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Side airbags
Description of side airbags
The side airbag together with the head airbag offers
enhanced occupant protection in the event of a side colli-
sion.
The side airbags are housed in the upholstery of the backrests of the front
seats and are marked ⇒ fig. 145 with the lettering “AIRBAG” on the
middle part.
The side airbag system in combination with the three-point seat belts,
offers additional protection for the upper area of the body (chest, stomach
and pelvis) of the occupants of the car in the event of a side collision of
major severity ⇒ in “Important safety information on the side airbag”
on page 168.
Apart from their normal protective function, a further task of the seat belts
is to also hold the driver and front passenger in a correct seated position
in the event of a side collision so as to enable the side airbags to offer the
maximum protection.
You should therefore always fasten ⇒ page 155, “Why seat belts?” the
seat belts, not only because this is required by law, but also for safety
reasons and for your own protection.
Each time the side airbag is deployed, the head airbag* on the relevant
side is automatically deployed at the same time in order to provide the
occupant with enhanced protection ⇒ page 169.
Function of the side airbags
Risk of injury to the upper part of the body is reduced by
fully inflated side airbags.
In the case of a violent side crash the side airbag on the front seat on the
side on which the collision occurs is deployed ⇒ fig. 146.
Fig. 145 Installation
position of side airbag
in driver seat
Fig. 146 Inflated side
airbag
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