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Do not leave children unattended in the 
vehicle, as they could otherwise endan-

ger themselves and/or other persons by open-
ing the doors, for example.

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As a general rule, the front passenger's seat 
and outer rear seats are suitable for installing 
universal child-restraint systems for all age 
groups, provided that they have been approved 
for the age group in question.

Accident research shows that the safest place 
for children in a vehicle is in the rear seat.
Older children should be tightly secured with a 
safety belt, after they have outgrown a booster 
seat that is appropriate for their age, height and 
weight.

If your BMW is equipped with rear side 
airbags, do not allow children to lean 

towards the door trim, as serious injuries could 
occur if the side airbags are deployed and chil-
dren are too close to the airbags.

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Labels in the rear door opening should indicate 
the status of your rear seat side airbags. If you 
are uncertain of their status, or wish to have the 
airbags activated or deactivated, please contact 
your BMW center.

Children under the age of 13 or smaller 
than 5 ft/150 cm may only be transported 

in suitable child-restraint systems on one of the 
outer rear seats; otherwise, there is an 
increased risk of injury in the event of an acci-
dent.

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Younger children should be secured in an 
appropriate child-restraint system that has 
been first properly secured to the vehicle.

All rear seating positions in your vehicle meet 
the recommendations of SAE J1819, an indus-
try-recommended practice for securing child-
restraint systems in motor vehicles.

Should it be necessary to use a child-
restraint system on the front passenger 

seat, the front passenger airbags must be deac-
tivated. Otherwise, a child traveling on that seat 
will be at considerable risk of injury if the airbags 
are triggered off, even with a child-restraint sys-
tem. Your vehicle is equipped with an airbag 
supplemental restraint system for the front pas-
senger. Because the backrest on any rearward-
facing child-restraint system – of the kind 
designed for infants under 1 year and 20 Ibs./
9 kg – would be within the airbag's deployment 
range, you should never mount such a system 
in the front passenger seat, since the impact of 
the airbag against the child restraint's backrest 
could lead to serious or fatal injuries.

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For more information on automatic deactivation 
of the front passenger airbags refer to page

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Before installing a universal child-restraint sys-
tem, move the front passenger's seat up as far 
as it will go to ensure that the safety belt will be 
ideally positioned. Do not change the seat 
height afterward.

The backrest width of the front passen-
ger's seat must be adjusted to its widest 

setting.

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1.

After unlocking the vehicle, sit down on the 
front passenger seat and close the door.

2.

Adjust the backrest width to its widest set-
ting, refer to page

3.

Install the child seat.

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