BMW 5 E39 owners manual page 64

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64nAirbags Do not apply adhesive materials to the At all times, occupants should sit The rear seat side airbags may already cover panels of the airbags, cover them upright and be properly restrained have been deactivated, either at the or modify them in any other way. (infants and small children in appropri-time of manufacture or by a BMW cen- Do not install a rear-facing child re-ate child restraint systems; larger chil-ter. Labels in the rear door opening straint system in the front passenger dren and adults using the safety belts). should indicate the status of your rear seat of this car. Never let an occupant's head rest near seat side airbags. If your are uncertain Children under 13 years of age and or on a side airbag because the inflating of their status, or wish to have the air- children less than 5 ft (150 cm) tall airbag could cause a serious or fatal in-bags activated or deactivated, please should ride only in the rear seat. jury. Please note that the word "Airbag" contact your BMW center.< Infants or small children should never imprinted on the door trim panel indi- be held on the lap of a passenger. cates the airbag's location. Even when all these guidelines are If your car is equipped with side airbags Accident research shows that the followed, there is still a small residual in the rear passenger area, be sure that safest place for children in an automo-risk of injuries to the face, hands and child restraints are mounted correctly bile is in the rear seat. However, a child arms occurring from airbag deployment and provided with the greatest-possible sitting in the rear seat and not properly in isolated instances. The ignition and distance between the airbags in the restrained may place his or her head on inflation noise may provoke a mild tem- side trim panels. Do not allow children or near the side airbag, if so equipped. porary hearing loss in extremely sensi- to lean out of the child's seat in the di-For example, a child – even though tive individuals. rection of the side trim panels. If they belted – may fall asleep with his or her Airbag warning information is also do so, serious injuries can occur if the head against the side airbag. It may be provided on the sun visors. airbag is triggered.< difficult for a driver to ensure that chil-For additional information concerning dren in the rear seat will remain prop-the airbag system, refer to pages 176 erly positioned at all times and not and 206. place their heads on or near the side airbag. Therefore, we recommend that the rear seat side airbags, if provided, be deac- tivated if you plan to transport children in the rear seat. Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 420 - © 01/01 BMW Group

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