Active safety system ESP introduced

  • Date
    6 February 1995
  • Description
    In Arjeplog in northern Sweden, Mercedes-Benz presents the active safety system "Electronic Stability Program" (ESP) to the press. The system reduces the risk of skidding in critical driving situations. An electronically controlled five-speed automatic transmission that permits especially comfortable and economical driving also is presented. Both components are part of the standard equipment of the S 600 Coupé starting in May.
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupé, model series 140. The picture shows an S 600 Coupé (until 06.1993: 600 SEC), brilliant silver metallic, 8-hole forged light-alloy wheels. Without ESP® on a snow-covered road during test drives in Sweden, 1995.
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S-Class Coupé - C 140, without ESP®
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupé, model series 140. On 15 March 1994, on a frozen lake close to the Arctic Circle at Arjeplog/Sweden, Mercedes-Benz presented the new driving safety system "Electronic Stability Program" (ESP®), developed jointly with Bosch, to the press. The abbreviation ESP® is a registered trademark of Mercedes-Benz. The technology counteracts vehicle skidding and, according to independent studies, can prevent almost half of all serious or fatal single-vehicle accidents. This makes it the most important safety system in the car after the seat belt and even ahead of the airbag.
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S-Class Coupé - C 140, with ESP®
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