Daimler AG (today: Mercedes-Benz Group AG) is a German car manufacturing company. It manufactures its own automobile transmissions and only purchases from suppliers in individual cases. They may be used in passenger cars and SUVs, or light commercial vehicles such as vans and light trucks.
Basically there are two types of motor vehicle transmissions:
- Manual – the driver has to perform each gear change using a manually operated clutch
- Automatic – once placed in drive (or any other 'automatic' selector position), it automatically selects the gear ratio dependent on engine speed and load
Basically there are two types of engine installation:
- In the longitudinal direction, the gearbox is usually designed separately from the final drive (including the differential). The transaxle configuration combines the gearbox and final drive in one housing and is only built in individual cases
- In the transverse direction, the gearbox and final drive are very often combined in one housing due to the much more restricted space available
Every type of transmission occurs in every type of installation.
Mercedes-Benz Manual Transmissions
For manual transmissions G for gearbox and two digits are used. See G56 — 6-speed manual as an example. In 2019, Daimler AG discontinued the production of manual transmissions.
Mercedes-Benz Automatic Transmissions
Mercedes-Benz uses the number "720" to currently "725" to identify automatic, dual-clutch (DCT), Continuously variable (CVT), and automated manual transmissions (AMT).
Trade- mark Name |
Model | Type | Version | Pro- duction Period |
Engine Orien- tation |
Gear Ratios | Layout | Cou- pling |
Control | Mount | |||||
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1st Top |
Count Span |
Step Center |
Power Flow |
Gear- sets |
Brakes | Clutch- es | |||||||||
N/A | K4A 025 |
N/A | 25 kg⋅m (181 lb⋅ft) | 1961 – 1967 |
Longitudinal | 3.9789 1.0000 |
4 3.9789 |
1.5846 1.9947 |
S | 2 | 3 | 3 | Fluid Coupling |
Hydraulic | 4-Bolt |
N/A | K4B 050 |
N/A | 51 kg⋅m (369 lb⋅ft) | 1964 – 1981 |
Longitudinal | 3.9789 1.0000 |
4 3.9789 |
1.5846 1.9947 |
S | 3 | 3 | 2 | Fluid Coupling |
Hydraulic | 4-Bolt |
N/A | K4C 025 |
722.2 | 25 kg⋅m (181 lb⋅ft) | 1967 – 1972 |
Longitudinal | 3.9833 1.0000 |
4 3.9833 |
1.5852 1.9958 |
S | 3 | 3 | 2 | Fluid Coupling |
Hydraulic | 4-Bolt |
N/A | K4A 040 |
722.2 | 40 kg⋅m (289 lb⋅ft) | 1969 – 1971 |
Longitudinal | 3.9833 1.0000 |
4 3.9833 |
1.5852 1.9958 |
S | 3 | 3 | 2 | Fluid Coupling |
Hydraulic | 4-Bolt |
N/A | W3A 040 |
722.0 | 40 kg⋅m (289 lb⋅ft) | 1971 – 1972 |
Longitudinal | 2.3061 1.0000 |
3 2.3061 |
1.5186 1.5186 |
S | 2 | 3 | 2 | Torque Converter |
Hydraulic | 4-Bolt |
N/A | W3A 050 |
722.0 | 50 kg⋅m (362 lb⋅ft) | 1973 – 1980 |
Longitudinal | 2.3061 1.0000 |
3 2.3061 |
1.5186 1.5186 |
S | 2 | 3 | 2 | Torque Converter |
Hydraulic | 4-Bolt |
N/A | W3A 050 reinf. |
722.0 | 56 kg⋅m (405 lb⋅ft) | 1975 – 1981 |
Longitudinal | 2.3061 1.0000 |
3 2.3061 |
1.5186 1.5186 |
S | 2 | 3 | 2 | Torque Converter |
Hydraulic | 4-Bolt |
N/A | W4B 025 |
722.1 | 25 kg⋅m (181 lb⋅ft) | 1972 – 1983 |
Longitudinal | 3.9833 1.0000 |
4 3.9833 |
1.5852 1.9958 |
S | 3 | 3 | 2 | Torque Converter |
Hydraulic | 4-Bolt |
N/A | W4A 018 |
720.1 | 18 kg⋅m (130 lb⋅ft) | 1975 – 1990 |
Longitudinal | 4.0060 1.0000 |
4 4.0060 |
1.5882 2.0015 |
S | 3 | 3 | 2 | Torque Converter |
Hydraulic | |
N/A | W4B 035 |
TBD | 35 kg⋅m (253 lb⋅ft) | 1975 – | Longitudinal | 4.1758 1.0000 |
4 4.1758 |
1.6103 2.0435 |
S | 3 | 3 | 2 | Torque Converter |
Hydraulic | |
4G-Tronic |
W4A 040 |
722.3 | 40 kg⋅m (289 lb⋅ft) | 1979 – 1985 |
Longitudinal | 3.6759 1.0000 |
4 3.6759 |
1.5433 1.9173 |
S | 3 | 3 | 2 | Torque Converter |
Hydraulic | 6-Bolt |
4G-Tronic |
W4A 020 |
722.4 | 20 kg⋅m (145 lb⋅ft) | 1982 – 1996 |
Longitudinal | 4.2491 1.0000 |
4 4.2491 |
1.6197 2.0613 |
S | 3 | 3 | 2 | Torque Converter |
Hydraulic | 6-Bolt |
4G-Tronic |
W4A 040 II |
722.3 | 40 kg⋅m (289 lb⋅ft) | 1985 – 1996 |
Longitudinal | 3.8707 1.0000 |
4 3.8707 |
1.5701 1.9674 |
S | 3 | 3 | 2 | Torque Converter |
Hydraulic | 6-Bolt |
4G-Tronic |
W4A 028 |
722.3 | 28 kg⋅m (203 lb⋅ft) | 1990 – 1996 |
Longitudinal | 3.8707 1.0000 |
4 3.8707 |
1.5701 1.9674 |
S | 3 | 3 | 2 | Torque Converter |
Hydraulic | 6-Bolt |
4G-Tronic |
W5A 030 |
722.5 | 30 kg⋅m (217 lb⋅ft) | 1990 – 1996 |
Longitudinal | 3.8707 0.7500 |
4 5.1609 |
1.5072 1.7038 |
S | 4 | 4 | 3 | Torque Converter |
H + E |
6-Bolt |
5G-Tronic | W5A 280 |
722.6 NAG1 |
280 N⋅m (207 lb⋅ft) | TBD | Longitudinal | 3.9319 0.8305 |
5 4.7345 |
1.4751 1.8070 |
P & S | 3 | 3 | 3 | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
5G-Tronic | W5A 300 |
722.6 NAG1 |
300 N⋅m (221 lb⋅ft) | TBD | Longitudinal | 3.9319 0.8305 |
5 4.7345 |
1.4751 1.8070 |
P & S | 3 | 3 | 3 | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
5G-Tronic | W5A 330 |
722.6 NAG1 |
330 N⋅m (243 lb⋅ft) | 1996 – 2016 |
Longitudinal | 3.9319 0.8305 |
5 4.7345 |
1.4751 1.8070 |
P & S | 3 | 3 | 3 | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
5G-Tronic | W5A 400 |
722.6 NAG1 |
400 N⋅m (295 lb⋅ft) | TBD | Longitudinal | 3.5876 0.8314 |
5 4.3152 |
1.4413 1.7270 |
P & S | 3 | 3 | 3 | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
5G- Tronic |
W5A 580 |
722.6 NAG1 |
580 N⋅m (428 lb⋅ft) | 1996 – 2014 |
Longitudinal | 3.5876 0.8314 |
5 4.3152 |
1.4413 1.7270 |
P & S | 3 | 3 | 3 | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
5G- Tronic |
W5A 900 |
722.6 NAG1 |
900 N⋅m (664 lb⋅ft) | 1996 – 2014 |
Longitudinal | 3.5876 0.8314 |
5 4.3152 |
1.4413 1.7270 |
P & S | 3 | 3 | 3 | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
5G-Tronic | W5A 330 |
722.6 NAG1 |
330 N⋅m (243 lb⋅ft) | 2004 – 2018 |
Longitudinal | 3.9510 0.8331 |
5 4.7425 |
1.4757 1.8143 |
P & S | 3 | 3 | 3 | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
5G- Tronic |
W5A 580 |
722.6 NAG1 |
580 N⋅m (428 lb⋅ft) | 2004 – 2018 |
Longitudinal | 3.5951 0.8309 |
5 4.3266 |
1.4422 1.7284 |
P & S | 3 | 3 | 3 | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
5G- Tronic |
W5A 180 |
722.7 |
180 N⋅m (133 lb⋅ft) | 1997 – 2020 |
Transverse | 3.625 0.721 |
5 5.028 |
1.497 1.617 |
S | 5 | 0 | 6 | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
7G- Tronic |
W7A 700 |
722.9 NAG2 |
700 N⋅m (516 lb⋅ft) |
2003 – 2020 |
Longitudinal | 4.3772 0.7276 |
7 6.0162 |
1.3486 1.7846 |
P & S | 4 | 4 | 3 | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
Auto- tronic |
Temic VGS |
722.8 | 300 N⋅m (221 lb⋅ft) | 2004 – 2011 |
Transverse | 2.72 0.42 |
∞ (CVT) 6.476 |
1.000 (CVT) 1.069 |
S | 1 | — | — | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
AMG SpeedShift DCT |
TBD | 700.4 |
800 N⋅m (590 lb⋅ft) | 2009 – | Longitudinal Transaxle | 3.67 0.72 |
7 5.097 |
1.312 1.626 |
S | 7 | 0 | 7 | Dual- Clutch |
Electronic | |
7G-DCT |
TBD | 724.0 | 350 N⋅m (258 lb⋅ft) | 2011 – | Transverse | 3.857 0.48 |
7 8.035 |
1.415 1.361 |
S | 7 | 0 | 7 | Dual- Clutch |
Electronic | |
9G- Tronic |
W9A 700 |
725.0 NAG3 |
700 N⋅m (516 lb⋅ft) |
2013 – 2016 |
Longitudinal | 5.5032 0.6015 |
9 9.1495 |
1.3188 1.8194 |
P & S | 4 | 3 | 3 | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
9G- Tronic |
W9A 700 |
725.0 NAG3 |
700 N⋅m (516 lb⋅ft) |
2016 – Present |
Longitudinal | 5.3545 0.6015 |
9 8.9022 |
1.3143 1.7946 |
P & S | 4 | 3 | 3 | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
8G-DCT |
TBD | 724.1 | 520 N⋅m (384 lb⋅ft) | 2019 – | Transverse | 4.257 0.48 |
8 8.869 |
1.366 1.429 |
S | 8 | 0 | 8 | Dual- Clutch |
Electronic | |
Automatic Transmissions With Components For Hybrid Drive Integrated | |||||||||||||||
9G- Tronic |
W9A 700 |
725.1 NAG3 |
700 N⋅m (516 lb⋅ft) |
2020 – Present |
Longitudinal | 5.3545 0.6015 |
9 8.9022 |
1.3143 1.7946 |
P & S | 4 | 3 | 3 | Torque Converter w/ Lockup |
Electronic | |
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References
- Johannes Looman · Zahnradgetriebe · pp. 133 ff · Berlin and Heidelberg 1970 · Print ISBN 978-3-540-04894-7
- Ergebnis und Ausblick · Festschrift für Herrn Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Förster zum Ausscheiden als Direktor aus dem aktiven Dienst der Daimler-Benz AG November 1982 (Result And Outlook · commemorative publication for Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Foerster on the occasion of leaving as director from active duty at Daimler-Benz AG November 1982) · pp. 6 · 20
- ^ loc. cit. · pp. 7 · 20
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- ^ loc. cit. · pp. 171 · 192
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