Crash Test Mercedes Benz E-Class W211 2002 - 2006 Sedan

Protection of the driver and passenger

Frosting, driver

Front Punch, Passenger

Side blow, driver

- Fine - Good - Satisfactorily - Badly - Very bad

Children's holding devices

Child up to 18 months	Britax Roemer Duo, face ahead
Child older than 3 years	Britax Roemer Duo, face ahead

Safety pedestrians

- Fine - Good - Satisfactorily

Comments:

The body was extremely durable and well protected passengers. However, the load on the chest of front sediments was high, even despite the presence of two-stage safety belt load limiters. For front sediments, an alarm system was also available. The protection of children was good, and their chairs fit almost all EURO NCAP requirements. However, pedestrians were in danger.

Front punch:

The front airbag is revealed in two stages, increasing protection in severe collisions. The passenger pillow strike force is regulated by the mass sensor installed in the airbag. These systems, as well as a durable body and the absence of a shift of the steering column provided the driver safe space. Car designers have made a lot of effort to ensure the protection of the knees and the hips of the front seds. Unfortunately, the contacts of the left knee of the driver with the front panel and the passenger's knees with the glove box still represent the danger of injury. Niche for the legs was deformed rustling. Finally, the central seat of the rear seat is equipped with a three-point seat belt, providing much better protection compared to the waist.

Security of passenger children:

The inscription in German and English prevented the danger of obtaining severe or even fatal injury by a child located in the children's chair "against the direction of movement" opposite the active airbag. However, the corresponding sticker was poorly fixed. Both seats were fixed by the "face forward" using seat belts. The point-point fastenings of ISOFIX were offered as an additional equipment, so there were no them on the test instance. The chairs worked well, only the load fixed on the chest of the elder child did not allow the highest rating. The special system shuts off the front passenger airbag when installed on its children's chair.

Side strike:

The security system included side pillows and security curtains for both rows of passengers. Impressive! However, at the first side strike, the trim of the central rack prevented the normal disclosure of the security curtain. The fasteners were upgraded and with a repeated impact worked as it should be done.

Pedestrian safety:

The front of the car is very tough, only some control points of the surface of the hood softened the blow. What does not talk about the bad result.

General information about the car

Roelf location	Left
Tested model	Mercedes-Benz E-Class 220cdi Elegance
Body type	4-door sedan
Year of data publishing	2002
Curb weight	1650
The results are valid for VIN, starting with ...	WDB211XXXXXA183000.

Safety systems:

Pretensels of front seat belts	There is
Front Belts Load Loaders	There is
Driver Front Airbag	There is
Passenger Front Airbag	There is
Side airbags	There is
Side Head Airbags	There is
Driver's knees and feet airbag	No