BMW 2004 X5 4.8is SAV Benutzeranleitung

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The warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster indicates the oper-
ational readiness of the entire 

airbag system and the safety belt ten-
sioners as of ignition key position 1. 
The warning lamp goes out after a few 
seconds.

Have the airbag system checked 
immediately if a malfunction 

occurs, as otherwise there is a danger 
of the system failing to respond in the 
expected manner to an impact occur-
ring within its normal response range.

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A fault has occurred in the air-
bag system:

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Warning lamp does not light up as of 
ignition key position 1

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Warning lamp lights up continuously

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Warning lamp lights up while the 
vehicle is being driven.

Children always in the rear:

Accident research shows that the saf-
est place for children in a vehicle is in 
the rear seat.

Older children should be tightly secured 
with a safety belt, after they have out-
grown a booster seat that is appropri-
ate for their age, height and weight.

A child sitting in the rear seat and 
not properly restrained may place 

his or her head on or near the airbag, if 
so equipped. For example, a child – 
even though belted – may fall asleep 
with his or her head against the side air-
bag. It may be difficult for a driver to 
ensure that children in the rear seat will 
remain properly positioned at all times 
and do not place their heads on or near 
the side airbag. Therefore, we recom-
mend that the rear side airbags, if pro-
vided, be deactivated if you plan to 
transport children in the rear seat.

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Child-restraint systems appropriate for 
every age group and weight are avail-
able at your BMW Sports Activity Vehi-
cle center.

Children under 13 years of age 
and children less than 5 ft/150 cm 

tall should always ride in the rear and 
the restraint systems should be secured 
with the vehicle's safety belts.

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No universal child-restraint sys-
tems facing the rear of the vehicle 

may be mounted on the rear seats. 
If you want to use a rearward-facing 
child-restraint system in the rear, then 
the BMW Baby Seat with or without the 
LATCH child-restraint fixing is suitable 
for this purpose.

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Younger children should be secured in 
an appropriate forward-facing child-
restraint system that has first been 
properly secured with a safety belt.

All rear sitting positions in your 
vehicle meet the recommendations of 
SAE J1819, an industry-recommended 
practice for securing child-restraint sys-
tems in motor vehicles.

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