in the event of an accident. Appropriate seat
covers can be obtained from a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
The purpose of pelvisbag deployment is to
enhance the level of protection of the vehicle
occupants on the side of the vehicle on which
the impact occurs.
The pelvisbags
:
deploy next to and below
the outer seat cushions. They are deployed:
R
on the side on which an impact occurs
R
at the start of an accident with a high rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in a side impact
R
independently of the seat belt use
R
independently of the front airbags
R
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).
Example: Saloon
Windowbags
:
are deployed:
R
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
R
regardless of whether the front-passenger
seat is occupied
R
independently of the seat belt use
R
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:
R
emergency braking situations, e.g. if Brake
Assist BAS is activated or Brake Assist BAS
PLUS* intervenes powerfully
R
the radar sensor system detecting an
immediate danger of collision in certain sit-
uations (on vehicles with Distronic Plus*)
R
critical situations involving driving dynam-
ics, e.g. if the vehicle oversteers or under-
steers significantly due to physical limits
being exceeded
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Occupant safety
Saf
ety
* optional
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