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Toyota is committed to vehicle safety. That's why we established the Global Outstanding Assessment (GOA) passive safety assessment programme for new cars. First we find the toughest safety standards in the world, then we exceed them.
Active Safety - Vehicle Control Management System
Standard on all models, Kluger's Vehicle Control Management System (VCMS) is like its central nervous system. It uses a Control Area Network (CAN) to link engine output, brake power & distribution, and steering torque, ensuring they all work together effectively in an emergency for much enhanced control, especially when cornering on wet, gravel, or otherwise slippery roads. Its individual components include:
- Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) – VSC automatically dampens understeer (loss of front-wheel grip) and oversteer (loss of rear-wheel grip), to assist in cornering on slippery bends.
- Traction Control (TRC) –TRC supports the stability of the vehicle by controlling wheelspin when starting or accelerating on slippery roads, as well as maintaining appropriate driving force during straight-line acceleration.
- Electric Power Steering (EPS) – Dynamically adjusted steering torque helps you steer the vehicle in the direction that will provide optimum stability.
- Active Braking with intelligence (AB-i) - Incorporating Anti-skid Braking System (ABS), Brake Assist (BA) and Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), AB-i factors in vehicle load and driving conditions to help ensure your brakes are applied evenly and with optimum force in an emergency. ABS helps prevent your wheels from skidding, so you maintain superior steering control even when braking hard on slippery surfaces. Brake Assist (BA) supplements your braking effort in an emergency, so your brakes are applied with optimum force. EBD intelligently distributes brake-force between the front and rear wheels and the left and right wheels, adjusting dynamically for straight-line driving and cornering, which is critical if you're carrying a full load.
Seven airbags & active whiplash reduction – all standard!
Unlike some new cars, the all-new Kluger considers the safety of every occupant equally important. That's why every Kluger model boasts a grand total of seven SRS airbags as standard across the entire range. Included are driver and front passenger airbags, driver's knee airbag, seat-mounted side airbags for driver and front passenger, and two roll-sensing curtain shield airbags covering all three rows of seats. Kluger even comes with Toyota's advanced Whiplash Injury Lessening (WIL), standard on all models. In the event of a rear-end collision, the front seat active head restraints move slightly up and forward, so your head and neck are more effectively cushioned.
Rear View Camera gives you increased visibility
Whether you're shopping, holidaying or ferrying the kids to school, child pedestrian safety is paramount. That's why Toyota Kluger includes a Rear View camera standard in every model, complete with crystal-clear 3.5" colour display (8" on Grande). So when you drive the all-new Kluger, you'll have the 'eyes in the back of your head' that, in reality, all new cars should give you. Of course, a Rear View Camera is also handy in a host of other driving situations, from reverse parking to squeezing into the garage to hooking up the caravan*.
* The Rear View Camera does not provide a comprehensive view of the entire rear area of vehicle and should only be used as an aid for viewing when reversing.
Passive safety – far from complacent
In addition to seven airbags, every Toyota Kluger model comes standard with a raft of passive safety enhancements, to help keep you and your family safe. Its front and centre pillars have been reinforced, as have the roof, the floor, the rear suspension, the under-body and virtually every joint in the frame. All doors have been reinforced and fitted with energy-absorbing pads to reduce impact to the chest and abdominal areas in the event of a side collision. An energy-absorbing structure has also been used on the inside of the interior pillar and roof to reduce the risk of head injuries. Additionally, the front and 3rd row seats are fitted with 3-point ELR (Emergency Locking Retractor) seatbelts with pretensioner and forcelimiter on the front row, and the 2nd row seats have 3-point ELR/ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) seatbelts, which are essential for child safety seats. Of course, pedestrians haven’t been forgotten; the new model Kluger includes a number of energy-absorbing components to help reduce pedestrian injury, including ribs on the inner hood, brackets on the fender attachment and braces on the cowl.
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