All smarts have built-in safety features designed to prevent or protect in the event of an accident, because keeping you and your passengers as safe as possible has always been the aim of our designers. Because we share DNA with Mercedes-Benz, there’s sound German engineering at the heart of every smart – which means you can benefit from the kind of equipment found in cars twice as big and expensive. For example, unlike any of our competitors we fit ESP as standard to every smart fortwo – as recommended by EuroNCAP.                                                                                                                                                                                                              In a nut shell: smart’s distinctive looks are a result of a unique safety feature – the tridion safety cell. Common to all smarts, it gives you all-round protection - just like a nut in a nutshell. Made from 3 layers of reinforced steel at all the vital strategic points, it’s designed to distribute impact energy evenly through the safety cell in the event of a crash.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Other key safety features include:

• full size driver and passenger airbags
• collapsible steering column
• seat belt tensioners & belt-force limiters
• aluminium profiles within the door panels
• abs (anti-lock braking system)
• esp (electronic stability programme)
• hydraulic brake assist
• acceleration skid control
• H7 projection headlamps.

For more information about the safety features of the smart fortwo, use the link below.