Seat LEON Owner's Manual page 20

Side airbags*
Fig. 25 Side airbag in driver's seat.
Fig. 26 Illustration of completely inflated side
airbags on the left side of the vehicle.
The side airbags are located in the backrest
cushions of the driver seat
front passenger seat as well as in the back-
rest of the side rear seats*. The locations are
identified by the text "AIRBAG" in the upper
region of the backrests.
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In conjunction with the seat belts, the side
airbag system provides additional protection
for the upper body in the event of a severe
side collision
page 78.
In a side collision, the side airbags reduce
the risk of injury to passengers to the areas
of the body facing the impact. In addition to
their normal function of protecting the occu-
pants in a collision, the front and rear outer
seat belts also hold the passengers in the
event of a side collision; this is how these air-
bags provide maximum protection.
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Head-protection airbags*
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Fig. 25 and the
Fig. 27
The essentials
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in Side airbags* on
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page 78
Location of head-protection airbags.
The head-protection airbags are located on
both sides in the interior above the doors
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Fig. 27 and are identified with the text
"AIRBAG".
In conjunction with the seat belts, the head-
protection airbag system gives the vehicle
occupants additional protection for the head
and upper body in the event of a severe side
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collision in Curtain airbags* on
page 79.
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in Curtain airbags* on page 79