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4nAirb a g s
S ittin g c o rre c tly w ith a irb a g s
a re a b e tw e e n th e a irb a g a nd a n o c c u-
p a nt.
At a ll tim e s , o c c up a nts s hould s it
up rig ht a nd b e p ro p e rly re s tra ine d
Fo r yo ur s a fe ty, c om p ly w ith th e
following in s tru c tio ns fo r th e a ir-
Do n ot u s e th e c ove r p a ne l a b ove th e
p a s s e nge r- s id e a irb a g a s a s to ra ge
(infa nts a nd s m a ll c hild re n in a p p ro p ri-
a te c hild re s tra int s ys te m s ; la rg e r c hil-
b a gs . If yo u d o not, th e a irb a gs m a y n ot a re a .
d re n a nd a d ults u s ing th e s a fe ty b e lts ).
b e a b le to p ro vid e th e ir m a xim um p ro -
te c tio n. All p a s s e nge rs in th e ve hic le
s hould b e a wa re o f a nd c om p ly w ith
th is in form a tio n:
The a irb a gs a re s up p le m e nta l re s tra int s tra int s ys te m in th e fro nt p a s s e nge r
d e vic e s d e s igne d to p ro vid e e xtra p ro - s e a t o f th is c a r.
Do n ot a p p ly a d he s ive m a te ria ls to th e
c ove r p a ne ls o f th e a irb a gs , c ove r th e m or o n a s id e a irb a g b e c a us e th e infla tin g
or m od ify th e m in a ny o th e r w a y.
Do n ot in s ta ll a re a r- fa c ing c hild re -
Ne ve r le t a n o c c up a nt' s h e a d re s t n e a r
a irb a g c ould c a us e a s e rio us o r fa ta l in-
jury. P le a s e n ote th a t th e w ord "Airb a g"
im p rinte d o n th e d oor trim p a ne l ind i-
c a te s th e a irb a g's lo c a tio n.
te c tio n; th e y a re n ot a s ub s titu te fo r
Child re n u nd e r 1 3 ye a rs o f a ge a nd
Ac c id e nt re s e a rc h s hows th a t th e s a f-
e s t p la c e fo r c hild re n in a n a uto m ob ile
is in th e re a r s e a t. Ho we ve r, a c hild s it-
tin g in th e re a r s e a t a nd n ot p ro p e rly re -
s tra ine d m a y p la c e h is o r h e r h e a d o n
s a fe ty b e lts . We a r yo ur s a fe ty b e lt a t a ll c hild re n le s s th a n 5 fe e t (150 c m ) ta ll
tim e s . Th e a irb a gs w ill not b e trig ge re d s hould rid e o nly in th e re a r s e a t.
in th e e ve nt o f a m inor a c c id e nt, a ve hi- Infa nts o r s m a ll c hild re n s hould n e ve r
c le ro ll-ove r, o r c ollis ions fro m th e re a r. b e h e ld o n th e la p o f a p a s s e nge r.
In th e s e in s ta nc e s , th e s a fe ty b e lt p ro -
vid e s o p tim a l p ro te c tio n.
If yo ur c a r is e q uip p e d with s id e a irb a gs or n e a r th e a irb a g, if s o e q uip p e d . Fo r
in th e re a r p a s s e nge r a re a , b e s ure th a t e xa m p le , a c hild — e ve n th ough b e lte d
Airb a gs a re lo c a te d u nd e r c ove r p a ne ls c hild re s tra ints a re m ounte d c orre c tly — m a y fa ll a s le e p w ith h is o r h e r h e a d
in th e s te e ring w he e l, in th e d a s hb oa rd a nd p ro vid e d with th e gre a te s t- p os s ib le a ga ins t th e s id e a irb a g. It m a y b e d iffi-
a nd in th e s id e trim p a ne ls in th e fro nt.
Ad jus t yo ur s e a t to a p os itio n th a t p ro -
vid e s m a xim um d is ta nc e b e tw e e n yo u
d is ta nc e b e tw e e n th e a irb a gs in th e
s id e trim p a ne ls . Do n ot a llow c hild re n
to le a n o ut o f th e c hild 's s e a t in th e d i-
c ult fo r a d rive r to e ns ure th a t c hild re n
in th e re a r s e a t w ill re m a in p ro p e rly p o-
s itio ne d a t a ll tim e s a nd n ot p la c e th e ir
he a d s o n o r n e a r th e s id e a irb a g.
The re fore , w e re c om m e nd th a t th e re a r
s e a t s id e a irb a gs , if s o e q uip p e d , b e
d e a c tiva te d if c hild re n w ill tra ve l in th e
re a r s e a t.
The re a r s e a t s id e a irb a gs m a y a lre a d y
ha ve b e e n d e a c tiva te d , e ith e r a t th e
tim e o f m a nufa c tu re o r b y a B MW
c e nte r. La b e ls in th e re a r d oor o p e ning
a nd th e s te e ring w he e l, th e in s tru m e nt re c tio n o f th e s id e trim p a ne ls . If th e y
p a ne l a nd th e d oor w hile s till a llowing
c om forta b le a nd s a fe a c c e s s to a ll
ve hic le c ontro ls .
To a vo id s us ta ining h a nd a nd a rm in ju-
rie s , a lwa ys g ra s p th e s te e ring w he e l
on th e rim w ith th e h a nd s a t th e 9 a nd
d o s o, s e rio us in jurie s c a n o c c ur if th e
a irb a g is trig ge re d .<
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o 'c loc k p os itio ns . Do n ot p la c e yo ur
ha nd s o n th e c e nte r p a d .
Ne ve r a llow a ny o b je c ts to o b s tru c t th e
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