the bmw active hybrid 5 owners manual

Safety

Vehicle equipment

All standard, country-specific and optional
equipment that is offered in the model series is
described in this chapter. Therefore, equipment

is also described that is not available in a vehicle,

e. g., because of the selected optional equip‐

ment or country variant. This also applies for

safety-related functions and systems.

Airbags

1 Front airbag, driver

2 Front airbag, front passenger

3 Head airbag

4 Side airbag

5 Knee airbags

Front airbags

Front airbags help protect the driver and front
passenger by responding to frontal impacts in
which safety belts alone cannot provide ade‐
quate restraint.

Side airbags

In a lateral impact, the side airbag supports the
side of the body in the chest and lap area.

Head airbags

In a lateral impact, the head airbag supports the

head.

Knee airbag

The knee airbag supports the legs in a frontal

impact.

Safety Controls

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