Bra ke fo rc e d is p la y
not p ro vid e a d e q ua te re s tra int. Wh e n
ne e d e d , th e h e a d a nd s id e a irb a gs h e lp
p ro vid e p ro te c tio n in th e e ve nt o f s id e
im p a c t. Th e re le va nt s id e a irb a g s up p orts
th e s id e u p p e r b od y a re a . Th e re le va nt
he a d a irb a g s up p orts th e h e a d a nd p ro -
vid e s p ro te c tio n a ga ins t o b je c ts e nte ring
th e ve hic le .
The b ra ke forc e d is p la y in d ic a te s th e inte n-
s ity w ith w hic h yo u a re a p p lying yo ur
b ra ke s to d rive rs o f fo llowing ve hic le s .
The a irb a gs a re d e lib e ra te ly n ot trig ge re d
in e ve ry im p a c t s itu a tio n, e .g . le s s s e ve re
a c c id e nts , c e rta in ro ll-ove r s itu a tio ns o r
re a r- e nd c ollis ions .
The re a r s e a t s id e a irb a gs m a y
a lre a d y h a ve b e e n d e a c tiva te d b y a
BMW 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 ind i-
c a te th e s ta tu s o f yo ur re a r s e a t s id e a ir-
b a gs . If yo u a re unc e rta in o f th e 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 C e nte r.<
The d is p la y c ons is ts o f tw o s ta ge s :
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No rm a l b ra kin g:
Bra ke la m p 1 lights u p o n b oth s id e s o f
th e ve hic le to ge th e r w ith th e c e nte r
b ra ke la m p
>
He a vy b ra kin g a nd b ra kin g w ith AB S :
Bra ke la m p s 1 a nd 2 lig ht u p o n b oth
ve hic le s id e s to ge th e r w ith th e c e nte r
b ra ke la m p .
Fo r in form a tio n o n th e c orre c t s ittin g p os i-
tio n, re fe r to p a ge 2 7.
Do n ot a p p ly a d he s ive m a te ria ls to
th e c ove r p a ne ls of th e a irb a gs , c ove r
th e m o r m od ify th e m in a ny o th e r w a y.
Do n ot a tte m p t to re m ove th e a irb a g re te n-
tio n s ys te m fro m th e ve hic le . Ne ve r m od ify
or ta m p e r w ith e ith e r th e w iring o r th e in d i-
vid ua l c om p one nts in th e a irb a g s ys te m .
This c a te gory in c lud e s the up hols te ry in the
c e nte r o f th e s te e ring w he e l, o n th e in s tru -
m e nt c lus te r, th e s id e trim p a ne ls o n th e
d oors , a nd th e ro of p illa rs a long w ith th e
s id e s o f th e h e a d line r. Do n ot a tte m p t to
re m ove o r d is m a ntle th e s te e ring w he e l.
Do n ot to uc h th e in d ivid ua l c om p one nts
d ire c tly a fte r th e s ys te m h a s b e e n trig -
ge re d , b e c a us e th e re is a d a nge r o f b urn s .
If yo u n ote a ny in d ic a tio n o f s ys te m m a l-
func tio n, if yo u d e s ire to h a ve a n a irb a g
d e a c tiva te d , o r if th e a irb a g re te ntio n s ys -
te m is trig ge re d in re s p ons e to a n a c c id e nt,
yo u s hould a lwa ys e ntru s t a ll ins p e c tio n,
re p a ir a nd d is m a ntling o p e ra tio ns to yo ur
BMW S p orts Ac tivity Ve hic le C e nte r.
Un p ro fe s s iona l a tte m p ts to s e rvic e th e s ys -
te m c ould le a d to fa ilure in a n e m e rg e nc y
or u nd e s ire d a irb a g a c tiva tio n, e ith e r o f
whic h c ould re s ult in p e rs ona l injury.
Airb a g s
The fo llowing a irb a gs a re lo c a te d b e ne a th
th e m a rke d c ove rs :
1
Fro nt a irb a gs fo r d rive r a nd fro nt p a s -
s e nge r
2
3
He a d a irb a gs in fro nt a nd re a r
S id e a irb a gs in fro nt a nd re a r*
P ro te c tive e ffe c t
The fro nt a irb a gs h e lp p ro te c t th e d rive r
a nd fro nt p a s s e nge r b y re s p ond ing to fro n-
ta l im p a c ts in w hic h s a fe ty b e lts a lone c a n-
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