Motul ATF 236.15

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Fully synthetic low-viscosity, fuel-saving fluid for Mercedes-Benz automatic gearboxes, with official MB 236.15 approval.

Classification
Product line Motul ATF 10 oils
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use gear and transmission
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 17.4 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 4.3 mm²/s
Viscosity index 163
Pour point -45 °C
Flash point 192 °C
Density 837 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L

Description

Motul ATF 236.15 is a fully synthetic, fuel-saving fluid for the automatic gearboxes of Mercedes-Benz cars. It is intended mainly for later versions of the 7G-Tronic seven-speed gearbox, for which the manufacturer specifies exactly this standard.

The fluid holds official MB 236.15 approval. Its low viscosity reduces internal losses in the gearbox.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 4.3 mm²/s at 100 °C and 17.4 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 163, pour point -45 °C, flash point 192 °C. Available in 1 litre.

Use it only where MB 236.15 is specified.

Application

Mercedes-Benz cars, SUVs and light vans whose automatic gearbox needs MB 236.15, chiefly later versions of the 7G-Tronic seven-speed.

Worth knowing

Of the Motul ATF fluids in the catalogue, this is the only one with official approval under the MB 236.15 list. Another Motul fluid, TRANS ATF VI, also lists MB 236.15, but only as “meets the requirements”, and its data sheet adds the caveat “except FE benefits” to that line, meaning without the fuel-economy benefits; the ATF 236.15 data sheet, by contrast, describes that fluid outright as fuel-saving. On the data-sheet figures the two are far apart: TRANS ATF VI has 30.6 mm²/s at 40 °C against 17.4 mm²/s for ATF 236.15, and 6.1 against 4.3 mm²/s at 100 °C.

ATF 236.14, another fluid in the line with a Mercedes-Benz approval, is approved under a different list, MB 236.14, and with 6.6 mm²/s at 100 °C and a viscosity index of 192 it is also thicker. The article on reading the figures in an oil data sheet explains what viscosity at 40 and 100 °C and the viscosity index show, and why oils should not be compared on a single number.

Data current as of Check the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

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