The future generation of the Mercedes model, manufactured by Mercedes Benz, will be equipped with an innovative safety feature, referred herein as the "window bag". This airbag will provide additional protection in case of lateral collision. The window bag increases the protection in the head of the passengers and comes to complete the effect of a lateral air bag, which is used at the present. It consists of a bag of air of 2 meters long, 35 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters thick, that is fixed in the interior frame of the roof, that extends from the back to the front column. In the case of an accident, the window bag deploys at the same time that the lateral air bag, covering the length of the space likes an inflating curtain. The end result is that the head of the passengers wouldn’t hit the window, the transom or the frame of the roof. Furthermore, because of its great size, it also protects the passengers in the rear seat of the vehicle. The window bag also prevents glass or other damaging objects from entering the vehicle in case of a lateral collision or that the vehicle turns over, eliminating other sources of damage. The window bag has nine compartments, that in case of an accident, are filled in 25 thousandth of a second. The form and size, with a total volume of 13 liters, has been specially designed to protect all the passengers, no matter their height.

Adapted from Auto Vía, November 1997