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Manual Transmission/Transaxle: Application and ID


Type Designation
General





Type designation for manual gearboxes is divided into 3 groups of characters as in the following example:

FM57 BO1 A12345
The three character groups are separated by spaces and contain different information about the gearbox as specified below.

First group FM57:

First Group Table (Part 1 Of 2):




First Group Table (Part 2 Of 2):






Codes for position 4

Table of Codes For Position 4:







Second group B01:

Second Group Table:






Third group A12345:
Manual gearboxes have a 6-character designation which starts with a letter according to which line the gearbox was fitted on. Each number series consists of 5 digits.