Crosswind Assist standard on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis cabs

Crosswind Assist is now available as standard for 3.5 tonne chassis cab variants of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.

The same offer applies to the all-wheel-drive Sprinter with 3.5 tonne as a panel van and Traveliner, as well as with chassis cab models. Chassis cab variants usually offer a much smaller ‘attack’ surface for side wind gusts, while large box bodies present a significantly larger surface. Because of this, the systems have been retested specifically for each variant.

Crosswind Assist also takes into account parameters such as vehicle speed, vehicle load and steering characteristics, and is one of five new safety systems with which the Sprinter advanced into a completely new dimension of safety technology in the van segment.

Its sensors detect forces acting on the vehicle through side wind gusts – be it on a bridge or when overtaking a truck, and are activated from a speed of 50 mph. Through a brake actuation via ESP at the wheels of the vehicle side facing the wind, a yaw motion develops and counteracts the side wind interference. The track offset is therefore significantly reduced.