New safety features

As well as a number of upgrades to existing safety features, the new Tiguan brings with it brand new features that are new to the range.

Centre Airbag

The Centre Airbag is a recent innovation in vehicles, increasingly prioritising enhanced passenger safety. Positioned between the driver and front passenger seats, it aims to reduce collisions between occupants during side-impact crashes or rollovers by rapidly deploying during a collision, inflating to create a barrier. Studied have shown that vehicles equipped centre airbags significantly reduce the severity of injuries, especially for occupants in the front.

Front Cross Traffic Alert

Front Cross Traffic Alert is a safety feature designed to help and assist drivers in detecting oncoming traffic and intersections, or during turns. The system scans the area in front of the vehicle to identify any approaching vehicles, pedestrians, or cyclists. It then alerts you to these potential hazards through both audible and visual warnings and can automatically apply braking if necessary. This system also works in helping with situations where hazards can be obscured by buildings, trees, or dense foliage.

Oncoming Vehicle Braking

Oncoming Vehicle Braking has been designed to aid drivers in possible collisions with oncoming vehicles at intersections, particularly when making left turns or crossing traffic. The new Tiguan system detects oncoming vehicles approaching where the driver intends to make a left turn or to cross traffic. If it determines that a collision is imminent and the driver has not taken action to avoid it, ‘Oncoming Vehicle Braking’ activates. This is done by providing the driver with audible and visual warnings, and if necessary, it automatically applies the brakes to mitigate or prevent the collision.

Dynamic Road Sign Display

Dynamic Road Sign Display shows the current road speed on the instrument cluster while you’re driving, and also provides both visual and audio warnings when this speed is exceeded.