Vehicle passenger electronic safety devices

(57) and Abstract acceleration sensor (200), the control unit (201), a plurality of holding elements (31/1, ... 31/6) and, assigned output stage to the holding element (30 / 1, in ... 30/6) and electronic safety device for a vehicle passenger (1) having a reliable operation of the safety device is ensured in the following manner. That characteristic error condition stored with the control strategy that compensates for the error state is to apply a control strategy that is assigned respectively for actuation of the retaining element in the case of an error.