Crash Test Mercedes Benz ML Class W163 2001 - 2005 SUV

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 estimate was subjected to an M-Class of an old design, intended for the US market, where protection should be provided both fastened and unaccounted passengers. Therefore, according to the design, it differs from cars exclusively for the European market. This feature is clearly manifested in the zone where the legs of the front sedimons are resting. To protect the non-unscheduled special beam, it creates an additional risk of injury. M-Class has a solid security system for passengers, but the safety belts have high loads on pectoral. Especially good turned out to be sewn with lateral impact, so the side pillows are included in the basic configuration. Protection of the head of the older child with a frontal impact was insufficient, but, in general, children's chairs worked not bad. Pedestrian protection is very bad.

Front punch:

The body strongly stood the blow, the deepening for the legs and the doorway was deformed slightly. Driver's head, despite the airbag, hit the steering wheel, which could cause serious damage. The beam in the knee of the front sediments is dangerous. The central seat of the seats is equipped with a three-point seat belt, providing better protection compared to the waist.

Security of passenger children:

On the probability of applying heavy or deadly damage during the installation of a children's chair "against the direction of movement" to the place of the front passenger, with an active airbag, reports a short-lived text warning in two languages. In the test, the chairs established "in the direction of movement" at the rear seat with the help of two-point ISOFIX fasteners. The upper fasteners could increase the degree of protection of the older child, the head of which was not protected in due expensive, while the 18-month-old would be more security in the chair "against the direction of movement". The branded chairs are recognized by the car when installing them before the active airbag, and it automatically turns off.

Side strike:

An impressive protection system with lateral impact includes side pillows and security curtains along the entire length of the cabin. For what car received top points.

Pedestrian safety:

The front of the car is very rigid and only some points on the front edge of the hood provided at least some kind of pedestrian protection.

General information about the car

Roelf location	Left
Tested model	Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML270
Body type	5-door crossover
Year of data publishing	2002
Curb weight	2100
The results are valid for VIN, starting with ...	Wdbxxxxxxxx408960

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