Knee airbag module and method for packing a knee airbag into a housing

A knee airbag module comprising

• a housing extending from a vehicle forward end to a vehicle rearward end,
• a knee airbag being located in said housing when in its stowed state and deploying out of this housing when filled with gas,
• wherein
• said knee airbag has a first layer and a second layer with the first layer being the housing side layer when the knee airbag is in a flat, unpacked state,
• the unpacked or deployed knee airbag extends in a first direction from a housing remote first to a housing near second end and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction from a first lateral edge to a second lateral edge, and
• a first section of the knee airbag following from its first end is rolled into a first direction of rotation when the knee airbag is in its stowed state,
• an inflator for filling the airbag with gas,
• wherein a second section of the knee airbag following the first section is rolled in a second direction of rotation, contrariwise to the first direction rotation, such that the stowed knee airbag comprises an at least partially rolled package, said package comprising the first section being rolled to a first roll section and the second section being rolled to a second roll section encompassing at least a part of the first roll section or being adjacent to the first roll section.