PASSIVE SAFETY


IMPACT SAFETY BODY




The front and rear structures to absorb high energy, and the highly tough cabin structure reduce the risk of passenger injuries at front-, rear-, and side-impact collisions, secure the space for life protection, and facilitate rescuing passengers. The structures also have the following features:

  1. The octagonal cross section for the front of the front sidemember and 8-shaped cross section for the rear of the front sidemember have been adopted for enlargement so that the applied structures can effectively absorb energy from the impact at the time of collision.
  2. Due to the adoption of straightened front sidemember and the rear floor sidemember, the structure can effectively absorb energy from the impact at the time of collision.

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) AND SEAT BELT WITH PRE-TENSIONER




In case of a frontal collision, if the front impact sensor inside the engine compartment, the analogue G-sensor in the SRS-ECU and the front air bag safing sensor simultaneously detect an impact that exceed a certain criterion (turn ON), the SRS-ECU sends an ignition signal to the air bag modules (squibs) and seat belt pre-tensioners (squibs) on the driver and passenger sides, thus inflating the air bags and operating the seat belt pre-tensioners. Alternatively, when the passenger’s air bag cut off switch is set to the air bag off position, the SRS-ECU illuminates the passenger’s air bag off indicator lamp by disabling the deployment of passenger’s (front) air bag.


The SRS is designed to supplement the front seat belts. It eliminates or reduces injury to the front passenger(s) by deploying air bag(s) in case of a frontal collision.

SRS SIDE-AIRBAG


Side-airbag systems in the front seats are activated when sideward impacts applied to the vehicle exceed criteria to protect the occupants’ upper bodies.

SRS CURTAIN AIR BAG


The curtain air bag systems are activated when sideward impacts applied to the vehicle exceed criteria, to protect the heads of the occupants in the front and rear seats.

SEAT BELT WITH PRE-TENSIONER


The seat belts with pre-tensioner work simultaneously with the SRS. The pre-tensioner takes up seat belt slack immediately when a collision takes place, restraining the front passengers sooner than the SRS. This prevents the passengers from moving forward.

POWER WINDOW WITH SAFETY MECHANISM


The power window with safety mechanism has been adopted to automatically roll down and stop the door window glass as soon as the occurrence of jamming is detected at the time of rolling up the door window glass.

TRIMS AND HEADLINING


The head impact absorption structure has been adopted for the pillar trim, quarter trim, and headlining so that impact towards the head of a passenger can be reduced.

OTHER SAFETY FEATURES