Mercedes-Benz E 2008 Series Owner's Manual page 49

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Safety
Occupant safety
Sidebags 1 and 2 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 seat belt use
R
independently of the front airbags
R
independently of the belt tensioners
R
if the vehicle overturns, but only if the sys-
R
tem detects high vehicle deceleration in a
lateral direction and determines that side-
bag deployment can offer additional pro-
tection to that provided by the seat belt
Windowbags
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 door (C-pillar).
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Version: 2.9.4
Saloon shown as an example
Windowbag
1
Windowbags 1 are deployed:
at the start of an accident with a high rate
R
of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a
lateral direction
on the side on which an impact occurs
R
independently of the front airbags
R
regardless of whether the front-passenger
R
seat is occupied
if the vehicle overturns and the system
R
determines that windowbag deployment
can offer additional protection to that pro-
vided by the seat belt
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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 BAS
R
Brake Assist intervenes
critical situations involving driving dynam-
R
ics, e.g. if the vehicle oversteers or under-
steers significantly due to physical limits
being exceeded
If you are driving faster than approximately
30 km/h, PRE-SAFE ® takes the following
measures in the aforementioned situations:
It tensions the front seat belts.
R
R Vehicles with memory functions*: it
adjusts the front-passenger seat if this is in
an unfavourable position.
If the vehicle skids, it closes the sliding/
R
tilting sunroof* and side windows so that
only a small gap remains.
If the hazardous situation passes without
resulting in an accident, PRE-SAFE
the belt pretensioning. You can then reverse
®
all settings made by PRE-SAFE
®
releases
again.
* optional