MB Owners: Save A Polar Ice Cap - Add A Particulate Filter

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on December 7, 2005 at 9:10 AM CST

Are you tired of placing undue pressure the world's polar ice caps?   
If you drive a 2003 through early 2005 Mercedes E-Class or C-Class  
with a four-cylinder diesel engine, you're in luck.

Mercedes has announced today the availability of a particulate filter  
for the above mentioned models, that reduces emissions by 40% and is  
compliant with the EU4 emissions standard.

The system works by combining two catalytic converters in a single  
housing: an oxidising unit which converts gaseous pollutants, and a  
particulate reduction unit in which soot particles are trapped and  
burned off at an exhaust temperature of over 250 degrees Celsius.

As we said earlier, the particulate filter fits all 2003 - early 2005  
E and C-Class models with four cylinder diesel engines (the system  
has come standard on all CDi models since the summer of 2005).  If  
you're interested, cost to install the system is EUR 799.

For more info, you can visit the link below
http://emercedesbenz.com/Dec05/07CutDieselParticulates.html


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Diesel particulates cut by up to 40 percent: retrofit system now  
available from Mercedes-Benz

Stuttgart, Dec 07, 2005

With immediate effect, Mercedes-Benz is offering a retrofit system  
for C-Class and E-Class diesel models which significantly reduces  
particulate emissions. The system is maintenance-free and is suitable  
for installation in vehicles with four-cylinder diesel engines  
produced since June 2003. The price including installation is € 799.

This retrofit system is a further sign of the Mercedes-Benz  
commitment to reducing diesel emissions. Since the summer of 2005 all  
new CDI passenger cars produced by the Stuttgart brand have been  
equipped with a particulate filter as standard.
The retrofit system for the four-cylinder models in the C-Class and E- 
Class combines two catalytic converters in a single housing: an  
oxidising unit which converts gaseous pollutants and a particulate  
reduction unit in which soot particles are trapped and burned off at  
an exhaust temperature of over 250 degrees Celsius. As a result,  
particulate emissions are reduced by up to 40 percent and fall below  
the limits prescribed by the EU4 standard.

The maintenance-free Mercedes retrofit system requires no fuel  
additives and can be installed with no modifications to the  
electronic engine management system. In the process the standard  
oxidising catalytic converters of the CDI models are replaced and fed  
into the Mercedes Recycling Management system (MeRSy) for reuse.

This retrofit system by Mercedes-Benz meets the current requirements  
of the German federal government’s tax incentive scheme for low- 
emission diesel passenger cars. The system is available from Mercedes- 
Benz sales and service outlets and dealerships throughout Europe with  
immediate effect.

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