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Airbags

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Operational readiness of airbag

system

The right place for children

Child-restraint systems in the rear

Children always in the rear:

Children under 13 years of age

and children less than 5 ft/150 cm

tall should always ride in the rear and

the restraint systems should be prop-

erly restraint.<

As of ignition key position 1, the

warning lamp in the instrument

cluster lights up for a short time,

thus indicating the operational readi-

ness of the entire airbag system and the

safety belt tensioners.

Accident research shows that the saf-

est place for children in a vehicle is in

the rear seat.

Older children should be tightly secured

with a safety belt, after they have out-

grown a booster seat that is appropriate

for their age, height and weight.

Younger children should be secured in

an appropriate child-restraint system

that has been first properly secured to

the vehicle.

Airbag system malfunction

A fault has occurred in the air-

bag system:

If your vehicle is equipped with

rear side airbags, do not allow

children to lean towards the door trim,

All rear sitting positions in your vehi-

cle meet the recommendations of

SAE J1819, an industry-recommended

practice for securing child-restraint sys-

tems in motor vehicles.

> Warning lamp does not light up as of as serious injuries could occur if the

ignition key position 1 side airbags were deployed and chil-

> Warning lamp lights up permanently. dren are too close to the airbags.<

Exception for front passenger

seat

Have the airbag system checked

immediately if a malfunction

Deactivate rear side airbags:

Labels in the rear door opening should

indicate the status of your rear seat side

airbags. If you are uncertain of their sta-

tus, or wish to have the airbags acti-

vated or deactivated, please contact

your BMW Sports Activity Vehicle cen-

ter.

occurs, as otherwise there is a danger

of the system failing to respond in the

expected manner to an impact occur-

ring within its normal response range.<

Should it become necessary to

use a child-restraint system on the

front passenger seat, the front passen-

ger airbags must be deactivated. Your

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle center will

be happy to advise you on this sub-

ject.<

⁶⁰ⁿTransporting children safely

Never install a rearward-facing

child-restraint system in the front

Installing child-restraint systems

Before installing any child-restraint sys-

tem or child seat, read the following:

passenger seat of this vehicle if the

passenger airbag is not deactivated. If

you do so, the child could be severely

injured or killed when the airbag is trig-

gered. Your vehicle is equipped with an

airbag supplemental restraint system

for the front passenger. Because the

backrest on any rearward-facing child-

restraint system – of the kind designed

for infants under 1 year and 20 Ibs./9 kg

– would be within the airbag's deploy-

ment range, you should never mount

such a system in the front passenger

seat, since the impact of the airbag

against the child restraint's backrest

could lead to serious injuries.<

Observe the child-restraint system

manufacturer's instructions when

selecting, installing and using the child-

restraint systems. Otherwise the degree

of protection can be reduced. After an

accident, have all parts of the child-

restraint system and of the relevant

vehicle safety belt system checked by a

BMW Sports Activity Vehicle center and

replaced if necessary.<

Child-restraint system security

All of the rear belt retractors and the

front passenger's safety belt can be

locked for mounting and securing child-

restraint systems.

Commercially-available child-restraint

systems are designed to be secured

with a lap belt or with the lap belt por-

tion of a combination lap/shoulder belt.

Improperly or inadequately installed

restraint systems can increase the risk

of injury to children. Always read and

follow the instructions that come with

the system.

Information regarding this is located

near the buckle latch of each safety

belt.

Locking safety belt

Pull the entire length of the belt from

the belt retractor. Allow the reel to

retract the belt somewhat and engage

the buckle, then tighten the belt against

the child-restraint system. The retrac-

tion mechanism is now locked.

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Unlocking safety belt

Unlock the safety belt, remove the

child-restraint device and allow the belt

retractor to reel the belt completely in.

Child-restraint system with

tether strap

Each sitting position is fitted with a

head restraint.

If you use a child-restraint system with

a tether strap, three additional tether

anchorage points have been provided,

refer to the arrows in the illustration.

Depending on the location selected

for seating in the rear passenger area,

attach the tether strap to the corre-

sponding anchorage point to secure the

child-restraint system, as shown in the

illustration below.

The figure shows the fastening of the

tether strap in the outer seating posi-

tions.

⁶²ⁿTransporting children safely

LATCH child-restraint fixing

system

Child-safety locks of rear doors

The figure shows the fastening of the

tether strap in the center seating posi-

tion.

Slide the safety lever on the rear doors

downward:

LATCH: Lower Anchor and Tethers for

CHildren.

Routing of the tether strap:

The door can now be opened from the

outside only.

Route the tether strap through the cen-

ter between the head restraint and the

rear backrest.

The rear outer seating positions are

provided with anchors for a LATCH

child-restraint fixing system.

Safety switch for power windows

When using the cargo area roll-up

cover, also route the tether strap

between the rear backrest and the cas-

ing of the roll-up cover.

The figure shows the left rear seat as an Press the safety switch for the power

example. The mounts for attachment of windows, refer to page 40, when chil-

the LATCH child-restraint fixing system dren ride on the back seat

are located behind the cover panels:

Remove cover panels by pulling them

toward the front.

To remount, simply slide into place.

Adjust the tether strap according

to the child-restraint manufac-

turer's instructions.<

Follow the manufacturer's operat-

ing and safety instructions for

attachment of the LATCH child-restraint

fixing system.<

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