Safety Systems - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Series 207 Service Manual

Safety systems

Active safety
In the new E-Class coupé, high levels of active safety
are provided by both tried-and-tested and newly devel-
oped systems and components.
Driving safety is provided by:
• Significantly larger track width
• ATTENTION ASSIST
• DISTRONIC PLUS including PRE-SAFE
• ADAPTIVE BRAKE
• Brake Assist System BAS
• BAS PLUS
• Trailer stabilization
• DIRECT CONTROL suspension
• Vehicle dynamics package with Sport mode
High levels of stress-reducing safety are due to:
• Longer wheelbase
• Selective damping system
The components that ensure a high level of
perceptual safety include:
• Good all-round visibility due to the lack of an upper
B-pillar
• Intelligent Light System
• Adaptive Highbeam Assist
• Adaptive brake lights
• Rain sensor with two sensitivity settings
• Reversing camera
• Exclusive Parking Assist
Operating safety is provided by:
• New display and control system for the information
and communications systems
• Central control button in the center console
• More advanced audio equipment
• Repositioning of the display unit in the upper
central part of the instrument panel
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Passive safety
The passive safety concept of the E-Class coupé
includes:
• Supplemental restraint systems and airbags
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• PRE-SAFE preventive occupant protection
system
• Active engine hood as an extended safety measure
for pedestrians
• Emergency illumination after a crash
• Body structure with high-rigidity passenger cell
• Front and rear structures with high energy
absorption potential due to deformation
• Floor, side wall and roof areas reinforced specif-
ically for the demands of a coupé
• A-pillar and roof frame structures, transverse
reinforcement in the area of the side wall and the
rear seat crossmember to permit a design with no
upper B-pillar
• Compatibility of the front end structure design with
regard to frontal collisions
• Short V engines mounted on a bolt-on frame-type
integral support, which deforms in the direction of
the impact in a head-on collision
• Several parallel load paths for improved load distri-
bution in the event of a partial head-on collision
• Propeller shaft with deformation part for controlled
backward displacement of the engine and
favorable vehicle deceleration (depending on
engine)
• Additional bracing between the spring tower and
crossmember below the windshield
• Cockpit crossmember made out of extruded
aluminum section between the A-pillars
• Telescoping steering column
• Coupé-specific reinforcements at the doors