BMW serie 3 sport wagon 2002 Manuale Utente

Transporting children safely

Commercially available child seats
complying with the legal standards are
designed to be secured with a safety
belt or with the safety belt portion of a
combination lap/shoulder belt. Improp-
erly or inadequately installed restraint
systems can increase the risk of injury
to children. Always read and follow the
instructions that come with the system.

If you use a child-restraint system with
a tether strap, three additional tether
anchorage points (refer to the arrows in
the illustration) have been provided.
Depending on the location selected
for seating in the rear passenger area,
attach the tether strap to the
corresponding anchorage point to
secure the child-restraint system.
Remove the cover first on the middle
location.

If the respective seating position is
fitted with a headrest lift the headrest
and pass the tether strap between the
headrest and the backrest.

Adjust the tether strap according to the
child-restraint manufacturer's instruc-
tions.

Before installing any child-restraint
device or child seat, please read

the following:
Never install a rear-facing child-restraint
system in the front passenger seat of this
vehicle.
Your vehicle is equipped with an airbag
supplemental restraint system for the
front passenger. Because the backrest
on any rear-facing child-restraint system
(of the kind designed for infants under 1
year and 20 lbs/9 kg) would be within the
airbag's deployment range, you should
never mount such a device in the front
passenger seat, as the impact of the
airbag against the child restraint's back-
rest could lead to serious or fatal injuries.
If it is necessary for a child (not an infant)
to ride in the front seat, certain precau-
tions should be taken. First, move the
passenger seat as far away from the
instrument panel as possible. This
important precaution is intended to
maximize the distance between the

airbag and the child. Older children
should be tightly secured with the safety
belt. Younger children should be
secured in an appropriate forward-
facing child-restraint system that has
first been properly secured with a safety
belt. Never install a rear-facing child-
restraint system in the front passenger
seat.
We strongly urge you to carefully read
and observe the instructions for installa-
tion and use provided by the child
restraint's manufacturer whenever you
use such a device.
Always ensure that all occupants (of all
ages) remain properly and securely
restrained at all times.

All rear seating positions in your vehicle
meet the recommendations of
SAE J1819, an industry standard
recommended practice for securing
child-restraint systems in motor vehi-
cles.