Mini Countryman owners manual page 83

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CONTROLS Technology for driving comfort and safety upholstery in the center of the steering wheel, for the front passenger airbags lights up when on the instrument panel, the doors, and the roof this occurs. In such cases, the passenger should pillars as well as the sides of the headliner. Do change his or her sitting position so that the not attempt to remove or dismantle the steering front passenger airbags are activated and the wheel.< indicator lamp goes out. If the desired airbag Donot touch the individual components status cannot be achieved by changing the sit- immediately after the system has been ting position, transport the relevant passenger triggered, because there is a danger of burns.on a rear seat. Have the testing, repair, removal, and disposal > Do not attach covers, cushions, ball mats or of airbag generators executed only by your MINI other items to the front passenger seat dealer or a workshop that has the required unless they are specifically recommended explosives licenses. by the manufacturer of your MINI. Otherwise, unprofessional attempts to service > Do not place items on the front passenger the system could lead to failure in an emergency seat. or undesired airbag activation, either of which > Do not place items under the seat which could result in personal injury.< could press against the seat from below. Warning notices and information about the air-Status of front passenger airbags bags can also be found on the sun visors. Automatic deactivation of the front passenger airbags The presence of a passenger in the front passen- ger seat is detected by measuring the resistance of the human body. The system correspondingly activates or deactivates the front, side, and knee airbags for the front passenger. Make sure that the front passenger's feet remain in the footwell; otherwise, it is not The indicator lamp for the front passenger air- possible to guarantee the function of the front bags shows the functional status of the front passenger airbags.< passenger's front, side, and knee airbags in The indicator lamp above the interior rearview accordance with whether and how the front mirror shows the current status of the front pas-passenger seat is occupied. The indicator lamp senger airbags, deactivated or activated, refer to shows whether the front passenger airbags are Status of front passenger airbags below.activated or deactivated. Before transporting a child on the front > The indicator lamp lights up when a child in passenger seat, read the safety informa-a specially designated child restraint system tion and follow the instru ctions under Transport-is properly detected on the seat or the seat is ing children safely, page46.< unoccupied. The front, side, and knee airbags for the Malfunction of the automatic front passenger are not activated. deactivation Most child seats are detected by the When teenagers and adults assume certain sit-system. This particularly applies to ting positions, this can cause the front, side, and child seats that were required by NHTSA at knee airbags to deactivate. The indicator lamp the time of manufacture of the vehicle. After 82 Online Edition for Part no. 01402917368 - © 10/12 BMW AG

owners manual Mini Countryman

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