Method for pre-setting a passenger protection system for a vehicle
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Abstract
A vehicle occupant protection system of a vehicle having a plurality of adaptive protection system components assigned to a seat in the vehicle, is preset using data relating to the individual occupant of the seat. The identity of the occupant is determined for at least one seat, and a stored safety profile which is assigned to the identified person is retrieved. The protection system components which are assigned to the seat are then set using the safety profile.
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9. A method for presetting a vehicle occupant protection system having a plurality of adaptive protection system components that are each assigned to a seat in the vehicle, based on data relating to the vehicle occupant, said method comprising:
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determining the identity of an occupant of at least one seat;
retrieving from a memory mounted in the vehicle a safety profile which is assigned to the identified person and is stored in the memory; and
setting the protection system components which are assigned to the seat, based on data contained in the safety profile. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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