Mercedes-Benz O405
| Mercedes-Benz O405 | |
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Mercedes O405 (integral) in Viernheim
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
| Production | 1983−2001 |
| Assembly | Mannheim, Germany |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class |
Complete bus Bus chassis |
| Layout | Rear-engine |
| Doors | 1 or 2 doors (rigid) 2 or 3 doors (articulated) |
| Floor type |
High floor Low floor Low entry |
| Related | FAP A537 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | OM447h (157 kW) OM447h (177 kW) OM447hII (184 kW) OM447hLA (184 kW) |
| Capacity | 60 to 104 passengers (35 seated to 61 seated) |
| Transmission | Mercedes-Benz W3E110/2.2R Mercedes-Benz W3E112/2.2R Mercedes-Benz W4E Allison B400R Voith DIWA 851.2 Voith DIWA 864.3 ZF 4HP500 ZF 5HP500 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 11.1 m 11.7 m 12.2 m (rigid)/17.1m, 18.0m (articulated) |
| Width | 2.5 m |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz O305 (single decker and articulated) |
| Successor |
Mercedes-Benz Citaro (O530) Mercedes-Benz OC500LE |
The Mercedes-Benz O405 was a highly successful single-decker bus manufactured by Mercedes-Benz from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. It can be built as either an integral bus or a bus chassis andwas the last VöV SL-II standard bus in production. It was the replacement for the Mercedes-Benz O305 and was widely used in Europe, United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore. Last purchase of the model, O405NH was to State Transit Authority of Sydney, Australia from 1999–2002.
The step-entrance version was known as the O405. An 3-axle articulated version was also built known as O405G. There were two generations of O405, designated as O405 MkI and O405 MkII. Most of them have their boxy roof dome (slightly arched) with a double-curvature windscreen, separately mounted destination indicator and pantograph system windshield wipers that was used on some buses such as the Dennis Dart, Leyland Lynx, MAN NL262 and the MAN SL202.
The O405 MkI was marketed between mid-1980s and early 1990s. It featured a Mercedes Benz OM447h naturally aspirated engine with outputs of either 157kW (210hp) or 184 kW (250 hp). Optionally available was a naturally aspirated compressed natural gas (CNG) engine model M447hG with 150 kW (205 hp) output. The gearbox coupled to the engine was usually the Mercedes-Benz W3E110/2.2R or Mercedes-Benz W3E112/2.2R (the former being able to handle the more powerful 184 kW engine), although there have been other gearboxes such as the ZF 5HP 500 or Allison B300R coupled to the engine.
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