Ad ju s tm e n ts
S ittin g s a fe ly
S ittin g s a fe ly w ith s a fe ty b e lts
Eve n th ough th e re is a n a irb a g, w e a r a
s a fe ty b e lt e ve ry tim e yo u g e t in th e ve hi-
c le . Alth ough a irb a gs e nha nc e s a fe ty b y
p ro vid ing a d d e d p ro te c tio n, th e y a re n ot a
s ub s titu te fo r s a fe ty b e lts .
The id e a l s ittin g p os itio n c a n m a ke a vita l
c ontrib utio n to re la xe d d rivin g th a t is a s
fa tig ue -fre e a s p os s ib le . Th e s ittin g p os i-
tio n p la ys a n im p orta nt ro le to ge th e r w ith
th e s a fe ty b e lts a nd a irb a gs in p ro vid ing
oc c up a nts with m a xim um le ve ls o f p a s s ive
s a fe ty in a n a c c id e nt. Th e re fore , o b s e rve
th e following ins tru c tio ns , a s oth e rw is e th e
p ro te c tive fu nc tio n o f th e s a fe ty s ys te m s
m a y b e im p a ire d .
Your ve hic le h a s five s e a ts th a t a re a ll
e q uip p e d w ith a s a fe ty b e lt.
Oc 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 a t a ll tim e s :
infa nts 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 .
Fo r a d d itio na l inform a tio n o n tra ns p ortin g
c hild re n s a fe ly, re fe r to p a ge 3 4.
Exp e c ta nt m oth e rs s hould a lwa ys w e a r
th e ir s a fe ty b e lts , ta kin g c a re to p os itio n
th e la p b e lt a ga ins t th e lowe r h ip s , w he re it
will not e xe rt p re s s ure a ga ins t th e a b d om i-
na l a re a .
S ittin g s a fe ly w ith a irb a g s
Alwa ys m a inta in a n a d e q ua te d is -
ta nc e b e tw e e n yo urs e lf a nd th e a ir-
b a gs . Alw a ys h old th e s te e ring w he e l b y
its rim w ith h a nd s a t th e 9 o 'c loc k a nd
Ne ve r a llow m ore th a n o ne p e rs on to w e a r
a s ingle s a fe ty b e lt. Ne ve r a llow infa nts a nd
s m a ll c hild re n to rid e in a p a s s e nge rs la p .
Do n ot ro ute th e b e lt a c ro s s yo ur n e c k, o r
ru n it a c ro s s s ha rp e d ge s . B e s ure th a t th e
b e lt d oe s n ot b e c om e c a ught o r ja m m e d .
Avo id tw is tin g th e b e lt while ro utin g it firm ly
a c ro s s th e hip s a nd s hould e r. Do not a llow
th e b e lt to re s t a ga ins t h a rd o r fra gile
ob je c ts . O th e rw is e , in th e e ve nt o f a fro nta l
im p a c t, a lo os e la p b e lt c ould s lid e o ve r
yo ur h ip s , le a d ing to a b d om ina l injury.
Avo id w e a ring c loth ing th a t p re ve nts th e
b e lt fro m fittin g p ro p e rly a nd p ull th e la p
b e lt p e rio d ic a lly to re a d jus t th e te ns ion
a c ro s s yo ur s hould e r in o rd e r to a vo id a
re d uc tio n in th e re te ntio n e ffe c t o f th e
s a fe ty b e lt.<
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o 'c loc k p os itio ns , to m inim ize th e ris k o f
injurie s to yo ur ha nd s a nd a rm s in th e e ve nt
of a irb a g d e p loym e nt.
No one a nd noth ing is to c om e b e tw e e n th e
a irb a gs a nd th e s e a t o c c up a nt.
Do n ot u s e th e c ove r o f th e fro nt a irb a g o n
th e fro nt p a s s e nge r s id e a s a s to ra ge a re a .
Ma ke s ure th a t th e fro nt p a s s e nge r is c or-
re c tly s e a te d , i.e . fe e t o r le gs not re s tin g on
th e ins tru m e nt p a ne l, a s o th e rw is e le g inju-
rie s c a n re s ult if th e kn e e a nd front a irb a g is
trig ge re d .
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
on a s id e a irb a g b e c a us e th e in fla tin g a ir-
b a g c ould c a us e a s e rio us o r fa ta l injury.<
Eve n if yo u a d he re to a ll th e in s tru c tio ns
injurie s re s ulting fro m c onta c t w ith a irb a gs
c a nnot b e fully e xc lud e d , d e p e nd ing on th e
c irc um s ta nc e s . Th e ig nitio n a nd in fla tio n
nois e m a y p ro vo ke a m ild – u s ua lly te m p o-
ra ry – h e a ring lo s s in e xtre m e ly s e ns itive
ind ivid ua ls .
Fo r fa s te ning s a fe ty b e lts , re fe r to p a ge 3 0.
S e a ts
No te b e fo re a d ju s tin g
Fo r a irb a g lo c a tio ns a nd a d d itio na l infor-
m a tio n o n a irb a gs , re fe r to p a ge 5 4.
Ne ve r try to a d jus t yo ur s e a t w hile
op e ra tin g th e ve hic le . Th e s e a t c ould
re s p ond w ith u ne xp e c te d m ove m e nt, a nd
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| Tags | BMW E83, BMW X3 2.5i, BMW X3 3.0i |
| Model Year | 2004 |
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