Motor vechicle having a preventive action protection system

In a motor vehicle, a preventive action protection system comprising:

• a data evaluation and control device including a safety sensor system;
• and
• safety devices which are actuated as a function of features based on input variables of the safety sensor system, wherein:
• when a critical driving state is detected, the data evaluation and control device actuates at least one safety device which is assigned to the driving state, and
• each of the features is assigned a specific weighting based on a criticality of the driving state.

A method for protecting occupants of a motor vehicle that includes a preventive action protection system, comprising:

• assigning a weighting to each of a plurality of features that are based on input variables of a safety sensor system;
• detecting a critical driving state of the motor vehicle;
• and
• actuating a safety device assigned to the detected critical driving state;
• wherein each of the weightings of the plurality of features is assigned, based on a criticality of the critical driving state.