Mercedes-Benz Conecto

Mercedes Benz

O 345
Manufacturer:	Mercedes-Benz Türk AS
Design type:	Intercity bus	City bus
Production period:	1996-2007	since 2007
Axes:	2 or 3 (standard bus ) 3 or 4 ( articulated bus )
Engine:	6-cylinder diesel engine type: OM 457 hLA	6-cylinder diesel engine type: OM 906/926 (h) LA
Power:	183 kW / 250 PS (standard version) 219 kW / 299 PS (optional)	210 kW / 286 PS (standard version) 205 kW / 279 PS (optional; with automatic) 260 kW / 354 PS (standard version articulated bus)
Emission standard:		Euro 5 / EEV
Transmission:	Mercedes-Benz 6-speed manual transmission (standard version) ZF Ecomat 5-speed automatic transmission	Mercedes-Benz 6-speed manual transmission (standard version) ZF Ecomat 6-speed automatic transmission Voith Turbo 4-speed automatic transmission
Length (mm):	11,818	11,950 17,940 (articulated bus)
Wheelbase (mm):	5,875	5,845
Width (mm):	2,500	2,550
Height (mm):	3,081 (via air conditioning)	3,056
Turning circle (mm):	21,860	21,542 22,822 (articulated bus)
Seats:	48-52	26-35 41–51 (articulated bus)

The Mercedes-Benz O 345 , also known as Conecto since 2002 , is a series of city and intercity buses that Mercedes-Benz has been building in Hoşdere , Turkey , since 1996 . They are mainly intended for the Eastern European market. Up until 2007 it was a high-floor or mid- floor construction , after which it was replaced by low-floor vehicles based on the Mercedes-Benz Citaro .

In addition to the medium- floor standard model Conecto C , the first generation of the articulated bus variant Conecto G and the high-floor variant Conecto H were built. In addition to the standard length, the high-floor version was also offered with a length of 13 meters ( Conecto MH ). In addition, a high-floor version was available for overland traffic ( Conecto Ü ), which was the only one that was also sold in Germany.

This was replaced by the new Intouro in early 2007 . In 2007, the Conecto C and Conecto G were also replaced by a successor model in a low-floor design. This is a technically simplified version of the Citaro or Citaro G, the first generation of which looks similar to the new model. The name Conecto was retained.

Current Conecto series

First generation Conecto G in Nagykanizsa, Hungary

Current Conecto, also in Nagykanizsa

Web links

Commons : Mercedes-Benz Conecto - collection of images, videos and audio files

Technical data on the Mercedes-Benz Polska website

Timeline to 1945


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Vehicle class	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th
Compact class						W 15 (type 170)
									W 23 (type 130)
										W 30 (type 150)
											W 28 (type 170 H)
Middle class	W 02 (type Stuttgart 200)										W 136 / W 149 (types 170 V / 200 V)
				W 11 (type Stuttgart 260)								W 143 (type 230 n)
								W 21 (type 200/230)					W 153 (type 230)
											W 138 (type 260 D)
upper middle class	W 03 / W 04 / W 05 (types 300/320/350)							W 18 (type 290)
				W 10 / W 19 (types 350/370/380)								W 142 (type 320)
								W 22
Upper class	Type 400 & Type 630								W 24 / W 29 / W 129 (types 500 K / 540 K / 580 K)
			W 08 (type Nürburg 460/460 K / 500 / type 500 N)
					W 07 / W 150 (types 770/770 K)
Sports car	Model K
Sports car	W 06 (type S / SS / SSK / SSKL)								W 24 / W 29 / W 129
Off-road vehicle	W 103 (type G1)								W 31 (type G4)
Off-road vehicle										W 133 III (type 170 VG) / W 139 (type 170 VL) / W 152 (type G5)
Vans		L 3/4		L 1000 Express												L 301
Vans							L 300