Looking at these pictures, the 3-bar front is seen on the two-axle version (18 tons) of the Arocs. The cabin itself actually seems to be the same, the extra bar on the grille is added on top of the bumper. This indicates that the extra height under the cabin is used to house the larger OM 470/471 engines (compared to the the OM 936 on the 18ton-truck). The Arocs 3245 uses the 12.8l, 330kW OM 471 engine, so the higher cabin with 4 bars on the front would be correct.
What you have seen probably was an Actros, they do have 5 bars on the grille.