Transporting children safely
The right place for children
Installing child restraint fixing
systems
Children in the vehicle
Before mounting a child restraint fixing system
on the rear middle seat, return both outer backr‐
ests to the basic position.
Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle; otherwise, they could endanger them‐
selves and other persons, e.g., by opening the
doors.◀
Manufacturer's information for child re‐
straint fixing systems
Children should always be in the rear
To select, mount and use child restraint fixing
systems, observe the information provided by
the system manufacturer; otherwise, the pro‐
tective effect can be impaired.◀
Accident research shows that the safest place
for children is in the back seat.
Transporting children in the rear
Only transport children younger than
years of age or shorter than 5 ft/150 cm in the
In the front passenger seat
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After installing a child restraint fixing system in
the front passenger seat, make sure that the
front, knee and side airbags on the front pas‐
senger side are deactivated.
rear in child restraint fixing systems provided in
accordance with the age, weight and size of the
child; otherwise, there is an increased risk of in‐
jury in an accident.
Children 13 years of age or older must wear a
safety belt as soon as a suitable child restraint
fixing system can no longer be used due to their
age, weight and size.◀
Deactivating the front passenger airbags
If a child restraint fixing system is used in
the front passenger seat, the front passenger
airbags must be deactivated; otherwise, there is
an increased risk of injury to the child when the
airbags are triggered, even with a child restraint
fixing system.◀
Children on the front passenger seat
Should it ever be necessary to use a child re‐
straint fixing system in the front passenger seat,
make sure that the front, knee and side airbags
on the front passenger side are deactivated. Au‐
tomatic deactivation of front passenger airbags,
refer to page 91.
Seat position and height
Before installing a child restraint fixing system,
move the front passenger seat as far back as
possible and adjust its height to the middle po‐
sition to obtain the best possible position for the
belt and to offer optimal protection in the event
of an accident.
Deactivating the front passenger airbags
If a child restraint fixing system is used in
the front passenger seat, the front passenger
airbags must be deactivated; otherwise, there is
an increased risk of injury to the child when the
airbags are triggered, even with a child restraint
fixing system.◀
Do not change the seat position and height after
this.
Backrest width*
Before installing a child restraint fixing system in
the front passenger seat, open the backrest
width, refer to page 48, completely. Do not
change the backrest width again and do not call
up a memory position.
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| Categories | BMW 5-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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