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february 22, 2018 - Mercedes-Benz
Anniversaries: 30 Years of Front-Passenger Airbag, 20 Years of Window Airbag
A Mercedes-Benz vehicle can never be safe enough. That is why the Stuttgart-based brand is continuously advancing the pioneering airbag technology. The first major milestone was the driver’s airbag in 1981. The next significant step, the front passenger airbag, débuted 30 years ago in the spring of 1988, likewise in the 126 model series. Since then, many more protective airbags as elements of passive vehicle safety have followed. Among them the window airbag, presented 20 years ago in the E-Class of the 210 model series. Today, numerous airbags are an inherent part of the integral safety concept of Mercedes-Benz.
Stuttgart. The protective airbags in the glove compartment and in the roof frame are celebrating birthdays: For 30 years the front passenger airbag and for 20 years the window airbag have been part of the continuously growing family of these potentially life-saving components in Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Today, the system is a component of integral safety and comprises up to a dozen different airbags in a single passenger car. They range from the knee airbag and the belt airbag in the rear to the thorax/pelvis side airbag.
Airbag development at Mercedes-Benz began as early as in 1966, with the company registering the corresponding patent (patent specifications document No. DE 21 52 902 C2) in October 1971. As the first production-ready solution, the driver’s airbag was introduced in the S-Class of model series 126 in 1981. This was a milestone in the passive safety of Mercedes-Benz. Due to its fundamental importance, this innovation was quickly adopted by the entire #auto industry.
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