BMW serie 7 1999 Manual Do Utilizador

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Airbags

Child restraints

This is the right way a larger child
should sit wearing the safety belt when
rear side airbags (arrow) are installed.

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All occupants – especially children –
should be restrained whenever riding in
cars.

Infants or small children should never
be held on the lap of a passenger.

Children should always sit in the rear
and, depending on age, use either a
child restraint system or the existing
safety belts. Accident statistics have
shown that children are safer when
properly restrained in the rear seats
than in the front seating positions.

Infants or toddlers should be secured
with a child restraint system appropri-
ate for their size.

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Commercially-available child restraint
systems are designed to be secured
with a lap belt or with the lap belt por-
tion of a combination lap/shoulder belt.
Improperly or inadequately installed re-
straint systems can increase the risk of
injury to children. Always read and fol-
low the instructions that come with the
system.

If the child restraint of your choice re-
quires the use of a tether strap, three
fastening points (arrows) have been
provided on the rear shelf for attach-
ment. Ask your BMW center principal to
perform the necessary work.

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 car.
Your car is equipped with an airbag
supplemental restraint system for the
front passenger. Because the backrest
on any rear-facing child restraint sys-
tem (of the kind designed for infants un-
der 1 year and 20 lbs.) 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