Actros L for heavy-duty transport
Heavy-duty transport made easy.
The Actros L for heavy-duty transport is strong, flexible and comfortable. It is available in three variants for a gross combination weight of up to 180 tonnes, 250 tonnes or 500 tonnes. Whatever you choose, the Actros L heavy-duty transporter is robustly constructed, so the engine's power goes exactly where you need it: on the road. Switchable driving modes help you to move even particularly heavy component parts or machines. And the spacious cab ensures relaxing breaks on your trips.
Highlights
Built for big things.
Thanks to changeable drive programs and powerful engine you can also move extremely heavy loads with the Actros L up to 500 t. And thanks to the wide range of services offered by Mercedes‑Benz Trucks, you can get even more out of your truck – so that your business does not fall by the wayside.
- Move heavy loads easily
- Working and living comfort
- Application-oriented drive programs
With the Actros L up to 500 t, you can move almost anything – whether forwards, backwards, uphill or downhill. Smart technology like the turbo retarder clutch can protect your truck against high wear even in challenging applications.
Relaxing breaks even on strenuous trips: with the GigaSpace cab and the BigSpace cab, you can choose from two spacious options.
Switchable driving modes make it easier for you to drive your heavy-duty truck even more precisely. Whether you're driving an empty truck or under high load in challenging terrain, you can set your Actros L up to 500 t to exactly the mode that your current journey requires while driving. You have a choice of three options: ECO, HEAVY or MANUAL. The thee turbo retarder clutch enables you to master sensitive manoeuvres in manoeuvring mode: with the constant traction, you can manoeuvre even with very heavy loads, all while leaving the start-up clutch virtually free from wear.
The turbo retarder clutch
Manoeuvre heavy loads with ease.
Sensitive, almost wear-free moving off, almost jerk-free transport and finely metered braking characteristics: the turbo retarder clutch protects the load and makes manoeuvring comfortable. At walking pace, the primary retarder provides continuous brake operation with high braking power.
You can manoeuvre particularly precisely when carrying out manoeuvres that require driving in the opposite direction to the engaged gear: this allows you to reverse with millimetre precision while a forward gear is engaged without applying the service brake. You control how fast you roll with the accelerator pedal.
The reverse is also true: if you drive forwards with a multi-vehicle combination in reverse gear when driving downhill, for example, the vehicle behind the trailer can brake and keep the entire combination stretched out. Here, too, you brake using the accelerator pedal without having to use the service brake.
Technology
Power meets precision.
With its powerful and reliable Euro VI‑engines, PowerShift Advanced automated gearshift and turbo retarder clutch, the Actros L up to 500 t will not let you down even on extreme trips. With its highly resilient drive, it delivers the performance required in heavy-duty transport even at maximum load. To achieve this, your truck is equipped with a particularly robust chassis, suspension and frame design.
Inlets in the side panelling ensure a very good supply of cooling air – so that your truck doesn't break a sweat even during heavy-duty use.
Pushing instead of pulling? No problem: a register coupling is installed in the reinforced front trailer bracket. As an option, a Rockinger heavy-duty coupling can be fitted, which is approved for a gross train weight of 500 tonnes when driving slowly.
Long-lasting LED headlights or halogen headlights – the choice is yours. Both variants provide good illumination and impress with a striking light signature on the road. You also have the option of ordering work lights that light up to the rear, front and sides to give you a clear view when loading heavy goods.
A good driving feeling even on challenging routes: the four-bellows air suspension improves ride comfort and road holding.
Your truck will use very little compressed air when carrying out finicky manoeuvres, even on uphill or downhill gradients. The turbo retarder clutch operates permanently, temperature-stable and almost completely wear-free. This allows you to move the truck forwards and backwards hydraulically or to stop the truck even with very heavy loads. The advantage for you: In these kinds of demanding driving situations, you'll rarely have to use the service brake.
Pulls almost everything you attach: The heavy-duty trailer coupling is designed for you to get your tractor/trailer combination to its destination at low speed with a gross vehicle weight of up to 500 tonnes.
Even when operating at maximum capacity, your Actros L up to 500 t never loses its cool: two coolers keep your truck’s cooling system thermally stable over longer distances and with heavy loads. Your diesel fuel is also kept in the efficient temperature range by the additionally installed fuel cooler. This means that the performance of your engine remains constant and your fuel consumption can be reduced.
With the heavy-duty sliding device, you can adjust the fifth-wheel coupling position to suit different axle load distributions.
Safety
Attentive helpers on board.
The Actros L up to 500 t also has a wide range of safety assistance systems at your side on your trips. On motorways and federal highways, innovative systems support you like improved object detection, multi-lane monitoring as well as warning and braking reactions, to name just a few.
Safety on both sides as standard: the latest generation of Active Sideguard Assist provides even better support when changing lanes, overtaking and turning in complex situations.
Keeping an eye on everything: Front Guard Assist monitors the area in front of the vehicle and supports the driver with warning signals in the event of possible hazards – for starting off, manoeuvring and turning more safely.
Advice and services
Service included
This means that your truck stays where it earns money for longer: on the road. Individual service contracts, an ample workshop network and Mercedes‑Benz Trucks Service24h all help keep your downtimes as short as possible. During maintenance – and even in rare breakdown cases.
Mercedes‑Benz Trucks ServiceContracts
More to offer for a long service life.
Keep your truck profitable while on the road with Mercedes‑Benz Trucks Complete. And all for up to 96 months or a total mileage of 1 million km. The complete service package includes maintenance, repairs, replacement of wear parts and much more.
Digital services
Give yourself some digital help with vehicle management to make the processes surrounding your truck more profitable: with smart services like Mercedes‑Benz Trucks Uptime, Fleetboard, TruckLive and the customer portal: My TruckPoint for Mercedes‑Benz Trucks. For improved maintenance planning, shorter workshop visits, more transparency on the road – or dynamic route planning based on real-time traffic data. As an aside: our Mercedes‑Benz Trucks Service24h is faster in the event of a breakdown if it can access your truck's digital data.
Digital services.
Fleetboard
With Fleetboard, you can increase the efficiency of your fleet and reduce costs and wear. The fleet management tool provides real-time data, empowering you to drive your truck in a particularly eco-friendly and fuel-saving way in your day to day transport. Even if your truck is already very economical, the Fleetboard application analysis service enables fuel consumption to be reduced even further. Fleetboard carries out a detailed assessment of your drivers’ individual driving styles in order to generate important insights and driving recommendations. These lead to an improved driving style and with that, efficient consumption.
Mercedes‑Benz Trucks Uptime
Mercedes‑Benz Trucks Uptime checks the status of many of your truck’s systems when it is started up. It can identify critical states – and sends predictive repair and maintenance instructions. This allows you to react faster and avoid predictable breakdowns as much as possible. Downtimes are reduced. As are associated costs.
My TruckPoint for Mercedes‑Benz Trucks and TruckLive
Manage your vehicles as well as related contracts and information: you can do this easily with My TruckPoint for Mercedes‑Benz Trucks, the digital customer portal. You can also register your Actros L here and get free access to TruckLive for three years. When the free period of 36 months has expired, you can purchase TruckLive as a fee-based service. If you are already a customer of Fleetboard Paid Services or our Mercedes‑Benz Trucks service contracts, TruckLive remains free of charge even after 36 months.
TruckLive is your introduction to our digital service world. It enables dynamic route guidance. And offers useful functions such as efficient maintenance management as well as many other specific services that are quickly available.
- Improved maintenance management thanks to current maintenance interval forecasts
- Event messages about necessary repair measures
- Transparency about the condition of your vehicle, from brake wear to tyre pressure
- Shorter driving times and better predictability thanks to real-time traffic data in your vehicle navigation system
- Digital and free: contracts via My TruckPoint for Mercedes‑Benz Trucks and activation of TruckLive1 in your vehicles
1 Provided that your vehicles meet the technical requirements for TruckLive.
Financial services
A perfect fit.
Tailored financial services from Daimler Truck Financial Services: whether you just want to use a vehicle or you want to own one – Daimler Truck Financial Services has a tailor-made solution for your truck and your business.4
Warranty
The warranty for countless scenarios.
In addition to the 12 month warranty with unlimited mileage for the complete vehicle, the extended Mercedes‑Benz Trucks warranty goes up to 36 months for parts of the drivetrain and parts groups in the engine, manual transmission, automatic transmission, transfer case, driven front and rear axle, shaft train and retarder, up to a maximum of 450,000 km, depending on the type of use.
Technical information
The Actros L up to 500 tonnes up close.
The right truck for your tasks. Find out more about the technical details of the Actros L up to 500 t.
Technical information
Made for long distances.
Engine performance data
1 For 963 4x2 and 6x2 platform and semitrailer tractor model variants.
2 With 2nd generation OM 471 engine (M5B) only available in conj. with Euro V engine version (M5Y) or Euro IV engine version (M5X).
Cab variants
General technical data
| Exterior width |
| 2,500 mm |
| Exterior length |
| 2,300 mm |
| Headroom between the seats |
| 2,130 mm |
| Headroom in front of the seats |
| 2,050 mm |
General technical data
| Exterior width |
| 2,500 mm |
| Exterior length |
| 2,300 mm |
| Headroom between the seats |
| 1,990 mm |
| Headroom in front of the seats |
| 1,910 mm |
The Actros L up to 500 tonnes wheel configurations.
The focus here is on your demands: don't want to compromise to reach your goals? Or are you looking for a solution that covers several fields of application at once? Whether 3‑axle or 4‑axle – Mercedes‑Benz Trucks offers a wide range of combination options. Tailored to your needs.
6×4
3-axle vehicle with two driven rear axles including longitudinal lock and two transverse locks.
8×4/4 Leading axle*
4-axle vehicle with two driven rear axles including longitudinal lock and two transverse locks as well as steered leading axle.
* By installing an axle from Custom Tailored Trucks (CTT).
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1 Assistance systems can only assist drivers. The driver is always fully responsible for driving the vehicle safely.
2 Standard in the EU.
3 With special equipment S2J, the deactivation option of the emergency braking systems Active Brake Assist 6 or Active Brake Assist can be disabled by the system.
4 Daimler Truck Financial Services products are not available in all countries. Check availability on the respective market with the dealer.