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Mercedes-Benz safety philosophy

At Mercedes-Benz, safety goes well beyond

engineering vehicles that help protect you in an

accident. Our safety philosophy takes a proactive

approach to many aspects of driving safety:

active safety systems, such as the Electronic

Stability Program and Brake Assist, help you

avoid a potentially dangerous situation; PRE

SAFE

enables the vehicle to anticipate and make certain

adjustments to prepare for certain potential

collisions; passive safety features include air

bags and seat-belt tensioners; and post-collision

features like automatic engine cutoff are designed

to reduce the risk to occupants in the immediate

aftermath of a crash, help prevent worsening of

the situation and help facilitate rapid assistance by

rescue workers. No other automaker has a more

complete view of safety than the one that invented

crumple zones and other safety advancements.

PRE

SAFE

Mercedes-Benz originated this landmark system

and it’s still the only manufacturer to offer it

standard on certain models. PRE

SAFE acts

decisively to prepare for a possible accident.

PRE

SAFE uses sensors from two of the active

safety systems already inside the vehicle: Brake

Assist and our Electronic Stability Program.

If system sensors detect certain vehicle

movements that indicate an accident is possible,

PRE

SAFE takes action to help protect the vehicle’s

occupants, such as using electric tensioners to

tighten the seat belts of the front-seat occupants.

PRE

SAFE also adjusts the occupied front

passenger’s seat to a more favorable position

for air-bag and seat-belt effectiveness. If severe

skidding suggests a rollover is likely, PRE

SAFE will

close the sunroof

and side windows automatically.

If no accident occurs, the tensioners loosen and

you simply readjust your seat, open the sunroof

and continue on your way.

Protection

Body structure

A range of precision safety elements work

together to protect you and your passengers

in the event of a collision. While High-

Strength/Low-Alloy steel in important areas

of the vehicle forms an exceptionally rigid

barrier, advanced front and rear crumple

zones deform progressively to help absorb the

energy of an impact. A front bulkhead also

helps channel some of the forces of a frontal

impact under, over and around the cabin.

Seat belts

Equipped with Emergency Tensioning Devices

(ETDs) and belt force limiters,

seat belts

are arguably our most important passive

safety feature. If a collision exceeds a

preset threshold, the ETDs instantly

remove slack from the seat belts. Belt

force limiters allow a slight amount of

give in the seat belts and reduce the peak

seat-belt forces on the occupant.

Rollover sensor

If the CLS Coupe senses certain rollovers, it

will automatically deploy the seat-belt ETDs

to help reduce occupant movement and,

if deemed necessary, inﬂ ate the Window

Curtain Air Bags.

Side-impact protection

Reinforced doors, side sills and ﬂ oorpan are part of an integrated safety design that

also includes high-strength seat structures, Window Curtain Air Bags and side-impact air

bags. All of these systems work together to help protect occupants during side impacts.

Active Front Head Restraints

In the case of a rear impact exceeding a preset threshold, the Active Front Head

Restraints move forward and slightly upward, thereby reducing the distance between

the head restraints and the front-seat occupants’ heads. This action helps limit the

rearward travel of their heads, thus reducing the possibility or severity of whiplash-type

neck injuries.

Electronic Stability Program (ESP

)

This advance continually monitors your vehicle’s motion to help keep you going in your

intended direction. If it detects wheelspin, severe understeer (plowing) or oversteer

(ﬁ shtailing), ESP can brake individual wheels and reduce engine power to correct those

problems and help bring the vehicle under control.

Mercedes-Benz pioneered this safety

landmark in 1995 and has continued to reﬁ ne its exacting performance ever since.

Brake Assist (BAS)

Research shows that drivers seldom apply the brakes hard enough, soon enough in

emergency situations. BAS monitors pedal application speed to sense emergency

braking and, in such cases, can deliver maximum stopping power, thereby helping

to reduce overall stopping distances.

Please see page 43 for Endnotes.

Integrated Restraint System

The CLS

Class features the 10-way protection

of a 9-air bag system. It includes dual-stage

front air bags, a driver-side knee bag, front- and

2nd-row side-impact air bags and full-length

Window Curtain Air Bags. The Window Curtain Air

Bags deploy along the front and rear side-door

windows on the affected side of the vehicle to

help protect occupants from head injury and

broken glass in certain side impacts or rollovers

that exceed the deployment threshold.

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Please see page 43 for Endnotes.

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