Protection system and method for protecting occupants of a motor vehicle from secondary injuries following a traffic accident

摘要

There is provided a protection system for protecting occupants of a motor vehicle (1) with an automatic electric seat position control and / or an automatic electric steering wheel adjustment against secondary injuries following a traffic accident. The protection system comprises: - a seat position control device (6) for automatic electric seat position control and / or a steering wheel adjustment control device (8) for automatic electric steering wheel adjustment, - an accident detection device (9) for detecting a traffic accident of the motor vehicle (1) and - a communication link (12, 13 , 14) within the motor vehicle (1), which connects the accident detection device (9) with the seat position control device (6) and / or the steering wheel adjustment control device (8). The accident detection device (9) is designed to output at least one accident signal to the communication link (12, 13, 14) in the event of the detection of a traffic accident of the motor vehicle (1). The seat position control apparatus (6) is adapted to deactivate the automatic seated electric control upon receipt of the crash signal and / or the steering wheel adjustment control apparatus (8) is adapted to deactivate the automatic electric steering wheel adjustment upon receipt of the crash signal.