Submarining support
Prevents submarining restraint so that the front occupants are slipping in the BMW vehicles in a collision under the lap belt and get hurt.
During hard braking or strong collisions prevents submarining restraint so that the enormous forces make you or your passenger from slipping under the seat belt. On the contrary - this innovative safety mechanism keeps you firmly in the seat and reduces the risk of injury.
What does "submarining"? Nothing other than that the body deeply immersed in a frontal accident in the seat cushion and through slips under the lap belt. Severe or fatal injuries are the result.
The wedge-shaped formation of the submarining support the front of the vehicle seat to prevent this effect. Along with the seat belt, the seat belt tensioners and belt force limiters which it forms a part of the BMW restraint system. In collisions of any kind, this innovative safety system reduces the load on the occupant in comparison to conventional systems by up to 50 percent.