W123 Data - Type overview - 240D FG

240D FG / F 123 D 24

Driving performance and consumption
Top Speed:	n.a. (Manual transmission) n.a. (Automatic)
Acceleration:	n.a. (Manual transmission) n.a. (Automatic)
Fuel Consumption:	n.a. (4-speed manual transmission) n.a. (Automatic))

Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase:	2795 mm
Track front / rear:	1477 / 1430 mm
Length:	4725 mm
Width:	1786 mm
Height:	n.a.
Smallest turning circle:	11,25 m; with power steering 11,29 m
Unladen weight (car weight):	for ambulances: 1235 kg; for station wagon: 1250 kg
Permitted total weight:	for ambulances: 2070 kg; for station wagon: 2250 kg
Permitted axle load in front:	for ambulances: 910 kg; for station wagon: 1160 kg
Permitted axle load in rear:	for ambulances: 950 kg; for station wagon: 1300 kg
Payload:	n.a.
Permissible trailer load (braked):	n.a.
Permissible trailer load (unbraked):	n.a.

Engine data
Working method:	Four-stroke diesel (with pre-chamber injection)
Positioning of the engine:	front, longitudinal; standing
Engine type / model:	OM 616 D 24 / 616.912
Number and arrangement of cylinders:	4 / in-line
Bore and stroke:	91,0 x 92,4 mm; from 08.1978: 90,9 x 92,4 m
Total cubic capacity:	2404 ccm (Tax formular: 2376 ccm); from 08.1978: 2399 ccm (Tax for
Compression ratio:	21,5
Crankshaft bearings:	5
Output / at:	65 hp / 48 kW at 4200 /min; from 08.1978: 72 hp / 53 kW at 4400 /min
Torgue / at:	137 Nm at 2400 /min
Number of valves / arrangement per cylinder:	1 Inlet, 1 Outlet / overhead
Valve control:	overhead camshaft
Camshaft drive:	Duplex roller chain
Carburation:	Pre-chamber injection, mechanically controlled; Bosch 4-stroke injection pump
Cooling system:	Water cooling / Pump; 10 l Water
Lubrication:	pressure circulation lubrication /
Electrical system:	12 V
Battery:	88 Ah / in the engine compartment
Generator:	three-phase current / 490 W; from 02.
Starter motor:	electrical / 2,0 kW; from 1980: 2,3 k
Ignition:	Self-igniter
Fuel tank - arrangement and capacity:	underneath the floor / 70 l
Fuel transportation:	Piston pump at the Injection pump

Chassis / Steering / Brakes / Power transmission
Vehicle frame construction:	self-supporting all-steel body
Wheel suspension, front:	Double-wishbone front axle with Torsion bar stabilizer
Wheel suspension, rear:	Diagonal swing axle; on request with hydropneumatic level control (at the chassis for station wagon standard)
Suspension, front:	coil springs, rubber auxiliary springs, torsion bar stabilizer
Suspension, rear:	coil springs, rubber auxiliary springs, torsion bar stabilizer
Shock absorbers front/rear:	hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Steering system:	recirculating ball steering; by request power steering (from 09.1982 standard)
Steering ratio:	22,36:1 / 4,3 steering wheel turns; with power steering: 16,55:1 / 3,2 L.
Braking system (foot brake):	hydraulic two-circuit braking system with vacuum brake power booster, from 08.1980 on request with anti-lock braking system; disc brakes front and rear
Parking brake (Handbrake):	mechanical (foot-operated), acting on rear wheels
ø of the brake discs or brake drums front/rear:	brake discs front / rear: 278 / 279 mm
Wheels:	sheet steel disc wheels
Rims:	5 1/2 J x 15 H 2
Tyres:	185 HR 15 93 H
Driven wheels:	rear wheels
Power transmission:	split cardan-shaft
Final drive ratio:	3,69

Selling price without extras (incl. VAT)
Date of the price list and selling price:
02.1977: DM 20.190,90
01.1978: DM 20.372,80
04.1978: DM 21.134,40
08.1978: DM 21.470,40
12.1978: DM 21.907,20
01.07.1979: DM 22.102,80
16.07.1979: DM 22.509,60
03.1980: DM 23.391,00
08.1980: DM 23.831,70
07.1981: DM 24.656,60
01.1982: DM 25.323,30
07.1982: DM 26.012,60
09.1982: DM 26.831,85
07.1983: DM 27.069,30
09.1983: DM 27.930,00
01.1984: DM 28.614,00
09.1984: DM 29.412,00