3315512 - Introduction - BODYSHELL INTERIOR TRIMS AND FITTINGS
GLOSSARY
Passive safety
This is the collection of measures which interact to reduce the consequences to the occupants of the vehicle after an accident.The following are included in this category: the stratified windscreen, the collapsible steering column, the door opening cables, the material from which the steering wheel is made, the absence of dangerous projections and corners on the dashboard, the structure of the pedals, the conformation and resistance of the seats, the head restraints, the seat belts (also with pre-tensioners), the air bags and the bodyshell with differentiated resistance, in other words, a passenger survival cell which is as rigid as possible and the front and rear sections, on the other hand, with crumple zones designed to gradually absorb the energy of the impact.DASHBOARD
The dashboard is a structure fixed to the supporting crossmember.The various components are then secured to the basic structure.The dashboard is the one piece type and is secured to a metal crossmember which, in turn, is secured to the bodyshell.The design of the dashboard and its surrounds is aimed at producing a high level of comfort combined with the search for a high degree of passive safety.In effect, all the projections which, in the case of an accident could have proved "aggressive" in terms of the occupants of the vehicle, have been eliminated.The passenger Air Bag module is housed underneath the dashboard, protected by a special cover fixed with yield type bolts.