5
6nAirb a g s
At a ll tim e s , o c c up a nts s hould s it u p -
rig ht a nd b e p ro p e rly re s tra ine d (infa nts re a r- s e a t s id e a irb a gs , if p ro vid e d , b e
The re fore , w e re c om m e nd th a t th e
Eve n w he n a ll th e s e g uid e line s a re o b -
s e rve d , th e re is s till a s m a ll re s id ua l ris k
a nd s m a ll c hild re n in a p p ro p ria te c hild
re s tra int s ys te m s ; la rg e r c hild re n a nd
a d ults u s ing th e s a fe ty b e lts ). Ne ve r le t
a n o c c up a nt' s h e a d re s t n e a r o r o n a
s id e a irb a g b e c a us e th e infla tin g a irb a g
c ould c a us e a s e rio us o r fa ta l injury.
P le a s e n ote th a t th e w ord "Airb a g" im -
p rinte d o n th e d oor trim p a ne l ind ic a te s
th e a irb a g’s lo c a tio n.
d e a c tiva te d if c hild re n w ill b e tra ve lling of in jurie s to th e fa c e , h a nd s a nd a rm s
in th e re a r s e a t.
oc c urrin g fro m a irb a g d e p loym e nt in
is ola te d in s ta nc e s .
The ig nitio n a nd in fla tio n n ois e m a y
p ro vo ke a m ild te m p ora ry h e a ring lo s s
in e xtre m e ly s e ns itive in d ivid ua ls .
The re a r s e a t s id e a irb a gs m a y a lre a d y
ha ve b e e n d e a c tiva te d , e ith e r a t th e
tim e o f m a nufa c tu re o r b y a B MW c e n-
te r. La b e ls in th e re a r d oor o p e ning
s hould in d ic a te th e s ta tu s o f yo ur re a r
Airb a g w a rn ing in form a tio n is a ls o p ro -
s e a t s id e a irb a gs . If yo u a re unc e rta in of vid e d o n th e s un vis ors .
th e ir s ta tu s , o r w is h to h a ve th e a irb a gs
Fo r a d d itio na l inform a tio n c onc e rn ing
th e a irb a g s ys te m , re fe r to p a ge s 1 39
a nd 1 64.
Infa nts o r s m a ll c hild re n s hould n e ve r
b e h e ld o n th e la p o f a p a s s e nge r.
a c tiva te d o r d e a c tiva te d , p le a s e c on-
ta c t yo ur B MW c e nte r.
Ac c id e nt re s e a rc h s hows th a t th e s a f-
e s t p la c e fo r c hild re n in a n a uto m ob ile
is in th e re a r s e a t. Ho we ve r, a c hild s it-
tin g in th e re a r s e a t a nd n ot p ro p e rly re -
s tra ine d m a y p la c e h is o r h e r h e a d o n
or n e a r th e s id e a irb a g, if s o e q uip p e d .
Fo r e xa m p le , a c hild – e ve n th ough
b e lte d – m a y fa ll a s le e p w ith h is o r h e r
he a d a ga ins t th e s id e a irb a g. It m a y b e
d iffic ult fo r a d rive r to e ns ure th a t c hil-
d re n in th e re a r s e a t w ill re m a in p ro p -
e rly p os itio ne d a t a ll tim e s a nd n ot
p la c e th e ir h e a d s o n o r n e a r th e s id e
a irb a g.
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