Mercedes-Benz CLS 280 2008, Owner'S Manual

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Occupant safety
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independently of the belt tensioners
R
if the vehicle overturns, but only if the sys-
tem detects high vehicle deceleration in a
lateral direction and determines that side-
bag deployment can offer additional pro-
tection to that provided by the seat belt
Windowbags
The purpose of the windowbags is to enhance
the level of protection for the head (but not
chest or arms) of the vehicle occupants on
the side of the vehicle on which the impact
occurs.
The windowbags are integrated into the side
of the roof frame and run from the front door
(A-pillar) to the rear door (C-pillar).
1
Windowbag
Windowbags
1
are deployed:
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at the start of an accident with a high rate
of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a
lateral direction
R
on the side on which an impact occurs
R
independently of the front airbags
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regardless of whether the front-passenger
seat is occupied
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if the vehicle overturns and the system
determines that windowbag deployment
can offer additional protection to that pro-
vided by the seat belt
PRE-SAFE
®
system
PRE-SAFE
®
system takes pre-emptive meas-
ures to protect you in certain hazardous sit-
uations.
PRE-SAFE
®
intervenes in the event of:
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emergency braking situations, e.g. if BAS
Brake Assist intervenes
R
critical situations involving driving dynam-
ics, e.g. if the vehicle oversteers or under-
steers significantly due to physical limits
being exceeded
If you are driving faster than approximately
30 km/h, PRE-SAFE
®
takes the following
measures in the aforementioned situations:
R
It tensions the front seat belts.
R
Vehicles with memory functions*: it
adjusts the front-passenger seat if this is in
an unfavourable position.
R
If the vehicle skids, it closes the sliding/
tilting sunroof* and side windows so that
only a small gap remains.
If the hazardous situation passes without
resulting in an accident, PRE-SAFE
®
releases
the belt pretensioning. You can then reverse
all settings made by PRE-SAFE
®
again.
If the seat belts are not released:
X
Move the backrest or the seat back slightly
until the belt tension is reduced.
The locking mechanism releases.
G
Risk of injury
Make sure when adjusting the seat that
nobody can become trapped.
! Make sure that there are no objects in the
footwell or behind the seats when adjusting
the seats. You could otherwise damage the
seats and the objects.
Safety
* optional
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