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The illustration shows how the crash energy is distributed around
the outside of the passenger compartment in the event of a side
impact. When assessing damage, you should therefore pay par‐
ticular attention to the side impact protection on the doors and the
A-pillar and B-pillar joints with the side members and roof frame.
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