Airb a g s
59n
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 s e a t s id e a irb a gs , if s o e q uip p e d , b e
The re fore , w e re c om m e nd th a t th e re a r 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 tra ve l in th e
re a r s e a t.
of in jurie s to th e fa c e , h a nd s a nd a rm s
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 . Th e ig nitio n a nd
infla 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 nte 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
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
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.
Airb a g w a rn ing in form a tio n is a ls o p ro -
Fo r a dditional inform ation c once rning
th e a irbag s ys te m, re fe r to p age 16 1
and 18 8.
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 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 h e a d
a ga ins t th e s id e a irb a g. It m a y b e d iffi-
c ult fo r a d rive r to e ns ure th a t c hild re n
in th e re a r s e a t w ill re m a in p ro p e rly p o-
s itio ne d a t a ll tim e s a nd n ot p la c e th e ir
he a d s o n o r n e a r th e s id e a irb a g.
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| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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