Daimler’s new Mercedes-Benz S-Class, launched to global media on Wednesday at the Airbus delivery centre in Hamburg, is claimed to be the first vehicle without a single conventional light bulb – all lighting is LED.
Another claimed world first: the intensity of the brake lights is reduced at night or while waiting at traffic lights, reducing glare for following drivers.
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Almost 500 LEDs illuminate the road, the vehicle, the interior and the boot. Depending on specification, these include:
- Headlamps: each with up to 56 LEDs
- Tail lights: each with up to 35 LEDs (plus 4 for the rear fog lamp)
- Interior (including ambient lighting): about 300 LEDs
Visibility is also enhanced by two assistance systems that have undergone some key improvements – adaptive highbeam assist plus and night view assist plus.
Thanks to a new stereo camera and multistage radar sensors, the S-Class has 360-degree all-round vision and detects potential dangers on the road better, the automaker claimed.
