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Count on efficiencyEngine, transmission, ancillary assemblies – there are lots of factors which influencea van’s fuel consumption. Our engineers have scrutinised every singledetail in their search for opportunities to make the individual components andsystems more efficient. The result is a whole raft of innovative measures foroptimising fuel consumption and reducing emissions.The efficiency package1available for the Sprinter and Vito in various differentversions offers a series of intelligent solutions for everyday driving. First andforemost, the advanced OM 651 4-cylinder CDI diesel engine, which is availablewith a choice of power output ratings, as well as the OM 642 6-cylinder CDIdiesel engine ensure that both models are able to offer efficient consumption anda high degree of environmental compatibility. With its low emissions, the4-cylinder diesel engine meets the requirements of the Euro V/III / Euro Vemissions standard and, as an option in the Sprinter, for instance, can evenattain the very stringent European EEV (Enhanced Environmentally FriendlyVehicle) emissions standard. The ideal complement to the engines is theECO Gear manual transmission. In conjunction with the OM 651 and OM 642(Sprinter only) diesel engines, this unit cuts the combined consumption to alevel significantly lower than that achieved with previous CDI diesels.In addition to this, the ECO start/stop function 2 helps to save fuel whereverpossible. If the vehicle has been standing still for more than three seconds(Sprinter) or the brakes have been applied (Vito), the engine is automaticallyswitched off if no gear is engaged and the clutch pedal is not depressed.In city-centre driving with frequent stops at traffic signals, consumption canbe reduced by as much as 8% through this technology alone, comparedwith an identical vehicle without the ECO start/stop function.1Not in conjunction with petrol engine2Not in conjunction with automatic transmission3The efficiency package with automatic transmission and 4x2 drive for the Sprinter will not be available until the introductionof the new 7G-TRONIC 7-speed automatic transmission (expected to be available from first quarter of 2012)