Enhances Airbag Safety Standards BMW is known for its use of the very latest technology, particularly when it comes to safety systems. In addition to the standard airbags positioned at the front of the vehicle, these BMW models have airbags in the doors and even above the windows for added safety.
Some vehicles have up to nine airbag components.
Given the variety of airbag positions and wide range of BMW models, the installation of these critical components has to be managed with meticulous accuracy. This is particularly important when these components affect passenger safety. Before BMW used the Symbol scanners, the procedure for tracking airbag components was complicated, time-consuming and, despite rigorous quality procedures, subject to a certain inevitable risk of human error. The Symbol solution, produced in cooperation with Systemhaus CS Computer Systeme of M nchen, is based around a DEC VAX 7630 computer that sits at the heart of the production system at the Dingolfing plant. Vehicle production numbers and the serial numbers of the components to be installed are held in a database on this computer.