Volkswagen Golf Hatchback 2.0 TSI GTI 5dr DSG

Safety

• ABS i

  ABS

  Under emergency braking conditions or slippery road surfaces, the anti-lock brake system (ABS) prevents the wheels from locking and maintains the car's steerability. Locked wheels can no longer transmit cornering forces, the car does not respond to steering commands. To prevent this from happening, the ABS control unit monitors the rotational speed of all wheels of the car by means of wheel speed sensors. If one of them threatens to lock, a solenoid valve in the control unit of the ABS reduces brake pressure for the respective wheel until it runs freely again, then the pressure is again increased up to the locking limit. The car remains stable and steerability is maintained. In modern ABS systems such as those employed in all SEAT models, this process takes place several times a second. The driver perceives the action of the ABS as a slight vibration of the brake pedal. In the ABS control range, despite maximum deceleration, the car can be steered easily to avoid obstacles and prevent a collision.

  
• Electronic parking brake with auto hold
• ESP with EDL + ASR i

  Electronic Stabilisation Control (ESC)

  The electronic stability control (ESC) recognises critical driving situations, such as the risk of skidding, and systematically prevents the car from doing so.

  In order that the ESC can respond to critical situations, the system must constantly receive information.

  For instance: which way the driver is steering and where the car is moving. The system receives the answer to the first question from the steering angle sensor and the ABS wheel speed sensors on the wheels. From these two pieces of information, the controller calculates the desired steering direction and the intended driving behaviour of the car. Other important data are the yaw rate and lateral acceleration of the vehicle. Using this information, the control unit calculates the actual state of the vehicle.

  ESC prevents instability of the car when cornering which can occur either when driving at an inappropriate speed, as a result of an unpredictable change in the road surface (wetness, slickness, dirt), or emergency evasive action (the "Elk test"). In this event, it does not matter whether the instability manifests itself through understeer, ie: when the car, despite steering at full lock, moves to the outer edge of the bend, or by oversteer (the rear end breaks away).

  The computer unit of the ESC detects the type of instability based on the data provided by the sensor technology and controls the correction by intervening in the braking system and engine management.

  In the event of understeer, the ESC decelerates the inside rear wheel. Simultaneously the ESC reduces the engine power until the car has stabilised again. ESC prevents oversteer by selectively activating the front brake on the outside of the bend and intervening in the engine and transmission management.

  
• HBA (Hydraulic Brake Assist) i

  Hydraulic Brake Assist System (HBA)

  The hydraulic brake assist helps the driver in the event of emergency or panic braking. The brake assist recognizes from the operating speed of the brake pedal whether the driver wants an emergency stop and increases the brake pressure automatically up to the ABS control range, as long as the driver keeps the pedal pressed.
  
  With decreasing brake pressure actuated by the driver, the system reduces brake pressure again to the normal value. Using a sensor, the system detects the rapid pressure increase when actuating the pedal and intervenes to regulate braking. As a result, the stopping distance can be shortened by up to 25%.

  
• Red brake calipers
• ACC - Adaptive cruise control with front assist, distance monitoring, city emergency brake and speed limiter i

  Adaptive Cruise Control

  ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) enables a more comfortable ride by using a front radar system which reacts automatically to the driving style selected by the driver, thus moderately accelerating and decelerating in the flow of traffic. The function is activated via a control lever. The driver is responsible for selecting the desired driving speed and the desired distance from the car ahead while complying with the statutory minimum distances. In practice, ACC operates like an intelligent cruise control system by which the selected distance is automatically maintained, depending on the desired speed. If there is no car in front, ACC operates like a conventional cruise control system.

  
• Driver alert system
• Driver profile selection
• PAS - speed related
• Ultrasonic front and rear optical and audible parking sensors
• Auto dimming rear view mirror
• Body colour door mirrors with integral indicators
• Electric folding door mirrors with puddle lamps
• Electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors
• Reverse activated kerb-view adjustment on passenger's door mirror
• 3 point height adj front seatbelts + pretensioners
• 3 rear 3 point seatbelts
• Child locks on rear doors
• Door open warning reflectors
• Driver/Front Passenger airbags
• Driver/Passenger whiplash optimised head restraints
• Drivers knee airbag
• Electronic tyre pressure monitoring
• Front and rear curtain airbags
• Front passenger airbag deactivation
• Front side airbags
• Fuel cut off safety device
• Pre crash system
• Warning triangle and first aid kit holder