Operation, care and maintenance -> Vehicle storage for your BMW 7 Series 2001-2007

Airbags  
Vehicle storage  
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Modifications may not be made on ei- Consult your BMW center regarding the  
ther the wiring or the individual compo- required special procedures if you in-  
nents in the airbag system. These in-  
clude the padded steering wheel hub,  
the instrument panel, the side trim pan-  
els of the front or rear doors and the  
roof pillars or the sides of the headliner.  
Never apply adhesive materials to these  
components or cover or modify them in  
any way. Do not attempt to remove or  
dismantle the steering wheel.  
tend to store the vehicle for longer than  
three months.  
To ensure compliance with official  
safety regulations, entrust disposal of  
airbag generators to a BMW center.  
Unprofessional attempts to service the  
system could lead to failure in an emer-  
gency or undesired airbag activation,  
either of which could result in personal  
injury.<  
1 Front airbags for driver and  
front passenger  
2 Side impact head protection system  
(front and rear*)  
3 Side airbags (front and rear*)  
Important safety notices  
The side airbags in the rear* of  
your vehicle are deactived. If you  
wish, you can have them acticated.  
Please consult your BMW center.<  
Do not attempt to remove the gas  
generators of the airbag restraint  
system from the vehicle. Have testing  
and service procedures performed by  
specially-qualified technicians only. In  
the event of a malfunction, deactivation,  
or triggered actuation (as a response to  
an accident) of the airbag restraint sys-  
tem, consult a BMW center for repairs  
or service operations.  
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