No other carmaker does as much research as Mercedes-Benz on forward-looking safety technologies against the ordinary hazards of road traffic. But we also provide outstanding protection against highly specific risks: Mercedes-Benz Guard.

Our special protection vehicles combine the human desire for mobility and for safety in a unique way, namely, directly ex factory. Beginning with the bodyshell, in much the same way as a standard production saloon a new, original vehicle, designed to your personal safety needs, is created from scratch. This principle of authentic design we term integrated protection.

When we developed the Nrburg in 1928 as the first Mercedes with special protection, we invented a principle which remains valid to this day: factory-integrated protection. Between the Nrburg and the S-Guard lie some eight decades of continuously augmented protection and development expertise. Without this tradition the S-Guard, E-Guard and G-Guard would not be possible. Eight decades of research and further development in close cooperation with internationally recognised authorities for the purpose of offering the highest possible protection in the face of constantly mounting threats. For Mercedes-Benz Guard, building special-protection vehicles which point the way ahead is an 80-year-old tradition.

In the closely guarded manufacturing facility, on a dedicated production line, in fine-tuned interaction between skilled craftsmanship and state-of-the-art technology, a steel shell is manufactured that makes the occupant compartment of your Mercedes-Benz Guard a protective cell. Thus, in bodyshell production a completely independent vehicle design, able to withstand exceptional loads, extreme loads, is created. Particularly those places which will no longer be accessible later on are fitted and reinforced with strong protective components.

And in every phase, specialists ensure that the particular requirements of special protection are implemented and the Mercedes-Benz promise of quality is kept.