Mercedes-Benz S-Class Automobile User Manual


 
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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Automatic comfort-fit feature seat belt
An automatic comfort-fit feature for front
seats and for the rear outer seats (only for
vehicles with electrically adjustable rear
bench seat* or with individual seats* in the
rear) reduces the retracting force of the
seat belts when they are in normal use.
Preventive occupant safety (PRE-SAFE)
Your vehicle automatically takes preven-
tive measures to better protect the occu-
pants in the following hazardous
situations:
ț You execute an emergency braking ma-
neuver and the Brake Assist System
(
page 81) is activated.
ț The PRE-SAFE system detects a critical
driving dynamics situation.
In such cases, the following systems are
automatically activated:
ț A front seat belt with the seat belt
buckled is pre-tensioned electrically.
ț If the occupied front passenger seat or
rear seats are in an unfavorable posi-
tion, they are adjusted to a better posi-
tion. Rear seat adjustment occurs only
in vehicles with individual seats* in the
rear.
ț The tilt/sliding sunroof closes if the ve-
hicle is in a severe skid or is spinning.
!
Do not place objects heavier than
20 lbs (9 kg) on the front passenger
seat. This could cause the front or side
impact air bag on the front passenger
side to deploy in a crash which exceeds
the system's deployment threshold.
Warning G
The PRE-SAFE system is intended to reduce
the effects of an accident on properly seat
belted vehicle occupants. Despite having
the PRE-SAFE systems in your car, the pos-
sibility of injuries occurring as a result of an
accident cannot be totally eliminated.
Therefore you should always drive carefully
and adjust your driving to the prevailing
road, weather, and traffic conditions.