Controls and features -> Transporting children safely for Your BMW Z3 SUV First Generation (1995-2002)

56n Airbags  
Transporting children safely  
Before installing any child-  
restraint system, please read the  
following:  
In the interest of the child's safety,  
please read carefully and comply with  
the instructions for installation and use  
provided by the child restraint's manu-  
facturer whenever you use such a  
device.  
Never install a rear-facing child-  
restraint system in the passenger seat  
of this vehicle.  
If the airbag deploys and hits the back- Do not allow children to lean out of a  
rest of the rear-facing child seat, it is  
likely that the child sitting in the rear-  
facing child-restraint system will be  
seriously injured or killed.  
child-restraint system toward the door  
or instrument panel, as otherwise  
serious injuries may result if the airbag  
deploys. Always ensure that all occu-  
pants (of all ages) remain properly and  
securely restrained at all times.  
If it is necessary for a child (not an  
infant) to ride in the vehicle, certain  
precautions should be taken. First,  
move the passenger seat as far away  
from the instrument panel as possible.  
This is the correct way a larger child  
should sit wearing the safety belt when  
side airbags (arrow) are provided.  
Read carefully and comply with the  
safety precautions covering safety belts  
on pages 52, 53. If you do not, the  
This important precaution is intended to protective function of the safety belts  
maximize the distance between the  
airbag and the child. Older children  
should be tightly secured with the  
safety belt. Younger children should be  
secured in an appropriate forward-  
facing child-restraint system that has  
first been secured with a safety belt.  
will be limited.<  
 
Transporting children safely  
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To lock the belt  
Extract the entire length of the belt from  
the inertia reel mechanism. Allow the  
reel to retract the belt somewhat and  
engage the buckle, then tighten the belt  
against the child-restraint system. The  
retraction mechanism is now locked.  
The belt cannot be retracted further.  
Comply with the installation instructions  
provided by the manufacturer of the  
child-restraint system.  
Z3 coupe  
Child-restraint system installation  
Z3 coupe  
To release the belt  
The safety belt on the passenger side  
can be locked for mounting and  
securing child-restraint systems.  
For the use of child-restraint systems  
with a tether strap, an additional  
Release the buckle, remove the child-  
restraint system and allow the inertia  
reel to retract the belt completely.  
mounting point is provided in the coupe  
at the right rear on the roof frame.  
A label with operating instructions is  
attached to the belt next to the sliding  
latch plate.  
Attach the tether strap hook to the  
mounting point. Adjust the tether strap  
according to the child-restraint manu-  
facturer's instructions.