Crosswind Stabilization Syestem on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class
The Mercedes S-Class offers you plenty in terms of style, status and solid construction. In addition, it even offers you a few things you might not be aware of, including an interesting safety feature.
If you’re like most drivers, you’ve had a moment when you’ve been driving along and the car is caught in a crosswind. It pushes the car slightly off course, which you correct immediately. However, the latest version of the S-class will have a crosswind stabilization system as an option.
This system comes standard on the V12 S600, and is optional on the other versions of the Mercedes S-Class. The system will detect a blast of wind in just 50 milliseconds, and take corrective action in 50 more milliseconds.
The crosswind stabilization system relies on the stability control sensors to detect the gust of wind. It will only operate above 50 miles per hour, and the system is designed to ignore driver-caused course changes.
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