Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 78)

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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 95) 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.
Vehicles with front passenger seat
memory function*:
ț 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.
Vehicles with power tilt/sliding sunroof*:
ț The tilt/sliding sunroof closes if the
vehicle is in a severe skid or is
spinning.
If the seat belts do not release:
̈ Adjust the backrest or seat slightly to
the rear until the seat belt tension is di-
minished.
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 eliminated.
Therefore, you should always drive carefully
and adjust your driving to the prevailing
road, weather, and traffic conditions.
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If the closing procedure of the tilt/slid-
ing 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 critical driving dynamic situa-
tion has passed without an accident oc-
curring, the pre-tensioning on the seat
belts is deactivated.
You can then adjust the seat and the
tilt/sliding sunroof to their previous
position.