BMW M3 E46 owners manual page 53

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Passenger safety systems Airbags 53 The side airbags in the rear pas-Do not apply adhesive materials to senger area* of your vehicle may the cover panels of the airbags, already have been deactivated by a cover them or modify them in any other BMW center. You may have them acti-way. Do not attempt to remove the air- vated if you desire to do so. Please bag restraint system from the vehicle. In Overview contact your BMW center for additional the event of a malfunction, deactivation information.< or triggered activation – as a response to an accident – of the airbag restraint The airbags do not deploy in system, consult your BMW center for response to minor collisions, rear inspection, repair or disassembly. Mod- impacts and certain kinds of vehicle ifications may not be made on either Controls rollover.< the wiring or the individual components 1 Front airbags on the driver and pas- in the airbag system. These include the senger sides upholstered covers on the steering 2 Head airbags for driver and front pas- wheel, instrument panel, side trim pan- senger els of the doors and front roof pillars, Maintenance and on the sides of the headliner. Do 3 Side airbags on the driver and pas- not attempt to remove or dismantle the senger sides – front and rear* steering wheel. Unprofessional attempts to service the system could Protective effect lead to failure in an emergency or The front airbags protect the driver and undesired airbag activation, either of Repairs passenger in the event of a head-on which could result in personal injury. Do collision where the protection provided not touch the individual components by the safety belt alone would not be directly after the system has been trig- adequate. The head and side airbags gered, as otherwise there is a danger of help provide protection in the event of a burns.< Data collision from the side. The respective side airbag helps support the seat occupant's upper body. For information on the correct sitting position, refer to page 43. Index

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