Editing Airbag (section)

===== Rear airbag =====
Mercedes began offering rear passengers protection in frontal collisions in September 2020 (for the 2021 model year) for the [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W223)]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2021-mercedes-benz-s-class-safety-tech-rear-seat-airbags/ |title=2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class safety tech: Rear-seat airbags and 48-volt architecture |first=Steven |last=Ewing |date=2 September 2020 |access-date=11 February 2023}}</ref> The W223 S-Class is the first car equipped with rear seat airbags that use gas to inflate supporting structures that unfold and extend a bag that fills with ambient air, instead of conventional fully gas-inflated airbags that are widely used in automotive airbag systems.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a27535532/mercedes-benz-rear-seat-airbag-concept/ |title=An Airbag for the Back Seat? Mercedes-Benz Is Developing a Clever One |first=Alexander |last=Stoklosa |date=2019-05-22 |access-date=2023-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.autoblog.com/2020/07/29/2021-mercedes-benz-s-class-tech-preview/ |title=2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class gets rear-axle steering and trick new airbag tech |first=Zac |last=Palmer |work=AutoBlog |date=29 July 2020 |access-date=11 February 2023}}</ref>