METHOD FOR LIMITING DAMAGES IN THE EVENT OF A PARTIALLY OVERLAPPING FRONTAL COLLISION, AND MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING A CORRESPONDING DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to a method for limiting damages in the event of a partially overlapping frontal collision of two motor vehicles according to which a signal that reports the beginning of a collision or a collision shortly before occurring initiates an inward turning of the steerable front wheels (9, 10) whereby the wheel plane (34) of the collision-side wheel (9) intersects the vertical longitudinal central plane (33) of the vehicle at a point (36) situated in front of the vehicle. To this end, a connecting element (17) with means (24) for rapidly reducing pressure is provided in the steering device (13-16), whereby the connecting element (17) acts upon the steering device (13-16) in the event of a collision so that at least the collision-side front wheel (9) is turned inward in the positive sense.