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Vehicle Equipment
This chapter describes all standard, national and
special equipment provided in the model series.
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 in‐
sufficient.
Side airbags
In a side-on crash, the side airbag supports the
body from the side in the chest and pelvic area.
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Therefore equipment not available in a vehicle is
also described, for example the selected special
equipment or national version. That also applies
to safety-relevant functions and systems.
3 Head airbag
4 Side airbag
Head airbags
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 not in more minor accidents and rear-
end collisions.
Information for optimal protective effect of
the airbags