Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2001-07 models
Tested vehicle: 2001 Mercedes-Benz C 320 4-door
The Mercedes C class was redesigned for the 2001 model year.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the B-pillar and head restraint during rebound. Head accelerations from these hits were low.
There was little change in the position of the dummy's feet following the crash test. Footwell intrusion was minimal, and injury risk was low.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF00033 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 2 |
| Left (cm) | 2 |
| Center (cm) | 3 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 2 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | -1 |
| Right (cm) | 0 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 2 |
| Rearward (cm) | 0 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF00033 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 251 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 44 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.0 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 32 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.32 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 33 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 4.3 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 7 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.46 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.42 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.1 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.4 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 54 |
| Right | 57 |