2011 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 53

Occupant safety workshop immediately and have the roll bar checked. 51 G Warning The PRE-SAFE® system reduces the impact of an accident on vehicle occupants, as long as their seat belts have been fastened correctly. Although your vehicle is equipped with a PRESAFE® system, the possibility of injury in the event of an accident cannot be ruled out. You should therefore always drive carefully and adapt your driving style to the prevailing road, weather and traffic conditions. PRE-SAFE® takes pre-emptive measures to protect the occupants in certain hazardous situations. PRE-SAFE® intervenes: Rin emergency braking situations, e.g. if BAS X When the vehicle is stationary, move the backrest or seat back slightly. The belt pretensioning is reduced and the locking mechanism is released. G Warning is activated or, on vehicles with DISTRONIC PLUS, if BAS PLUS or PRE-SAFE® Brake intervenes powerfully Rif the radar sensor system detects an imminent danger of collision in certain situations (on vehicles with DISTRONIC PLUS) Rin critical driving situations, e.g. when physical limits are exceeded and the vehicle understeers or oversteers severely or when having to swerve to avoid an obstacle at a speed above 85 mph (140 km/h). PRE-SAFE® takes the following measures depending on the hazardous situation detected: Rthe Make sure that nobody can become trapped as you adjust the seat. ! Make sure that there are no objects in the footwell or behind the seats when resetting the seats. There is a risk that the seats and/or the objects could be damaged. More information about belt adjustment, a convenience function integrated into PRESAFE®, can be found in the "Belt adjustment" section (Y page 56). NECK-PRO head restraints The NECK-PRO head restraints increase protection for the driver's and frontpassenger's head and neck. In the event of a rear collision of a certain severity, the NECKPRO head restraints on the driver's and frontpassenger seats are moved forwards and upwards. This provides better head support. front seat belts are pre-tensioned. accident conditions, the frontpassenger seat is adjusted if it is in an unfavorable position. Rincreases the air pressure in the side bolsters of the seat cushion and seat Runder G Warning Do not secure any objects (e.g. coat hangers) on the NECK-PRO head restraints. Otherwise, Z Safety PRE-SAFE® system backrest of the multicontour seats in the front. RCoupe: if the vehicle skids, the panorama sliding sunroof and the front side windows are closed so that only a small gap remains. RCabriolet: if the vehicle skids, the front side windows are closed so that only a small gap remains. If the hazardous situation passes without resulting in an accident, PRE-SAFE® slackens the belt pretensioning. The air pressure in the side bolsters on the multicontour seat is reduced again. All settings made by PRESAFE® can then be reversed. If the seat belts are not released: