Type designation
Type designation |
General |
The type designation for manual gearboxes is divided into 4 groups of characters as in the following example:
FM57 B05 A12345
The three character groups are separated by spaces and contain different information about the gearbox as specified below.
First group FM57: |
F | Front-wheel drive |
M | Manual gearbox |
5 | 5 forward gears |
5 | Final drive gear ratio: 7=3.8 |
Second group B05: |
B | Manual gearbox, adapted to various engine alternatives: B=engines in 9-5, 1=engines in 9-3 |
06 | Development variant (internal use only) |
Third group: A12345 |
A | Production line (A-V) |
12345 | Serial number |