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New Actros L 2025 line advances the future

Since its launch in June 2021, the Actros L has defined the premium segment of diesel-powered heavy-duty trucks from Mercedes-Benz Trucks. Now the company is reaching a new level with futuristic design, optimized aerodynamics, comfort features, even more efficient engines, high levels of driving dynamics and assistance systems. In this way, the new Actros L has everything it needs to impress fleet owners and professional truck drivers, maintaining the success story of the model series that began in 1996.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks' goal is to continue as a pioneer in the conventionally powered truck industry, reaffirming its commitment to meeting all the needs of its customers and drivers. The new Actros L with ProCabin can be ordered from this month and will go into production in December 2024.

“Our goal is to always offer our customers the best vehicle solutions for all drive technologies,” says Rainer Müller-Finkeldei, Head of Development at Mercedes-Benz Trucks. “The traditional diesel-powered truck will continue to be indispensable in several regions of the country for some time to come. Therefore, with the new Actros L, we have further optimized our tried and tested flagship in many respects. This is reflected in the revolutionary cabin design.”

New aerodynamic design delivers fuel savings of around 3%...The entire 'ProCabin' cabin design, first revealed during the world premiere of the battery-electric eActros 600 in October 2023, has been entirely designed to deliver efficient aerodynamics, including pre-spoiler and roof spoiler, deflector panels on the A Column around the side windows, flat front of the cabin, optimized bumper with minimal air intake openings for cooling and new lower body panel . Now, the air flow finds a frontal area that favors aerodynamics for a prolonged 80 millimeters and continues throughout the vehicle. This is guaranteed by a streamlined entry, improved finish of the wheel housings and optimized side finishing.

When it comes to airflow, the extended side deflectors are now designed to ensure a good transition between the tractor and the coupled semi-trailer. The use of various seals to decouple the engine compartment from the external air ducts completes the aerodynamic concept, resulting in fuel savings of up to 3% in the new Actros L.

New Actros L presents a high level of comfort for drivers...With a futuristic design, Mercedes-Benz Trucks recognizes that, in addition to efficiency and great value for money, aspects such as external beauty and comfort for the driver's cabin play an important role when purchasing the vehicle. Details such as the cabin paintwork, Mercedes-Benz logo and dark chrome lettering as well as aluminum step plates are attractive items for customers. Furthermore, all lighting inside and outside the vehicle features LED technology. This applies to headlights, turn signal lights, side and rear lights. It is worth noting that Matrix LED headlights are also available as options for maximum lighting performance.

Inside the vehicle, the ProCabin is available in three versions - Stream, Big or Giga Space - offering various comfort features such as optimized seat heating, new premium fabric seat covers or bunk beds with full slatted structures and new mattress. Premium thickness. Additionally, a new range of features in bunk switch panels, ambient lighting and additional reading lamps are also new. Other equipment such as additional USB-C sockets on the side walls, high-quality curtain in two-tone design, second refrigerator and 230 volt socket and the 'SoloStar' concept, available in the new seat cover versions, also arrive as additional features. From April 2025, ‘Multimedia Cockpit Interactive 2’ will also be available with a revamped menu design, voice control, further enhanced connectivity and new apps such as Connected Traffic Alerts.

Third generation OM 471 engine guarantees even better fuel savings...Mercedes-Benz Trucks has further increased the efficiency of the new Actros L in combination with the third generation 12.8 liter OM 471 engine, which has been designed to reduce TCO without compromising performance, driving dynamics and comfort in terms of efficient driving, fuel consumption and reduced CO2 emissions.

With the third generation of the OM 471, Mercedes-Benz Trucks has introduced two new turbochargers in line with customer demands. For long distance transport, the objective is to achieve the lowest possible fuel consumption. In combination with the exhaust gas aftertreatment system, this turbocharger allows maximum fuel savings of up to 4% compared to the previous generation.

Safety features help drivers navigate...The safety features used in the new Actros L also reinforce Mercedes-Benz Trucks' position as one of the pioneers in the sector. These systems often significantly exceed the stringent standards of the General Safety Regulations (GSR), which will come into force from July 2024 and require a wide range of driver assistance systems to further increase road safety. for all road users.

Equipping vehicles with cameras and sensors is very important for the effectiveness of these systems. Aiming to further contribute to accident prevention, Daimler Truck has developed a new electronic platform that allows an expanded view forward and to the sides with so-called sensor fusion, i.e. the fusion of radar and camera data . This platform offers 20 times faster data processing and a total of six installed sensors - four short-range side radars at the front and rear, right and left of the vehicle, a long-range radar in the center and a multifunctional camera at the front. -breeze - making it possible to cover an angle of 270 degrees around the vehicle.

Active Brake Assist 6 allows monitoring of multiple lanes...Active Brake Assist 6 (ABA) allows the truck to perform automatic braking until the vehicle comes to a complete stop at speeds of up to 60 km/h. The improved response to the presence of pedestrians and cyclists will be available for new trucks and buses only from July 1, 2026. At speeds of up to 80 km/h, the system can react when detecting the presence of stopped vehicles ahead, approaching until complete stop. Another added value of ABA 6 is the monitoring of multiple lanes at distances of up to 250 meters for even better detection of possible situations.

Active Sideguard Assist 2 brings side protection with expanded functionality to the driver's side...The second generation of Active Sideguard Assist (ASGA), through its six sensors, monitors traffic on both the driver's and passenger's sides and, with the Its two-phase alert system can warn drivers about potential situations so that they can intervene at the right time and avoid or mitigate a critical traffic event. The active warning zone covers up to 30 meters behind and seven meters in front of the vehicle if operating at speeds of up to 30 km/h. The system can also initiate automatic braking until the vehicle comes to a complete stop within the warning area if the driver does not react to the audible and visual warnings emitted. This function also exceeds the requirements of GSR standards. Furthermore, ASGA 2 features an intelligent lane departure warning concept based on the vehicle's position within the lane.

Front Guard Assist reads traffic in front of the vehicle...The new Front Guard Assist can be a useful feature to prevent accidents with pedestrians or cyclists who may be in front of the truck. The assistance system monitors traffic in front of the vehicle and assists the driver when stopped, before starting and also at intersections. If the system detects stationary or moving objects in front of the vehicle, in driving situations of up to 15 km/h, it sends warning messages in two phases. In other words, the 270-degree vision technology covers the blind spot in front of the vehicle by 0.8 meters and by approximately 4 meters across the entire width of the vehicle.

With all these assistance systems, Daimler Truck seeks to alleviate drivers' workload as much as possible during their journeys. However, no matter how good they are, the driver remains fully responsible for operating the vehicle safely at all times.

The new Actros L also highlights the well-coordinated interaction of features such as Active Drive Assist 3 (ADA) and the intelligent transmission and cruise control system ‘Predictive Powertrain Control - PPC’. ADA has enabled semi-autonomous driving (SAE Level 2) of series production trucks since 2018 and is now being rolled out in its third generation. ADA 3 further improved assistance to drivers both longitudinally and laterally on the truck.

The PPC, in turn, helps you drive automatically taking into account the topography, road layout and traffic signs so that you can adopt the most efficient driving style possible. From April 2025, route information from the navigation system will also be integrated to enable better detection of future events that will occur on the route. This allows drivers to avoid unnecessary braking, acceleration and gear shifting.

New Actros L offers intelligent digital solutions for even more efficient use...Mercedes-Benz Trucks offers a comprehensive range of digital solutions and services with the new Actros L to simplify processes and workflows for fleet owners. TruckLive, for example, offers free access to Mercedes-Benz Trucks' digital service solutions, which includes various connectivity services that can be used on existing platforms such as MyTruckPoint. Maintenance Management, in turn, ensures greater vehicle availability, while Live Traffic assists in route planning, providing real-time traffic data through navigation. And new Connected Services, such as Over-the-Air Update or Service24h Connected, can now be used from this year onwards.

Fleetboard's premium telematics services are also associated with added value for a cost-effective fleet management system. One example is Fleetboard Deployment Analysis, which captures and processes technical data from the Actros L. Driving characteristics can be evaluated and optimized based on this data, which contributes to optimizing consumption and reducing wear, as well as greater use of the vehicle. vehicle and improving the CO2 footprint. Ultimately, this can sustainably increase the overall economic management of the fleet.

Furthermore, with an intelligent network, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Uptime increases the availability of the new Actros L. The system continuously diagnoses the vehicle's condition and provides recommendations for specific actions. This approach allows for early detection of repair needs in order to reduce breakdowns and helps customers with organization and specific operational planning, bringing better predictability of visits to the workshop, greater vehicle availability and a higher level of traffic safety. Mercedes-Benz Trucks also offers its customers various service contracts to ensure maximum vehicle availability, such as the Mercedes-Benz Trucks Complete, a Premium service package that covers all workshop services, including wear parts.

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