The intention was to use them in units composed of two modified Schlepperfahrzeug; one towing a 7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz 37 infantry support gun, the other an ammunition trailer laden with 16 three-round cases of AP shell, and seven men (drivers included).
Apart from having a standard Wehrmacht tow-hook fitted to the rear cross-body member, the Typ276 differed from the standard Typ82 on the following points: On the first model, the rear suspension was strengthened, and the car had bigger tyres (BF 200C16) on 7.00C16 rims (with a smaller offset inwards: 13 mm.
These were the same tyres and rims fitted on the Typ 166 Schwimmwagen amphibious vehicle.
To improve traction which proved to be grossly inadequate when towing off-road, these Typ 276 were later fitted with different gears in the rear axle reduction boxes (14:29 = 1:2.07 instead of 15:21 = 1:1.4); this increased the ground clearance by 15 mm (0.59 in) at the rear, brought the top speed down from 80 km/h (50 mph) to 54 km/h (34 mph) at an engine speed of 3,300 rpm, and lowered the rated mileage to 6.35 L/100km (37 mpg) on the road.
With these modifications, the drawbar pull reached, on tarmac, 700 kp (6,900 N; 1,500 lbf) when starting from a stand, and 500 kp (4,900 N; 1,100 lbf) at a speed of 8 km/h (5 mph) and the Type 276 would create a drawbar pull of about 550–650 kp (5,400–6,400 N; 1,200–1,400 lbf) at top speed.