Daimler
The car manufacturer had always denied allegations in the diesel scandal.
Dusseldorf The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has ordered Daimler to make a forced recall. The recall concerns that Diesel model GLK 220 (Euro 5). In the vehicle to be installed an illegal shutdown device for exhaust gas manipulation. In Germany, about 60,000 vehicles are affected. However, the KBA expects even more affected engines, and has extended the investigations.
Already in April, the Federal Ministry of Transport had denounced the said model. The company had then sought the conversation with the officials and hoped for a mild decision, as the Handelsblatt reported, At that time, Daimler had stated in a statement that it wanted to cooperate “fully” with the KBA.
According to “Bild am Sonntag”, which had first reported on the recall, Daimler denies the fraud and wants to legally defend against the official recall. According to the report, the expanded investigations could affect numerous models such as the C- and E-Class, with a total of more than 700,000 vehicles.
The controversial software function, according to the article, is a so-called “desired coolant temperature control”. It keeps the coolant circuit artificially colder, delays the warm-up of the engine oil and ensures that the statutory test cycle adheres to the limit value for nitrogen oxides of 180 milligrams per kilometer. In the road mode, however, the function is deactivated and the limit is exceeded, writes the sheet. Similar software features had also played a role in the Volkswagen exhaust emissions scandal.
Daimler has recently presented rather disappointing numbers. At the start of the year in 2019, the operating result had fallen by 16 percent compared to the previous year – Reason for this are also the previous expenses in the diesel scandal, The outgoing one CEO Zetsche He had always resisted the manipulation charges, but he could not clear them out. Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer then ordered a mass recall of 700,000 vehicles in Europe – 250,000 of them in Germany.
With agency material.
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