BMW 5 E60 E61 owners manual page 152

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Telephoning Safety notice burns. If the antenna is damaged, have it replaced For your own safety immediately.< A car phone makes life more convenient in Special environmental conditions many ways, and can even save lives in an Always switch off your BMW portable emergency. While you should consult your phone in areas where blasting work is Telephoningportable phone's separate Owner's Manual being conducted with explosives. The for a detailed description of safety precau-phone signals could potentially act as a tions and information, we request that you high-frequency transmitter and set off direct your particular attention to the fol-explosions. lowing: Always switch off your BMW portable Adjustments phone in areas where an increased explo- To avoid posing a danger to yourself sion danger is present. This category and other road users, never adjust the includes filling stations along with fuel and system settings unless your vehicle is com- chemical storage depots, etc., and all pletely stationary.< areas in which the air can contain fuel, chemicals or metal particles. Under these Using the phone in your vehicle conditions, your BMW portable phone could conceivably generate sparks that Using a portable phone to make and could lead to a fire or explosion. Always receive calls while driving is now ille-observe all legal regulations governing the gal in virtually every country in the world. use of portable phones in the vicinity of fill- Always use your hands-free unit, or stop ing stations, chemical factories and other your vehicle in an area where you will not areas where an explosion potential exists. pose a safety hazard to other road users. < Never use the BMW portable phone in air- Vehicles and portable phones craft; do not use this portable phone in hos- pitals, care centers or at other locations Do not use your phone from within a where medical equipment may be in oper- garage, or near an open hood. The air ation, such as accident sites, etc. in these areas could contain fuel vapors, Your service provider can furnish you with and the portable phone might generate more detailed information on legal regula- sparks that could result in burns. tions governing the use of your phone.< This same precaution applies to open lug- Medical equipment gage compartment lids on vehicles equipped for operation using natural gas or Portable phones can generate inter- hydrogen, and to all vehicles with luggage ference capable of preventing hearing compartment-mounted batteries.< aids and cardiac pacemakers from operat- Antenna ing correctly. If you or any occupant of the vehicle will be using such equipment, con- When using the phone, ensure that all sult a physician or the manufacturer of the persons in the area are at least 20 in/equipment to determine whether it is ade- 50 cm from the antenna. Never use your quately shielded against high-frequency BMW portable phone if the antenna is dam- energy.< aged. Contact between your skin and a damaged antenna can result in minor 150 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 647 - © 07/03 BMW AG

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