2009 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 61
2009 Mercedes S-Class Manual
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Safety and security Occupant safety The ETDs are designed to activate in the following cases: Rin Rin The ETDs do not pull occupants back toward the seat backrest. driving to the prevailing road, weather, and traffic conditions. Your vehicle takes preventive measures to better protect the occupants in the following hazardous situations automatically. PRE-SAFE® takes preventive measures in Remergency frontal or rear-end impacts exceeding the system's preset deployment threshold side impacts exceeding the system's preset deployment threshold on the far side of the impact certain vehicle rollovers Rin Rif the restraint systems are operational and G Warning! Pyrotechnic ETDs that were activated must be replaced. For your safety, when disposing of the pyrotechnic ETDs always follow our safety instructions. These are available at any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Automatic comfort-fit feature seat belt An automatic comfort-fit feature for the front seats reduces the retracting force of the seat belts when they are in normal use. braking situations, e.g. if the Brake Assist System (BAS) (Y page 72) is activated dynamic driving situations, e.g. when the vehicle is understeering or oversteering because it has exceeded its physical limitations or in case of evasive steering maneuvers at speeds above approximately 85 mph (140 km/h) functioning correctly, see 1 indicator lamp (Y page 45) The ETDs for the front seats will only activate if the front seat belts are fastened (latch plate properly inserted into buckle). The ETDs for the rear outer seats (sedan) or second row outer seats (wagon) will activate with or without the respective seat belts fastened. In an impact, the ETDs remove slack from the seat belts in such a way that the seat belts fit more snugly against the body. Seat belt force limiters, when activated, are employed to help reduce the peak force exerted by the seat belts on occupants during a crash. Rcritical Preventive occupant safety (PRESAFE®) G Warning! PRE-SAFE® is intended to reduce the effects of an accident on vehicle occupants who are wearing their seat belt properly. Despite having the PRE-SAFE® system in your vehicle, the possibility of injuries occurring as a result of an accident cannot be eliminated. Therefore, you should always drive carefully and adjust your When you are driving faster than 20 mph (30 km/h), PRE-SAFE® takes the following measures in such situations: RThe front seat belts are pre-tensioned automatically. RIf the passenger seat is in an unfavorable position, it will be adjusted to a better position. situation, the door windows and the tilt/ sliding sunroof also closes until only a small gap remains. i The ETDs do not correct an incorrect seat position or incorrectly worn seat belts. RIf the vehicle is in a critical dynamic driving Z 59