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Purpose of the System

The multiple restraint system (MRS) provides enhanced passive protection for vehicle occupants in the event of a serious collision. The system is regarded as passive in the respect that it operates automatically without preconditional interactions by the vehicle occupants.

The MRS system consists the following components:

Fig 1: MRS 4 Components
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