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Safety belts
Fasten your safety belt before starting
off.
To fasten: Make sure you hear the
catch engage in the belt buckle.
To release: Press the red button in the
buckle. Hold the belt and guide it back
into its reel.
The shoulder belt anchor automatically
adjusts to continue providing an opti-
mum fit when you move the seat for-
ward or back.
The two safety belt buckles which are
integrated in the rear seat are for pas-
sengers sitting on the left and right. The
belt buckle with the word "CENTER" is
intended exclusively for a passenger
sitting in the middle.
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For your safety, comply with the
following instructions for wearing
safety belts. If you do not, the safety
belts may not be able to provide their
maximum protection. All passengers in
the vehicle should be aware of and
comply with this information:
Never allow more than one person to
wear a single safety belt. Never allow
infants or small children to ride in a pas-
senger's lap.
Avoid twisting the belt while routing it
firmly across the hips and shoulder. Do
not allow the belt to rest against hard or
fragile objects in your pockets. Never
route the belt across your neck, do not
run it across sharp edges. Be sure that
the belt does not become caught or
jammed.
Wear the safety belt as firmly as possi-
ble against your body at all times. For
this reason, avoid wearing bulky cloth-
ing which will prevent proper belt fit.
Pull the safety belt across your shoul-
ders frequently to re-tension it. In the
event of a frontal impact, a loose lap
belt could slide over your hips, leading
to abdominal injury. In addition, the
safety belt's restraint effectiveness is
reduced if the belt is worn loosely.
Expectant mothers should always wear
their safety belts, taking care to position
the lap belt against the lower hips,
where it will not exert pressure against
the abdominal area.<
For securing child seats, refer to
page 60.
For care instructions, refer to page 159.
If the safety belt system has been
subjected to the stresses in-
volved in an accident or otherwise
damaged: Have the entire safety belt
mechanism replaced by your BMW
center, including the safety belt ten-
sioner. In addition, have your BMW
center inspect the safety belt anchors.
If a child restraint system was in the ve-
hicle during an accident, consult the
manufacturer's instructions regarding
replacement.<
Child restraint systems*
Never install a rear-facing child re-
straint device on the front passen-
ger seat. Otherwise, injuries could oc-
cur when the airbag is triggered in the
event of an accident.
Do not attempt to modify child restraint
systems. If you do this, the protection
provided by these systems could be im-
paired.<
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 004 597 - © 08/99 BMW AG
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