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Intelligent bodyshell design and innovations in restraint systems confirm the leading role of the S-Class when it comes to passive safety.

The active Hood is one element that can help to reduce the risk of injury in a pedestrian collision

The active Hood is one element that can help to reduce the risk of injury in a pedestrian collision

Vehicles with the DRIVE PILOT feature additional sensing capabilities, such as a lidar sensor in the front grill

Front crumple zone of the S-class

The driver side aluminum sheets of the S-Class were cut away to allow an exclusive view into the structur of the body in white.

Detailed view of the passenger cell from the driver side left

New steering wheel design with integrated airbag module, knee airbag, passenger airbag, and airbag control unit (yellow). The kneebag can help to reduce the risk of injuries in a severe frontal impact. In this photo, it is shown in a fully deployed state.

The detail shows the integration of the new stereo camera for the level 3 automated driving feature (yellow). A new capacitive sensor in the steering wheel rim helps to recognize that the driver is holding the steering wheel.

Hightech-Seats: heating, ventilation, massage, support bladders, and the cushions come along with some safety features: the yellow sensor in the seat cushion is part of a system that can automatically deactivate the passenger airbag if a child seat is located on the seat.

Fully equipped reclining rear seat: the beltbag (inflatable seatbelt) with pyrotechnical pretensioner, load limiter and illuminated seat belt buckle offers protection in many different crash situations; the rear airbag and the seat cushion bag supplement the seat belt in a severe frontal collision; the side airbag and windowbag can help to reduce the risk of injury in a severe side impact.

Foam elements help to improve both structural resistance in a crash and also the acoustics inside the car

Stiff rear end structural member made of aluminum to protect fuel tank an/or the battery pack in the rear

Longitudinal beams in the rear of the car made of extruded aluminum profiles

The rear multi-purpose camera for vehicles with DRIVE PILOT and antenna on the roof

For a side impact, door reinforcements help to divert the forces towards stiffer parts of the body, such as the pillars and the door sill.

Top view of the cut-away model of the S-Class

The driver seat contains a suite of pyrotechnical components that can increase safety: a lap belt pretensioner for anchor and seatbelt buckle with load limiter implemented in the lateral tube of the seat (vehicles with PRE-SAFE® Impulse), the side airbag that complements the windowbag, the rear airbag for the rear occupants, the center airbag and the PRE-SAFE® Impulse side bolster

The rear airbag is integrated in the front seat, left side: undeployed, right side: deployed

The driver side aluminum sheets of the S-Class were cut away to allow an exclusive view into the structur of the body in white.

Different Material classes in different colors depending on the material mixture, Sensors for active safety systems and crash safety yellow, restraint system components (seatbelts and airbags, partly in deployed state)

Active Brake Assist

Traffic Sign Assist with crosswalk warning function

Traffic Sign Assist with crosswalk warning function

Parking Package with 360-degree camera

Rear cross traffic alert

Active Blind Spot Assist with vehicle exit warning function

Active Brake Assist

Active Brake Assist

Active Brake Assist

Active Brake Assist

Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC

Active Brake Assist

Active Brake Assist

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC, route-based speed adaption

Mercedes-Benz S-Class with micro-sleep warning

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Active Lane Change Assist

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Active Blind Spot Assist

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Active Speed Limit Assist

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Parking Packege with 360 Degree-Camera