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S-Class limousines of the series 126
Mercedes-Benz type 500 SEL |
| Type |
500 SEL |
| Name |
500 SEL |
| Name |
Mercedes-Benz type 500 SEL |
| Short name |
500 SEL |
| Model |
V 126 E 50 |
| Production |
09.79/06.80 - 09.85 |
| Number produced |
altogether 72.693 (until 02.92) |
| Comments concerning the production period |
begin of production - pre-production batch / main production - end of production |
| Prices |
09.79: 56.161,00 DM
03.80: 58.364,50 DM
08.80: 59.460,60 DM
07.81: 61.505,90 DM
09.81: 62.161,30 DM
01.82: 63.845,00 DM
07.82: 66.218,00 DM
07.83: 66.804,00 DM
08.83: 68.742,00 DM
01.84: 70.566,00 DM
04.85: 78.831,00 DM |
| Wheelbase |
3070 mm |
| Track rear/front |
1545/1517 mm |
| Length |
5135 mm |
| Width |
1820 mm |
| Height |
1440 mm |
| Smallest turning circle |
12,26 m |
| Chassis weight |
| Max. total weight |
2175 kg |
| Max. front axle weight |
1040 kg |
| Max. rear axle weight |
1135 kg |
| Max. load |
520 kg |
| Max. trailer weight braked |
1500 kg |
| Max. trailer weight unbraked |
750 kg |
| Weight empty |
1655 kg |
| According to guideline |
DIN 70020 (with fuel, spare wheel and tool equipment) |
| Operating method |
four-stroke Otto (with manifold-injection) |
| Configuration |
front, parallel; upright |
| Type |
M 117 E 50 / 117.961; since 10.81: 117.963 |
| No. of cylinder/configuration |
8 / 90ř-V-form; light-alloy block |
| Bore x stroke |
96,5 x 85,0 mm |
| Total displacement |
4973 ccm (tax classification: 4939 ccm) |
| Compression ratio |
8,8; since 10.81: 9,2 |
| Crankshaft bearing |
5 |
| Output |
240 hp / 177 kW at 4750 /min;~since 10.81: 231 hp / 170 kW at 4750 /min |
| Maximum torque |
404 Nm at 3200 /min; since 10.81: 405 Nm at 3000 /min |
| No. of valves/configuration |
1 intake, 1 exhaust / overhead |
| Valve operation |
1 top camshaft per cylinder line |
| Camshaft drive |
duplex roller-type chain |
| Mixture formation |
manifold-injection, mechanically controlled (Bosch K-Jetronic) |
| Cooling |
water cooling / pump; 13 l water |
| Lubrication |
pressure circulation lubrication / 7,5 l oil |
| Electric system |
12 V |
| Battery |
66 Ah / in the engine compartment |
| Dynamo |
three-phase AC / 980 W; since 08.83: 1120 W |
| Starter motor |
electrical / 1,5 kW |
| Ignition |
transistor ignition |
| Fuel tank |
above the rear axle / 90 l |
| Fuel supply |
electric supply pump |
| Driven whells |
rear wheels |
| Power transmission |
divided cardan shaft |
| Frame desing |
self-supporting all-steel body |
| Wheel suspension front |
double wishbone-front axle with torsion bar type stabilizer |
| Wheel suspension rear |
twist beam axle (diagonal-swing axle with starting- and braking-torque compensation), on demand with hydropneumatic level control |
| Suspension front |
coil springs, suppl. rubber suspension, torsion bar stabilizer |
| Suspension rear |
coil springs, suppl. rubber suspension, torsion bar stabilizer |
| Damper |
hydraulic telescopic damper |
| Steering |
ball-and-nut power steering |
| Steering transm ratio |
14,35:1 / 2,75 steering wheel turns; since 10.81: 15,06:1 / 2,89 |
| Breaking system |
braking system |
| Breaking system |
hydraulic dual-circuit braking system with vacuum-operated brake ~servo unit, on demand with antilock device (since 12.84 standard);~disc brakes front (intern. ventilated) and rear |
| Parking breake |
parking brake |
| Parking breake |
mechanical (foot-operated), effective on rear wheels |
| Diamatre |
brake discs front / rear: 278 / 279 mm |
| Wheels |
sheet steel-disc wheels, on demand light-alloy disc wheels |
| Wheels rims |
6 1/2 J x 14 H 2 |
| Tyres |
205/70 VR 14 |