Safety has always been accorded the highest priority in the development of vehicles from the Mercedes-Benz brand. With a total of 2,500 patents to his credit, Professor Béla Barényi, who had been working in Advanced Design at Daimler-Benz AG from 1939, went down in automotive history as the doyen of passive safety. Developments such as the sturdy passenger cell, the safety steering and the crumple zone have been adopted by automotive manufacturers throughout the world and contributed to mediating the consequences of accidents for vehicle occupants. The use of genuine Mercedes-Benz spare part ensures the safety of both new cars and classics from Mercedes-Benz – in the future as well.

The use of parts from the production of non-authorized manufacturers involves considerable safety risks alongside the loss of entitlement to the manufacturer’s warranty and exclusion from liability.

In terms of material and surface quality as well as design, copied parts rarely correspond to the original ones. A shorter endurance, reduced capacitance, less resistance to corrosion and greater wear significantly detract from the reliability and safety of your car. A particular danger arises from parts whose failure jeopardizes the safety of the vehicle and its occupants.

Impact tests have proved that Mercedes-Benz vehicles repaired with genuine parts have the same crash properties as accident-free production cars. The safety of the occupants is impaired in no way. This applies not only to new cars but also to classic automobiles from Mercedes-Benz.