BMW 2009 X3 xDrive30i Manual Do Proprietário

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The following airbags are located beneath the 
marked covers:
1 Front airbags
2 Head airbags
3 Side airbags in front and rear

To ensure that the safety systems con-
tinue to provide optimum protection, 

please follow the instructions on page

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The front airbags help protect the driver and 
front passenger by responding to frontal 
impacts in which safety belts alone cannot pro-
vide adequate restraint. When needed, the 
head and side airbags help provide protection in 
the event of side impact. The relevant side air-
bag cushions the side upper body area. The 
respective head airbag cushions the head.
The airbags are intentionally not triggered in 
every collision situation, e.g. they are not trig-
gered not in less serious accidents, or rear-end 
collisions.

Do not apply adhesive materials to the 
cover panels of the airbags, cover them or 

modify them in any other way.
Keep the instrument cluster and the windshield 
in the region of the passenger free of foreign 
objects, i.e. do not cover them with adhesive foil 
or coatings, and do not use these areas to 
mount brackets, e.g. for a navigation device or 
mobile phone.
Do not attempt to remove the airbag retention 
system from the vehicle. Do not modify the indi-
vidual components of the system or its wiring in 
any way. This includes the padded covers in the 

center of the steering wheel, on the instrument 
cluster, the doors, and the roof pillars as well as 
the sides of the headliner. Do not attempt to 
remove or dismantle the steering wheel.
Do not touch the individual components 
directly after the system has been triggered, 
because there is a danger of burns.
In the event of malfunctions, deactivation, or 
triggering of the airbag restraint system, have 
the testing, repair, removal, and disposal of air-
bag generators executed only by a BMW Sports 
Activity Vehicle Center or a workshop that 
works according to BMW repair procedures 
with correspondingly trained personnel and 
that has the required explosives licenses. Oth-
erwise, unprofessional attempts to service the 
system could lead to failure in an emergency or 
undesired airbag activation, either of which 
could result in personal injury.

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Airbag warnings and information are also pro-
vided on the sun visors.

By evaluating the pressure on the seat cushion 
of the front passenger seat, the system detects 
whether or not the seat is occupied. Depending 
on the detection result, the system correspond-
ingly activates or deactivates the front and side 
airbags for the passenger.

The indicator lamp located above the 
inside rearview mirror indicates whether 

the front passenger airbag system is currently 
deactivated or activated, refer to Status of pas-
senger airbags in the section below.

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Before transporting a child in the front 
passenger seat, read the safety notices 

and follow the safety instructions under Trans-
porting children safely on page

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When teenagers or adults assume certain sit-
ting positions, the front and side airbags on the 
passenger side can deactivate; this causes the 
indicator lamp for the front passenger airbag to 
light up. If this happens, have them change their 
sitting position so that the passenger airbag is 
activated and the indicator lamp goes out. If the 
desired status cannot be achieved by changing 
their sitting position, then have the person ride 

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