Operation - Mercedes-Benz SLK350 Operator's Manual

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PRE-SAFE (preventative occupant
protection)
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AMG vehicles do not include the PRE-
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SAFE system.
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WARNING
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The PRE-SAFE system reduces the impact of
an accident on vehicle occupants, as long as
their seat belts have been fastened correctly.
Although your vehicle is equipped with a PRE-
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SAFE system, the possibility of injury in the
event of an accident cannot be ruled out. You
should therefore always drive carefully and
adapt your driving style to the prevailing road,
weather and traffic conditions.
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PRE-SAFE takes preemptive measures to
protect occupants in certain hazardous
situations.
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PRE-SAFE intervenes:
if BAS intervenes, e.g. in emergency
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braking situations
if BAS PLUS intervenes powerfully on
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vehicles with DISTRONIC PLUS
if, on vehicles with DISTRONIC PLUS, the
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radar sensor system detects an imminent
danger of collision in certain situations
in critical driving situations, e.g. when
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physical limits are exceeded and the
vehicle understeers or oversteers severely
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PRE-SAFE takes the following measures
depending on the hazardous situation
detected:
the seat belts are pre-tensioned.
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on vehicles with memory function for the
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front-passenger seat: the front-passenger
seat is adjusted if it is in an unfavorable
position.
if the vehicle skids, the side windows are
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closed so that only a small gap remains.
If the hazardous situation passes without
resulting in an accident, PRE-SAFE
the belt pretensioning. All settings made by
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PRE-SAFE can then be reversed.
If the seat belts are not released:
Move the backrest or seat back slightly, but
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only when the vehicle is stationary.
The belt pretensioning is reduced and the
locking mechanism is released.
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WARNING
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you adjust the seat.
! Make sure that there are no objects in the
footwell or behind the seats when resetting
the seats. There is a risk that the seats
and/or the objects could be damaged.
More information about seat-belt
adjustment, a convenience function
integrated into PRE-SAFE
the "Seat-belt adjustment" section
( page 51).
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NECK-PRO head restraints
The NECK-PRO head restraints increase
protection to the driver's and front
passenger's head and neck. To this end, the
NECK-PRO head restraints on the driver's and
front-passenger seats are moved forwards
and upwards in the event of a rear-end
collision of a certain severity. This provides
better head support.
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WARNING
Do not secure any objects (e.g. coat hangers)
on the NECK-PRO head restraints. Otherwise,
the NECK-PRO head restraints may not
function properly, or in the event of a rear-end
collision may not be able offer the level of
protection they are designed to provide.
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Seat or head restraint covers can cause a
malfunction when the NECK-PRO head
restraints are activated or when the side
® impact air bags are deployed, or they can
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prevent this completely. The NECK-PRO head
restraints or side impact air bags can
Occupant safety
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