturbo (M178).

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You first want to press and hold the odometer reset button and the trip button at the same time. While holding those down, turn the ignition on and release the odometer reset and trip buttons. After taking these steps, the diagnostic codes should appear in your odometer display.

In most Mercedes vehicles, there is a port under the steering wheel where you can connect an OBD Code-Reader or Scanner tool, at which point the OBD Code-Reader reads out a particular code. This code tells you what the specific problem is with your car.

For Mercedes-Benz vehicles, common World Manufacturer Identification codes include: WDB – Mercedes-Benz. WDD – Daimler AG. WDF – Mercedes-Benz Commercial.

The name GLK is an acronym for Geländewagen Luxus Kompaktklasse, taking its name from larger Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, which in turn was named after the G-Wagen or Geländewagen. Thus, the GL is the luxury-oriented version of the G, and GLK is the compact version of the GL.

The "G" is for Geländewagen (German for off-road vehicle) and alludes to the long-running G-Class. This is followed by the letter "L" that acts as a linkage with the letter "C" to signify that the vehicle is a SUV equivalent to the C-Class.

What does CLK stand for in Mercedes? ›

The name CLK is either derived from the German words "Coupé", "Luxus" (luxury) and "Kurz" (short) or "Coupé", "Leicht" (light) and "Kurz" (short), as the clear definition was never published.

The 5 most popular cars from Mercedes-Benz are the GLA, GLS, C-Class, E-Class, GLC. These models account for a large portion of Mercedes-Benz sales figures.

The S-Class has a higher starting price and offers more standard luxury features and more rear legroom, but both models are great picks for 2023, delivering the refined ride you expect from Mercedes-Benz.

In the Mercedes-Benz vehicle nomenclature, CLS stands for Coupe Light Sport. The CL prefix signifies a 4-door coupe body style.

The “63″ tag is used for cars that employ the AMG V8. It was called 63 because initially the V8 was a 6.2 liter engine, but now most AMG 63's use a 4.0 liter V8 engine. There are a few vehicles that use a 5.5 liter V8, but there are very few models. The “65” tag is used for cars that use the 6.0 liter V12 engine.

Once upon a time, when car manufacturers could make an engine only crank out one power value, they had to make different engine sizes to get different power outputs. For Mercedes that meant that 180 was a 1.8 liter engine, 200 was 2.0 liters, 350 was 3.5 liters and so on.

the first 2 digits (if 4 digits) or 1 (if 3 digits) denotes the design weight of the vehicle. so a merc atego 817 would be a 8ton 170bhp truck, (most likely plated to 7.5ton) and a merc actros 3545, would be a 35ton 450bhp truck. MAN have a very similar system, e.g. TGX 26.440, design weight of 26 ton, 440 bhp.