The Mercedes Benz eCitaro fuel cell test vehicle: Key equipment details

23.03.2026

Body

  • Body, bumpers, and exterior mirror caps in bottle‑green metallic
  • Door 1 and door 2: double‑leaf inward‑swinging doors, electrically operated
  • Side windows single‑glazed, door window at door 1 double‑glazed

Drive system

  • Rear axle electrically driven
  • Charging socket above the front axle on the right
  • Hydrogen refueling port above the rear axle on the right
  • Three NMC3 battery packs, each 98.3 kWh
  • Five hydrogen tanks on the roof

Function

  • Lawo destination display system front/side/rear
  • Low beam, high beam, daytime running lights, fog lights, and cornering lights in LED technology
  • LED ambient lighting around the vehicle, LED light strip integrated in the lower entry area
  • Electronic level control (ENR)
  • Manually operated folding ramp at entry door 2
  • Preconditioning for the air‑conditioning system
  • Air‑conditioning system with highly effective antiviral active filter

Passenger compartment

  • Partition elements behind entry 1 and before/after entry 2 with tall grab rails
    and tall partition panels
  • Partition elements behind the special use areas with tall grab rails
  • PVC floor covering in wood look design
  • Grab rails and ceiling handrail in Evo Steel
  • Mercedes Benz City Star Eco seating
  • Special use areas opposite door 2 with wheelchair/stroller leaning area including
    integrated rear facing folding seat, plus two forward facing folding seats
  • Stop request buttons in Daimler Buses design, gray housing, red button
  • Stop request indicator in the front cross channel
  • 29 inch (73 cm) TFT monitor behind the cross channel
  • Thirteen USB C dual sockets in the passenger compartment
  • EvoThermatik Plus roof mounted air conditioning system with Thermatronic heat pump function
  • Four opening windows for ventilation
  • Blower heater

Cockpit

  • Driver’s cab with transparent rear wall, coat hook
  • Driver’s cab door with partition panel covering half the rear door width
  • Storage compartment for driver’s bag
  • Grammer Linea/Torea MSG 90.6 driver’s seat with lumbar support and powered lordosis adjustment, swiveling, heated, and ventilated
  • Folding armrests on both wall and aisle sides
  • Storage compartment in the driver’s area
  • Electrically heated corner windows left and right of the windshield
  • Electrically operated sunblind at the windshield
  • Interior mirror in the front section, interior mirror above entry door 2
  • Video monitor for surveillance/control functions at the driver’s workstation
  • Stop brake with drive off lock
  • Electronic speed limiter switchable to 33 km/h
  • Bosch Smart Radio Mono audio system, DAB+, multiple connection ports
  • Wall mounted microphone at the driver’s workstation
  • Two USB sockets
  • Automatic climate control for the driver’s area
  • Electrohydraulic intelligent eco steering
  • Right side steering column stalk for retarder

Safety and assistance systems

  • Brake Assist (BA)
  • Roll and pitch control
  • ABS / ASR / ESP
  • Front Collision Guard
  • Preventive Brake Assist 2
  • Sideguard Assist 2 / Frontguard Assist
  • Traffic Sign Assist
  • Attention Assist
  • Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM)
  • 360° camera system with integrated cleaning system for the rear camera