Mercedes-Benz Singapore - Facts & Figures

The integral safety concept from Mercedes-Benz divides vehicle safety into four phases:

Virtually no other area inspires Mercedes-Benz engineers more than researching new safety technologies. They passed their first key safety milestone as early as the 1950s with the development of the passenger safety cell, invented by Béla Barényi. Today it is one of numerous elements of an integrated safety concept that edges Mercedes-Benz vehicles closer to our vision of accident-free driving.

Phase 1: safe driving

The majority of accidents start long before the actual collision: with a lapse in concentration, poor visibility or hazards which cannot be anticipated. That’s why the Mercedes-Benz safety concept employs a range of measures to support safe driving in everyday operation and which can help you bring critical situations under control.

DISTRONIC proximity control (optional)
Bi-xenon headlamps with LED daytime driving lamps (optional)
Electronic Traction System 4ETS[1]
Headlamp Assist
Blind Spot Assist (optional)

Phase 2: in critical situations

Mercedes-Benz stands for automotive safety. That’s why our vehicles can support their passengers even in critical driving situations, so that every journey is as safe as it can possibly be.

PRE-SAFE® occupant protection system

Phase 3: in an accident

Cars from Mercedes-Benz have a host of safety systems to prevent accidents. Should the worst come to the worst, however, a number of occupant safety measures are activated. They include protection for the vehicle occupants as well as for other road users.

Protection for the vehicle occupants is provided by a high-strength safety passenger compartment; and the driver/front-passenger seats as well as the second-row rear seats are fitted with 3-point seat belts as standard. Like the front seats, the outer seats in the second row also feature belt tensioners and belt force limiters.

Airbags
NECK-PRO head restraints

Phase 4: after an accident

To reduce consequential damage after an accident and support the work of the rescue services, a number of different actions are initiated, depending on the type and severity of the accident:

Best possible protection: the engine can be turned off automatically and the fuel supply can be cut off.
Conspicuous lighting: the hazard warning lights and emergency interior lights can be automatically activated, so as to reduce the risk of subsequent accidents and to make finding the vehicle easier
Making escape easier: the door locking mechanism can be automatically released
Measures to aid rescue: integral crash joints between the wing and the door can make opening the doors after a frontal collision easier.

Mercedes-Benz has also published multilingual rescue guidelines (accessible worldwide on the internet) as a source of information for rescue services.