BMW 2005 645Ci Convertible Manual Do Proprietário

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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.

Children under 13 years of age and chil-
dren less than 5 ft/150 cm tall should 

always ride in the rear and the restraint systems 
should be secured with the vehicle's safety 
belts.

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Younger children should be secured in an 
appropriate forward-facing child-restraint sys-
tem that has first been properly secured. We 
strongly urge you to carefully read and comply 
with the instructions for installation and use 
provided by the child-restraint's manufacturer 
whenever you use such a device.
All rear sitting positions in your vehicle meet the 
recommendations of SAE J1819, an industry-
recommended practice for securing child-
restraint systems in motor vehicles.

Should it become necessary to use 
a child-restraint system on the front pas-

senger seat, the airbags on the passenger's 
side must be deactivated. Deactivating the front 
passenger airbag is only possible on the Coupe. 
Your BMW center will be glad to advise you.

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Never install a rearward-facing child-
restraint system in the front passenger 

seat of this vehicle if the passenger airbag is not 
deactivated. If you do so, the child could be 
severely injured when the airbag is triggered.
Your vehicle is equipped with an airbag supple-
mental restraint system for the front passenger. 
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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Before installing any child-restraint system or 
child seat, read the following:

Observe the child-restraint system man-
ufacturer's instructions for installation 

and use. Otherwise the degree of protection 
can be reduced.
After an accident, have all parts of the child-
restraint system and of the relevant vehicle 
safety belt system checked by a BMW center 
and replaced if necessary.

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

All of the rear belt retractors and the front pas-
senger's safety belt can be locked for mounting 
and securing child-restraint systems.

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