Safety & Security

Six airbags as standard, boost pro_cee’d safety

While developing the three-door pro_cee’d, Kia’s engineers worked hard to ensure that the new cee’d model is one of the safest cars in the C-segment – and its five-door sister car has achieved a 5-Star EuroNCAP safety rating. It has the highest levels of active and passive safety, to fully satisfy the ever-increasing consumer expectations of modern car design.

Active safety includes ESP availability

Every member of the cee’d family is fully equipped to avoid potential accident situations and handle the hazards of everyday motoring. Proven technology in accident avoidance is ESP (Electronic Stability Program) and every pro_cee’d TX model will feature this system as standard. Buyers of both LX and EX models will be able to order ESP as an option. This system comes together with TCS (all-speed Traction Control System) and BAS (emergency Brake Assistance System). ESP is fully automatic and operates at all times, while offering a multitude of benefits. It improves stability under heavy braking, restores directional control during a potential skid, enhances grip in wet and icy conditions, and ensures superior traction during hard acceleration.

Like every member of the cee’d family, all pro_cee’d models will have a powerful all-disc braking system featuring ABS anti-lock with EBD electronic brake force distribution. This system brings the pro_cee’d to a complete stop in 39.5 metres from a speed of 100 kph – matching the very best braking performance in the C-segment.

Additional ‘active safety’ options

Three available options will boost active safety even further for the pro_cee’d owners. Innovative ‘hydrophobic’ glass will be an option for all door glass. Coated with a water repellent film, the hydrophobic glass enhances safety by encouraging rain to flow away quickly, leaving the driver with greatly improved visibility. The pro_cee’d’s rear parking assist system, has four sensors and is also available as an option on EX and TX models. It enhances safety during low-speed parking manoeuvres by alerting the driver to an obstruction with an audible alarm while reversing.

A TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System) will trigger an instrument cluster display indicating if a tyre has low pressure or is punctured.

Maximum ‘passive safety’ for maximum protection

If a collision is unavoidable, new Kia pro_cee’d is engineered to safeguard the occupants with a range of passive safety measures as standard – starting with a robust bodyshell.

State-of-the-art computer-aided design was employed by Kia engineers, together with ‘closed loop’ engineering techniques, to create the pro_cee’d three-door bodyshell structure that matches the cee’d 5-door and the Sporty Wagon for strength. Featuring high-strength steel in key areas, the bodyshell is designed to offer occupants good protection in front, side, rear and roll-over accidents. Every pro_cee’d model will be equipped as standard with an integrated Safety Restraint System (SRS) consisting of dual front airbags, front side airbags, seatbelt pretensioners and belt load-limiters. In addition, pro_cee’d features full-length curtain airbags, protecting the occupants in both seat rows.

All the safety systems work together to provide full passenger protection. If an impact is detected, a signal is relayed to all the airbags and to the seatbelt pretensioners, activating them if appropriate. The passenger side front airbag features an on-off switch so it can be deactivated if small children in a safety-seat occupy that position in the car.

On both EX and TX models, both front seats are equipped with an integrated ‘active’ head restraint as standard. This head restraint moves forwards and upwards during a rear impact collision to protect the seat occupant from whiplash injuries. The system is available on LX models as an option. All pro_cee’d models will be fitted with two ISOFIX anchor points and Top Tether anchorages in the outside positions of the rear seat for the attachment of appropriate child safety seats and restraints.

Security and peace of mind

Vehicle security is important for personal safety and each new pro_cee’d is comprehensively equipped to deter and resist thieves. Central locking is standard on all models, with speed-sensing automatic locking. Keyless entry and an anti-theft alarm and dash-top security lamp are standard on EX and TX models. Every pro_cee’d engine is fitted with an advanced electronic immobiliser that was developed in tandem with Thatcham Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre in the UK, and targets a top-level anti-theft protection rating. Every model has a ‘battery saver’ to preventing draining of the battery.