Patent ID: 7934746

Claim:
A motor vehicle with a passenger compartment, comprising: an A-column arranged to a side of a windshield of the motor vehicle; a cross strut joined with the A-column and spaced apart from the A-column; a lateral wall section of the passenger compartment joining the A-column and the cross strut; a first cladding section on a side facing an interior of the motor vehicle that is joined with the A-column; and an airbag accommodated by the A-column that is between the A-column and the first cladding section and extends toward a front over an area where the cross strut is adapted to engage the A-column; wherein the first cladding section comprises a flap section in a second area in which the airbag extends behind the first cladding section, the flap section being permanently joined with a base section of the first cladding section via spraying.