Mercedes-Benz Transmission

717.4

The Mercedes-Benz 717.4 is a 5-speed manual transmission with hydraulic shift control.

Years
1981–2001
Speeds
5
Control
Hydraulic
Max torque
300 N·m

The Getrag five-speed that backed everything from the 190 E to the early R129 SL.

Type 717.4 is Mercedes-Benz’s longitudinal five-speed manual of the 1980s and 1990s — a Getrag-built unit used across the W201 190, W124 E-Class, W126/W140 S-Class, W202 C-Class, R129 SL, R170 SLK and G-Class. Hydraulic clutch actuation and a robust aluminum case made it the default stick-shift for four- and six-cylinder cars, with dedicated G-Class variants (GL 76/27, GL 76/33) for off-road duty.

It remained available into the late 1990s beside the 4G-TRONIC and early 5G-TRONIC automatics, until six-speed manuals and electronic automatics displaced it.

Versions.

Every factory version of the 717.4.

VersionClassificationMax torqueApplications
717.400GL275300 N·m (221 lb·ft)W460
717.402GL275C300 N·m (221 lb·ft)R107, W123
717.4125MT300 N·m (221 lb·ft)W201
717.4305MT300 N·m (221 lb·ft)W124, W202
717.436GL76/33300 N·m (221 lb·ft)W460, W461, W463
717.439GL76/27300 N·m (221 lb·ft)W460, W461, W463
717.4405MT300 N·m (221 lb·ft)R129, R170

Getrag designations (GL 275, GL 76/27, GL 76/33) identify G-Class and passenger-car cases. Exact .4xx-to-model mapping varies by market; chassis lists are representative.

Applications.

Every model shifted by the 717.4.

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