VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAVING FRONT AIRBAG AND SIDE AIRBAG

The invention relates to a restraint system for a vehicle occupant () in a motor vehicle, comprising a front airbag (), in particular a driver's airbag, and a side airbag (), in particular a curtain airbag. In the inflated state, the side airbag () is arranged and shaped in such a way that, in the event of a glancing impact of the vehicle occupant () on the front airbag (), the side airbag () provides no significant support for the front airbag () in the vehicle transverse direction (y) in a front open region (), relative to the direction of travel (x) of the vehicle, of the vehicle side below the A-pillar ().