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Safety
Occupant safety
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The purpose of the thorax/sidebags is
to increase the level of protection for the
thorax (but not the head, neck and arms)
of the occupants on the side of the vehi-
cle on which the impact occurs.
The thorax/sidebags are installed in the
outer sides of the backrests on the driv-
er’s seat and the passenger’s individual
seat
1 Thorax sidebag
The thorax sidebags are triggered:
ț in the initial stages of an accident
with a high rate of vehicle accelera-
tion or deceleration in a lateral direc-
tion, for example in the event of a
side impact
ț on the side on which an impact oc-
curs
ț if the system determines that airbag
deployment can offer additional pro-
tection to that provided by the seat
belt
ț independently of the front airbags
In the event of an accident, the thorax
sidebag next to the outer seat side in-
flates between the door and the chest
area of the occupant.
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