Mercedes Introduces Technology to Anticipate Side Wind

The driver of the station wagon type vehicles, SUVs and large cars are generally often an incident in which direction the vehicle suddenly deviate due to strong winds blowing from the side or crosswind.

Crosswind is not just unpleasant for the driver and passenger vehicles are higher, but it also can be dangerous sometimes. Usually it is not a threat because of the impact of crosswind itself, but rather due to the driver's reaction.

It could be the driver slow to react when exposed to side wind or just because the driver is doing overreaction.
It was not found in vehicles such as the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class models, the S-Class or Sprinter. Because the vehicle has been equipped with technology that is named crosswind Assist capable menganstisipasi it.

As the name implies, crosswind Assist helps prevent the impact on the direction of the vehicle due to wind gusts were very strong side when cruising down the highway.
This system works with the help of sensors that are also used to feature an Electronic Stability Program has also been first introduced by Mercedes-Benz.

Assist crosswind system is able to minimize the transfer belt during a strong wind gusts or when overtaking a large truck. As a result passengers the driver does not even feel the impact.

In the event of strong winds that affect the car, the system is capable of performing a series of individually braking at each wheel for correcting direction will soon be activated to prevent the car pushed to the outside of the intended track.

Depending on the situation, the brakes will be applied to the wheels directly opposite the direction of the wind. While the strength of the brake pressure is entirely dependent on the strength winds that hit the side of the vehicle.