A vehicle that senses trouble before you do sounds like something out of a movie, yet it describes real technology available today. Mercedes-Benz PRE-SAFE® analyzes driving conditions in real time and takes protective action in the seconds before a possible collision. At Mercedes-Benz of Orland Park, we think every driver deserves to understand how this kind of technology actually works.
Reading the Warning Signs Early
PRE-SAFE® monitors information from vehicle systems for driving conditions and maneuvers that can indicate a potential collision or rollover. When the system detects certain types of instability, it can begin preparing the cabin and occupant-restraint systems before an impact occurs.
What Happens in Those Final Seconds
When PRE-SAFE® detects certain conditions that suggest a collision may be imminent, it can begin preparing the vehicle's occupants before impact. The system can tighten the front seat belts, adjust the front passenger seat, and close the windows and sunroof to help place occupants and restraint systems in a more protective position.
On equipped models, PRE-SAFE® Sound can play a brief burst of pink noise through the audio system, triggering a natural reflex in the inner ear designed to help protect hearing from the pressure and sound of a collision. Select Mercedes-Benz models also offer PRE-SAFE® Impulse Side, which can rapidly inflate an air chamber in the front-seat bolster to help move an occupant farther away from the side of an anticipated impact. Availability of individual PRE-SAFE® features varies by model and equipment.
PRE-SAFE® PLUS
Another available extension of the system is PRE-SAFE® PLUS, which can recognize certain potential rear-end collisions and take measures designed to help prepare occupants before impact. Together, these PRE-SAFE® technologies extend protection beyond frontal collision scenarios, although specific features vary by Mercedes-Benz model and equipment.
Learn More About Mercedes-Benz PRE-SAFE® in Orland Park, IL
Technology like this shows how much thought goes into protecting you before trouble ever reaches the road ahead. Mercedes-Benz continues to build safety innovations around real accident research rather than assumptions. Mercedes-Benz even maintains a dedicated Accident Investigation team that studies real-world collisions and uses those findings to help inform the development of future safety technologies. If you would like to see PRE-SAFE® for yourself, stop by Mercedes-Benz of Orland Park and we can show you more!
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