Tra n s p o rt in g c h ild re n s a fe ly
Th e rig h t p la c e fo r c h ild re n
s ys te m th a t h a s firs t b e e n p ro p e rly s e c ure d
with a s a fe ty b e lt.
Ch ild re n a lw a ys in th e re a r
All re a r s e a tin g p os itio ns in yo ur ve hic le
m e e t th e re c om m e nd a tio ns o f S AE J 1819,
a n in d us try- re c om m e nd e d p ra c tic e fo r
s e c uring c hild -re s tra int s ys te m s in m oto r
ve hic le s .
Ac c id e nt re s e a rc h s hows th a t th e s a fe s t
p la c e fo r c hild re n in a ve hic le is in th e re a r
s e a t.
Old e r c hild re n s hould b e tig htly s e c ure d
with a s a fe ty b e lt, a fte r th e y h a ve outg ro wn
a b oos te r s e a t th a t is a p p ro p ria te fo r th e ir
a ge , h e ight a nd w e ight.
Exc e p tio n fo r th e fro n t p a s s e n g e r
s e a t
S hould it b e c om e n e c e s s a ry to u s e a
c hild -re s tra int s ys te m o n th e fro nt
A c hild s ittin g in th e re a r s e a t a nd not
p ro p e rly re s tra ine d m a y p la c e h is o r
p a s s e nge r s e a t, th e a irb a gs on th e p a s s e n-
ge r's s id e m us t b e d e a c tiva te d . Th e p a s -
s e nge r a irb a g in d ic a to r la m p a b ove th e
inte rio r re a rvie w m irro r m us t lig ht u p c on-
tin uous ly. O th e rw is e , th e fro nt p a s s e nge r
a irb a gs re m a in a c tive a nd th e re is c ons id -
e ra b le ris k o f injury to c hild re n if the a irb a gs
a re trig ge re d , e ve n w ith a c hild -re s tra int
s ys te m . In th is c a s e , c hild re n s hould b e
s e a te d in the re a r a nd the s ys te m s hould b e
c he c ke d a t yo ur B MW S p ort Ac tivity Ve hi-
c le C e nte r.<
he r h e a d o n o r 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
he 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 iffic 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 os i-
tio ne d a t a ll tim e s a nd d o 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. Th e re -
fore , w e re c om m e nd th a t th e re a r s id e a ir-
b a gs , if p ro vid e d , b e d e a c tiva te d if you p la n
to tra ns p ort c hild re n in th e re a r s e a t.<
Ne ve r in s ta ll a re a rw a rd -fa c ing c hild -
re s tra int s ys te m in th e fro nt p a s s e n-
ge r s e a t o f th is ve hic le if th e p a s s e nge r a ir-
b a g is n ot d e a c tiva te d . If yo u d o s o, th e
c hild c ould b e s e ve re ly in jure d w he n th e
a irb a g is trig ge re d .
Your ve hic le is e q uip p e d w ith a n a irb a g
s up p le m e nta l re s tra int s ys te m fo r th e fro nt
p a s s e nge r. B e c a us e th e b a c kre s t o n a ny
re a rw a rd -fa c ing c hild -re s tra int s ys te m – o f
th e kin d d e s igne d fo r in fa nts u nd e r 1 ye a r
a nd 2 0 Ib s /9 kg – w ould b e w ith in th e a ir-
b a g's d e p loym e nt ra nge , yo u s hould ne ve r
m ount s uc h a s ys te m in the front p a s s e nge r
s e a t, s inc e th e im p a c t o f th e a irb a g a ga ins t
th e c hild re s tra int' s b a c kre s t c ould le a d to
s e rio us o r fa ta l injurie s .<
De a c tiva tio n o f th e re a r s e a t s id e
a irb a g s
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 b y a B MW S p orts
Ac tivity Ve hic le 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 the ir s ta tu s , o r wis h to ha 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 onta c t yo ur B MW S p orts Ac tivity Ve hic le
Ce nte r.
Ch ild -re s tra in t s ys te m in re a r
Child re n u nd e r 1 3 ye a rs o f a ge a nd
c hild re n le s s th a n 5 ft/ 150 c m ta ll
s hould a lwa ys rid e in th e re a r a nd th e
re s tra int s ys te m s s hould b e p ro p e rly
a d jus te d .<
Mo re in form a tio n o n a uto m a tic d e a c tiva -
tio n o f th e fro nt p a s s e nge r a irb a gs , re fe r to
p a ge 5 5.
Younge r c hild re n s hould b e s e c ure d in a n
a p p ro p ria te fo rw a rd -fa c ing c hild -re s tra int
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