The present invention relates to an occupant protection device for a vehicle and a corresponding vehicle having an occupant protection device. The passenger protection device has an airbag system, a sensing device, and an analysis processing and control unit. The sensing device senses information relating to the collision and/or to the passenger, the analysis processing and control unit analyzes the information and manipulats the airbag system in accordance with the analysis. The information includes first information about the steering wheel and second information about the first airbag deployment space. The analysis processing and control unit derives first state information or second state information from the first information. The first status information shows the steering wheel storage status. The second status information shows the normal state of the steering wheel. The analysis processing and control unit derives third state information or fourth state information from the second information. The third state information displays an object existing in the first airbag deployment space. The fourth state information displays a free deployment space of the first airbag.