The Mercedes-Benz Unimog

Getting through where others give up

The Unimog ConceptWhere even four-wheel drive trucks reach their limits and tractors can’t go any further, a totally different kind of work and tractor vehicle has to take over: the Unimog. It embodies the meaning of versatility and viability on four wheels. The Mercedes-Benz Unimog is a vehicle in a league of its own. It provides solutions which no other vehicle worldwide can offer. The Unimog is much more versatile than any other with its attachment and mounting areas at the front, middle and rear. It is also much more at home on off-road terrain than any other vehicle, and can drive at fast speeds on roads as a transporter. The Unimog is an uncompromising professional for uncompromising professionals. Superior in every situation and over any terrain.

Contents:

Introduction 4 – 19Chassis Expertise 20 – 23System and Implement- Carrying Expertise 24 – 27Easy to Operate and Ergonomic 28 – 29Economic Efficiency and Environment 30 – 31 Worldwide Service 32 – 33

30,000 Metres of Snow and IceThe Unimog U 20 with snowplough and gritter combination – cold and calculating against the elements. With 1.4 m3 damp salt and a clearing width of 2.5 m, the U 20 quickly manages to give the go-ahead.

2,000 Standing ObstaclesThe Unimog U 20 with verge mower, delineator post detector and trimmer combination. Delineator posts are no obstacle for the U 20 when mowing verges. It drives and works quickly, without interruption.

1,000 Tonnes Trailer LoadThe Unimog U 400 as a road-railer with torque converter and shunting equipment. As strong as a shunting engine, but much more cost-effective. And more versatile. After shunting, the road-railer Unimog simply drives by road to its next job.

365 Days of High TensionThe Unimog U 500 with insulated aerial platform. With a working height of up to 20 m and insulated up to 69,000 V, the Unimog makes sure that the current flows, even off the beaten track in difficult terrain.

280 Square Kilometres of Forest FireThe Unimog as a highly mobile spearhead vehicle for fighting forest fires. Even the greatest heat doesn’t make it sweat. With up to 6,000 litres cubic capacity, the Unimog extinguishes the fire in the making.

7 Metre High FloodsThe Unimog U 5000 with air-intake pipes installed high up and fording ability up to 1.20 m. In any elements, in its element: the Unimog makes sure that no relief operation gets wet feet.

Undaunted

The Unimog is not only different from all the others, it is also simply better. There is hardly a conceivable situation where a Unimog cannot be used successfully – and this has been proved for decades. For a multitude of jobs and requirements, you have three Unimog model ranges to choose from:

As a universal implement carrier, the Unimog U 20 from 7.5 to 9.3 t max. weight is perfect for all the needs of a municipal maintenance yard. It costs no more than an up-market municipal tractor, has all the advantages of a four-wheel drive truck and the power reserves of a genuine Unimog.

With its unique off-road capabilities the Unimog U 4000/U 5000 beats every rival hollow. Its outstanding features make sure of that: its flexible ladder-type frame for great rigidity on the road and great torsional flexibility off-road; its superior four-wheel drive concept with differential locks in both axles as well as portal axles for high ground clearance.

As a professional implement carrier over 7.5 t max. weight, the Unimog U 300/U 400/U 500 provides unparalleled top performance. Especially for professionals who want to combine peak performance with economic efficiency the whole year round.

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The drive concept of the very first Unimog was based on an ambitious idea: to redefine operational capability on four wheels. From the idea came worldwide success. For over 60 years, Unimog has been combin-ing toughness with absolute reliability, a long life span and economic efficiency. Even today with over 370,000 Unimog built, its basic idea is right up-to-date. Day after day it proves this worldwide. Often under very difficult climatic and topographic conditions. Whether as a highly versatile implement-carrier with exchangeable implements or in the extreme off-road version for getting to worksites inaccessible to other vehicles. Often copied but never achieved, the Unimog is and will remain unique in the sum of its attributes.

1953First time with Mercedes.The Unimog U 25 from model range 401.

1948A unique success story starts to unfold. The first Unimog of the model range 70200 (Boehringer) is produced.

For over 60 Years – the Mercedes-Benz Unimog

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1992 With the Unimog U 90 a lighter product range 408 is introduced. The channel in the front ensures the best view of front-attached implements.

1988The Unimog programme is completely revamped. The new semi-heavy model range 427 with its striking cab goes into production.

1966The 100,000th Unimog rolls off the line. The newly developed 421 model range is born.

1962The Unimog family expands to include a more powerful version with the new model range 406.

2002Relocation of the Unimog plant to the Wörth works. Launch of the extreme off-roader Unimog U 3000/U 4000/U 5000, model range 437.

2008The compact Unimog U 20 expands the Unimog programme in the lower performance sector as universal implement carrier from 7.5 t to 9.3 t max. weight. A first: the forward-control cab.

2000Launch of model range 405. The new Unimog generation U 300/U 400/U 500 as professional implement carriers.

Go off the road, accelerate and you’ll find. Where others get wheelspin, the Unimog really gets going. It takes crews, material and heavy equipment fast and safely to the worksite. Over hill and dale, up extreme climbs and slopes, through water, snow and mud. Its outstanding off-road capabilities are not without good reason. They are part of a chassis expertise which is unmatched worldwide.

Where there is a Unimog, there is also a way

Chassis Expertise

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Dynamic performance over any terrain. Profit from a chassis expertise no other manufacturer worldwide has on offer; which gives your operational strength a totally new dimension. Because no matter whether deep snow or floods, mud or scree –the Unimog gets you to your destination without any detours. Thanks to its unusually high ground clearance, favourable angles of approach and departure, extreme stability, superior climbing ability,excellent traction and up to 16 forward gears and eight reverse gears. Plus a top speed of up to 90 km/h on paved roads. More vehicle dynamics are not possible.

Four-wheel drive. The Unimog has a four-wheel drive that is unmatched by any other. And this is how it works: on the one hand, engageable differential locks ensure low slip and highest traction in both axles; on the other hand, its axle suspension with its coil springs makes it possible to keep all four wheels firmly on the ground. In addition, its flexible ladder-type frame with tubular cross-members gives enormous rigidity on roads and torsional flexibility off-road. But it gets even better. Due to the double three-point mounting of sensitive units and bodies, the Unimog frame can twist when off-road without putting any strain on either units or bodies.

Portal axles. Thanks to the portal axles, the axle housing tube and thrust tube are situated higher than the c entre of the wheel. The effect: you win with the Unimog’s extremely high ground clearance and can drive easily over obstacles up to 50 cm high.

Portal axles combined with large volume tyres give very

high ground clearance

Uncompromising four-wheel drive with differential locks – so you can go anywhere

Gradients of 100 %, water depths up to 1.20 m: child’s play for the Unimog

1. Wheel-hub drive

2. Centre of wheel

3. Centre of axle Ramp angle

Angle of approach and departure

Slope climbing ability

Tipping angleFording depth

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Chassis Expertise

Tyre pressure regulation system (Tirecontrol). Always the right tyre pressure. A further plus when driving over challenging or soft terrain: Tirecontrol, the optional system for adjusting tyre pressures quickly and flexibly to suit changing surface conditions while on the move. The air pressure is lowered at the touch of a button to increase the tyre contact area, thus preventing it from sinking into soft ground and so increasing traction.

Single tyres. Unlike normal four-wheel drive trucks with twin tyres at the rear, the Unimog has four single tyres. The rear wheels always run in the compressed tracks created by the front wheels. The advantage: lower rolling resistance and more traction through interlocking of the tyre profiles.

Less air, more traction: at the touch of a button with Tirecontrol,

the tyre pressure regulation system

Fording ability up to a water depth of 1.20 m. Transmission and axles stay dry. No seepage of water or fine sand

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Mowing with three mowers simultaneously in the summer, and clearing roads of snow and ice with a snowcutter or snowplough and gritter in the winter – only the Unimog can manage that. Thanks to its unique implement-carrying expertise the Unimog is highly economical. With up to four implement/body mounting points it can complete tasks throughout the whole year, which are just not possible with any other vehicle. You even get a choice between three model ranges, too. That means you get a vehicle that is perfectly tailor-made for your particular requirements. And due to the many decades of cooperation between Mercedes-Benz and implement/body manufacturers, expert knowledge and 60 years experience in development can be combined to produce your Unimog. Advantages you can feel, metre after metre.

Versatile like no other

System and Implement- Carrying Expertise

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The Unimog U 4000 with self-protection system fights a forest fire

The Unimog U 20 with tandem trailer for various transport operationsThe Unimog U 500 with insulated aerial platform at work in the energy sector The Unimog U 500 with a snowthrower clearing a pass

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System and Implement-Carrying Expertise

Implement-carrying expertise. Ready to face any challenge. From winter services to rescue operations – with the Unimog implement-carrying concept you are more mobile than with any other vehicle. Just one example: up to four attachment and mounting areas with integrated, standardised interfaces for implement control and opera-tion. This means you can cope with several jobs on one trip – by exchanging implements quickly. And you have an unimpeded view of all implements and equipment, a control panel (with intuitive operation) in the central console for driving and working, electro-pneumatic gear shift (EPS), synchronised quick-reverse EQR and as an

option AutomaticShift transmission for clutch-free driving and working. Unimog gets off to a flying start with driving and operating comfort.

System expertise. One-stop-shopping. The intensive partnership between Mercedes-Benz and body manufacturers means you get only components and drive modules, vehicle interfaces, attachments and bodies that have been tested precisely and adjusted perfectly to each other. And whether you need advice, service or financing, you get it all with one-stop-shopping from your Unimog Partner.

Up to four attachment/mounting areas: no implement carrier is more versatile than the Unimog Full speed ahead – with PTO and high-performance hydraulics

Everything at a glance: the Unimog control panel in the central console

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Save space outside and create space inside: the Unimog’s innovative cab concept reconciles apparent opposites. In all three model ranges, in all three cab versions. The result: a modern work place providing sufficient space to move and comfort for a long working day. That keeps you healthy and gives you a comfortable working atmosphere. Please take a seat.

Be relaxed, even when it gets exciting

Easy to Operate and Ergonomic

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Easy to Operate and Ergonomic

The forward-control cab of the U 20. A compact cab with optimised space

and room for a crew of 3

The panoramic cab of the Unimog U 300/U 400/U 500: deep windscreen,

deep side windows and a large rear window

The short-bonnet cab of the Unimog U 4000/U 5000: robust steel shell cab,

also available as crew cab for six

Taking the strain off the driver. Pleasant working, thanks to shock-mounted cab made of corrosion-resistant, sound-and-heat-insulating fibre composite material.

Ergonomic. Whether driving or operating implements, all control elements are arranged clearly on the multifunction display and the central console.

Quick-change steering VarioPilot®. With one quick and easy movement, the steering column together with instru-ments and pedals can be moved from left to right. This means you always have the best possible view of the work area and work comfortably, even in one-man operation.

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Leaving not only the competition, but also your costs behind

Economic Efficiency and the Environment

The heart of the Unimog – its modern Euro 5 engines. They combine efficient power performance with low fuel consumption as well as environmental sustainability. This means of course that you can drive in all environmentally sensitive city zones which are closed to other trucks. The Unimog’s strength comes from its up to 210 kW. And here you have the choice between a driving and a working mode, depending on the job. Also pioneering: BlueTec®. With the new SCR diesel technology from Mercedes-Benz you can not only optimise your fuel consumption, you also reduce vehicle emissions and fulfil the European emission standards Euro 5.

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Reliability. Direct injection, three-valve technology, turbo-charger, intercooler, steep torque curve, constant output over a wide rpm range and high power reserves. With the low-maintenance Euro 5 engines you have state-of-the-art technology and are perfectly equipped to deal with a multitude of jobs. Performance potential from 110 kW (150 hp) to 210 kW (286 hp).

Ready for the future. More performance, lower emissions and lower fuel consumption: with the Unimog, the future can come.

Engine control. At the touch of a button the right engine feature. In the driving mode on roads or for transporting loads you benefit from its flexible torque. The working mode ensures minimal rpm speed deviations when operat-ing implements or driving off-road, even with fluctuating loads.

Always ready. Even at 30 degrees below zero, thanks to its heat-insulating fibre composite material, more powerful batteries for better braking, engine block and fuel preheat-ing, and windscreen heating.

Economic Efficiency and the Environment

Compact: the additional AdBlue tank which holds 25 l with the U 20Maximum performance, minimal emissions, reduced fuel use – thanks to Mercedes-Benz SCR diesel technology

Uncompromisingly Clean with Euro 5

Nitrogen oxide (NO2)

Carbon monoxide (CO)

Hydrocarbon (HC)

Solids (PM)

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Worldwide Service

Always Close By

Worldwide Service from Mercedes-Benz

Would you like to find out more about the Unimog? Then simply detach the postcard, fill it out and send it off. Or send us the postcard by fax: +49 (0) 721 1510125.

Other information and the current Unimog eNewsletter are available on the internet at:www.mercedes-benz.com/unimog

You can order the eNewsletter by using the postcard. Simply enter your e-mail address on the reverse side and then you will always be up-to-date.

Where there is a Unimog on the road, then we are not far away. Thanks to more than 1,000 service stations worldwide, your Unimog Partner is easy to reach when you need him. With vehicle maintenance and other services which are just as reliable, flexible and progressive as the Mercedes-Benz Unimog itself. From our fast spare-parts service to repairs and maintenance up to a made-to-measure financing or leasing offer. And not just for your Unimog itself, but also for a whole range of bodies and implements. You can rely on us.

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