Abstract: A covering for an airbag unit arranged below a panel has at least one predetermined breaking point which is not visible from the vehicle interior provided in the panel for the passage of a deploying airbag. The covering increases the design possibilities for panels in motor vehicles. It is proposed that the panel is covered on its side facing the vehicle interior with a nonwoven textile fabric, the nonwoven textile fabric having, at least in the region of the predetermined breaking point, a textile material of lower tearing strength. According to the invention, threads of lower and higher tearing strength are incorporated in alternating fashion in the textile material.