Version for

Technical data sheet September 2003

WEIGHTS

Gross kerb weight ...... according to equipments G.V.W...... 17 900 kg on front axle...... 7 100 kg on rear axle...... 10 800 kg DIMENSIONS

Overall length...... 10.535m Front overhang...... 2.455 m Wheelbase...... 5.355 m Rear overhang ...... 2.725 m Overall width ...... 2.330 m Total height, full load...... 2 910m Inside headroom ...... 2.395 m 1st step-height front door...... 0.320 m rear door ...... 0.320 m Floor height ...... 0.340 m Ground clearance, under skirt ...... 0.300 m Front track...... 1.900 m Rear track ...... 1.838 m Turning radius...... 9.684m

22 seats with rotunda + driver + 63 standees

31 seats + driver + 45 standees

17 seats with rotunda + driver + "disabled" space + 76 standees

For alternative layouts, please contact us.

CHASSIS AND STRUCTURE OPTIONS : Integral structure. Steel sub frame. Body structure made from 5 . BIRCHER devices on front . brakes applied by the opening OPTIONS : welded stainless steel sections and sheet panels. Assembling of and/or rear doors of the middle door . roof vents, electrically . passenger compartment air the 5 elements and chassis by bolting. Anti-vibration plywood floor . safety by DINEL cells on doors . self-service device controlled conditioning (12 mm-thick), protected by a phenolic film on each side and wax . GOETZ counting system . access ramp on the middle . additional heater in passenger compartment injection on the bottom part, vibration isolated. door SEATS LAYOUTS PAINT & DECORATION INTERIOR TRIM Stainless steel stanchions and hand rails. Grey epoxy-painted seat legs.

High wear resistant floor covering, to the upper parts of plinths. Exterior paint : polyurethane (white, RAL 9010), without Laminated roof and side panels. Thermo-formed wheel arches. OPTIONS : customising. Polyester roof arches. Laminated window pillars. Yellow floor . epoxy-painted stanchions and . for alternative passenger seats

covering on step nosing. hand rails ; anti-vandalism upholstered OPTIONS : . multi-branch stanchion on . seats ,or other models, please . customised finish . lettering and inscriptions OPTIONS : middle platform consult us

. moquette upholstered side panels. EXTERIOR ACCESSORIES DESTINATION AND INFORMATION EQUIPMENT

Left and right rear-view mirrors. Integrated flag holders. Wheel nut DRIVER’S COMPARTMENT Panoramic defrosting front destination plate window. One illuminated guards on front wheels. « stop requested » sign box at the front. Adjustable steering wheel (height and inclination). Air-controlled

OPTIONS : driver’s seat with control device on the right side. Dashboard with OPTIONS : warning lamps and control panel. Driver’s luggage rack, pivoting . route display stuck to the roof . additional illuminated « stop . electrically heated rear-view . side and rear advertising door including paying position, wall behind the driver with a glazed with two-sided adhesive requested » sign boxes mirrors frames upper part. Interior rear-view mirrors. Left front and side hand- . Front destination display . line number display at rear . electrical-actuated and heated . front and rear wheel caps controlled roll sun visor. Driver’s individual light. Driving window rear-view mirrors controlled from compartment ventilation. Coat hanger hook. . right-hand side destination These various plates can either driving position OPTIONS : display integrated in the roof have electric or electronic control EXTERIOR TRIM . alternative seats . driver’s fan

. driver’s seat trim matching . manual right hand front sun ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Composite front and rear ends, roof and side panels. Bonded passenger seats visor assembly. Gravel resistant wheel arches, protected by 24 V-circuit. Two 12 V batteries, 190 A/h, no-maintenance. Carrier- electrocataphoresis. Composite front and rear bumpers in 3 parts INTERIOR EQUIPMENT mounted batteries, located in an outside compartment at the front on the at front end and in 2 parts at rear end. left-hand side . FENWICK starting overload and starter. 90 A alternator, Integral opening front destination plate door. PARSOL tinted glazed 24 V. Starter 24 V, 4 kW. Thermal circuit-brakers. Front lights : parking VISIBILITY partitions on doors. Preequipment for radio : wiring for 5 lights, dipped headlights, driving lights, indicators. Rear lights : parking loudspeakers. 3 « emergency exit » hammers. Location for fire lights, stop lights, fog lights, reverse lights and indicators. Marker lights Panoramic TRIPLEX laminated glass windscreen, mounted on extinguisher close to the driving position. 5 « stop requested » visible from the driver’s compartment thanks to exterior rear-view mirrors. rubber seals. Tinted curved rear window. Bonded side windows : switches. Three-speed electrical windscreen wiper with intermittent speed right-hand side : 2 fixed single-panel windows and 3 windows with controller. Electrical windscreen washer with nozzles mounted on the fold-down opening at the top; left-hand side : 2 fixed windows, 4 OPTIONS : screen wipers. Passenger compartment lighted by fluorescent overhead windows with fold-down opening at the top. T inted sliding driver's . padding on platform . fire extinguisher lights. Step wells lighting at door opening. Lighting of driving position, window. . additional « stop requested » . « disabled » space on the left- paying position and steps. Engine compartment lighting. Economical switches hand side with padding and system "great use" while engine off. Electric box mounted in the lower OPTIONS : . interior information frames sensitive « stop requested » portion of the rear wall of the driver’s compartment. Multifunction buzzer. . driver's window with deflector . tinted glass windows . first-aid box (empty). switch

. sliding windows OPTIONS : HEATING - VENTILATION . front fog lights . monoring gong for pedestrian ACCESS AND DOORS . loudspeakers. Zone Front heating-defrosting unit (used for driver’s compartment heating) ; running with recirculated air or via exterior air inlet with two-speed MARTIN-LUNEL starting . KIENZLE 13.18.25.45 2 inner 2-leaf swing doors, air-controlled. Two leafs of front door overload and starter electronic tachograph : one double glazed. Electrical centre mounted in the lower portion of the control (power : 14 000 Kcal/h). 1 passenger heater (forced air, 8 500 kcal/h) with two speeds controls from the dashboard. Insulated roof. . complete radio equipment driver, with or without revolution rear wall of the driver’s compartment. Brakes applied by the counter, 4th style opening of mid-door.

Gear Ratios 3.49 1.86 1.41 1

DRIVE LINE ENGINE OPTION : FUEL TANK Engine position ...... longitudinal rear left 6 forward gears Make...... 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 200-liter tank. RH side filling-up, at the rear of the rear RH wheel. Fuel Type ...... F4A – Euro 3 Gear Ratios 3.49 1.86 1.41 1 0.75 0.65 filling rate, without delivery, of about 80 l/mn. Cycle ...... four-stroke - diesel Bore...... 102 mm FRONT AXLE WHEELS AND TYRES Stroke...... 120 mm Number of cylinders...... 6 in line V.I. rigid E 70 XH axle. 275/70 R 22.5 tyres at the front and 435/45 R 22.5 at the rear. Position of cylinders...... straight Cubic capacity ...... 5.9 cc REAR AXLE OPTIONS : Compression volumetric ratio...... 17/l . front and rear towing . jack and tools Supercharging ...... exhaust turbocharger ZF AV 132-87 ° double-reduction axle. Ratio of reducers in hubs : connections with intercooler 1/3.2. Axle torque : 6.21. . standard vehicle accessories Cooling system ...... liquid circulation with thermostat kit Dirt arresting grill in rear of radiator SUSPENSION Direct belt-driven fan steel pipes PERFORMANCES – silicon radiator hoses Constant height air suspension. At the front : 2 air bags. At the rear : Thermostatically controlled 4 air bags. Constant floor height through electrical levelling valves. Maximum speed : 84 km/h (speed limiter). hydraulic powered fan

Air filter dry OPTIONS : Fuel ...... diesel . kneeling system of 60 mm on the right-hand side, controlled from Lubrication...... oil circulation under the driving position with rising suspension. pressure single cartridge oil filter STEERING Max. output...... 154 kW (210 HPDIN) at 2 500 rpm Hydraulic power assisted steering. ZF 8098 steering box. Max. torque...... 680 Nm at 1 200 rpm COMPRESSED AIR Fiscal power ...... 16 HP Sound proofing ...... shield and Pressure : 12 bar. 630 cm3 twin-cylinder air compressor with a 760 encapsulation l/mn flow rate. Driven by sprockets and cooled by the engine circuit. of engine Polyamide and copper wiring, quick-fit connections. Singletower air compartment dryer. Air tank manual bleed valves.

Emergency stop...... Warning buzzer OPTIONS : Air + box . Cyclone air cleaner . twintower air dryer +engine water/oil . pull-rings on air tank manual bleed valves +alternator failure UTAC +probe on expansion BRAKES CERTIFICATION tank QUALITY SYSTEMS Service brakes : air-controlled disc brakes at the front and at the rear. ISO 9001 OPTIONS : Hydraulic retarder : integral with the gearbox and coupled to the Certificate n° SQ/556-3. service brakes. . Diesel heater. Parking brake : air-actuated system, spring chamber on rear wheels. Door brake : manually controlled device for temporary stop operating GEARBOX on the rear braking circuit. Independent control for parking and door S.A. – BP27 – 79700 RORTHAIS - FRANCE brakes. Emergency braking provided by parking brakes. ABS. Tel: 33 (0)5 49 81 07 07 – Fax 33 (0)5 49 81 09 91 - www.heuliezbus.com ALLISON T 280 R automatic gearbox with integrated retarder, keyboard-controlled, "YOKE" type propeller shaft. 4 forward gears, 1 reverse. OPTION :

. ASR. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th