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Proactive Occupant Protection System

Proactive occupant protection system
The proactive occupant protection system is a typical example of a technology transferred from the luxury class to the compact segment. Volkswagen installed the proactive occupant protection system for the first time on the Touareg but the system has now reached the latest Polo. If the system identifies a potential hazard, for example if Brake Assist is activated and an emergency stop is initiated, the driver’s and front passenger's seat belts are tightened automatically to ensure the best possible protection by the airbag/belt systems. If an extremely critical unstable driving situation such as severe oversteer or understeer with ESC intervention occurs, the side windows (apart from a slight crack) and sliding roof are also closed automatically.

Proactive occupant protection system on the new Touareg
For the new Touareg, the proactive occupant protection system was further improved. It now combines all the PreCrash function - PreCrash Front, PreCrash Side, PreCrash Rear, Rollover and Multi-Collision – in one active system and once again detects more types of accident situations. If the system identifies a possible accident situation, for example because Brake Assist has been activated, the driver’s and front passenger's seat belts are tightened automatically and the electric seat functions are set to ensure the best possible protection by the airbags and seat belts. If an extremely critical unstable driving situation such as severe oversteer or understeer with ESC intervention occurs, the side windows (apart from a slight crack) and sliding roof are also closed automatically.

Press releases

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    10/11/18
    Models

    The new T-Cross – “I am safe”: standard Pedestrian Monitoring will make the city safer

    Volkswagen is set to unveil the new T-Cross for the first time in a trailer entitled “I am safe”, two weeks ahead of the world première of the new SUV. At the end of the 14-second clip, the most compact of all Volkswagen Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) automatically activates emergency braking via the City Emergency Braking System, including Pedestrian Monitoring, to protect a distracted smartphone user who walks out into the road. “I am safe” is one of four focus areas that describe the most important properties of the T-Cross. The launch starts in spring 2019.
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  • Golf Sportsvan – the update
    11/27/17
    Models

    Golf Sportsvan – the update

    Perfected all-rounder The Golf Sportsvan is one of the most flexible and spacious cars in the compact class. With its elevated seating position and a rear seating system with longitudinal adjustment, the Sportsvan offers interior properties that are otherwise usually found only in a traditional van. As a result, this Golf will appeal to drivers who like to sit a little higher, who travel with children, who want flexibility for their leisure activities and who value a compact Volkswagen that offers a lot of stowage space. Now an update has sharpened the design and features of the all-rounder while, at the same time, Volkswagen has updated its drive, assistance and infotainment systems.
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  • The New Volkswagen Arteon Innovative driver assistance systems in detail – part 2: 'Pre-Crash proactive occupant protection system'
    05/11/17
    Models

    The New Volkswagen Arteon Innovative driver assistance systems in detail – part 2: 'Pre-Crash proactive occupant protection system'

    It's a scenario that no one wishes for: traffic lights on red, a look in the rear-view mirror, the vehicle behind is approaching much too fast – a rear-end crash is looming. In such situations, the new, optional 'Pre-Crash occupant protection system' in the Arteon now provides assistance to the limit of its capabilities. For the first time, the Pre-Crash sensors are able to react not only to processes relating to driving dynamics (detected by functions such as the ESC) and to acute risks of collision from the front (registered by Front Assist), but also to hazards at the rear. For this the system uses data from Side Assist. Within fractions of a second it is able to initiate measures to lessen wherever possible the consequences of any accident.
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Stories

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Models

The new Passat: interview with the project leader

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Models

The assistance systems of the new Arteon - Interactive technologies look ahead for safety

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