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to the selected options or country versions.

This also applies to safety-related functions

and systems. When using these functions and

systems, the applicable laws and regulations

must be observed.

Vehicle features and options

This chapter describes all standard, country-

specific and optional features offered with the

series. It also describes features that are not

necessarily available in your vehicle, e. g., due

Airbags

Front airbag, driver

Front airbag, front passenger

Head airbag

Side airbag

Knee airbag

Front airbags

Side airbag

Front airbags help protect the driver and the

front passenger by responding to frontal im‐

pacts in which safety belts alone would not

provide adequate protection.

In a lateral impact, the side airbag supports the

side of the body in the chest and lap area.

Head airbag

In a lateral impact, the head airbag supports

the head.

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Dashboard and windshield on the front

passenger side must stay clear - do not at‐

tach adhesive labels or coverings and do

not attach brackets or cables, for instance

for GPS devices or mobile phones.

Ejection Mitigation

The head airbag system is designed as an

ejection mitigation countermeasure to reduce

the likelihood of ejections of vehicle occupants

through side windows during rollovers or side

impact events.

Do not apply adhesive materials to the air‐

bag cover panels, do not cover them or

modify them in any way.

Knee airbag

The knee airbag supports the legs in a frontal

impact.

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Do not use the cover of the front airbag on

the front passenger side as a storage area.

Do not place slip covers, seat cushions or

other objects on the front passenger seat

that are not specifically suited for seats

with integrated side airbags.

Protective action

Airbags are not triggered in every impact situa‐

tion, e.g., in less severe accidents or rear-end

collisions.

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Do not hang pieces of clothing, such as

jackets, over the backrests.

Information on optimum effect of the

airbags

Never modify either the individual compo‐

nents or the wiring in the airbag system.

This also applies to steering wheel covers,

the dashboard, and the seats.

WARNING

If the seat position is incorrect or the de‐

ployment area of the airbags is impaired, the

airbag system cannot provide protection as in‐

tended and may cause additional injuries due

to triggering. There is a risk of injuries or dan‐

ger to life. Follow the information on achieving

the optimum protective effect of the airbag

system.◀

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Do not remove the airbag system.

Even when you follow all instructions very

closely, injury from contact with the airbags

cannot be fully ruled out in certain situations.

The ignition and inflation noise may lead to

short-term and, in most cases, temporary

hearing impairment in sensitive occupants.

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Keep a distance from the airbags.

Vehicle modifications for a person with disabili‐

ties may affect the air bag system; contact

BMW Customer Relations for further informa‐

tion.

Always grasp the steering wheel on the

steering wheel rim. Hold your hands at the

3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions, to keep

the risk of injury to your hands or arms as

low as possible when the airbag is trig‐

gered.

Warnings and information on the airbags are

also found on the sun visors.

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Make sure that occupants keep their heads

away from the side airbag.

Functional readiness of the airbag

system

Make sure that the front passenger is sit‐

ting correctly, i.e., keeps his or her feet and

legs in the floor area and does not support

them on the dashboard.

Safety information

WARNING

Individual components can be hot after

triggering of the airbag system. There is a risk

of injury. Do not touch individual compo‐

nents.◀

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There should be no additional persons, an‐

imals or objects between an airbag and a

person.

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WARNING

Safety information

Improperly executed work can lead to

failure, malfunction or unintentional triggering

of the airbag system. In the case of a malfunc‐

tion, the airbag system might not trigger as in‐

tended despite the accident severity. There is

a risk of injuries or danger to life. Have the air‐

bag system checked, repaired, dismantled and

scrapped by a dealer’s service center or an‐

other qualified service center or repair shop.◀

WARNING

To ensure the front-seat passenger air‐

bag function, the system must be able to de‐

tect whether a person is sitting in the front

passenger seat. The entire seat cushion area

must be used for this purpose. There is a risk

of injuries or danger to life. Make sure that the

front passenger keeps his or her feet in the

floor area.◀

Correct function

Malfunction of the automatic

deactivation system

When transporting older children and adults,

the front-seat passenger airbags may be deac‐

tivated in certain sitting positions. In this case,

the indicator lamp for the front-seat passenger

airbags lights up.

When the ignition is switched on, the

warning lamp in the instrument cluster

lights up briefly and thereby indicates

the operational readiness of the entire airbag

system and the belt tensioner.

Airbag system malfunctioning

In this case, change the sitting position so that

the front-seat passenger airbags are activated

and the indicator lamp goes out.

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Warning lamp does not come on when the

ignition is turned on.

If it is not possible to activate the airbags, have

the person sit in the rear.

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The warning lamp lights up continuously.

Automatic deactivation of the front-

seat passenger airbags

To enable correct recognition of the occupied

seat cushion

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Do not attach covers, cushions, ball mats

or other items to the front passenger seat

unless they are specifically determined to

be safe for use on the front passenger

seat.

Concept

The system reads if the front passenger seat is

occupied by measuring the human body's re‐

sistance.

Front, knee and side airbag on the front pas‐

senger's side are either activated or deacti‐

vated.

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Do not place any electronic devices on the

passenger seat if a child restraint system is

to be installed on it.

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Do not place objects under the seat that

could press against the seat from below.

General information

Before transporting a child on the front pas‐

senger seat, refer to the safety notes and in‐

structions for children on the front passenger

seat, see Children.

No moisture in or on the seat.

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pends on the positions of the driver's/front

passenger seat.

Indicator lamp for the front-seat

passenger airbags

To maintain the accuracy of this function over

the long term, calibrate the front seats as soon

as a respective message appears on the Con‐

trol Display.

Calibrating the front seats

WARNING

There is a risk of jamming when moving

the seats. There is a risk of injury or risk of

property damage. Make sure that the area of

movement of the seat is clear prior to any ad‐

justment.◀

The indicator lamp for the front-seat passen‐

ger airbags indicates the operating state of the

front-seat passenger airbags.

The lamp indicates whether the airbags are ei‐

ther activated or deactivated.

A corresponding message appears on the

Control Display.

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The indicator lamp lights up

when a child is properly

seated in a child restraint fix‐

ing system or when the seat

is empty. The airbags on the

front passenger side are not

activated.

1. Press the switch and move the respective

seat all the way forward, until it stops.

2. Press the switch forward again. The seat

still moves forward slightly.

3. Readjust the seat to the desired position.

The calibration procedure is completed when

the message on the Control Display disap‐

pears.

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The indicator lamp does not light up when,

e.g., a correctly seated person of sufficient

size is detected on the seat. The airbags

on the front passenger side are activated.

If the message continues to be displayed, re‐

peat the calibration.

If the message does not disappear after a re‐

peat calibration, have the system checked as

soon as possible.

Detected child restraint systems

The system generally detects children seated

in a child restraint system, particularly in child

restraint systems required by NHTSA at the

point in time when the vehicle was manufac‐

tured. After installing a child restraint system,

make sure that the indicator light for the front-

seat passenger airbags lights up. This indi‐

cates that the child restraint system has been

detected and the front-seat passenger airbags

are not activated.

Tire Pressure Monitor TPM

Concept

The system monitors tire inflation pressure in

the four mounted tires. The system warns you

if there is a significant loss of pressure in one

or more tires.

Strength of the driver's and front-seat

passenger airbag

The explosive power that activates driver's/

front-seat passenger airbags very much de‐

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