| Mercedes-Benz, one of the very well-known | | | | Mercedes puts customer safety on the top of |
| auto brands in Germany aside from Volkswagen, | | | | its priorities than profit and comparative |
| had several firsts that made it legendary in | | | | and sometimes absolute- advantage. |
| the field of automotive. | | | | |
| | | | In a study conducted Mercedes-Benz, it |
| Among these is that it is the only auto maker | | | | revealed that the company's manufactured |
| which the European authorities called upon to | | | | stability control prevented 42 percent of |
| make a research out of an accident scene. | | | | accident and its brake assist has helped |
| | | | prevent 8 percent of rear-end collisions and |
| Mercedes-Benz also pioneered a wide line up | | | | 13 percent of pedestrian accidents. |
| of car safety features. One is the traction | | | | |
| control to maintain the stability of the car | | | | Mercedes Benz further pioneered the use of |
| and driver control. This is done by | | | | supercharging; double-pivot steering system |
| diminishing wheel slip on pull off or on | | | | used in cars today; starter motor (through |
| slippery roads. The European market first | | | | this, a lever is not anymore needed to start |
| offered airbags in 1980, and these were from | | | | a car); fuel injection; and the '7G-TRONIC' |
| Mercedes. These made the auto maker the first | | | | (world's first 7-speed automatic |
| to include those airbags as standard safety | | | | transmission). |
| equipment on its cars. Merc also initiated | | | | |
| the use of pre-tension detectors to seat | | | | The auto maker got those firsts. Moreover, it |
| belts. It was first seen on the 1981 MB | | | | has a line up of several world records. |
| S-Class. These feature the tightening of the | | | | |
| belts almost instantaneously to prevent the | | | | Among these is that it got the fastest |
| impact against the seat belt when the crash | | | | automatic road car in the world. The |
| occurs. | | | | Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren traveled 334 |
| | | | kilometer per hour that is 208 mph, which was |
| Still developed by the auto maker, the | | | | co-developed by Daimler Chrysler and McLaren |
| "Safety cage" (also called "Safety cell") | | | | Cars. |
| construction with front and rear crumple | | | | |
| zones is considered the most important | | | | Based on the E-Class saloon, the |
| innovation in automobile construction from a | | | | Mercedes-Benz Brabus W211 ' E V12 ' is the |
| safety standpoint. | | | | world's fastest street-legal saloon car. The |
| | | | top speed was recorded in Nardo , Italy at |
| These entire plus the anti-lock brakes, | | | | 350.2 km/h (217.6 mph). It uses a tuned |
| collapsible steering column, brake assist, | | | | version of the M275 AMG biturbo V12 engine |
| automatic fuel shut-off and more array of | | | | which now produces 640 bhp (471 kW) and over |
| safety features were initiated by | | | | 1000 Nm (757 lb-ft) of torque. |
| Mercedes-Benz. Because of these, it is the | | | | |
| only auto maker that allows its competitors | | | | Added to the list is the Mercedes-AMG, 6208cc |
| to use those features for the sake of | | | | M156 V8 engine, the world's most powerful |
| improving automobile and family safety. In | | | | naturally aspirated eight cylinder engine. |
| fact, crumple zones and anti-lock brakes are | | | | |
| now used on all luxury vehicles including | | | | At present, Mercedes-Benz continues to |
| BMW, Audi and Rolls Royce. | | | | produce auto parts like the Mercedes fog lamp |
| | | | that will ensure it's on top of the |
| From this, it can be deduced further that | | | | automobile industry's pedestal. |