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The 911 | Safety
Porsche Side Impact Protection (POSIP) system
are located near the headlights.
This allows a crash to be detected
and e va luated far sooner and with
consi derably greater acc uracy.
All 911 models are equipped with
Porsche Side Impact Protection
(POSIP) as sta ndard. It comprises
lateral impact pr otection in
the doors as well as two s ide
airbag s.
An integral thorax
airbag is located in the seat
backrests, while the door panels
each conta in a head
airbag.
W ith each having a volume of
approximately eight li ters, the
thorax and head airbags offer
exc ellent protection in the event
of a side impact. Naturally, their
design protects the occupants
of the 911 Carrera Cabriolet
models and the 911 Targa 4
models, eve n with the roof open.
The head restraints are integrated
into the backrests. Also standard
are the safety steerin g column,
three-point seat belts , b elt height
adjustment (not on 911 Carrera
Cabriolet models), front seat-belt
pretensioners and force limiters,
energy-absorbing elements in the
dashboa rd and f lame-retardant
materials throughout the inte rior.
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