Abstract: An airbag module for a motor vehicle is provided. The airbag module comprises an airbag, which is inflatable with gas to protect an occupant, a gas generator for generating the gas provided for inflating the airbag, and an additional cooling device, which comprises a reservoir for storing a coolant. The reservoir being designed to be opened, such that the coolant may come into contact with the gas used to inflate the airbag to cool said gas. The coolant comprises at least one propanediol. The inflated airbag defines an interior of the airbag that has a volume, wherein the cooling device is adapted to inject between 0.15 and 1.00 ml coolant per liter of the volume of the airbag into the interior of the airbag.