1997 MercedesBenz E420 was crash tested on April 16, 1997 into a fixed deformable barrierat 64.3km/h

Overall evaluation: Acceptable

A 1997 Mercedes-Benz E420 was crash tested on April 16, 1997 into a fixed deformable barrier
at 39.9 mi/h (64.3 km/h) and a 41 percent overlap on the driver side. A Hybrid III 50th
percentile male dummy was positioned in the driver seat with the lap/shoulder belt fastened.
Measures of intrusion taken after the crash indicated the lower instrument panel in front of the
dummy moved rearward 3-5 cm. Resultant intrusion in the driver footwell measured 14 cm at
the footrest and 13-19 cm at other places on the toepan. The upper end of the steering column
moved upward 10 cm and rearward 3 cm. The driver seat rotated forward and outboard due to
deformation of the floor under the seat. The driver door and trunk opened during the crash, but
all other doors remained closed. Postcrash examination of the driver door indicated the latch
was activated by door deformation between the exterior door handle and door latch. The left
rear door required tools to open, but the right front and right rear doors opened with ease after
the crash.
The driver dummy was restrained by a three-point lap/shoulder belt with a pyrotechnic crash
pretensioner and a front airbag. The crash pretensioner activated to remove slack from the
shoulder belt. Despite the pretensioner, 8 cm of webbing was pulled from the retractor. The
action of the force-limiting mechanism accounted for 2 cm of the total webbing pulled from the
retractor. The front airbag did not contact the dummy’s face during deployment. The driver seat
back rotated forward during the crash, causing the head restraint to contact the back of the
dummy’s head. After loading the airbag, the dummy leaned left toward the driver door, twisted
slightly to face the right, and leaned rearward. The back of the dummy’s head then contacted the
driver door window sill. The dummy’s head contacted the head restraint as the dummy settled
into the driver seat in an upright position.
Measurements from the dummy’s head, neck, chest, and legs indicated significant injuries to
these body regions would be unlikely. The dummy’s head contact against the window sill
produced a vector resultant head acceleration of 29 g.

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