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Professionals,
like private customers, want to travel in safety. The New
Berlingo
features the highest levels in active and passive safety.
Excellent visibility
The
New Berlingo brings peace of mind first of all by giving all
occupants
excellent visibility. It has a large glass area with a panoramic
windscreen and optional side windows and quarter windows at the
rear.
The driver enjoys a saloon-style driving position and benefits
from
wide exterior rearview mirrors and automatic headlights
(optional in
the Visibility Pack).
Class-beating road manners
- Excellent roadholding
In an innovative first in the compact van segment, the New
Berlingo can
be fitted with the Traction Control System (TCS) with ESP,
along with a
tyre pressure monitoring system. Like all Citroën models, it
is shod
with Michelin tyres as standard – a guarantee of
quality.
- Outstanding stability
The New Berlingo is reassuringly stable on the road with its
long
wheelbase, 15-inch wheels (195/65 R15), widened track and
running gear,
which clearly illustrate Citroën’s expertise on road
manners.
- High-performance brakes
The New Berlingo features ABS as standard, along with
electronic
brakeforce distribution and emergency brake assist. For safer
braking,
it also features hazard warning lights that activate
automatically in
the event of sudden deceleration.
- Adapting to extreme requirements
Citroën now offers a “Worksite Pack” for driving over rough
surfaces.
The pack includes special tyres that increase ground clearance
by 10
mm, together with protective sheet metal under the engine.
Well-protected passengers
The
New Berlingo is available with six airbags: a driver’s airbag
(standard), a double passenger airbag to protect the third
passenger in
the Extenso® cabin, as well as two side airbags and,
in some countries, two curtain airbags.
The two seatbelts at the front are height-adjustable with
pyrotechnic
pretensioners and load limiters to reduce pressure on the chest
in the
event of impact. The New Berlingo is also equipped with a
driver's
seatbelt warning and alarm. The central seat in the Extenso®
cabin features a three-point seatbelt attached at the load-stop
level
behind the driver’s seat. The front passenger seat (in the
two-seater
version) is fitted with Isofix anchor points and also has a
third
anchor point at the back of the seat.
The New Berlingo has a range
of load stops, from five bars fitted as standard to a partition
with a
removable flap and with or without a high-set grille. In
addition, six
lashing rings are fitted in the load area for safely attaching
transported objects.
And to satisfy the most stringent passive safety standards, the
structure of the New Berlingo has been reinforced, particularly
the
rear and centre pillars. These modifications make the body
sufficiently
stiff to protect the occupants, and sufficiently flexible to
soak up
minor impacts.
Well-protected loads
In
response to a key concern of professionals, all the opening
components
in the load area were designed to protect goods and tools. The
rear
swing doors are panelled as standard, for privacy and to protect
against broken glass. The hinges of the swing doors are hidden
so as to
discourage theft. The new vehicle also features a range of
equipment to
protect transported goods, including:
- Automatic locking
To protect passengers and loads from break-ins, the doors and
the
tailgate lock automatically as soon as the car starts to
move.
- Selective locking
The load area can be locked and unlocked from the dashboard,
independent of the cabin locks. A three-buttoned plip,
available
as an option in the Plus Pack, can be used to lock and unlock
the
entire vehicle, but also to unlock only the load area (sliding
side
door and rear opening).
- Deadlocks
The
New Berlingo is equipped with deadlocks to protect against
theft. The
deadlocks make it impossible to open a door from the inside
after a
window has been broken, making breaking into the New Berlingo
like
trying to crack a safe.
- Alarm
A
perimetric and volumetric ultrasonic alarm is available as an
option or
accessory depending on the country. This alarm detects
movement inside
the cabin or when a window, door or tailgate is opened. The
volumetric
alarm can be disabled from a switch positioned on the bottom
left of
the steering wheel. This can be useful, for example, when
leaving an
animal in the vehicle, since it maintains the perimetric
alarm.
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