2 perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the airbag configuration 2 in a three dimensional illustration the airbag 3 is shown in a rolled up state in fig2 so that a rolled section 6 and a web section 7 result via which the rolled section 6 is connected to a gas generator not shown in other embodiments the airbag 3 can also be folded or collapsed in another way in the area of the rolled section 6 a cover 8 of the vehicle seat 1 is shown on the top side which is formed from a cover material in particular a decorative material for example leather artificial leather textiles or plastic is used as the cover 8 in an imaginary extension to the web section 7 the cover 8 has a target weakened area in the form of a seam 9 the seam 9 is implemented as the target break point upon the activation of the airbag 3 and is formed for example by a thread having an enlarged stitch spacing of greater than 5 mm in particular the tensile strength of the seam 9 is less than 40 of the tensile strength of the cover 8 the seam 9 runs in the.