Airbag system 169
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Head airbags*
Description of the head airbags
The head airbag together with the side airbag offers
enhanced occupant protection in the event of a side colli-
sion.
The head airbags are positioned above the doors on both sides in the inte-
rior of the car ⇒ fig. 151. The installation positions are each marked with
the “AIRBAG” logo.
The head airbag together with the three-point seat belts and the side
airbags, offers additional protection for the head and neck area of the
occupants in the event of a side collision of major severity ⇒ in “Impor-
tant safety information on the head airbag” on page 170.
Apart from their normal protective function, a further task of the seat belts
is to also hold the driver and the occupants in a correct seated position in
the event of a side collision so as to enable the head airbags to offer the
maximum protection.
You should therefore always fasten the seat belts, not only because this
is required by law, but also for safety reasons and for your own protection
⇒ page 155, “Why seat belts?”.
Together with other elements (such as cross bars in the seats, stable
vehicle structure) the head airbags are the consequent further develop-
ment of occupant protection in the case of side collisions.
Function of the head airbags
The risk of injury to the head and neck area is reduced in
the event of a side collision by fully inflated head airbags.
In the case of a side collision the head airbag is deployed together with
the side airbag on the side of the car on which the accident occurs
⇒ fig. 152.
Fig. 151 Installation
position of the head
airbags
Fig. 152 Inflated head
airbag
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