A belief in taking driving to the limit does not equate to a belief in taking safety there as well.  The New Leon has been fitted with an impressive arsenal of technologies that act as your virtual co-pilot and take care of safety when you're concentrating on the drive: active safety means informed, advised, aware and equipped with the ability to make better decisions, faster… no belief in driving should be put into practise without it.   The ABS is designed to prevent the wheels from locking up during braking. Even under emergency braking conditions, the car remains in control, which means the driver can avoid an obstacle without having to release the brakes first. The New Leon's ABS system is further enhanced with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD). EBD ensures maximum braking performance and under normal conditions it prevents the rear-end from sliding out due to over-braking. It also eliminates 'brake fading', which often results from overheating. Complementing ESP in the New Leon's arsenal of exhilarating safety technologies, EBA (Emergency Brake Assistance) comes into play in emergency stops or panicky braking manoeuvres when drivers brake rapidly, but ineffectively.   The EBA sensors recognise the attempt at full braking and transmit a signal calling for full brake pressure.   The result is a slow, strong application of the full brake force from a short pedal movement and a significantly reduced braking distance.   New, Driver Steering Recommendations take safety and driving excitement to new levels by helping you stick to 'the fine line'.   It works by sending tiny impulses to the steering wheel when the sensors detect the car's inertia are beginning to send it off the idea line.   In addition to making driving more stable and shortening breaking distances, the recommendations are the New Leon's way of telling you where the limit is.   Taking a belief in safety to new levels, this innovative piece of standard kit gives you more confidence than ever in pushing the New Leon to its limits. Consisting of a receiver, temperature compensator and internal tyre pressure monitor, the system informs you as soon as tyre pressure drops below a certain level and is even smart enough to handle pressure differences caused by ambient temperature.   If you're a believer in pushing the limits, you need to be a huge believer in knowing what's going on around you.   We've covered this off in the New Leon by making it the first vehicle in our stables to be offered with this high-performance illumination system.   Xenon lamps create light by sending an arch of current between two tungsten electrodes, fitted inside a glass chamber filled with xenon gas and halogenised metal salts. The beam of light this produces has a characteristic blue/green colour and is twice as intense as that of the halogen lamp. This give you extended reach and clarity of illumination, meaning better vision, less strain and safer driving in challenging conditions.