In a Mercedes Benz A-Class, numerous safety systems works together to prevent accidents. And what’s happening, you may take measures to protect occupants. The high safety level is the A-Class also a matter of form: it is based on an intelligent concept of the crumple zone. Thanks to the One-Box concept, in a frontal collision the engine and gearbox along the inclined pedal floor under the passenger compartment by sliding. Thus, the risk of injury to occupants is significantly reduced.
Electronic Stability Program ESP ®
ESP ® detects a critical driving situation, it slows down after each specific situation and needs one or more wheels. In addition, if recognized by the system as necessary to automatically adjust the engine torque. ESP ® thus supports the driver in the vehicle to stabilize within the limits of driving physics – especially in curves and during sudden evasive maneuvers.
- The central feature: the yaw speed sensor continuously tracks the movement of the vehicle about its vertical axis and compares the measured actual value with the desired value, which results from the steering input of the driver and the speed. Once the vehicle deviates from this ideal line, ESP ® intervenes and affects skidding out in its genesis.
- Full performance: The integrated acceleration skid control (ASR) regulates Category D In addition to the traction over intervention in engine management.
- Increased safety: ABS as an integral part of the ESP ® helps prevent the wheels from locking and maintaining steering capability within the physical boundaries.
- Other ingredients: ESP ® complements the capabilities of anti-lock braking system (ABS) and acceleration skid control (ASR) to a vehicle stability assistance.
Brake Assist
The Brake Assist is at risk from accidents. The system can be seen from the operating speed of the brake pedal to build an emergency braking situation and automatically applies full braking force.
The anti-lock braking system (ABS) dosed at the same time, the braking force to the slip limit – the car stays within the physical boundaries steerable. When the driver releases the brake pedal, the power to the automatic gain strength again.
Tyre pressure loss warning
The tire pressure loss warning system alerts the driver early attention to a dangerous drop in pressure in each tire, and thereby helps to reduce the risk of accidents. The system monitors the speeds of individual wheels and can recognize the significant change in pressure losses. The warning is an indication in the instrument cluster.
Airbags
A variety of restraint systems in critical emergency situations, provides the necessary safety of passengers.
- Holistic retention: The standard equipment of the A-Class include adaptive front airbags and head-thorax front side airbags. You can receive windowbags (in conjunction with the windowbags head-thorax front side airbags are replaced with side airbags), which offer high safety in side impacts to.
- Protection from the side: Optional rear-seat side airbags provide additional protection. When the system recognizes a side collision the airbags are activated only on the impact side.
- For our youngest passengers: Is on the passenger seat of a Mercedes-Benz child seats fitted with transponder, suppresses the optionally available automatic child seat recognition, the deployment of the front passenger airbag. Belt tensioners and airbags or windowbags remain to protect small occupants active.
Active head restraints
The headrests on the front seats can be moved forward during a rear impact, and so prevent whiplash. Here the distance between head and headrest is reduced to reduce the oscillating movement of the head.