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head and side airbags help provide protection in The indicator lamp above the interior ty the event of side impact. The relevant side air-rearview mirror shows the current status bag supports the side upper body area. The of the front passenger airbags, deactivated or head air bag supports the head.activated, refer to Status of front passenger air- safeThe airbags have been designed to not be trig-bags below.< gered in every collision situation, e.g. not in Before transporting a child on the front minor accidents or rear-end collisions.passenger seat, read the safety precau- Do not apply adhesive materials to the tions and handling instructions under Trans- and cover panels of the airbags, cover them or porting children safely, refer to page51. modify them in any other way. Do not attach The front and side airbags can also be deacti- seat covers, cushions or other objects not spe-vated by adolescents and adults sitting in cer- cifically approved for seats with integral side air-tain positions; the indicator lamp for the front bags to the front seats. Do not hang items of passenger airbags comes on. In such cases, the clothing such as coats or jackets over the back-passenger should change his or her sitting rests. Do not attempt to remove the airbag position so that the front passenger airbags are retention system from the vehicle. Do not mod-activated and the indicator lamp goes out. If the ify the individual components of the system or desired airbag status cannot be achieved by its wiring in any way. This includes the uphol-changing the sitting position, transport the rele- stered covers on the steering wheel, instrument vant passenger on a rear seat. Do not attach panel, seats and roof posts, as well as the sides seat covers, seat cushion padding, ball mats or driving comfortof the roof lining. Do not attempt to remove or other items to the front passenger seat unless dismantle the steering wheel.they are specifically recommended by BMW. Donot touch the individual components imme-Do not place any items under the seat which diately after the system has been triggered, could press against the seat from below. Other- because there is a danger of burns.wise a correct analysis of the seat cushion is not In the event of malfunctions, deactivation or ensured.< triggering of the airbag restraint system, have Status of front passenger airbags the testing, repair, removal and disposal of air- bag generators executed only by a BMW center or a workshop that works according to repair chnology forprocedures of BMW with correspondingly e trained personnel and that has the required explosives licenses. Unprofessional attempts to T work on the system could lead to failure in an emergency or to undesired airbag activation, either of which could result in personal injury.< Warning notices and information about the air- bags can also be found on the sun visors.The indicator lamp for the front passenger air- Automatic deactivation of the front bags shows the functional status of the front passenger airbags passenger's front and side airbags in accor- dance with whether and how the front passen- An analysis of the impression in the front pas-ger seat is occupied. The indicator lamp shows senger seat cushion determines whether and whether the front passenger airbags are acti- how the seat is occupied. The front and side air-vated or deactivated. bags for the front passenger are activated or > The indicator lamp lights up when a child in deactivated by the system accordingly.a specially designated child-restraint sys- tem is detected, as intended, on the seat. 84

owners manual BMW M3 E92

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