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Knee member

Knee member


The knee member is made of shaped metal plate and is bolted to the steering wheel member. Together with the lower panel, the knee member absorbs the force and reduces knee injuries, and also prevents the driver from sliding under the facia.

On cars with a passenger airbag there is also a knee member on the passenger side consisting of a transverse tube and a smaller knee shield of profiled sheet metal. The knee shield is screwed to the support member beside the centre console and to the steering wheel member. The transverse tube is bolted to the knee shield and to a bracket on the inside of the door frame.

The glove box lid on cars with a passenger airbag is reinforced with a metal plate and together with the knee shield provides protection for the passenger's knees.