Safety Features; Airbags - BMW X5 Owner's Manual

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Safety
Vehicle features and
options
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐
cific and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features and functions that are

Airbags

1 Front airbag, driver
2 Front airbag, front passenger
3 Head airbag
Front airbags
Front airbags help protect the driver and the
front passenger by responding to frontal impacts
in which safety belts alone would not provide ad‐
equate protection.
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not necessarily available in your vehicle, e.g., due
to the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems. When using these functions and systems,
the applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐
served.
4 Side airbag In the rear
5 Side airbag
6 Knee airbag
Side airbag
In a lateral impact, the side airbag supports the
side of the body in the chest and lap area.
Depending on the equipment:
In the event of a side impact, the side airbag in
the back supports the chest and lap area on the