Safety; Front Airbags; Head Airbags; Side Airbags - BMW 5 Series Grand Turismo 2013 Owner's Manual

Safety

Vehicle equipment
All standard, country-specific and optional
equipment that is offered in the model series is
described in this chapter. Therefore, equipment
Airbags
1 Front airbag, driver
2 Front airbag, front passenger
3 Head airbag

Front airbags

Front airbags help protect the driver and front
passenger by responding to frontal impacts in
which safety belts alone cannot provide ade‐
quate restraint.

Side airbags

In a lateral impact, the side airbag supports the
side of the body in the chest and lap area.
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Safety
is also described that is not available in a vehicle,
e. g., because of the selected optional equip‐
ment or country variant. This also applies for
safety-related functions and systems.
4 Side airbag
5 Knee airbags

Head airbags

In a lateral impact, the head airbag supports the
head.
In the event of a rollover accident, the head air‐
bag can help to prevent the person from being
thrown out of the vehicle.
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