In the US, a class action lawsuit has been filed for suspicion of manipulation against Mercedes-Benz, because the nitrogen oxide emissions of certain vehicles should exceed the offcial details clearly. The lawsuit, which was filed with a court in Illinois on Thursday, 14 models are listed. The details of Mercedes, according to which the “BlueTec” -Dieseltechnologie which was the world’s cleanest,
Limits were “misleading and incorrect”. Exceeded in tests in the Lower transhipment sites
In fact, would in the USA permitted levels exceeded by 19 times, at temperatures below ten degrees Celsius even by up to 65-fold, according to the application. A Mercedes spokesman said there was no basis for the complaint. The company will review the documents and defend itself.
However, the Mercedes C had during tests in the Netherlands exceeded 220, the limit values for nitrogen oxide-emissions (NOx). Therefore, the environmental group presented German Environmental Aid (DUH) the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) an application for revocation of the approval of the diesel vehicle.
parallels to manipulate software Volkswagen
The manufacturer had the test results of the Netherlands Institute not disputed. To protect the motor drive Mercedes exhaust aftertreatment at temperatures below ten degrees Celsius in the C-Class down, a spokesman declared at the time. Thus, the ejections be responded to. The exhaust after-treatment going but off “at any time” entirely. Mercedes fulfill with its models meet the legal requirements and utilize any manipulation systems.
In the lawsuit filed in the USA now parallels are drawn to the manipulation software by Volkswagen. Under US investigation of the Volkswagen Group had given in September to have inserted into eleven million diesel vehicles a cheat software that a lower nitrogen oxide emissions indicating at emission tests than on the road.
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