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The essentials
Knee airbag*
Fig. 24 On the driver side: location of the
knee airb
ag
Fig. 25 On the driver side: radius of action of
the knee airb
ag.
The knee airbag is located on the driver side
belo
w the d
a
sh panel ››› Fig. 24. Airbags are
identified by the word “AIRBAG”.
The area framed in red (deployment area)
››› Fig. 25 is covered by the knee airbag when
it is deployed. Objects should never be
placed or mounted in this area.
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Side airbags*
Fig. 26 Side airbag in driver seat.
Fig. 27 Illustration of completely inflated side
airb
ag
s
on the left side of the vehicle.
The side airbags are located in the backrest
c
u
shion
s of the driver seat ››› Fig. 26 and the
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.
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 ›››
in Side airbags* on
p
ag
e 79
.
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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