n and on and onabout how crappy everybody elses
driving is.
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From: "Jim Cathey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Smart, I guess
What, drive it i
What, drive it into a wall?
Or another car, your choice!
Seriously I am interested to know how they function, are there sensors
which
detect the crumple zone crumpling or is there a sensor in the seat belt
mechanism which can tell when an emergencey situation exists?
All three squibs have t
athey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:03 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Smart, I guess
On an unrelated safety note, while fixing the central locking in my 85
201 I
noticed that it is fitted with seat belt force pre tensioners, won
On an unrelated safety note, while fixing the central locking in my 85
201 I
noticed that it is fitted with seat belt force pre tensioners, wonder
wether
they still work?
One sure way to find out!
-- Jim
seat belt force pre tensioners, wonder wether
they still work?
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Smart, I guess
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e-classes, or the video of it hitting a concrete barrier at 70 mph (mind
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I have seen the video of a Smart vs a barrier and it's true that the
structure did not fold up. That's important but what was not revealed were the
G-forces involved. Since the car has no crush zones to speak of, the G-forces
would
be much higher than, let us say, my W203 which has all that
