PASSIVE SAFETY


SRS AIR BAGS





  • To provide a better safety upon impact, the SRS* air bag and seat belts with pre-tensioner have been adopted as standard equipment or optional equipment for all models.
  • The SRS air bag is a system that is effective with the seat belt fastened, and it is designed as a supplemental system of the seat belt.
  • The dual stage air bag has been adopted to the driver’s and passenger’s (front) sides. When a frontal impact exceeds the threshold upon a frontal collision, or depending on the severity of impact, the air bag inflates the cushion air bag in two stages, improving the protection for the front seat passengers.
  • The driver’s knee air bag is activated when an impact exceeds the threshold upon a frontal collision, and the cushion air bag is instantaneously inflated for better protection of the driver.
  • The passenger’s air bag cut off switch which can enable and disable the passenger’s (front) air bag has been equipped in the glove box.
  • The side-airbag is activated when an impact exceeds the threshold upon a side collision, and the cushion air bag is instantaneously inflated to protect the chest area of the front seat passengers.
  • The curtain air bag is activated simultaneously with the side-airbag upon a side collision to protect the heads of the front seat and second seat passengers.
  • For the inflator, the gas which is harmless to the human body has been adopted.
  • The pre-tensioner is activated simultaneously with the deployment of driver’s and passenger’s (front) air bags in case of a frontal collision. Seat belts are pulled in to eliminate the slack upon a collision, thus improving the initial occupant restraint, and reducing the travel distance of the occupants.
note *: SRS (Supplemental Restraint System)

IMPACT SAFETY BODY RISE (REINFORCED IMPACT SAFETY EVOLUTION)










  1. The crush box structure, which has an octagonal cross-section at the front end of the front sidemember, has been adopted. This structure can effectively absorb energy upon frontal impact and reduces the vehicle repair cost caused by a light collision.
  2. The straight frame structure has been adopted for the front sidemember to improve performance upon frontal impact.
  3. The front frame structure is supported in three directions by the dash crossmember centre, dash crossmember lower, and front sidemember rear in order to improve the frontal collision characteristics, and increase the vehicle body rigidity.
  4. An annular structure has been used for the side structure reinforcement to improve collision safety and vehicle body rigidity.
  5. The impact absorbing opening on the cowl top outer reinforcement upper has been added to efficiently absorb energy upon impact and improve the pedestrian protection capability.
  6. The padding structure of the front fender has been adopted to efficiently absorb energy upon impact and improve the pedestrian protection capability.

SAFETY-ENHANCED FRONT SEATS




OTHER SAFETY FEATURES



  • Brake pedal recede-control device
  • Collapsible steering column
  • Child-protection rear door locks
  • Front fog lamps <Optional>
  • Rear fog lamps
  • 3-point ELR seat belts <Front seat, rear seat on each side>

IMMOBILIZER FUNCTION