What is the Toyota Star Safety System?
- An anti-lock brake system (ABS). This helps to ensure that your brakes don't lock up if you have to hit them suddenly – locking brakes can cause your new Toyota to skid. ABS actually pulses the power to your brakes to prevent this from happening.
- Vehicle Stability Control. This safety technology senses when your new Toyota near Charlotte has lost traction, and takes action accordingly by reducing engine power and applying brake pressure. This helps you to slow down and regain control!
- Electronic Brake-Force Distribution. In the Toyota Star Safety System, this is the feature that keeps your new Toyota's rear brakes from locking up by redistributing brake force equally.
- Traction Control. This element in the Star Safety System is responsible for slowing you down when you hit wet or slippery surfaces and lose traction. It allows you to regain control of your N Charlotte Toyota by applying brake force to the wheels still in motion!
- Smart Stop Technology. This safety technology is featured in your new Toyota in order to help you bring your car to a complete stop. When you hit the gas and brakes simultaneously, it senses what's going on and applies full brake power to allow you to safely come to a halt!
- Brake Assist. This innovative feature senses when you hit the brakes suddenly, and applies full power for you to it's easier to come to a complete stop.