A Sample of Mercedes-Benz Safety Features
In a world where driving is the dominant way to get around and uncertainties are everywhere, functions like these are a must to give you peace of mind wherever you go. After all, peace of mind is what makes luxury possible.
PRE-SAFE Mercedes-Benz Safety Features
PRE-SAFE® Impulse Side
Mercedes-Benz engineers are always striving to keep drivers safer. That’s why the Pre-Safe system has been improving since its invention over a decade ago. The Impulse Slide feature deals specifically with the danger of side collisions. When a frontal collision occurs, the amount of room for impact-reducing crumpling in the vehicle is large. That room for force dispersal is much smaller in a side collision, however. That’s why the Impulse Side feature was created to impulse the side bolsters in the front seats in under a fraction of a second. This serves to shift the occupant closer to the center of the vehicle and further from the impact zone while still allowing them to control the vehicle.
PRE-SAFE® Sound
Accidents are loud. That’s why the 2019 Mercedes-Benz E-450 is built to “hear” an impending crash and take action to ease the damage to your ears. As long as the sound system is on at the time of the accident, this vehicle will emit ‘pink noise,’ a relaxing static which diminishes the loudness of background noise. This biomechanical technology can reduce ear damage and discomfort during a crash. While this idea may seem far-fetched, research has shown that certain pitches of noise cause a muscle in the ear called the stapedius to flex or relax. This muscle also affects the transit of loud noises through the ear. Therefore, Mercedes-Benz utilizes this natural human response to protect your ears.
Active Assist Features to Keep You in Control
Active Lane Change Assist & Active Lane Keeping Assist
When you commute, odds are you take to the highways. When you drive at high speeds with other cars approaching from all directions, Mercedes-Benz safety features like this can make the difference. These active assists use high tech sensors throughout your vehicle to keep track of other vehicles in your blind spots and to monitor your own vehicle’s status within the lines on the road. If you try to change lanes with a car in your blind spot, your Mercedes-Benz will alert you. Likewise, if you drift from your lane, your luxury vehicle will provide steering wheel vibration feedbacks to let you know. This system can even utilize the wheel-specific brakes to adjust your vehicle’s location to help you stay between the lines.
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC®
Few would disagree about the luxury of cruise control. Mercedes-Benz are the perfect vehicle companion for long road trips, the ideal circumstance for cruise control. The Active Distance Assist Distronic® takes cruise control to the next step. By combining many of the other Active Assist features, the Distronic® slows your vehicle, even to a complete stop, when it senses the car in front of you slowing down.
Attention Assist®
From the moment you begin to drive, your Mercedes-Benz takes note of your habits and style. That’s how the Mercedes-Benz Attention Assist® uses over 70 driving style parameters to notice when you start to get drowsy. At the same time, this feature tracks information about conditions including the outdoor wind speed and road smoothness. That way, the system can do its best to let you know when it is time for a break.
Looking to the Future
Mercedes-Benz safety features have been designed and re-designed since the company’s origination. Every year, we strive to provide our drivers with the highest tech safety features possible. We know that driving is an essential part of life. That’s why we see luxury and safety as hand in hand, both necessary to give you the ultimate driving experience. Never hesitate to reach out to our staff when you have questions about how your Mercedes-Benz safety features serve you. Likewise, if you are on the hunt for your dream car, stop by our dealership or use our website helper, Find My Car. There is a reason so many people choose Mercedes-Benz, and a reason so many people choose Mercedes-Benz of Littleton. Our commitment to safety is one of those reasons.
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