What safety features does the GWM Tank 500 have?

The GWM Tank 500 has a comprehensive safety system that helps it achieve a 5-star ANCAP safety rating. Its features are categorised into active and passive systems, designed to protect occupants and other road users. These systems use sensors and technology to help prevent an accident from happening in the first place and include the following:

• Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB): This system can automatically apply the brakes to avoid or reduce the severity of a collision. It is designed to detect other cars, vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists, and even works at intersections and when reversing.
  

• Lane Departure Warning (LDW): Alerts you if you drift out of your lane without using your indicator.
• Lane Keep Assist (LKA): Gently steers the vehicle back into its lane if it detects you're drifting.
• Emergency Lane Keeping (ELK): Automatically applies steering or braking to prevent the car from leaving the road or crossing into oncoming traffic in an emergency.
  

• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC): Automatically adjusts your speed to maintain a safe following distance from the vehicle in front.

• 360° View Monitor: Multiple cameras provide a top-down, panoramic view of the vehicle's surroundings, especially useful for parking or navigating tight off-road trails. The system also includes a "clear chassis view" to see what's underneath the vehicle.

• Blind Spot Warning (BSW) & Lane Change Assist (LCA): Warns you if there is a vehicle in your blind spot before you attempt to change lanes.

• Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) & Braking (RCTB): This feature alerts you to and allows you to apply the brakes for vehicles or pedestrians approaching from the side when you're reversing out of a parking spot or driveway.

• Driver Fatigue Detection: Monitors your driving behaviour for signs of drowsiness or inattention and provides a warning.

• Manoeuvre Emergency Brakes (MEB) apply the brakes to prevent a collision at low speeds, such as when parking.

• Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR): This function detects and displays road signs, such as speed limits, on the instrument cluster.

• Integrated Automatic Parking Assist: Helps you park the car automatically by controlling the steering, throttle, and brakes.

Passive Safety Systems

These features are built into the vehicle's structure and are designed to protect occupants during a collision.

• Airbags: The Tank 500 comes standard with a full suite of seven airbags, including:

  • Dual frontal airbags

  • Side chest-protecting airbags

  • Side head-protecting airbags (curtain airbags)

  • A centre airbag that provides added protection to front-seat occupants in a side-impact collision.

• High-Strength Steel Body: The vehicle's body structure is constructed with high-strength steel, creating a rigid safety cell that helps absorb and disperse crash forces away from the occupants.

• Child Occupant Protection: The Tank 500 features ISOFIX and top tether anchorages in the second row for securing child restraints. It scored a very high rating for child occupant protection in ANCAP testing.

• Seatbelt Pre-tensioners tighten the seatbelts in a collision to hold occupants firmly in place and reduce forward movement.