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Лобовой удар со смещением:

Легенда: (уровень защиты)
=Хороший
=Приемлемый
=Посредственный
=Слабый

Вес: 4,445 lbs.
Двигатель: 3.2 L V6

Комплектация:
» Side airbags: front door-mounted torso airbags; rear door-mounted torso airbags (beginning with 2000 models); front and rear head curtain airbags (beginning with 2002 models)
» Electronic stability control
» ABS
» Daytime running lights (dealer programmable, beginning with 2003 models)

    The Mercedes M class was introduced in the 1998 model year. All M class models manufactured after March 1999 include structural changes to improve occupant protection in frontal crashes (note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door).
    The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of a 1999 ML 320 with the structural changes in a 40 mph frontal offset crash test into a deformable barrier.
    A redesigned M class has been introduced for the 2006 model year.

Restraints/dummy kinematics

    Dummy movement was well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the B-pillar.

Injury measures

    Measures taken from the head, chest, and legs indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. Forces on the neck indicate that injuries to the neck would be possible. Head acceleration from the B-pillar hit was low.