Daimler provides training to fire services

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DAIMLER PROVIDES TRAINING TO FIRE SERVICES - German Car Scene

In addition to the GLK, other models playing a role in the forced-entry training include a Saloon and a Coupé from the new E-Class series, an A Class, as well as a smart coupé and a smart cabrio. The fire services are also unanimous about one particular aspect of the vehicles: the particularly high degree of resistance demonstrated by the two compact smart models. Despite the significantly smaller masses involved in these vehicles, the cutting work still requires the use of just as much equipment and force as for the larger models. According to Thomas Hofer, a member of the Daimler works fire service who together with engineers from different development departments trains the fire services: “The participants in our training sessions are always surprised to learn that the size of a vehicle often bears little relation to its stability and resilience.”

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Daimler needs to feature similar testimonial from emergency response people in a series of advertisements for smart that tout its safety features.

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