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  4. 6 February 1995

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.
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NAG (5-speed automatic transmission) Cutaway model of the 170, 202, 208, 210 series
NAG (5-speed automatic transmission)
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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.
S-Class Coupé - C 140, without ESP®
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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.
S-Class Coupé - C 140, with ESP®
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Mercedes-Benz S 600 Coupé, model series 140, 1995 version. Front section characterised by the SL radiator grille, coupé character without continuous B-pillars. V12 spark-ignition engine M 120 with 5987 cc and 290 kW/394 hp, brilliant silver metallic. Equipped with the new "Electronic Stability Program" (ESP®) driving safety system as standard from May 1995. ESP® reduces the risk of skidding and stabilises the vehicle through targeted, individual brake intervention on one or more wheels. Since the introduction of ESP® as standard, the number of accidents involving new Mercedes models has fallen by around 42 per cent. A driver-related accident is an accident in which, without being influenced by other road users, the driver loses control over their vehicle. Anti-skid technology ranks as one of the most important accident prevention systems in a passenger car, behind the seat belt, but ahead of the airbag. Back in 2006, the US government agency National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) calculated th
S 600 Coupé - C 140
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