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All vehicle occupants should 
always sit upright and be properly 
restrained – infants and small children 
in appropriate child-restraint systems; 
larger children and adults using the 
safety belts. Never let an occupant's 
head rest near or on a side airbag 
because the inflating airbag could 
cause a serious or fatal injury. Please 
note that the word Airbag imprinted on 
the door trim panel indicates the air-
bag's location.
Accident research shows that the saf-
est place for children in an automobile 
is in the rear seat. However, a child sit-
ting in the rear seat and not properly 
restrained could place his or her head 
on or near the airbag, if so equipped. 
For example, a child — even though 
belted in — may fall asleep with his or 
her head against the side airbag. It may 
be difficult for a driver to ensure that 
children in the rear seat will remain 
properly positioned at all times and not 
place their heads on or near the side 
airbag. Therefore, we recommend that 
the rear seat side airbags, if installed in 
the vehicle, be deactivated if children 
will travel in the rear seat.
The rear seat side airbags may already 
have been deactivated by a BMW cen-
ter. If you are uncertain of their status, 
or wish to have the airbags activated or 
deactivated, please contact your BMW 
center.
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Even when all these guidelines are fol-
lowed, there is still a small residual risk 
of injuries to the face, hands and arms 
occurring from airbag deployment in 
isolated instances.
In sensitive individuals, the ignition and 
inflation noise may induce a mild hear-
ing loss that is temporary in most 
cases.
Corresponding airbag warning labels 
are found on both sun visors.
This is the right way a child should sit in 
a child-restraint when rear side airbags 
are provided.
Airbags
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