BMW 7 E65 owners manual page 58

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Protective effect wiring or the individual components in the The front airbags help protect the front airbag system. This category includes the passengers by responding to frontal upholstery in the center of the steering impacts in which safety belts alone cannot wheel, on the instrument panel, the side provide adequate restraint. When needed, trim panels on the front or rear doors, and the head and side airbags help provide the roof pillars along with the sides of the protection in the event of side impact. The headliner. Do not attempt to remove or dis- side airbags help restrain the side of the mantle the steering wheel. occupant's upper torso, and the head air- To ensure compliance with official safety bags help support the head while also regulations, entrust disposal of airbag gen- helping provide protection against any erators only to a BMW center. Adjustmentsobjects penetrating into the passenger Unprofessional attempts to service the compartment. The knee airbags help pro- system could lead to failure in an emer- tect the legs against impact against the gency or undesired airbag activation, either cockpit. of which could result in personal injury. The side airbags in the rear pas- Do not touch the individual components senger area of your vehicle may directly after the system has been trig- already have been deactivated either at the gered, because there is a danger of time of manufacture or by a BMW center. burns.< You may have them activated if you desire At all times, occupants should sit to do so. Please contact your BMW center upright and be properly restrained – for additional information.< infants and small children in appropriate For information on the correct sitting posi-child-restraint systems; larger children and tion, refer to page 45. adults using the safety belts. Never let an occupant's head rest near or on a side The airbags do not deploy in airbag because the inflating airbag could response to minor accidents or rear cause a serious or fatal injury. Please note collisions, nor do they respond to certain that the word Airbag imprinted on the door kinds of vehicle rollover.< trim panel indicates the airbag's location. Even when all safety guidelines are Never install a rearward-facing child- observed, there is a small residual risk that restraint system on the front passenger passengers will sustain facial, hand or arm seat. If you do so, the child could be injuries in isolated instances. The ignition severely injured when the airbag is trig- and inflation noise may provoke a mild – gered. usually temporary – hearing loss in Children under 13 years of age and chil- extremely sensitive individuals. dren less than 5 ft (150 cm) tall should always ride in the rear and the restraint sys- Important safety notes tems should be secured with the vehicle's Do not apply adhesive materials to safety belts. the cover panels of the airbags, cover Accident research shows that the safest them or modify them in any other way. place for children in an automobile is in the Do not attempt to remove the airbag rear seat. However, a child sitting in the restraint system from the vehicle. If you rear seat and not properly restrained may note any indication of system malfunction, place his or her head on or near the airbag, if you desire to have an airbag deactivated, if so equipped. or if the airbags are triggered in response For example, a child — even though belted to an accident, you should always entrust — may fall asleep with his or her head all inspection, repair and dismantling oper-against the side airbag. It may be difficult ations to your BMW center. for a driver to ensure that children in the Never modify or tamper with either the rear seat will remain properly positioned at all times and do not place their heads on or 56 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 197 - © 11/02 BMW AG

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