Mercedes-Benz G-Class, W461 / 463 (EU)

Manual transmission fluid capacity & service interval

Mercedes-Benz G-Class, W461 / 463 (EU) manual transmission fluid capacity is 1,5 liters. Service intervals include checks at 7000 km and 10000 km, and changes at 1000 km and 40000 km. The data covers 12 configurations.

The configuration chart below lists fill volumes and service intervals for each engine and trim variant.

TypeSpecifications
  • 200 GE, 463.200/220/221 (1990-1993)
  • 717.4xx, as of prod. nr. 7 340 241
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,5 liter
  • Check 10000 km
  • Change 40000 km
  • Code: 5/1
  • 200 GE, 463.200/220/221 (1990-1993)
  • 717.4xx, as of prod. nr. 7 340 241
  • Use: First change only
  • Capacity 1,5 liter
  • Change 1000 km
  • Code: 5/1
  • 200 GE, 463.200/220/221 (1990-1993)
  • 717.4xx, up to prod. nr. 7 340 240
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,5 liter
  • Check 10000 km
  • Change 40000 km
  • Code: 5/1
  • 200 GE, 463.200/220/221 (1990-1993)
  • 717.4xx, up to prod. nr. 7 340 240
  • Use: First change only
  • Capacity 1,5 liter
  • Change 1000 km
  • Code: 5/1
  • 230 GE, G 230, 463.204/224/225 (1990-1994)
  • 717.4xx, as of prod. nr. 7 340 241
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,5 liter
  • Check 10000 km
  • Change 40000 km
  • Code: 5/1
  • 230 GE, G 230, 463.204/224/225 (1990-1994)
  • 717.4xx, up to prod. nr. 7 340 240
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,5 liter
  • Check 10000 km
  • Change 40000 km
  • Code: 5/1
  • 250 GD, 463.304/324/325 (1990-1992)
  • 717.4xx, as of prod. nr. 7 340 241
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,5 liter
  • Check 7000 km
  • Change 40000 km
  • Code: 5/1
  • 250 GD, 463.304/324/325 (1990-1992)
  • 717.4xx, up to prod. nr. 7 340 240
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,5 liter
  • Check 7000 km
  • Change 40000 km
  • Code: 5/1
  • 300 GD, G 300 D, 463.307/327/328 (1990-1994)
  • 717.4xx, as of prod. nr. 7 340 241
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,5 liter
  • Check 7000 km
  • Change 40000 km
  • Code: 5/1
  • 300 GD, G 300 D, 463.307/327/328 (1990-1994)
  • 717.4xx, up to prod. nr. 7 340 240
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,5 liter
  • Check 7000 km
  • Change 40000 km
  • Code: 5/1
  • 300 GE, G 300, 463.207/227 (1990-1994)
  • 717.4xx, as of prod. nr. 7 340 241
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,5 liter
  • Check 10000 km
  • Change 40000 km
  • Code: 5/1
  • 300 GE, G 300, 463.207/227 (1990-1994)
  • 717.4xx, up to prod. nr. 7 340 240
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,5 liter
  • Check 10000 km
  • Change 40000 km
  • Code: 5/1

Additional Notes

  • Across all listed Mercedes-Benz G-Class W463 variants from 1990-1994, the manual 717.4xx transmission fluid capacity is uniformly 1.5 liters, a figure consistent with a service fill rather than a full overhaul quantity.
  • The 200 GE (463.200/220/221) and 230 GE, G 230 (463.204/224/225) petrol variants share a fluid check interval of 10,000 km under normal use conditions, while the diesel variants — the 250 GD (463.304/324/325) and 300 GD, G 300 D (463.307/327/328) — carry a shorter check interval of 7,000 km under the same conditions.
  • Despite the difference in check intervals between petrol and diesel variants, the fluid change interval under normal use is 40,000 km across all listed configurations without exception.
  • The 200 GE (463.200/220/221) specifications include a first change only interval of 1,000 km, which applies to the initial fluid change after the transmission enters service, separate from the ongoing 40,000 km normal-use change schedule.
  • The production number threshold of 7,340,241 divides the manual 717.4xx transmission entries into two distinct groups — units as of that number and units up to number 7,340,240 — though both groups share identical capacity and interval figures within each variant.
  • The 230 GE, G 230 specifications do not include a first change only entry, unlike the 200 GE, which carries a dedicated 1,000 km initial drain interval for both production number groups.
  • The 300 GE, G 300 (463.207/227) follows the same 10,000 km check and 40,000 km change schedule as the other petrol variants, with a 1.5-liter capacity applying equally to both production number groups across the 1990-1994 model range.

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