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At Toyota of Cool Springs, you can expect to find the widest selection of cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs of any other dealership located in the Nashville area. Drive away in a new sports car to use for visiting local landmarks such as The Hermitage and Centennial Park. Pack up the family in a Toyota SUV for a weekend excursion to Ruby Falls and Lookout Mountain. Our wide selection of high performance vehicles includes industry renowned exterior and interior features. However, Toyota of Cool Springs is best known for offering vehicles that possess the best safety features for Tennessee drivers.

The Toyota Safety Philosophy

Toyota places a strong emphasis on eliminating traffic casualties by designing and manufacturing safe cars, trucks, and SUVs. Yet, simply building safer vehicles means nothing unless we educate our loyal customers on how to navigate bustling city roads and rugged backcountry highways safely. At Toyota of Cool Springs, our team of dedicated automotive experts promotes Toyota’s Integrated Three Part Safety Initiative that considers customers, vehicles, and traffic environment. We pursue the goal of achieving “real-world safety” by learning from vehicle accidents and incorporating that knowledge into vehicle design and development.

Integrated Safety Management ensures a higher level of vehicle safety by seamlessly tying together individual safety features into a comprehensive safety system. The goal at Toyota of Cool Springs and every other dealership under the corporate umbrella involves minimizing accidents by implementing safety features that prevent vehicle accidents over every type of terrain and road condition. Toyota categorizes driving road terrain and conditions by the intensity of potential driving dangers. Then, we integrate each safety feature within the Integrated Safety Management concept to protect you and your family.

Toyota Safety Features that Tennessee Drivers Can Expect

Okay, enough of the fancy talk about Toyota vehicle safety features found within the Integrated Safety Management system. Toyota has given the system the simple name of Star Safety System, which includes the same primary protections for you and your family in every Toyota car, van, truck, and SUV.

Anti-Lock Brakes

Think about the number of times that you have to apply considerable force to your brakes during the daily commutes to and from work. Toyota’s patented anti-lock brake safety feature prevents your Toyota vehicle brakes from locking up and casing the vehicle to skid whenever you suddenly hit the brake pedal. Toyota of Cool Springs always mentions this feature for customers that have concerns about braking on slick road conditions.

Brake Assist

Advanced technology for Toyota means developing safety features that automatically adjust to ever changing terrain and road conditions. Toyota’s highly regarded Brake Assist safety feature deploys sensors to monitor situations that require you to hit the brakes to avoid collisions. The greater the accident threat, the greater the pressure applied by the Brake Assist safety feature.

Traction Control

Let’s assume you hit the inevitable slick spot and begin to slide uncontrollably towards a highway barrier. Toyota has developed Traction Control to ensure that you quickly regain control of your Toyota car, Truck, or SUV. Once you lose traction, award winning Traction Control automatically reduces engine power and applies the brakes until you resume control of the vehicle.

Electric Brake Force Distribution

Our customers that visit our dealership walk away amazed at the Electric Brake Force Distribution safety feature. This cutting edge safety feature redistributes brake pressure evenly on all four wheels to keep your Toyota vehicle balanced. Braking hard typically shifts the weight of the vehicle and Electric Brake Force Distribution prevents that from happening.

Vehicle Stability Control

Another anti-slide feature rounds out the primary safety technologies found in every Toyota car, truck, and SUV. Vehicle Stability Control automatically lowers engine power, whenever the Star Safety system detects potential vehicle impacts. The amount of reduced engine power depends on the severity of the potential collision.

Visit Toyota of Cool Springs to test drive a new car, truck, or SUV. One of our automotive experts can explain each of the features that comprise the Star Safety system. We are conveniently located just off Interstate 65, less than a 20-minute drive from downtown Nashville, Tennessee.