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Safety | Passive safety
Safety pioneers since 1959
In summer 1959, Mercedes-Benz launched the first-ever
passenger car with passive safety features. Its crumple
zones and safety cell were, of course, invisible to the
naked eye, yet they changed the way we view vehicle
safety for ever. Then, some years later, came the first car
fitted with airbags and
seat belt tensioners. It, too, was a Mercedes-Benz.
Today, we continue to build maximum occupant protection
into our cars right from the start. The SL, for instance, has
a highly rigid bodyshell and comes with adaptive airbag
technology as standard. To ensure optimum protection
when the roof is open, it also features a roll-over bar that’s
hidden from view during normal driving, but activates
within milliseconds when required.
Your SL even helps to ensure your safety – and that of
others – after an accident. In the event of an impact, it
automatically unlocks the doors, shuts off the engine and
switches on the indicators to warn other road users and
make the vehicle easier to locate.
| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz SL300, Mercedes Benz SL350, Mercedes Benz SL63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz R230, Mercedes-Benz SL500, Mercedes-Benz SL600, Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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