Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2009 Owner's Manual page 43

Occupant safety
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Head airbags : deploy in the area of the side
windows at the front. They are deployed:
on the side on which an impact occurs
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at the start of an accident with a high rate
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of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in a side impact
independently of the seat belt use
R
independently of the front airbags
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regardless of whether the front-passenger
R
seat is occupied
Windowbags (Coupé)
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 side wall (C-pillar).
Windowbags : are deployed:
on the side on which an impact occurs
R
at the start of an accident with a high rate
R
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in a side impact
independently of the seat belt use
R
independently of the front airbags
R
regardless of whether the front-passenger
R
seat is occupied
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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:
emergency braking situations, e.g. if Brake
R
Assist BAS is activated or Brake Assist BAS
PLUS* intervenes powerfully
the radar sensor system detecting an
R
immediate danger of collision in certain sit-
uations (on vehicles with Distronic Plus*)
critical situations involving driving dynam-
R
ics, e.g. if the vehicle oversteers or under-
steers significantly due to physical limits
being exceeded
®
PRE-SAFE may take the following measures
in these situations:
it tensions the front seat belts.
R
R on vehicles with memory functions*: it
adjusts the front-passenger seat if this is in
an unfavourable position.
R on vehicles with multicontour seat*: it
increases the air pressure in the seat side
cushions and the backrest side cushions.
Coupé: if the vehicle skids, it closes the
R
panorama sliding sunroof* and the front
* optional