Method for pre-setting a passenger protection system for a vehicle
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1. 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:
- 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;
wherein, if the identity of the vehicle occupant occupying the seat cannot be determined, the protection system components assigned to the seat are preset according to standard settings.
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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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1. 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; wherein, if the identity of the vehicle occupant occupying the seat cannot be determined, the protection system components assigned to the seat are preset according to standard settings.
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2. 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; setting the protection system components which are assigned to the seat, based on data contained in the safety profile; and performing a plausibility check regarding a determined identity of an occupant by comparing driving style or vehicle settings of said occupant with stored information regarding said occupant. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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