Safety -> Vehicle features and options for your BMW 6 Series 2011-2017

Safety  
Controls  
Safety  
the selected options or country versions. This  
also applies to safety-related functions and  
systems. The respectively applicable country  
provisions must be observed when using the  
respective features and systems.  
Vehicle features and options  
This chapter describes all standard, country-  
specific and optional features offered with the  
series. It also describes features that are not  
necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to  
Airbags  
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Front airbag, driver  
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4
Side airbag  
Front airbag, front passenger  
Knee airbags  
Front airbags  
Knee airbag  
Front airbags help protect the driver and front  
passenger by responding to frontal impacts in  
which safety belts alone would not provide ad‐  
equate restraint.  
The knee airbag supports the legs in a frontal  
impact.  
Protective action  
Airbags are not triggered in every impact situa‐  
tion, e.g., in less severe accidents or rear-end  
collisions.  
Side airbags  
In a lateral impact, the side airbag supports the  
side of the body in the chest, lap, and head  
area.  
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