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Airbags
Transporting children safely
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Operational readiness of airbag
system
The right place for children
Child-restraint systems in the rear
Children always in the rear:
Children under 13 years of age
and children less than 5 ft/150 cm
tall should always ride in the rear and
the restraint systems should be prop-
erly restraint.<
As of ignition key position 1, the
warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up for a short time,
thus indicating the operational readi-
ness of the entire airbag system and the
safety belt tensioners.
Accident research shows that the saf-
est place for children in a vehicle is in
the rear seat.
Older children should be tightly secured
with a safety belt, after they have out-
grown a booster seat that is appropriate
for their age, height and weight.
Younger children should be secured in
an appropriate child-restraint system
that has been first properly secured to
the vehicle.
Airbag system malfunction
A fault has occurred in the air-
bag system:
If your vehicle is equipped with
rear side airbags, do not allow
children to lean towards the door trim,
All rear sitting positions in your vehi-
cle meet the recommendations of
SAE J1819, an industry-recommended
practice for securing child-restraint sys-
tems in motor vehicles.
> Warning lamp does not light up as of as serious injuries could occur if the
ignition key position 1 side airbags were deployed and chil-
> Warning lamp lights up permanently. dren are too close to the airbags.<
Exception for front passenger
seat
Have the airbag system checked
immediately if a malfunction
Deactivate rear side airbags:
Labels in the rear door opening should
indicate the status of your rear seat side
airbags. If you are uncertain of their sta-
tus, or wish to have the airbags acti-
vated or deactivated, please contact
your BMW Sports Activity Vehicle cen-
ter.
occurs, as otherwise there is a danger
of the system failing to respond in the
expected manner to an impact occur-
ring within its normal response range.<
Should it become necessary to
use a child-restraint system on the
front passenger seat, the front passen-
ger airbags must be deactivated. Your
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle center will
be happy to advise you on this sub-
ject.<
60nTransporting children safely
Never install a rearward-facing
child-restraint system in the front
Installing child-restraint systems
Before installing any child-restraint sys-
tem or child seat, read the following:
passenger seat of this vehicle if the
passenger airbag is not deactivated. If
you do so, the child could be severely
injured or killed when the airbag is trig-
gered. Your vehicle is equipped with an
airbag supplemental restraint system
for the front passenger. Because the
backrest on any rearward-facing child-
restraint system – of the kind designed
for infants under 1 year and 20 Ibs./9 kg
– would be within the airbag's deploy-
ment range, you should never mount
such a system in the front passenger
seat, since the impact of the airbag
against the child restraint's backrest
could lead to serious injuries.<
Observe the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions when
selecting, installing and using the child-
restraint systems. Otherwise the degree
of protection can be reduced. After an
accident, have all parts of the child-
restraint system and of the relevant
vehicle safety belt system checked by a
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle center and
replaced if necessary.<
Child-restraint system security
All of the rear belt retractors and the
front passenger's safety belt can be
locked for mounting and securing child-
restraint systems.
Commercially-available child-restraint
systems are designed to be secured
with a lap belt or with the lap belt por-
tion of a combination lap/shoulder belt.
Improperly or inadequately installed
restraint systems can increase the risk
of injury to children. Always read and
follow the instructions that come with
the system.
Information regarding this is located
near the buckle latch of each safety
belt.
Locking safety belt
Pull the entire length of the belt from
the belt retractor. Allow the reel to
retract the belt somewhat and engage
the buckle, then tighten the belt against
the child-restraint system. The retrac-
tion mechanism is now locked.
Transporting children safely
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Unlocking safety belt
Unlock the safety belt, remove the
child-restraint device and allow the belt
retractor to reel the belt completely in.
Child-restraint system with
tether strap
Each sitting position is fitted with a
head restraint.
If you use a child-restraint system with
a tether strap, three additional tether
anchorage points have been provided,
refer to the arrows in the illustration.
Depending on the location selected
for seating in the rear passenger area,
attach the tether strap to the corre-
sponding anchorage point to secure the
child-restraint system, as shown in the
illustration below.
The figure shows the fastening of the
tether strap in the outer seating posi-
tions.
62nTransporting children safely
LATCH child-restraint fixing
system
Child-safety locks of rear doors
The figure shows the fastening of the
tether strap in the center seating posi-
tion.
Slide the safety lever on the rear doors
downward:
LATCH: Lower Anchor and Tethers for
CHildren.
Routing of the tether strap:
The door can now be opened from the
outside only.
Route the tether strap through the cen-
ter between the head restraint and the
rear backrest.
The rear outer seating positions are
provided with anchors for a LATCH
child-restraint fixing system.
Safety switch for power windows
When using the cargo area roll-up
cover, also route the tether strap
between the rear backrest and the cas-
ing of the roll-up cover.
The figure shows the left rear seat as an Press the safety switch for the power
example. The mounts for attachment of windows, refer to page 40, when chil-
the LATCH child-restraint fixing system dren ride on the back seat
are located behind the cover panels:
Remove cover panels by pulling them
toward the front.
To remount, simply slide into place.
Adjust the tether strap according
to the child-restraint manufac-
turer's instructions.<
Follow the manufacturer's operat-
ing and safety instructions for
attachment of the LATCH child-restraint
fixing system.<
