Mercedes-Benz offers XTL & B10 diesel fuel

Mercedes-Benz has now published the official lists of car models that are officially approved for the new diesel fuel XTL and B10.

Mercedes-Benz has now published an official list of which diesel vehicle models are compatible with the new diesel fuel XTL (EN15940) and B10 (EN16734) and are therefore officially approved by the manufacturer. Looking at the list, it seems that models with the new OM 654 4-cylinder diesel (with OM 654M) and OM 656 6-cylinder diesel (with OM 656M) will be released early. This version covers the entire series, from compact models to C-Class, CLE, S-Class with CLS, GLC; GLE and GLS. G-Class, T-Class, Citan as well as V-Class and Vito, but also Sprinter, also receive approval for some engines.

However, the still widespread OM 651 4-cylinder diesel, which was installed in the previous C-Class series as well as in many compact models, has not yet received any new fuel approval. As Mercedes-Benz reports, the lists currently available online are not yet complete and will be updated regularly.

The relevant certification can be found in detail here (link to Mercedes):

138.5 Compatibility with new oils

138.52 New diesel in C-Class, E-Class with CLE, S-Class with CLS

138.53 New diesel fuel in GLC, GLE and GLS

138.54 New diesel fuel in the G-Class

138.55 New diesel fuel in T-Class and Citan

138.56 New diesels in V-Class and Vito

138.57 New diesel fuel in athletes

XTL stands for “X to Liquid”, where the “X” is a placeholder for the various raw materials from which oil is derived. The final products are subject to the DIN EN 15940 standard for paraffin diesel. Paraffin diesel made from hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO = Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) refers to vegetable oil that is directly converted into hydrocarbons through a catalytic reaction with hydrogen, where the properties of vegetable oil are changed to fuel oil ( especially diesel fuel). Hydrogenated vegetable oils can be added to diesel fuel or extracted 100 percent in pure form as HVO100 or CARE, among others.

B 10, on the other hand, refers to diesel, which has a higher proportion of biodiesel than regular diesel. “B” stands for biodiesel components in diesel fuel, the number “10” indicates that diesel can contain up to 10 percent biodiesel.

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