Occupant safety
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PRE-SAFE® system
Function of PRE-SAFE® (anticipatory occupant
protecttion)
NOTE Damage caused by objects in the
footwell or behind the seat
If the front passenger seat is occupied, always
ensure that:
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The classiꢀcation of the person in the front
The automatic adjustment of the seat position
may result in damage to the seat and/or the
object.
passenger seat is correct and the front
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance with the person in the front
passenger seat.
PRE-SAFE® is able to detect certain critical driv-
ing situations and implement pre-emptive meas-
ures to protect the vehicle occupants.
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Stow objects in a suitable place.
PRE-SAFE® can implement the following meas-
ures independently of each other:
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The person is seated properly with a cor-
rectly fastened seat belt.
Reversing the PRE-SAFE® system measures
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Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
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The front passenger seat has been moved
as far back as possible.
If an accident did not occur, the pre-emptive
measures that were taken are reversed.
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Closing the side windows.
You will need to perform certain settings yourself.
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Be sure to also observe the following further rela-
ted subjects:
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Vehicles with sliding sunroof: closing the slid-
ing sunroof.
If the seat belt pre-tensioning is not reduced,
move the seat backrest back slightly.
The locking mechanism releases.
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Child restraint system on the front passenger
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Vehicles with memory function: moving the
front passenger seat to a more favorable seat
position.
Function of PRE-SAFE® PLUS (anticipatory occu-
pant protecction plus)
PRE-SAFE® Sound: provided that the multime-
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dia system is switched on, generating a brief
noise signal to stimulate the innate protective
mechanism of a person's hearing.
PRE-SAFE® PLUS can detect certain impacts, par-
ticularly an imminent rear impact, and take pre-
emptive measures to protect the vehicle occu-
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