Passenger comfort and safety

The O 307 was able to seat 53 passengers in 14 seat rows, with standing room for 48 more. At 879 millimeters the floor level was 150 millimeters higher than in the O 305. The double rear door was 1200 millimeters wide as in the city bus, however at the front the O 307 made do with an entry width of 730 millimeters. With a capacity of approx. three cubic meters the luggage compartment even exceeded the requirement of the working group.

Mercedes-Benz standard regular service bus O 307, 1973: The passenger compartment.

Comfort was ensured by air suspension as standard, as in the O 305, while large side windows provided good visibility. At the front end the two ventilation louvers on both sides of the destination indicator were immediately noticeable. In conjunction with the roof vents, two slim quarterlights in the last pair of windows and a generous heating system, these provided a pleasant interior atmosphere at any time of the year.

Passenger safety was ensured by a Westinghouse self-adjusting, dual-circuit braking system acting on all four wheels. Measurements with a fully-laden bus weighing a total of 15.6 tons showed a braking distance of 30 meters in emergency braking from a speed of 50 km/h.