MB Specifications
Engine Oils for Passenger Cars
| Specification | Information |
|---|---|
| 229.1 | Engine oil for car gasoline and diesel engines. More stringent than ACEA A2/A3 and B2/B3. |
| 229.3 | Engine oils for cars with extended oil change intervals (30.000 km). |
| 229.5 | MB sheet for energy conserving oils for certain car and van engines. Approved oils meets ACEA A3, B3 and B4 specifications and some additional demands by Daimler AG. Oil has to be on the approval list. |
| 229.31 | Multigrade, low SPAsh engine oil, advised for both diesel and petrol engines of Mercedes Benz, Smart and Chrysler. Only low viscosity engine oils which can realize a 1,0% saving on used fuel in the M111 Fuel economy test (CEC L-54-T-96) can get this approval. In this test the fuel savings are compared to the performance of the Reference oil RL 191 (SAE 15W-40). |
| 229.51 | Low SAPS Long Life engine oil for diesel engines with particle filter meeting emission EU-4 -> standards. |
| 229.52 | Mercedes-Benz specification for BlueTEC OM642.xxx engines. Specification 229.52 is slightly tighter than 229.51. e.g. Chlorine 0.0100 instead of 0.0150 or Pour point -36°C instead of -27°C. |
| 229.72 | Low SPAsh multigrade service engine oil. Corresponding ACEA Oil Sequence level: ACEA C5. |
| 229.71 | Low SPAsh multigrade service engine oil. Corresponding ACEA Oil Sequence level: ACEA C5. |
| 229.6 | MB sheet for energy conserving oils for certain car and van engines. Approved oils meets ACEA A5/B5 specification and some additional demands by Daimler AG. Oil has to be on the approval list. |
| 229.61 | MB sheet for energy conserving oils for certain car and van engines. Oil has to be on the approval list. |
Engine Oils for Commercial Vehicles
| Specification | Information |
|---|---|
| 228.0 | Monograde engine oils for turbocharged diesel and including EURO 3 in commercial vehicles and busses without DPF. It can be used only in exceptional cases or in certain driving conditions / applications. Oil change intervals up to 30,000 km. |
| 228.1 | Multigrade engine oils for turbocharged diesel engines up to and including EURO 3 in commercial vehicles and busses without DPF. Oil change intervals up to 30,000 km. |
| 228.2 | Monograde SHPD engine oils for highly turbocharged diesel engines up to and including EURO 5 in commercial vehicles and busses without DPF. It can be used only in exceptional cases or in certain driving conditions / applications. |
| 228.3 | Multigrade SHPD engine oils for highly turbocharged diesel engines. Extended oil change intervals up to 45,000 km. |
| 228.5 | Multigrade UHPD engine oils for highly turbocharged diesel engines up to and including EURO 5 in commercial vehicles and busses without DPF. Extended oil change intervals in light-duty engines up to 45,000 km. Up to 160,000 km possible in heavy-duty diesel engines (with service interval displays). |
| 228.31 | Multigrade SHPD engine oils for gas and diesel engines up to and including EURO 5 in commercial vehicles and busses with and without DPF. |
| 228.51 | Multigrade UHPD engine oils for highly turbocharged diesel engines up to and including EURO 5 in commercial vehicles and busses with and without DPF. Extended oil drain intervals. Low ash content required. |
| 228.52 | Low SPAsh Engine oils (Sheet 228.52). |
| 228.61 | Mercedes-Benz HD engine oil specification, based on the API: FA-4 specification with very low HTHS viscosity for high fuel economy. Recommended for use in some Mercedes-Benz Euro 6 heavy duty engines. |