Safety

Robust bodyshell, ESC and six airbags for maximum protection

Designed, engineered and manufactured in Europe, the new Kia Venga uses the latest active and passive safety technologies to ensure maximum protection for its occupants, placing it among the safest cars in its MPV class.

While developing the all-new Kia Venga MPV, company engineers worked hard to ensure that the latest Kia is one of the safest cars on the market – fully satisfying the ever-increasing consumer expectations of modern car design.

Increased ‘Active’ safety includes ESC availability

Every Venga will be fully equipped to avoid potential accident situations and handle the hazards of everyday motoring. Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is increasingly a ‘proven technology’ in accident avoidance and every Venga will feature this system, either as standard or as a factory-fitted option – depending on each market.

This system comes together with all-speed Traction Control System (TCS) and with emergency Brake Assistance System (BAS). ESC is fully automatic and operates at all times, while offering a multitude of benefits. It counters excess oversteer and understeer, improving stability and restoring directional control.

All Venga models will have a powerful all-disc braking system featuring ABS anti-lock with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD).

Additional ‘active safety’ options

The latest Kia will be available with several options which will boost active safety even further. A rear parking assist system, with four bumper-mounted sensors, enhances safety during low-speed parking manoeuvres. A new Kia Reversing Camera mounted just below the hatchback’s handle has a 130 degree wide-angle lens and transmits images to a 3.5-inch LCD display panel set within the cabin’s auto-dimming rear view mirror.

A Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) will also be available on LHD models – alerting the driver to ‘low pressure’ if any tyre suffers a pressure drop of more than 25 %.

Maximum ‘passive safety’ for maximum protection

Should a collision be unavoidable, new Kia Venga is engineered to safeguard the occupants with a range of passive safety measures as standard – starting with a robust all-steel bodyshell.

State-of-the-art computer-aided design was employed by Kia engineers, to create the Venga MPV bodyshell structure. 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 Venga sold in Europe will be available with an integrated Safety Restraint System (SRS) consisting of dual front airbags, front side and full-length curtain airbags (to protect the occupants in both seat rows), height-adjustable front seatbelts with pretensioners and belt load-limiters, plus three 3-point seat belts for rear seat occupants. In addition, ‘active’ front seat head restraints are fitted as standard in all EU countries as well as Iceland, Norway and Switzerland or as an option in other countries.

The passenger side front airbag has an ‘off’ switch so it can be deactivated if small children in a safety-seat occupy that position in the car. All Venga 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.