NewS500PLUGINHYBRID:TheSClassasa"threelitresper100 kilometres"car

ThethirdhybridmodelofthenewSClass,theS500PLUGINHYBRID,setsnewbenchmarkswithregardto efficiencyaswellasdrivesystemandclimatecomfort.With69gCO2perkilometre(3litres/100km)the SClasssetsanewbenchmarkforluxurysaloonsthatjustafewyearsagowasthoughtvirtuallyimpossible. The80kWelectricdrivewithexternallyrechargeablebatterymakesemissionfreedrivingforabout30km possible.Itiscombinedwiththenew3.0litreV6turbochargedengine.MercedesBenzwillpresenttheS500 PLUGINHYBRIDattheFrankfurtMotorShow(IAA).Themarketlaunchwillbenextyear.

TheS400HYBRIDwasthefirstintheworldtofeatureastandardspecificationhybriddrivesystemwithlithiumion batteryin2009.WiththenewSClassMercedesBenzexpandsthehybridlineupinthismodelseriestothree models:theS400HYBRID,S300BlueTECHYBRIDandS500PLUGINHYBRID.Allsecondgenerationhybrid drivesystemssharetheseamlessintegrationintothepowertrain.Thecombustionenginecanbecompletely decoupledfromtheelectricmotor.Furtherfeaturesarethesecondgenerationrecuperativebrakingsystemand theanticipatoryIntelligentHYBRIDenergymanagementsystem.

"WiththeS500PLUGINHYBRIDMercedesBenzsetsanothermilestoneontheroadtoemissionfreemobilityon thebasisofourmodularhybridmatrix",explainsProfDrThomasWeber,responsibleontheDaimlerBoardof ManagementforGroupResearchandHeadofMercedesBenzCarsProductEngineering."InthiswaytheSClass turnsintoagenuinethreelitrecarwithgenerousspaceandsuperlativedrivesystemcomfort."

WhilethebatteriesoftheS400HYBRIDandS300BlueTECHYBRIDasautonomoushybridsarechargedduring brakingorcoastingorbythecombustionengine,thenewhighvoltagelithiumionbatteryoftheS500PLUGIN HYBRIDhastentimestheenergycontentandofferstheoptionofbeingrechargedfromanexternalsourcewitha chargingsocketlocatedontherightsideoftherearbumper.Withthehelpoftheelectricsynchronousmotor(80 kW/340Nm)theSClasscanthusdriveforuptoaround30kilometresonelectricpoweralone.

Fourhybridoperatingmodescanbeselectedatthepushofabutton: HYBRID EMODE:electricpoweronly ESAVE:fullychargedbatteryisreservedtobeabletodriveonelectricpoweralonelater CHARGE:batteryischargedwhiledriving

UndertheconditionsspecifiedbythecertificationrulestheSClassasafullhybridgenerates69gCO2per kilometre.Withconsumptionequivalentto3litresper100kilometrestheSClasssetsanewbenchmarkforluxury saloonsthatjustafewyearsagowasthoughtvirtuallyimpossible.Itdeliversthesetopvalueswithoutrestrictions

inpower,passengercomfortoroperatingrangeandoffersahighlevelofclimatecomfortthankstothepreentry climatecontrolfunctions.

ThemostimportantbenchmarkdataoftheS500PLUGINHYBRID:

Poweroutputof245kWofthecombustionengineplus80kWelectricmotorandtorqueof480Nmof thecombustionengineplus340Nmoftheelectricmotor

Overallconsumption(NEDC)69gCO2/km(3.0l/100km) Operatingrangeonelectricpoweraloneabout30km Topspeed250km/h,0100km/hin5.5sec. IntelligentHYBRID:anticipatoryenergymanagementsystemwithoptimaluseofrecuperationduring deceleration

Individualisationpossibleastheresultofthecombinationofthetransmissionmodeswiththefour hybridoperatingmodesHYBRID,EMODE,ESAVEandCHARGE.

Hapticacceleratorpedalforsuperiorvehiclecontrol:Apointofresistanceontheacceleratorpedal providesfeedbackabouttheactivationofthecombustionengineandhelpsinmeteringthepower output.

Fastexternalchargingofthehighvoltagetractionbattery Preentryclimatecontroloftheinterior

IntelligentHYBRID:anticipatoryenergymanagementsystem ThesecondgenerationSClasshybridsfeatureananticipatoryenergymanagementsystemandtherebyimprove energyefficiency.Theoperatingstrategyofthehybriddrivesystemnotonlyaccountsforthecurrentdriving conditionanddriverinput,butalsoadjuststothelikelyroute(inclines,downhillstretches,bendsorspeedlimits) forthenexteightkilometres.IntelligentHYBRIDusesthenavigationdatafromCOMANDOnlinetomanagethe charginganddischargingofthehighvoltagebattery.Thegoalis,forexample,tousetheenergycontentofthe batteryforpropulsionaheadofadownhillstretchinordertorechargeitwhilegoingdownhillusingrecuperation.

Recuperativebrakingsystem:theelectricmotorasalternator Thelargestpotentialforloweringtheenergyconsumptionofhybriddrivesystemsliesinmaximisingenergy recoveryduringcoastingandbraking.Upondepressingthebrakepedalthedecelerationisinitiallyeffectedbythe electricmotorandnotbythediscbrakes.ThenewSClassisthefirsttousearecuperativebrakingsystem(RBS) ofthesecondgeneration.Itensuresanunnoticeableoverlappingoftheconventionalmechanicalbrakesandthe electricbrakingperformanceoftheelectricmotorinalternatormode.

Thedriver'sdesiredbrakingpowerisrecordedbyapedaltravelsensor.Thedecelerationisdependentonthe

drivingconditionandissplitintoarecuperativebrakeforceportionandaportiontobesuppliedbythewheel brakes.ThebrakepressureontherearaxleiscontrolledbytheRBSdependentonthecurrentrecuperation potentialofthepowertrain.

Inaddition,thecombustionengineisswitchedoffanytimethevehicleiscoastinganditsdragtorquewhenrolling isusedbytheelectricmotorasrecuperationtorque.However,withoutdepressingthebrakepedalnoadditional decelerationtorqueisprovidedforchargingthebatteryandthevehiclecan"sail".Thecombustionengineistobe usedforchargingthebatteryaslittleaspossibleandonlyatsuitableandmostefficientoperatingpoints.

Hybridpioneerintheluxurysegment

Theworld'sfirststandardspecificationhybriddrivewithlithiumionbatterydebutedatMercedesBenzasearlyas 2009:theS400HYBRIDwasthemostfuelefficientpetrolpoweredluxurysaloonforalongtime.Andthemost successfulhybridinitssegment:some20,000buyersworldwideoptedfortheS400HYBRID. WiththenewSClassMercedesBenznowcontinuesitscomprehensivehybridoffensive.IntheS400HYBRIDand S300BlueTECHYBRIDtherearealreadytwohybridsofthenewSClasstochoosefrom:

ThenewS400HYBRIDburnsjust6.3litresoffuelper100kilometresintheNEDCcycle(combined). Thisrepresentsareductionby20percentoverthepredecessor.CO2emissionsof147gramsper kilometrealsorepresentanewrecordinthisvehiclesegment.Theseexemplaryfiguresgohandin handwithoutstandingperformancepotential:thepetrolenginedevelops225kW(306hp),whilethe electricmotoraddsanother20kW(27hp).Thetorqueofthecombustionengineis370Nmplus250 Nmfromtheelectricmotor.

IntheS300BlueTECHYBRIDMercedesBenzhascombinedthe2.2litrefourcylinderdieselengine developing150kW(204hp)withthepowerfulhybridmoduledeveloping20kW(27hp).Thepeak torqueof500Nmproducedbythecombustionengineisoverlaidbythe250Nmofpeaktorque producedbytheelectricmotor.TheS300BlueTECHYBRIDmakesdowith4.4litresper100kminthe combinedcycle(CO2:115g/km)andcomplieswiththecriteriaforenergyefficiencyclassA+. ConsequentlyMercedesBenzhas,overthecourseoftenyears,nearlycutfuelconsumptioninthe 150kWperformanceclassbyhalf.