Front airbags help protect the driver and front passenger by responding to frontal impacts in which safety belts alone would not provide adequate 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.
BMW X3 Owners Manual > Airbags: Strength of the driver's and front-seat
passenger airbag
The explosive power that activates driver's/
front passenger's airbags very much depends
on the positions of the driver's/front passenger's
seat.
With a respective message appearing on Control
Display calibrate the front seats to keep
the accuracy of this function over the long-term.
Calibr ...