BMW X3 E83 owners manual page 56

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Brake force display not provide adequate restraint. When needed, the head and side airbags help The brake force display indicates the inten-provide protection in the event of side sity with which you are applying your impact. The relevant side airbag supports brakes to drivers of following vehicles. the side upper body area. The relevant head airbag supports the head and pro- vides protection against objects entering the vehicle. The airbags are deliberately not triggered in every impact situation, e.g. less severe accidents, certain roll-over situations or rear-end collisions. The rear seat side airbags may already have been deactivated by a The display consists of two stages: BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Center. Labels in the rear door opening should indi- > Normal braking: cate the status of your rear seat side air- Brake lamp 1 lights up on both sides of bags. If you are uncertain of their status, or the vehicle together with the center wish to have the airbags activated or deac- brake lamp tivated, please contact your BMW Sports > Heavy braking and braking with ABS: Activity Vehicle Center.< Brake lamps 1 and 2 light up on both For information on the correct sitting posi- vehicle sides together with the center tion, refer to page 27. brake lamp. Do not apply adhesive materials to the cover panels of the airbags, cover Airbags them or modify them in any other way. Do not attempt to remove the airbag reten- tion system from the vehicle. Never modify or tamper with either the wiring or the indi- vidual components in the airbag system. This category includes the upholstery in the center of the steering wheel, on the instru- ment cluster, the side trim panels on the doors, and the roof pillars along with the sides of the headliner. Do not attempt to remove or dismantle the steering wheel. Do not touch the individual components The following airbags are located beneath directly after the system has been trig- the marked covers: gered, because there is a danger of burns. If you note any indication of system mal- 1 Front airbags for driver and front pas- function, if you desire to have an airbag senger deactivated, or if the airbag retention sys- Technology for comfort, convenience and safety tem is triggered in response to an accident, 2 Head airbags in front and rear you should always entrust all inspection, 3 Side airbags in front and rear* repair and dismantling operations to your Protective effect BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Center. Unprofessional attempts to service the sys- The front airbags help protect the driver tem could lead to failure in an emergency and front passenger by responding to fron- or undesired airbag activation, either of tal impacts in which safety belts alone can-which could result in personal injury. 54 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 631 - © 07/03 BMW AG

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