New Renault Scenic's catalogue of active safety equipment is conceived to assist drivers when their vehicle finds itself in difficulty. All versions of the car come with Bosch 8.0 ABS, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution and Emergency Brake Assist with automatic activation of hazard warning lights.

The ESP and CSV understeer control act on the braking system and engine torque management to bring the car back in line if necessary, while the ASR traction control and MSR engine torque overrun regulator guarantee easy pulling away when grip is at a premium and also prevent the wheels from locking should the driver suddenly lift his or her foot from the right-hand pedal or decelerate on slippery surfaces. New Scenic is also available with a tyre pressure monitoring system that detects unsuitable tyre pressures, air loss and punctures.

New Renault Scenic's passive safety equipment is of the highest standard, beginning with its very construction, which has been engineered to absorb energy generated in an impact and turn the cabin into a survival cell that protects occupants against the intrusion of mechanical parts.

Based on years of research into road accidents, Renault's third-generation System for Restraint and Protection (SRPIII) has been applied to New Scenic to ensure optimal protection of occupants. The system includes two adaptive front airbags, two lateral thorax airbags built into the front seats and two curtain airbags. The front seatbelts are equipped with double pretensioners and double load limiters set at 400daN. Front passenger safety systems also include a magnesium steeringwheel frame combined with a passive retracting steering column and padding located inside the doors.

At the rear, all three seatbelt reels are equipped with thoracic load limiters set at 600daN, plus pyrotechnic pretensioners for the two outer seats.

Renault's ongoing commitment to child safety includes the availability of a convertible child's headrest coupled with a booster seat. Designed for children aged between 3 and 10 years old, these two features ensure that the child's head is held in the optimal position for comfort and safety, while the offset belt stalk ensures that the seatbelt sits ideally across the child's chest. Last but not least, New Scenic comes with three-point Isofix child seat anchorage for the front passenger seat (facing opposite to the direction of travel) and the two outer second row seats.



Success story

Less than three years after the model's launch in 2003, more than one million Scenic IIs have rolled out of Renault's Douai factory (up to the end of May 2006). Production of the millionth Scenic II coincided with the tenth anniversary of the first generation Scenic (introduced in 1996), the car that created the compact MPV segment.

With an average market share of 19 per cent, the model has topped the compact MPV segment in Western Europe ever since its inception.

Renault Scenic II's launch in 2003 formed a major part of Renault's profitable growth strategy. Today, Scenic accounts for more than 50 per cent of Megane range sales in Western Europe.

New Renault Scenic has been conceived to meet two objectives: to maintain Renault's lead in the compact MPV segment in Western Europe and to contribute to the brand's deployment across the rest of the world. With the arrival of five-seat Grand Scenic, a model aimed at the family buyer, New Scenic marks an exclusive triple offer in the compact MPV sub-segment, namely Scenic, five-seat Grand Scenic and sevenseat Grand Scenic.

Built on the Renault-Nissan Alliance's C-platform, New Scenic is produced in Douai in northern France.

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