STRUCTURE OF THE DOORS

• 1 Interior waist reinforcement
• 2 Exterior waist reinforcement
• 3 Pillar reinforcement
• 4 Tubular side impact bar

The structure of the doors is of fundamental importance for the safety of the passengers in the case of side impacts and has therefore been designed with optimum geometry and rigidity to keep possible injury of the occupants to a minimum. The

structure of the doors includes a side impact bar, waist reinforcement and front pillar reinforcement arranged to allow them to be opened after the most severe frontal and rear impacts. An expandible sealant strip is inserted between the side impact

bar and the outer door trim while a heat-moulded sound-proofing panel is bonded to the inside of the trim to damp resonances.