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Vehicle safety
To minimise the risk of foot injuries in serious
head-on collisions, the brake pedal is swung
away from the foot area by means of a collap-
sing support if severe deformation of the
vehicle occurs.
This function is determined by deformation of
the engine bulkhead and is not dependent on
operation of the brake pedal.
In the event of a frontal crash, the foot con-
trols are displaced towards the central tube.
This causes the collapsing support to deflect
and the piston rod to buckle.
The pedal footplate is swung up to 170 mm
away from the foot area.
The buckling of the piston rod and the defor-
mation work resulting from this dampens the
angular movement of the braking foot. This
reduces the acceleration forces (braking foot)
which normally arise considerably.
SSP207/126
