Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 82)

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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Preventive occupant safety*
(PRE-SAFE
® )
Your vehicle automatically takes preven-
tive measures to better protect the occu-
pants in the following hazardous
situations:
ț You execute an emergency braking
maneuver and the Brake Assist System
(
୴ page 99) is activated.
ț The PRE-SAFE ® system detects a criti-
cal driving dynamics situation.
In such cases, the following systems are
automatically activated:
ț The front seat belts are pre-tensioned
electrically.
ț Vehicles with front passenger seat
memory function*:
If the OCS senses that the front pas-
senger seat is occupied and the seat is
in an unfavorable position, it will be
adjusted to a better position.
ț Vehicles with tilt/sliding sunroof*:
The tilt/sliding sunroof closes if the
vehicle is in a severe skid or is spin-
ning.
If the seat belts do not release:
̈ Adjust the backrest or seat slightly to
the rear until the seat belt tension is
diminished.
The locking mechanism releases.
Warning!
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The PRE-SAFE ® system is intended to re-
duce the effects of an accident on properly
seat-belted vehicle occupants. Despite
having the PRE-SAFE ® system in your vehi-
cle, the possibility of injuries occurring as a
result of an accident cannot be totally elimi-
nated. Therefore you should always drive
carefully and adjust your driving to the pre-
vailing road, weather, and traffic conditions.
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If the closing procedure of the
tilt/sliding sunroof* is blocked, the
tilt/sliding sunroof* will stop and open
slightly.
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The PRE-SAFE ® system is activated in
the previously described circumstanc-
es only at speeds exceeding 22 mph
(35 km/h).
When the driving dynamic situation has
passed without an accident occurring,
the pre-tensioning on the seat belts is
deactivated.
You can then adjust the seats and the
tilt/sliding sunroof* to their previous
position.