The new Mercedes-Benz SLK: Passion meets efficiency - Daimler

The PRE-SAFE ® Brake is active at speeds of between 30 and 200 km/h whenmoving vehicles are detected in front of the car. The system also reacts ifthe car approaches a stationary queue of traffic, providing its speed is below70 km/h.Page 40Safety and comfortThose wishing to do so can extend the range of assistance systems in the newSLK even further with the addition of features enhancing both safety andcomfort:• The Intelligent Light System provides five lighting functions (corneringlight function, country mode, motorway mode, active light function andenhanced fog lamps), which are activated depending on the drivingconditions• Speed Limit Assist is able to detect speed limit signs using a camera onthe inside of the windscreen, and indicate the detected speed limit inthe instrument cluster or central display.• The optional PARKTRONIC incl. Parking Guidance supports the driverwhen parking. Its ultrasonic sensors measure the length of parkingspaces as the car drives past; the cockpit display then provides aschematic representation of the recommended parking manoeuvre.Only available from Mercedes-Benz – the anticipatory occupant protectionsystem PRE-SAFE ®An additional safety highlight available in the new SLK is the anticipatoryoccupant protection system PRE-SAFE ® , a system developed by Mercedes-Benzwhich is unique throughout the world. If the system detects an acute risk ofan accident, it reflexively activates precautionary protective measures for thevehicle occupants, so that the seat belts and airbags are able to fulfil theirprotective function to the full during an impact. Mercedes-Benz developedPRE-SAFE ® on the basis of research into actual accidents, and is the onlymanufacturer in the world to offer such a system. This highly effective system,however, has so far not been taken into account when producing ratings.In the new SLK, additional post-crash measures supplement the PRE-SAFE ®system to enable prompt assistance after an accident has occurred: dependingon the damage, the interior lighting can be switched on automatically, the sideDaimler Communications, 70546 Stuttgart/GermanyMercedes-Benz – A Daimler Brand