Model Safety Features of the Volkswagen Atlas
The 2022 Volkswagen Atlas is one of the standout models in the competitive midsize crossover SUV market. Its spacious, comfortable, and feature-rich cabin offers ample room for passengers in all three rows of seating and a roomy cargo area. Smooth performance, agile handling, and a refined ride make any journey a pleasure for the driver and passengers.
When you purchase a Volkswagen Atlas from Nucar VW Norwood in Massachusetts, you can be confident you’re buying one of the safest SUVs for your family. The Atlas is available in SE, SE with Technology, SEL, SEL R-Line, SEL R-Line Black, and SEL Premium R-Line models, each offering increasing equipment levels. Here, we take a look at the Atlas’s standard and available safety features.
Standard Safety Features
The 2022 Volkswagen Atlas helps you stay in control when the unexpected happens with no fewer than six stability-enhancing systems. From electronic stability control and traction control, which adjusts the throttle and brake input to help avoid wheel spin and skidding, to electronic brake-pressure distribution and ABS for safe stopping under hard braking. All models that come with the 4Motion all-wheel-drive system also feature hill descent control.
With the Atlas SE, you enjoy a rearview camera, cruise control, hill hold control, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, and a tire pressure monitoring system. The SE with Technology and higher models add a rearview camera with dynamic guidelines, front and rear parking sensors, and adaptive cruise control with stop and go.
SEL and above offer automatic high beam control and road sign recognition with a dynamic road sign display. Meanwhile, the top-of-the-line SEL Premium R-Line features an overhead view camera system and an automated parking system that make getting into tight parking spots a breeze.
See and Be Seen
The stylish VW Atlas stands out on the road day and night. It comes standard with LED headlights, LED Daytime Running Lights, LED front turn signals, LED taillights, and poor weather lights that help other drivers see you in inclement weather. You also benefit from automatic headlights with a “Coming Home/Leaving Home” feature that lights your way to and from your door after dark. In addition, the SEL and up add adaptive front lighting with dynamic cornering lights.
Volkswagen IQ.Drive
The 2022 Volkswagen Atlas is available with the IQ. Drive suite of driver assistance technologies, which offer semi-automated driving capabilities. Whether you’re tackling the Norwood city streets or navigating the Massachusetts highways, you can be confident of the enhanced safety you get with IQ. Drive.
Front Assist
Standard IQ. Drive Front Assist with pedestrian detection monitors the road in front of you and alerts you with audible and visual warnings if it detects a potential collision. If you don’t respond quickly enough, applying the brakes automatically helps avoid a collision.
Blind-Spot Monitoring
The Atlas comes standard with a blind-spot monitor that alerts you if you’re at risk of moving into the path of a vehicle hidden in your blind spot. On the Atlas SEL and above, the active blind-spot monitor can automatically steer the vehicle away from danger.
Rear Traffic Alert
When you’re backing out of a parking spot or driveway, a rear traffic alert warns you of any vehicles passing behind you. If necessary, it applies the brakes automatically.
Adaptive Cruise Control
Adaptive cruise control takes the stress out of driving in highway traffic. The system uses sensors to track vehicles ahead of you, adjusting your speed to help keep a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front.
Lane Assist
If you’re driving at 40 mph or more, Lane Assist helps stop you from drifting out of your lane. If your Atlas starts to wander without a turn signal, Lane Assist alerts you and adjusts the steering to keep you on track.
Emergency Assist
IQ.Drive Emergency Assist uses steering wheel hands-on detection sensors to ensure you have your hands on the wheel. If you take your hands off the steering wheel, the system displays an alert on the dashboard and then gives you an audible warning. If you still don’t respond, it can activate the brakes to safely slow and stop the car while turning on the hazard lights to alert other drivers.
Passenger Protection
To help keep you and your family safe in the unfortunate event of a crash, the Atlas features front and rear crumple zones to absorb energy from the collision. A rigid safety cage encloses the cabin to help distribute the impact forces away from the vehicle’s occupants. The airbag system includes dual front and front-side airbags, side curtain protection, and head impact airbags.
Collision Mitigation
If the worst happens, and you’re involved in an accident, the Atlas’s automatic post-collision braking system helps slow and stop the vehicle and minimize the danger of further impacts. This advanced SUV also features an Intelligent Crash Response System (ICRS) — an advanced safety system designed to mitigate the effects of a collision and provide optimum protection for the driver and passengers.
The ICRS activates instantly when the sensors detect a crash and deploy the airbags and seat belt tensioners. It unlocks the doors and turns on the interior lights, which helps the occupants locate the door handles and exit the vehicle. ICRS also alerts first responders so they can reach the crash site quickly.
The system turns off the fuel pump and disconnects the high-voltage electrics to reduce the risk of fire, and activates the hazard warning lights to alert other drivers to the danger. If you’re unable to react, the ICRS does so for you.
The myVW App
Download the myVW app to access many features of your vehicle remotely, directly from your smartphone. If you have a teen driver, you can also set speed alerts and see how and where they’re driving. Roadside call assist ensures you’re never stranded without help.
If the 2022 Volkswagen Atlas’s advanced safety features have caught your interest, come visit us at Nucar VW Norwood to learn everything about this vehicle that makes it the perfect SUV for your family.
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