Patent ID: 8469394

Claim:
A vehicle seat ( 10 ) for a motor vehicle, the vehicle seat being height adjustable relative to the vehicle between a lowermost position and an uppermost position by a height difference, the vehicle seat comprising: a backrest ( 14 ), a side airbag ( 20 ) mounted on the backrest ( 14 ) and having a first side wall ( 22 ) facing a seat occupant and a second side wall ( 24 ) facing an outside of the vehicle, the side airbag ( 20 ) being located on a side of the backrest ( 14 ) facing the outside of the vehicle, the side airbag ( 20 ) comprising a first ventilation opening ( 30 ) in the second side wall, the ventilation opening being obstructed during a contact with an object that is immovable relative to the vehicle and arranged at a height that makes contact with a greater area of the ventilation opening when the seat is in the lowermost position than when the seat is in the uppermost position.