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Vehicle equipment
This chapter describes all standard, national
and special equipment provided in the model
series. Equipment not available in the vehicle is
therefore also described, for example the se‐
Airbags
1 Front airbag, driver
2 Front airbag, front passenger
Front airbags
Front airbags protect the driver and front pas‐
senger in the event of a head-on collision
where the action of the seat belts alone would
be insufficient.
Side airbag
In a side-on crash, the side airbag supports the
body from the side in the chest and pelvic area.
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lected special equipment or national version.
This also applies to safety-relevant functions
and systems. Comply with the relevant na‐
tional regulations when using the correspond‐
ing functions and systems.
3 Head airbag
4 Side airbag
Head airbag
The head airbag supports the head in the
event of a side-on collision.
Protective effect
Airbags are not activated by every collision, for
example in minor accidents and rear-end colli‐
sions.