Freightliner Mercedes Dodge Sprinter Crash Tests
Frontal crash test into a flat barrier at the Sindelfingen safety center.
Crash into a wedged frontal barrier (1995), passenger side view.
Crash into a wedged frontal barrier (1994), passenger side view.
Crash test into a wedged frontal barrier (1995), driver side view.
Crash test into a wedged frontal barrier (1994), driver side view.
Crash test into a wedged frontal barrier (1995), viewed from above.
Note that this is a different test than offset crashes, or
real world crashes against another vehicle. In either of those two
cases the crashed material is pushed towards the side of the crash and
not away from it, like in wedged barrier tests. This is best seen in
these views from above.
Crash test into a wedged frontal barrier (1994), viewed from above.
Computer simulation of the interaction between frontal impact, airbag and driver.
Front seat belts with adjustable shoulder height. They world premiered in the W126 S-Class in 1979.
The rear seatbelts are attached to the seats. Mercedes introduced belt buckles attached to seat frames in 1971 and tested belts attached to seats starting in 1981. They premiered on the R129 SL in 1989.
Disk brakes on all wheels. Solid axles enhance ground clearance when off-road.
Wet dynamic handling and braking test incl. ASR and ABS test.
Mercedes vans lead vans in safety, according to Mercedes-Benz.
These are the face lifted model year 2003 Sprinters.
This is a safety crash test required by the TÜV. It envolves crash testing with 21 ton load with a Sortimo load fitted. The Sprinter passed with ease, according to DaimlerChrysler.
ESP testing on wet surfaces, MY 2002 Sprinters.
Trailer towing dynamic handling test. This is a MY 2000 Sprinter with ASR.
VDA evasive manoeuvre test, Sprinter with ESP: Even the Sprinter without ESP handles without any problems in the VDA evasive manoeuvre test at 60 km/h. ESP (photo) further reduces the tendency to oversteer at permitted gross vehicle weight. The vehicle remains directionally stable and is easier to control, even for inexperienced drivers.
ESP improves directional stability: Even without the ESP Electronic
Stability Program, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter already sets standards in
its class as far as ride stability is concerned. ESP – as presented at
the International Commercial Vehicle Show 2002 – further reduces
oversteer and understeer tendencies at differing vehicle loads.
fotos: DaimlerChrysler AG
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This Sprinter rolled over when in went into a ditch. The driver
blamed high wind conditions (and driver inattention may have been
involved as well).
pic sent in by David Farlow
World's most damaged Sprinter (Nick's link)
Driver training boosts safety - ESP standard up to 3.5 t GVW: Van safety training is an excellent way of enhancing road safety. Experienced instructors teach the drivers how to handle their vehicles in tricky situations. In order to help prevent a dangerous situation from arising in the first place, the Sprinter up to 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight are fitted as standard with the electronic stability program, ESP, in many countries.
Load-securing made easy - Mercedes-Benz Vito and Sprinter equipped with load-securing rings as standard: To make sure that a van remains completely controllable even during avoiding and braking manoeuvres, and that the driver cannot be endangered by loose items of cargo, the cargo must be secured before the journey starts. For this reason the Mercedes-Benz Vito and Sprinter vans are equipped with robust load-securing rings ex factory (maximum permitted tensile force per load-securing ring: 500 daN = Decanewtons)
Picture: Bosch
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