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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS
OCTOBER 2015
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TRANSPORT
unladen or carrying only a light load, front-
wheel drive offers better traction. The front-
wheel drive is made for operations with
maximum payload at low to medium gross
vehicle weights. This is crucial for keeping
the running costs as low as possible.
The front=wheel drive Vito has a trans-
verse-mounted, compact four-cylinder en-
gine with a displacement of 1.6 litres and
is available in the Vito 111 CDI with 84 kW.
In cases where demands on performance
are higher, use will be intensive, gross ve-
hicle weights are high or trailer towing will
be demanding, the right choice is the new
Vito with rear-wheel drive and four-cylinder
engine with a 2.2-litre displacement. It is
available at three power output levels: the
Vito 114 CDI with 100 kW; the Vito 116 CDI
with120 kW, and the Vito 119 BlueTEC, rat-
ed at140 kW.
The six-speed manual handles power trans-
mission as standard but the 7G-TRONIC
PLUS automatic transmission with torque
converter is optional for the Vito 114 CDI and
Vito 116 CDI and standard equipment on the
Vito 119 CDI. For vans, it is the world’s only
automatic transmission with torque convert-
er and seven gears.
From the transmission and low-friction rear
axle to the electromechanical steering and
auxiliary units - the engineers designed the
new Vito for maximum fuel efficiency.
The Vito BlueEFFICIENCY is economical
when it comes to fuel use. This package is
available for the new Vito with rear-wheel
drive and is standard on the 116 and 119
Vito Tourers with automatic transmission.
The certified figure of 5.7 litres per 100 kilo-
metres for the Vito 116 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY
is unmatched in this vehicle category.
Whatever the engine variant, every new Vito
benefits from long service intervals of up to
40 000 km or two years.
Mercedes-Benz Vans continues to esca-
late the Vito’s value and decrease its total
cost of ownership by increasing the Tourer
and Mixto service plans from the previous
5-year/90 000 km to an unprecedented
5-year /120 000 km service plan for all
derivatives of the new Vito. It is also avail-
able on Mercedes-Benz Financial Services’
industry-leading leasing agreement Agility,
and is offered with CharterWay, the manu-
facturer’s range of maintenance plans.
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