Freedom is in Our DNA SUBARU XV- BROCHURE (Dec) | Page 16

safety as
active as you
The life you’ve longed for is active, adventurous, unpredictable.
The best times are often those that happen when nothing’s
planned. That’s because Subaru has planned everything for you.
Building active and passive safety into every aspect of your XV.
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Because you never know what’s around the corner, Subaru
have made safety an integral part of every vehicle. By
incorporating the very latest safety technology, every
vehicle in the Subaru range proudly carries the maximum
five-star ANCAP* crashworthiness rating for occupant
safety. The ring-shaped passenger cell is made from hightensile strength steel, which directs impact energy around
the passenger compartment, not through it.
Thanks to Subaru’s electronic driver assist system, called
Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC), a range of stability and
braking technologies step in to help maintain safety in
extreme situations. By automatically acting on information
transmitted from a sophisticated array of sensors, the
factors influencing the Subaru XV’s stability are constantly
monitored to help the driver stay in control.
Subaru Vehicle Dynamics Control incorporates:
> Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
> Traction Control System (TCS)
> TCS Limited Slip Device (LSD)
> Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
> Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD)
> Brake Assist

Active safety features on the Subaru XV are complemented
by an optimum blend of passive safety, designed to enhance
driver and passenger protection:
>  he Boxer engine sits low in the engine bay to help
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protect occupants by sliding below the cabin - not
into it - in the event of a severe frontal collision.
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Ring-shaped passenger safety cell combines rigid
reinforced sections with crumple zones designed to
absorb impact energy and reduce injury.
> 
Seven SRS airbags - dual front, dual front side,
curtain and driver’s knee airbags.
> 
Front seatbelts feature pretensioners and load limiters.
> Whiplash reducing front seat design.
> 
Automatic Emergency Locking Retractors on all
rear seatbelts.
> Height adjustable headrests throughout the cabin.
> Rear view reverse camera.

> read about subaru safety technologIES AT subaru.com.au
*Australasian New Car Assessment Program.