BMW M3 E46 owners manual page 43

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To adjust Safe seating position 43 For driving that is relaxed and less likely For airbag locations and additional Never allow more than one person to cause fatigue, you should select a information on airbags, refer to to wear a single safety belt. Never sitting position that reflects your per-page 53. allow infants or small children to ride in sonal requirements. In combination a passenger's lap. Avoid twisting the with the safety belts and airbags, the Sitting safely with safety beltsbelt while routing it firmly across the Overview correct seating position also plays an Your vehicle offers five sitting positions, pelvis and shoulder, wear it as snugly important role in enhancing occupant each of which is provided with a safety against your body as possible. Do not safety in the event of an accident. To belt. allow the belt to rest against hard or ensure that the vehicle's safety systems fragile objects in your pockets. Do not provide you with optimal protection, we route the belt across your neck, or run it request that you direct your careful across sharp edges. Be sure that the Controls attention to the following section. belt does not become caught or For supplementary information on jammed. Avoid wearing bulky clothing transporting children, refer to page 56. and pull on the lap belt periodically to retension it over your shoulders. In the Sitting safely with airbags event of a frontal impact, a loose lap Maintenance Always maintain an adequate dis- belt could slide over the hips, leading to tance between yourself and the abdominal injury. In addition, the safety airbags. Always hold the steering wheel belt's restraint effectiveness is reduced by the rim to keep any chance of injury if the belt is worn loosely. Expectant to hands or arms to an absolute mini- mothers should always wear their mum should the airbag be deployed. safety belts, taking care to position the Repairs Never allow any objects, individuals or lap belt against the lower hips, where it animals to obstruct the areas between will not exert pressure against the passengers and airbags. Never use the abdominal area. Leave the rear safety front airbag's cover as a storage tray or belts in the holders, if they are not support for objects of any kind. Never needed, to avoid unwanted movement Data allow front passengers to rest their feet from the safety belts at high speeds.< or legs on the airbag cover.< For information on using the safety belts, refer to page 47. Index

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