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What Makes Porsche Seat Belts And Air Bags So Special?

It’s important to spend some time to inspect your Porsche just to have the peace of mind that it’s safe. Unfortunately, many people only check up on car safety features when shopping for a new car. This shouldn’t be the case at all because beyond the first test drive you take, other safety issues stand out as extremely important. That is where seat belts, air bags and the head protection unit come into the picture. Read on to learn more.

Seat Belts

Porsche seat belts are designed to keep you intact within your seat and inside the vehicle in the event of a crash. But that’s not all. Seat belts also reduce the risk that the driver will collide with the steering wheel, windshield or the dashboard.

It gets better with the fact that Porsche seat belts now feature a few extras designed to ensure the driver is safe all the time. There is for instance, the adjustable upper belt feature that many modern Porsche models feature. It is as the name suggests, an adjustable upper belt that allows the driver and the passenger to change the shoulder strap position so as to accommodate one’s size. The feature is important since it encourages passengers to wear their seat belts as it increases the shoulder belt comfort.  There is also the seat belt pretensioner, a special seat belt feature in Porsche models which retracts the seatbelt so as to get rid of excess slack. This happens immediately the vehicle senses impact.

Air Bags

You probably know a lot about air bags especially if you are a speed junkie. Porsche air bags make the experience even better for speed lovers and their counterparts who prefer to take their time on the road. Porsche front air bags are designed to inflate depending on the speed the car is at during impact. The bag also inflates depending on the stiffness of the object struck. There are also side air bags which reduce the risk that the driver as well as the passengers will hit the door or even the objects that crash through the doors. Remember though that air bags come in handy when you’re belted. As a matter of fact, maximum effectiveness of your Porsche air bags depend upon seat belts.

Head Injury Protection

It consists of foam and other energy absorbing materials under the vehicle trim interior. The protection unit may be invisible to you and your passengers, but it is certainly vital especially when you take into account the fact that head injury protection unit features head air bags. Remember that while nearly all head air bags are specially designed to instantly deploy in side impacts, some are designed differently. Some actually deploy during roll overs. This is the case in modern Porsche models. The safety feature is important for the simple reason that it protects car occupants from serious head injuries that can easily be occasioned by head strikes on the upper interior of the car. Again, the heady injury protection unit works better when one is belted. To that extent, you just cannot write off how important seat belts are when it comes to safety.