BMW Automobile 01 41 0 158 515 Manual Do Proprietário

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1 Front airbags on the driver and pas-

senger sides

2 Side airbags on the driver and pas-

senger sides – front and rear*

The front airbags protect the driver and 
passenger in the event of a head-on 
collision where the protection provided 
by the safety belt alone would not be 
adequate. The side airbags provide 
protection in the event of a collision 
from the side. They help support the 
respective seat occupant's upper body.

For information on the correct sitting 
position, refer to page 

The side airbags in the rear pas-
senger area* of your vehicle may 

already have been deactivated by a 
BMW center. You may have them acti-
vated if you desire to do so. Please 
contact your BMW center for additional 
information.

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The airbags will not be triggered in 
the event of a minor accident, cer-

tain vehicle rollover situations or colli-
sions from the rear.

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

cover them or modify them in any other 
way. Do not attempt to remove the air-
bag restraint system from the vehicle. In 
the event of a malfunction, deactivation 
or triggered activation – as a response 
to an accident – of the airbag restraint 
system, consult your BMW center for 
inspection, repair or disassembly. Mod-
ifications may not be made on either 
the wiring or the individual components 
in the airbag system. These include the 
upholstered covers on the steering 
wheel, instrument panel, side trim pan-
els of the doors and front roof pillars 
and on the sides of the headliner. Do 
not attempt to remove or dismantle the 
steering wheel. 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. Do 
not touch the individual components 
directly after the system has been trig-
gered, as otherwise there is a danger of 
burns.

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