Safety
Dual-stage front airbags and door-mounted side-impact airbags for the front and rear seats are standard. Optional curtain-type airbags deploy from above the side windows. With Mercedes’ BabySmart technology, sensors in the front passenger seat disable the airbags if they detect a child-safety seat in position. All C-Class sedans have antilock brakes and Mercedes-Benz’s Electronic Stability Program.
Driving Impressions
The C320 is a precise, fully capable and rewarding road machine with a couple of
irritating features. Rather than a full set of gauges, the driver must click
through a sequence of electronic displays. The tachometer is small, and the
controls aren’t the easiest to use.
Ride quality is firm but highly pleasing. If the sedan hits a nasty bump, recovery is nearly instantaneous. The C320 is notably stable on the highway, and it requires minimal correction on straightaways. Extra-precise steering provides response to driver inputs that could hardly be better in a family-size sedan; however, The C320 doesn’t feel quite as sure of itself on the road as some rivals.
Performance from the 3.2-liter engine is strong and eager. For passing and merging, the automatic transmission reacts quickly and almost seamlessly. Front occupants get plenty of space.
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Important safety notes
WARNING
The PARKTRONIC is a supplemental system.
It is not intended to, nor does it replace, the
need for extreme care. The responsibility
during parking and other critical maneuvers
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Overview: changing bulbs/bulb types
You can change the following bulbs. The bulb
type can be found in the legend.
Halogen headlamps
1 Low-beam headlamp: H7 55 W
2 High-beam headlamp: H7 55 W
3 Parking lamp/standing lamp: W 5 W
4 ...
"Electronic crumple zone": even more safety in the M-Class
As ever, the best accident is one which does not happen at all. The safety
engineers at the Mercedes Technology Center are working intensively on this
rather simple sounding statement, which in pr ...