BMW 1 E87 coupe owners manual page 74

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Before transporting a child on the front cle production. After mounting a child seat, passenger seat, read the safety precau-ensure that the indicator lamp for the front tions and handling instructions under Trans-passenger airbag is lit. It indicates that the porting children safely, refer to page44.child seat has been detected and that the The front and side airbags can also be deacti-front passenger airbags are deactivated.< vated by adolescents and adults sitting in cer-> The indicator lamp does not come on as tain positions; the indicator lamp for the front long as a person of sufficient size and in a passenger airbags comes on. In such cases, the correct sitting position is detected on the passenger should change his or her sitting seat. position so that the fr ont passenger airbags are The front and side airbags for the front pas- activated and the indicator lamp goes out. If the senger are activated. desired airbag status cannot be achieved by > The indicator lamp does not come on if the changing the sitting position, transport the rele-seat is empty. vant passenger on a rear seat. Do not attach The front and side airbags for the front pas- seat covers, seat cushion padding, ball mats or senger are not activated. other items to the front passenger seat unless they are specifically recommended by BMW. Operational readiness of airbag system Do not place any items under the seat which could press against the seat from below. Other- wise a correct analysis of the seat cushion is not ensured.< Status of front passenger airbags As of radio readiness, refer to page47, the warning lamp comes on briefly to indicate that the entire airbag system and the belt tensioners are operational. The indicator lamp for the front passenger air-Airbag system malfunction Technology for driving comfort and safety bags shows the functional status of the front > Warning lamp does not light up at radio passenger's front and side airbags in accor-readiness or beyond. dance with whether and how the front passen-> Warning lamp remains permanently on. ger seat is occupied. The indicator lamp shows In the event of a fault in the airbag system, whether the front passenger airbags are acti-have it checked without delay, otherwise vated or deactivated. there is the risk that the system will not function > The indicator lamp lights up when a child in as intended even if a sufficiently severe acci- a specially designated child-restraint sys-dent occurs.< tem is detected, as intended, on the seat. The front and side airbags for the front pas- senger are not activated. Convertible: rollover Most child seats are detected by the protection system system, especially child seats required by the NHTSA at the time of vehi- The rollover protection system is activated automatically in the event of an accident, a crit- 72 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 600 853 - © 08/08 BMW AG

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