CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR TRIGGERING PASSENGER PROTECTION MEANS FOR A VEHICLE

In a control unit and a method for triggering passenger protection arrangement for a vehicle, both a test signal from outside an evaluation circuit and a sensor signal from inside the evaluation circuit are made available. The first trigger decision is formed on the basis of the sensor signal. Furthermore, a linking module links the test signal with the sensor signal to form a check signal. The second trigger decision is formed as a function of the check signal. The triggering of the passenger protection arrangement then takes place as a function of the first and the second trigger decisions.