Occupant safety
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of having to swerve to avoid an obstacle at a certain severity. This provides better head
a speed above 85 mph (140 km/h).
support.
PRE-SAFE® takes the following measures
depending on the hazardous situation
detected:
G Warning
Do not secure any objects (e.g. coat hangers)
on the NECK-PRO head restraints. Otherwise,
the NECK-PRO head restraints may not
function properly, or in the event of a rear-end
collision may not be able offer the level of
protection they are designed to provide.
Rthe front seat belts are pre-tensioned.
Ron vehicles with memory functions: the
front-passenger seat is adjusted if it is in an
unfavorable position under accident
conditions.
Rif the vehicle skids, the side windows are
closed so that only a small gap remains.
Ron vehicles with sliding sunroof: if the
vehicle skids, the sliding sunroof closes so
that only a small gap remains.
If the NECK-PRO head restraints have been
triggered in an accident, you must reset the
NECK-PRO head restraints on the driver’s and
front-passenger seat (Y page 52).
Otherwise, the additional protection will not
be available in the event of another rear-end
collision. You can recognize when NECK-PRO
If the hazardous situation passes without
resulting in an accident, PRE-SAFE® slackens head restraints have been triggered by the
the belt pretensioning. All settings made by
PRE-SAFE® can then be reversed.
fact that they have moved forwards and can
no longer be adjusted.
If the seat belts are not released:
X Move the backrest or the seat back slightly
until the belt pretensioning is reduced.
The locking mechanism releases.
Resetting triggered NECK-PRO head
restraints
Important safety information
G Warning
G Warning
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you adjust the seat.
For reasons of safety, have the NECK-PRO
head restraints/NECK-PRO luxury head
restraints checked at a Mercedes-Benz
Service Center after a rear-end collision.
!
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.
G Warning
More information about belt adjustment, a
convenience function integrated into PRE-
SAFE®, can be found in the "Belt adjustment"
section (Y page 56).
If you press the NECK-PRO head restraint
cushion backwards, make sure that your
fingers are not trapped between the cushion
and the cover. Failure to observe could result
in injuries.
NECK-PRO head restraints
NECK-PRO head restraints
The NECK-PRO head restraints increase
protection to the driver's and front-
passenger's head and neck. To this end, the
head restraints on the driver's and front-
passenger seats are moved forwards and
upwards in the event of a rear-end collision of
i Resetting the NECK-PRO head restraints
requires a certain amount of strength. If
you have difficulty resetting the NECK-PRO
head restraints, have this work carried out
at a qualified specialist workshop, e.g. an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
| Categories | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz GL350 BlueTEC, Mercedes-Benz GL450, Mercedes-Benz GL550, Mercedes-Benz X164 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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