Multiple Restraint System (MRS & MRS II): Overview
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The MRS was introduced for the 1996 - E38 and 1997 model year E39. The MRS II was introduced on E38s (5/97 production) and the E39 from start of production (9/97). The MRS and MRS II include the following restraint/safety components:
- Driver and passenger front airbags (MRS/MRS II).
- Side impact (Thorax) airbags for the driver and front passenger (MRS/MRS II).
- Side impact crash sensors left/right (MRS/MRS II).
- Side impact (Thorax) airbags for the rear passengers (MRS II).
- Head Protection System (HPS) for the driver and front passenger (MRS II).
- Battery Safety Terminal - BST (MRS II).
- Hall Sensor seat belt switches (MRS II).