Mercedes-Benz is a trade mark and a company of the same name, a manufacturer of premium cars, trucks, buses and other vehicles, which is part of the German concern Daimler AG. It is one of the most recognizable automotive brands in the world. Mercedes-Benz is headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The index of each gearbox consists of two unequal parts separated by a dot:
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 711.6 5- and 6-speed manual transmission has been produced since 1995 and is used in commercial vehicles, as well as many passenger cars and crossovers. A manual transmission with the same index and code SG-F310 is also available for front-wheel drive Mercedes A-Class vehicles.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 716.5 5-speed manual transmission was produced only from 1997 to 2012 and was installed in front-wheel drive A-Class and B-Class models, as well as the Vaneo compact van. A version of this transmission was also available with the AKS automatic clutch release system.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 716.6 6-speed manual transmission was produced only from 1999 to 2016 and was used in almost the entire Mercedes model lineup, including all-wheel drive crossovers. It was this transmission that served as the basis for the Sequentronic robotic transmission, popular in some markets.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 716.7 6-speed manual transmission was produced only from 2014 to 2023 and was installed in base models of popular models such as the C-Class, E-Class, and SLC-Class. There are two transmission types: the basic SG-S301/302 and the powerful SG-S441/443/444/445/446.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 717.4 5-speed manual transmission was assembled by the company from 1981 to 2001 and was installed in virtually all rear-wheel-drive models of the German concern at the time. A separate modification of this manual transmission is available for the all-wheel-drive G-Class SUV.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 722.3 4-speed automatic transmission, also known as the 4G-Tronic, was produced by Mercedes from 1979 to 2000 and was installed in rear- and all-wheel-drive models with engines up to 6.0 liters. There are four versions of this transmission: the W4A028, W4A040, W4A040 II, and the extra-powerful W4A055.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 722.4 (or W4A020) 4-speed automatic transmission was produced by the company from 1982 to 1997 and was installed on rear-wheel drive models with engines up to 2.8 liters. This transmission is essentially a smaller version of the 722.3 transmission and is rated for 270 Nm of torque.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 722.5 (or W5A030) 5-speed automatic transmission was produced by the company from 1989 to 1997 and was installed in rear-wheel drive versions of the E-Class and S-Class models with engines up to 3.3 liters. This transmission was a modification of the 722.3 with the Overdrive package installed.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 722.6 5-speed automatic transmission, also known as the 5G-Tronic or NAG1, was produced from 1995 to 2014 and was installed in virtually all Mercedes-Benz models, as well as Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Jaguar, Porsche. Six versions of this automatic transmission were available: W5A280, W5A300, W5A330, W5A400, W5A580, W5A900.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 722.7 (W5A180) 5-speed automatic transmission was produced by the company from 1997 to 2005 and was installed in front-wheel drive models such as the A-Class and the Vaneo compact van based on it. The transmission is a hybrid of a hydromechanical automatic and a three-shaft manual.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 722.8 CVT, or Autotronic CVT, was assembled at a plant in Germany from 2004 to 2012 and installed in the second-generation A-Class and the platform-sharing B-Class compact van. This is Mercedes’ first and last attempt at creating a continuously variable transmission.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 722.9 7-speed automatic transmission, also known as the 7G-Tronic or NAG2, was produced from 2003 to 2022 and was installed across virtually the entire Mercedes-Benz lineup, as well as on Infiniti models as the RE7R24A.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The 7-speed robotic gearbox 724.0 or Mercedes 7G-DCT has been produced since 2011 and is installed on almost all front-wheel drive models of the concern, such as the A-Class and B-Class. This preselective robotic gearbox was created together with Getrag and has a lot in common with the 7DCT300.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The 8-speed robotic gearbox 724.1 or Mercedes 8G-DCT has been produced since 2019 and is installed on front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive models of the MFA2 platform such as GLA-Class and GLB-Class. This preselective robotic gearbox with two wet clutches is produced at a plant in Romania.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 725.0 9-speed automatic transmission, also known as the 9G-Tronic or NAG3, has been in production since 2014 and is used in virtually the entire current Mercedes-Benz lineup, as well as the Aston Martin DBX. Nissan vehicles are equipped with this transmission under the Jatco JR913E designation.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes Sprintshift 6-speed robotic transmission was produced from 2000 to 2016 and installed in the popular Sprinter minibuses and similar Volkswagen Crafter models. This single-clutch robotic transmission with Magneti Marelli hydraulic actuators is identical to the Sequentronic.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes Sequentronic 6-speed robotic transmission was assembled from 2000 to 2007 and installed in popular models of the German concern, such as the C-Class, E-Class, and CLK-Class. This single-clutch robotic transmission is based on the 716.6 6-speed manual transmission and Magneti Marelli hydraulic actuators.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The AMG SpeedShift MCT 7 7-speed automatic transmission was assembled at the company’s factory from 2008 to 2019 and installed in popular performance models such as the C63, E63, CL63, and SL63. It’s essentially a 722.9 transmission with a wet multi-plate clutch pack instead of a torque converter.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The AMG SpeedShift TCT 7 7-speed automatic transmission was produced in Germany from 2004 to 2015 and was installed in high-performance versions of the second- and third-generation SLK 55 roadster. This transmission is a variant of the 722.9 automatic transmission and is also known as the 7G-Tronic Sport.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The AMG SpeedShift MCT 9 9-speed automatic transmission has been produced at the German plant since 2017, is used in the C63, E63, S63, GLC63 models in conjunction with the 4.0-liter M177 bi-turbo engine. Essentially, it’s a 725.0 transmission with a multi-plate wet clutch pack instead of torque converter.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes AMG SpeedShift TCT 9 9-speed automatic transmission has been produced in Germany since 2016 and is installed in high-performance models such as the C43, GLC 43, GLE 53, G63, AMG GT. Essentially, it is a variant of the 9G-Tronic transmission with a torque converter for AMG models.
Specifications Gear ratios Installed on Disadvantages The Mercedes 700.4 7-speed preselective robotic transmission, or AMG SpeedShift DCT, has been produced since 2009 and is installed exclusively in the German company’s most powerful supercars, such as the SLS and AMG GT. This robotic transmission is simply a modification of the Italian Getrag 7DCL750.
