Mercedes-Benz C 350 e

• Environmentallyfriendly: upto41percentlowerCO2emissions• Economical: upto31kilometresonelectricpoweralone, NEDCconsumptionjust2.1litres/100km• Resource-efficient: 23percentmorerecycledcomponents

Life cycleCOMPACT

360 ° E n v i R O n M E n TA l C h E C k

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Dearreaders,

Oneofoursixenvironmentalprotectionandenergyguidelinesreadsasfollows:“Westrivetodevelopproductsthatarehighlyresponsibletotheenvironmentintheirre-spectivemarketsegments.”Toachievethisgoalwehavetoincorporateenvironmentalprotectionintoourproductsfromtheverystartofvehicledesign.

This“DesignforEnvironment”approachisintegratedintothedevelopmentprocess,thegreaterthebenefitsintermsofmini-misedenvironmentalimpactandcost.

Itislikewisecrucialtoreducetheenviron-mentalimpactcausedbyemissionsandconsumptionofresourcesdur-ingtheentirelifecycle.ThiscomprehensiveandexhaustiveLifeCycleAssessment(LCA)wecall‘360°environmentalcheck‘.Itscrutinisesallenvironmentallyrelevantaspectsofacar‘slife:frommanufactureoftherawmaterialstoproduction,vehicleoperationandthenrecyclingattheendofthevehicle‘slife–alongwayoffinthecaseofanewMercedes-Benz.

AswellasdocumentingeverylastdetailofthisLCAin-housethrough-outtheentirelifecycle,wehavetheresultscheckedandconfirmedbyindependentassessorsfromtheTÜVSüdinspectionauthority.OnlythendoesacarreceiveitsEnvironmentalCertificate.

ThisbrochurebrieflysummarisestheresultsoftheC350emodel‘sLCAforyou.Incidentally,theC-ClassPlug-InHybridisagoodexam-pleofwhyacomprehensiveassessmentisnecessarytoimproveontheoverallenvironmentalimpact.Becausethenaturallyhigheruseofresourcesinproductioniseasilycompensatedforbytheoutstandingenvironmentalperformanceofthecarduringoperation.

Ifthiscompactbrochurehasarousedyourinterestinthesubject,IwouldrecommendyoutakealookatthedetaileddocumentationoftheC-Class’LCA:the“Lifecycle”brochureisavailablefordownloadfromhttp://www.mercedes-benz.com.

Kindregards.Yours,

AnkeKleinschmitChiefEnvironmentalOfficeroftheDaimlerGroup

“We improve the environmental performance over the entire life cycle of a car”

Editorial

Mercedes-Benzhaslongrecognisedtheimportanceofvehicleinteriorsoptimisedforallergysufferers.Interioremissionshavebeenmeasuredsince1992.Todaydesignersanddeveloperscanmaketheirchoicefromadatabaseofthousandsofinteriormaterialsthathavebeenapprovedbythematerialdepartment.

Thelaboratorytestwiththecompletevehicleinaspecialtestchamberlastsoneweek.Likeallnewmodelseries,theC-ClassbearstheECARF(EuropeanCentreforAllergyResearchFoundation)sealofquality.

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Intermsofqualityandcomfort,thenewC-Classhasredefinedthestandardsinitsvehiclesegment.Nowitisalsomakingaclearstatementonefficiencythatcan-notbeoverlooked:theC350ehasacertifiedfuelconsumptionofjust2.4-2.1litres/100kmyetdeliverssports-car-likeperformance.ThePlug-InHybriddrivesys-temisavailablefortheSaloonand,forthefirsttime,alsotheEstate.

TheC350ecombinesitscombustionenginewithanelectricdrivesystemwhosehigh-voltagelithium-ionbat-terywithacapacityof6.38kWhcanbechargedfromanexternalpowersource.Thankstoanintelligenton-boardchargingsystem,thistakesap-proximatelyonehourand30minutesatawallbox.Achargingtimeofaroundtwohoursisachievableviaastandardsocket.Inpracticaluse,thisadvancedhybridtechnologyimpresseswithlowconsumptionandemissionfigures,but

highperformance:theelectricmotorisabletoreplaceorsupportthecombus-tionengineandmakesuseofenergygeneratedwhilebrakingbyconvertingitintoelectricenergy,storingitandreusingit.Onelectricpoweralone,theC350ehasarangeofupto31kilometres.

Fromadisplacementofjustundertwolitres,thefour-cylinderpetrolengineintheC350eproduces155kW(211hp)andhasamaximumtorqueof350

newtonmetres.Theelectricmotorhasanoutputofupto60kWanddeliverstorqueof340newtonmetres.Atotalsystemoutputof205kW(279hp),aswellassystemtorqueof600newtonmetres,arethusavailabletobecalleduponbythestandard-fit7G-TRONICPLUS7-speedautomatictransmission.Thehighoverallsystemoutputandintelligentenginemanagementgivethecarthedrivingdynamicsofasportscar.TheSalooncansprintfromzero

A class more efficientMercedes-BenzC350ePlug-InHybrid

Feel-goodatmosphere:thedriverandfrontpassengerenjoyagreatdealofspaceandluxuryinanunobtrusive,modernstyleonboardthenewC-Class.Theinteriorischaracterisedbycarefullychosenhigh-classmaterialsandtheirpleasanttouchandfeelaswellastheprecisionofthefinelycrafteddetails

to100km/hin5.9seconds,whiletheEstate,at6.2seconds,isalmostasquickoffthemark.Asfortopspeed,theSaloonreaches250km/hwhiletheEstateachievesupto246km/h.

Ineachcase,thecertifiedfuelcon-sumptionis2.4-2.1litresper100km.ThiscorrespondstoCO2emissionsof54-48g/km(55-49g/kmfortheEstate).

Forefficientmotoring,foresighteddrivingthatavoidsunnecessarybrakingoracceleratingmanoeuvreshasalwaysbeenthebeststrategy.Thisgainsanallnewimportanceinthehybridmodel:becausebrakingmanoeuvresservenotonlytodeliverdeceleration,butcanalsobeusedtorecuperateenergy.

IntheC350e,anintelligentenginemanagementsystemworksinthebackgroundtoautomaticallyselecttheidealcombinationofcombustionen-gineandelectricmotor(seepage12).Ifadestinationisprogrammedintothenavigationsystem,anintelligentoperatingstrategycontrolschargeanddischargeofthehigh-voltagebatteryintheC350etoensureoptimaluseofenergyovertheentireroute.An-

otheraimofthisroute-basedoperat-ingstrategyistoreachurbanareaswithafullychargedbatteryifpossible,sothatthevehiclecanbedrivenef-ficientlyinstop-and-gotraffic–andfrequentlyinelectricmode.

SafetyatthehighestlevelisoneofthecorevaluesoftheC-Class.AvailableassistancesystemsincludeATTEN-TIONASSIST(standard),COLLISIONPREVENTIONASSISTPLUS(standard),DISTRONICPLUSwithSteeringAssistandintegratedStop&GoPilot,BrakeAssistBASPLUSandPRE-SAFE®Brake,enhancedActiveLaneKeepingAssist,TrafficSignAssistwithwrong-waywarningfunctionandAdaptiveHighbeamAssistPlus.

Inadditionto3-pointsafetybeltswithpyrotechnicalbelttensioningandbelt-forcelimitationfordriver,frontpassengerandthoseintheouterrearseats,numerousairbagsservetoprotectthevehicle‘soccupantsinanaccident.Theseincludepelvisbagsforthedriverandfrontpassenger,anewlydevelopedwindowbag,sidebagsfortheouterrearseatsandakneebagforthedriver.

AllC-Classversionsimpresswiththeirexemplarysuspensionandridecom-fortplusfleet-footed,agilehandling.TheC350efeaturesAIRMATICairsuspensionasstandardtoenhancecomfort.Otherhighlightsincludetheextensiveoptionsforpre-entryclimatecontrolviainternet.

TheC350eissuppliedwiththeAVANTGARDEexteriorequipmentlineincludingsportsradiatorgrilleandcentrallypositionedstar.Atnoextracost,boththeSaloonandEstateversionsarealsoavailablewiththeEXCLUSIVEexteriorequipmentlinewithaclassicradiatorgrilleandthree-pointedstaronthebonnet.

Fleet-footeddynamism:thedualdrivesystemandstandard-fitairsuspensionmakedrivingtheC350epurepleasure–andthesefeaturesarenowalsoavail-ablefortheEstateforthefirsttime.EverydetailoftheC-Classisinaclassofitsown

Chargingchampion:eventhehigh-voltagebatteryintheEstatecanbefullychargedin1.5hoursatawallboxor2hoursviaastandardsocket

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lifecycleCOMPACTTenyearsago,theS-Classbecamethefirst-evervehicletobeawardedtheEnvironmentalCertificatefromTÜVSüd.The„Lifecy-cle“brochurehasbeenpresentingtheEnvironmentalCertificatessince2009.The„LifecycleCOMPACT“editionnowalsobeingre-leasedisbrandnew.Thiscompactoverviewillustratesthehighen-vironmentalcompatibilityoftheMercedes-Benzvehiclesduringtheentirelifecycleinaneasy-to-understandwayandalsogetsrighttotheheartofthecompany’senvironmentalcommitment.

The Mercedes-Benz C 350 e in the 360°environmental check

Thefacts

Earlyinthedevelopmentstageofanewmodel,Mercedes-Benzstartslookingatenvironmentalperformanceoverthecar’sentirelifecycle.OnthefollowingpagesyoucanreadabouthowthenewC350efaresinthetwokeyareasofthecompre-hensiveLifeCycleAssessment:resourcesandemissions.

DoestheconsiderableexpenditurethatgoesintothePlug-InHybridtechnologypayoff?ThenewC350eischaracterisedbylowconsumptionofresources,lowenergyconsumptionandgoodrecyclability.AcomparisonwiththeC250.

Achieve more with lessTheresources:whatisneededtoproduceacar

Mercedes-BenzC350e

Mercedes-BenzC350e(hydropower)

Mercedes-BenzC250

Mercedes-BenzC250

Materialresources

Steel/ferrous-materials Lightalloys Polymermaterials Othermetals Servicefluids Othermaterials

HybridspecificcomponentsrequirehighermaterialresourcesthanisthecasewiththeC250.However,thehighrecoveryquotaof95percentensuresthatthematerialsusedarenotlost.

Energyresources

Carproduction Electricitygeneration Fuelproduction Operation EndofLife

AnalysisoftheindividuallifecyclephasesrevealsthatmoreenergygoesintomanufacturingthePlug-InHybridvehicle.Duringcaroperation,how-ever,energyinputcanbesignificantlyreducedthankstoitshighefficiency.

AnalysisoftheenergyandmaterialresourcesusedfortheMercedes-BenzC250andC350erevealsthattheentirelifecyclemustbeassessedtoobtainarealisticpicture.Lifecyclemeans:materialmanufacture,pro-duction,caroperationfor200,000kilometresandrecyclingarealltakenintoaccount.

Overall,theC350eshowsasignifi-cantreductioninenergyresourcesused.Theresultisbestwhenrenew-

ableenergyisusedtochargethebatteries.Overtheentirelifecycle,primaryenergysavingsof28percentarepossible.Thisequatestotheenergycontentofaround4800litresofpetrol.Theratiofurtherimprovesbyeverykilometredrivenbeyondthe200,000usedforassessment.

Moreover,thepreciousmaterialsusedarenotlost.Thisalsoappliestothelithium-ionbatteryandotherspecificcomponentsoftheC350e.

Togetherwiththesuppliersandthedisposalpartners,innovativerecyclingconceptsandtechnologieshavebeenevolved.Theyenablerecyclingofthevaluablesubstancescontainedinthevehicle.

Thefocusherewasalsoonoptimisingtherecyclingprocessesintermsofsafeandefficientdismantlingandob-tainingmarketableproductsfromthehybridcomponentrecyclingprocess.

*comparablyequippedasC350e

CO2Emissions

Carproduction Electricitygeneration Fuelproduction Operation EndofLife

ComparingthecarbonfootprintofC350eandC250,itisobviousthattheemissionscausedbyproducingthePlug-InHybrid,whicharearoundonequarterhigher,aremorethancompensatedforonthebottomline.

TheC350esetsnewrecordswhenitcomestoemissions.However,crucialforthecarbonfootprintiswhethertheelectricityisobtainedfromrenewablesources(hydropowerorwindpower)orwhethertheEUelectricitymixformsthebasis.

It depends on the electricity mixTheemissions:thecarbonfootprintoverthelifecycle

Mercedes-BenzC350e(EUelectricitymix)

Mercedes-BenzC350e(hydropower)

Mercedes-BenzC250

Analysisoftheemissionsafterthein-dividualphasesofthelifecyclemakeitclear:itisstilltheactualprocessofcaroperationthatoffersthegreatestpotentialtoreduceCO2emissionsinparticular.Incidentally,thisisalsoanincentiveforthedrivertodriveasefficientlyaspossible.

Asmoreandmorevehiclesareturn-ingtoelectricpower,afurtherfactorisbecomingincreasinglyimportant:thegenerationoftheelectricity,

especiallyforchargingthebatteries.Ifelectricitygenerationisbyrenew-ableresourcesasinthecaseofwindpowerandhydropower,theadvan-tageofthePlug-InHybridoverthecomparablevehiclewithcombustionengineisevengreaterstill.

ExternalchargingwiththeEuropeanelectricitymixcancutCO2emissionsbyaround26percent(9.6tonnes)comparedtotheC250petrolmodel.Throughtheuseofrenewablygener-

atedhydroelectricityanevenmoreimpressive41percentreduction(15.1tonnes)ispossible.

Gaugingotherenvironmentaleffects,suchassummersmogpotential,acidi-ficationpotential,andeutrophicationpotential,theC350epoweredbyhydropoweralsoshowssignificantimprovementoverthelifecycle.Overall,theC350eachievesmean-ingfulimprovementsinenvironmentalcompatibility.

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The key Plug-In Hybrid componentsX-rayviewofMercedes-BenzC350e

High-voltagebattery

Chargingsocket

High-voltagelines Powerelectronics

Hapticacceleratorpedal

Hybridtransmissionincludinge-motor

Internalcombustionengine

On-boardcharger

ElectricA/Ccompressor

High-voltagePTCheater

Lifecycle COMPACT 1312

ThecomplextechnologyemployedintheC350emakesitnomoredifficulttodrivethanaconventionalvehiclewithautomatictransmission.Workinginthebackground,theintelligentpow-ertrainmanagementsystemselectstheidealcombinationofcombustionen-gineandelectricmotorautomatically.TheC350eoffersallthecharacteris-ticsofastate-of-the-arthybridvehicle.TheseincludeSilentStart,Boost(activationoftheelectricmotorforaccelerating)andRecuperation(whenbrakingandrollingtoastandstill,en-ergyisrecuperatedandstored).

Thosewhowishcanhowevercontrolthehybridinteractionofthecombus-tionengineandelectricmotorintheC350ethemselves,byinterveningmanuallytoplacetheemphasisoneconomy,comfortorsportiness.Forthis,therearefouroperatingmodes(HYBRID,E-MODE,E-SAVE,CHARGE)andfivetransmissionmodestochoosefrom.Theycanbeselectedusingop-eratingmodeandtransmissionmodeswitchesonthecentreconsole.Adisplayshowsthecurrentsetting.

Thebeststrategyforefficientopera-tionisanticipatorydriving.Theroute-

basedoperatingstrategyhelpshereincombinationwithCOMANDOnline:iftheexactdestinationisknownbecausetherelevantdatahasbeenenteredintothenavigationsystem,chargeanddischargeofthehigh-voltagebatteryarecontrolledtoensuretheoptimaluseofenergyontheoverallroute.An-otherkeypointistherequirementthaturbanareasshouldbereachedwithafullychargedbatteryifpossible,sothatthevehiclecanbedrivenefficientlyinstop-and-gotraffic-andfrequentlyinelectricmode.

OnenewfeatureintheC350eisthehapticacceleratorpedalwhichhelpsensuresmoothdrivingintrafficandreducefuelconsumption.Itevenalso

usestheradartechno-logyofthestandard-fitproximitywarningsystem.Thehapticacceleratorprovidestwopiecesofinformation:

•If,whendrivinginelectricmode,thedriver‘sfootmeetsapointofresistanceontheaccelera-torpedal,thisisanindicationthatmaximumelectricperformanceisbeingdelivered.Ifthedriverpressesthepedalanyfurther,thecombustionengineisalsoactivated.

•Iftheradarsystemidentifiesaslower-movingvehicleahead,itsendsadoubleimpulsethroughthehapticacceleratorpedaltosignaltothedrivertotaketheirfootofftheaccelerator.Thevehiclewillthenadjustitsdecel-erationautomatically,usingtheelectricmotortodoso.Inthiswayfrequentbraking,particularlyinstop-and-gotraffic,canbeavoided.

Aroute-basedoperatingstrategyispossibleincombinationwithCOMANDOnline.Fivetransmis-sionmodesandfouroperatingmodes(left)canbeselectedmanually

Workinginthebackground,theintelligentpowertrainmanagementsystemintheC350eselectstheidealcombinationofcombustionengineandelectricmotorautomatically.Additionally,thereareinnovativefunctionssuchastheroute-basedoperatingstrategyorthehapticacceleratorpedaltohelpdrivingeconomically.

DrivingthenewC350eisaseasyasanyotherautomaticvehiclefromMercedes-Benz:simplyclimbin,starttheengineandoffyougo.Asyoudoso,enjoyitsexemplaryefficiencyand,ifyousowish,kickdowntoexperiencethesuperbaccelerationoftheelectricmotor

Clever strategists in the background

Intelligentpowertrainmanagementsystem

Lifecycle COMPACT 1514

Would you have known that...

...2005Mercedes-BenzhasreceivedforthefirsttimeaCertificatefromTÜvSüdManagementServiceGmbhforthecomprehensiveintegrationofenvironmentalaspectsintoproductdevelopmentwhicharedescribediniSOstandardTR14062?

Reducingtheenvironmentalimpactofavehicle‘semissionsandresourceconsumptionthroughoutitslifecycleiscrucialtoimprovingitsenvironmentalperformance.Theenvironmentalburdenofaproductisalreadylargelydeterminedintheearlydevelopmentphase.AspartoftheMercedes-Benzdevelopmentprocess,aDfEteamensurescompliancewiththesecuredenvironmentalobjectives.Thisteamcomprisesspecialistsfromawiderangeoffields,e.g.lifecycleassessment,dismantlingandrecyclingplanning,materialsandprocessengineering,anddesignandproduction.

...52componentsofthenewC-Classaremadefromhigh-qualityrecycledplastics?Theirtotalweightisexactly49.3kg.

ThismeansthatMercedes-Benzhasincreasedtheweightofrecycledmaterialby23percentcomparedtothepreviousmodel.Therecycledcomponentsincludethewheelarchliningswhicharemademainlyfromtheplasticpolypropylene.Oldstarterbatteriesandbumpercoveringsareusedfortherecycledmaterial.

...26.3kgisthetotalweightoftheC-Classcomponentsmadefromrenewablerawmaterials?

Atotalof76componentsinthenewC-Classareproducedusingnaturalmaterials.Theirtotalweighthasincreasedby55percentcomparedtothepreviousmodel.Bywayofexample,paperisusedinthebootfloor,naturalrubberforvibrationdampersandbearingparts,andnaturalfibresforthedoorpanelling.

...1993Mercedes-Benzintroducedatake-backsystem,soitleadsthewayintheareaofworkshopdisposalandrecycling,too?

Forconvenientrecycling,acomprehensivenetworkofcollectionpointsanddismantlingfacilitiesisavailabletoMercedescustomers.Ownersofusedcarscanfindoutalltheimportantdetailsrelatingtothereturnoftheirvehiclesviathefreephonenumber0080017777777.

...33yearsbeforetheC350earrived,Mercedes-Benzhadalreadyunveiledthefirstconceptcarwithhybriddriveinthe190model–theprecursortotheC-Class?

Inthisspecialversionofthe190modelfromtheyear1982,atwo-cylinderhorizontallyopposedenginewasusedtochargethebattery.Manyfurthertestvehiclesfollowed,culminatingin2009withthedebutoftheworld‘sfirststandard-productionhybriddrivesystemwithlithium-ionbattery:foralongtimethisS400HYBRIDwasthemostfuel-efficientpetrol-poweredluxurysaloonandthemostsuccessfulhybridinitssegment.

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Life cycleEnvironmentalCertificatefor the new M-Class

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate for the E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate for the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz C-Class

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz S-Classincluding S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz A-Class

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive

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Lifecycle has been present-ing and documenting the Environmental Certificates for Mercedes-Benz vehicles since 2009. If you‘re look-ing for detailed information about the complex matter of vehicles and the environ-ment, you‘ve come to the right place. The brochures are available for download from www.mercedes-benz.com.

As early as 2005 the Mercedes-Benz S-Class was the first-ever vehicle to be awarded the Environmental Certificate from TÜV Süd.

For ten years now, Mercedes-Benz has been compre-hensively analysing and documenting all environmentally relevant aspects of important new vehicles – from manu-facture to recycling.