Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Operator's Manual page 63

How the air bag system works is deter-
mined by the severity of the accident detec-
ted, especially the vehicle deceleration or
acceleration and the apparent type of acci-
dent:
frontal collision
R
side impact
R
rollover
R
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PRE-SAFE (anticipatory occupant
protection system)
Introduction
In certain hazardous situations, PRE-SAFE
takes pre-emptive measures to protect the
vehicle occupants.
Important safety notes
! Make sure that there are no objects in the
footwell or behind the seats. There is a dan-
ger that the seats and/or objects could be
damaged when PRE-SAFE
Despite your vehicle being equipped with the
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PRE-SAFE system, the possibility of per-
sonal injuries occurring as a result of an acci-
dent cannot be eliminated. Always adapt your
driving style to suit the prevailing road and
weather conditions and maintain a safe dis-
tance from the vehicle in front. Drive care-
fully.
Function
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PRE-SAFE intervenes:
in emergency braking situations, e.g. when
R
BAS is activated
in critical driving situations, e.g. when phys-
R
ical limits are exceeded and the vehicle
understeers or oversteers severely
vehicles with the Driving Assistance pack-
R
age: when a driver assistance system inter-
venes powerfully or the radar sensor sys-
tem detects an imminent danger of colli-
sion in certain situations
PRE-SAFE
depending on the hazardous situation detec-
ted:
R
R
R
R
R
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If the hazardous situation passes without
resulting in an accident, PRE-SAFE
the belt pre-tensioning. On vehicles with mul-
ticontour seats, the air pressure in the side
bolsters is reduced again. All settings made
by PRE-SAFE
If the seat belt pre-tensioning is not reduced:
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is activated.
X
The seat-belt adjustment is an integral part of
the PRE-SAFE
mation about the convenience function can
be found under "Belt adjustment"
(
Y
PRE-SAFE
pant protection system PLUS)
Introduction
PRE-SAFE
with the Driving Assistance package.
Using the radar sensor system, PRE-SAFE
PLUS is able to detect that a head-on or rear-
end collision is imminent. In certain hazard-
ous situations, PRE-SAFE
Occupant safety
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takes the following measures
the front seat belts are pre-tensioned.
if the vehicle skids, the side windows are
closed so that only a small gap remains.
if the vehicle skids, the panorama roof with
power tilt/sliding panel and the side win-
dows are closed so that only a small gap
remains.
the front-passenger seat is adjusted if it is
in an unfavorable position.
vehicles with a multicontour seat: the air
pressure in the side bolsters of the seat
backrest is increased.
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can then be reversed.
Move the seat backrest or seat back
slightly when the vehicle is stationary.
The seat belt pre-tensioning is reduced and
the locking mechanism is released.
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convenience function. Infor-
page 50).
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PLUS (anticipatory occu-
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PLUS is only available in vehicles
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slackens
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PLUS takes pre-
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