1.) Because they're not making them for models produced before 1990 2.) Other than the fuel tank and battery, both of which are in common locations, your W123 has no explosive devices like air bags or squibs for locking the seat belts
The idea behind these is to let rescue/extraction folks know where the nasty stuff is in the car so they don't set it off with their Hurst tools. MBUSA has a good video about this on their website. I have to admit it never occurred to me that there's all sorts of nasty stuff buried in newer model cars. In the video a fire rescue guy talks about what it would be like if they were trying to remove you from a wrecked vehicle and they set off a side airbag in the process. Ouch. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Sep 15, 2014, at 1:20 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I never heard of these stickers. Why wouldn't my 123 diesels qualify for one? > > >> On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> All good reasons to go by your dealer and get your Rescue Assist stickers >> for cars newer than 1990. >> >> Just put mine on the S420 yesterday. I feel safer already. >> >> Dan >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> > On Sep 15, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> > Back in 1990, I rear ended a Lexus in my 1971 300SE L 3.5 sedan while >> > driving my 11 yo son to school - totally my fault. It bent the frame but >> > we were both unhurt. Total repair cost was $3,700, covered by insurance. >> > Lexus repair to the rear bumper and associated sheet metal amounted to >> > $1500. >> > >> > On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < >> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> >> I suspect that a side slide into a pole like that at high speed would be >> >> lethal in just about any vehicle. >> >> A few years back, I saw a Ford Aerostar van in a junk yard that had taken >> >> a hard hit on the passenger side just behind the front door. >> >> I have no idea what it hit or what hit it, but I was surprised by the >> >> damage. The intrusion went almost all of the way to the other side of the >> >> van. >> >> I would not have wanted to be a passenger in the back part of the vehicle. >> >> >> >> RB >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 14/09/2014 11:01 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Scroll down the comments for some of an old Benz wrapped around a pole. >> >>> Scary stuff >> >>> >> >>> http://jalopnik.com/crash-photos-from-the-beginning-of- >> >>> motoring-are-stunnin-1634373883 >> >>> --R >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >> >> has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. >> > _______________________________________ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > >> > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > >> > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >> > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has >> no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
