Get Controls and features -> Passenger safety systems: Safety belts, Airbags Guide for BMW Z8 Roadster First Generation (2000-2003)

⁵⁰ⁿSafety belts

For your safety, please comply

with the following instructions for

wearing safety belts. Otherwise, your

Expectant mothers should always wear

their safety belts, taking care to position

the lap belt against the lower hips,

personal safety will be diminished, and where it will not exert pressure against

the safety belts' protective function

impaired. The following information also

applies to your passengers:

the abdominal area.<

For care instructions, refer to page 121.

Never allow more than one person to

wear a single safety belt. Infants or

small children should never be held on

the lap of a passenger.

If the safety belt system has been

subjected to the stresses involved

in an accident or damaged in any other

way, have the complete mechanism

replaced by your BMW center,

Avoid twisting the belt while routing it

firmly across the pelvis and shoulder,

wear it as snugly against your body as

possible. Do not allow the belt to rest

against hard or fragile objects in your

pockets. Never route the belt across

your neck, do not run it across sharp

Drive with your safety belt on

including the safety belt tensioner and

the belt anchorages checked. If a child-

restraint system* is in the vehicle

during an accident, consult the manu-

facturer's instructions regarding

Fasten your safety belt at the beginning

of every trip.

To fasten:

Make sure you hear the lock engage in

the belt buckle.

edges and ensure that the belt does not replacement.<

become caught or jammed.

To release:

Press the red button in the buckle. Hold

the belt and guide it back into its reel.

Avoid wearing bulky clothing and pull

on the belt periodically to retension it

over your shoulder. In the event of a

frontal impact, a loose lap belt could

slide over your hips, leading to abdom-

inal injury. In addition, the safety belt's

restraint effectiveness is reduced if the

belt is worn loosely.

Child-restraint systems*

Since your vehicle is equipped

with an airbag for the front

passenger, never use any rear-facing

child-restraint systems on the front

passenger seat, otherwise serious inju-

ries can occur if the airbag is triggered.

Never modify a child-restraint system in

any way, as the result could be reduced

protection for your child.<

Airbags

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Indicator lamp

The indicator lamp in the instru-

ment cluster comes on to

confirm the system's operational

status from ignition key position 1.

System operational:

> The indicator lamp comes on briefly

then goes out.

System malfunction:

> The indicator lamp fails to come on

> The indicator lamp comes on briefly

before going out and then lighting up

again.

1 Front airbag on driver and passenger The illustration shows the system's

side

effective response range; major

impacts occuring within this area will

initiate airbag deployment.

A system malfunction could prevent the

system from responding to a high-

intensity impact sustained within its

normal response range.

2 Side airbags on driver and passenger

side

The airbags do not respond to

minor impacts, if the vehicle rolls

over, or if the vehicle is hit from the

rear.<

Protection

Have your BMW center inspect the

system immediately.

The front airbags protect the driver and

passenger in the event of severe frontal

impacts in which a safety belt alone is

not enough to provide optimal protec-

tion. The side airbags help provide

protection in the event of a collision

from the side. Each of the side airbags

is designed to help support the seat

occupant's upper body.

⁵²ⁿAirbags

Do not apply adhesive materials to the

cover panels of the airbags, or cover or

modify them in any other way.

Sitting correctly with airbags

Comply with the following instruc-

tions for the airbags, otherwise,

the airbags may not be able to provide

their maximum protection, with

Do not use a rear-facing child seat in

the front passenger seat. If you use a

child-restraint system, carefully read

and comply with the instructions on

page 53.

resulting risks to personal safety. All

passengers in the vehicle should be

aware of and comply with this informa-

tion:

Be sure that child seats are installed

correctly and with the greatest possible

distance between them and the side

airbag. Do not allow children to lean out

of the child's seat in the direction of the

side trim panels. If they do so, serious

injuries can occur if the airbag is trig-

gered.<

The airbag is a supplemental restraint

device; it is not a substitute or replace-

ment for your safety belt, which you

should continue to wear at all times.

When adjusting your seat, assume a

comfortable driving posture allowing

comfortable and secure access to all of

the vehicle's controls. Avoid sitting too

close to the steering wheel.

The illustration shows the correct

seating position for a child in a child-

restraint system* with sufficient

distance between the child and the side

airbag (arrow).

Even when all these guidelines are

observed, there is still a small residual

risk of injury to the face, hands and

arms occurring from airbag deployment

in isolated instances.

Always hold the steering wheel by the

rim – hands in the "9 o'clock" and

"3 o'clock" positions – otherwise, your

hands or arms could be injured if the

airbag is triggered.

The ignition and inflation noise may

cause a mild temporary hearing loss in

extremely sensitive individuals.

Never allow any other passengers,

animals or objects to intrude into the

area between the airbag and the driver You will find the proper airbag safety

or front passenger.

precautions on both sun visors and on

the instrument cluster (US models).

Do not use the cover panel above the

front passenger airbag as a storage

area.

For additional information concerning

the airbag system, refer to pages 123

and 150.

Airbags

Transporting children safely

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Before installing any child-

restraint device or child seat,

please read the following:

In the interest of the child's safety,

please carefully read 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 seat will be seriously

injured or killed.

child-restraint system toward the door

or dashboard, as otherwise serious

injuries may result if the airbag deploys.

Always ensure that all occupants (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 dashboard as possible. This

important precaution is intended to

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.

The illustration shows the correct

seating position for an older child

wearing a safety belt with sufficient

distance between the child and the side

airbag (arrow).

Read carefully and comply with the

safety precautions covering safety belts

on page 50. If you do not, the protec-

tive function of the safety belts will be

limited.<

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