BMW 2004 525i Sedan Manual Do Proprietário

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The following airbags are located under the 
marked covers: 

Front airbags for driver and front pas-
senger 

Head airbags in front and rear 

Side airbags in front and rear 

The front airbags help protect the driver 
and front passenger by responding to fron-
tal impacts in which safety belts alone can-
not provide adequate restraint. When 
needed, the head and side airbags help 
provide protection in the event of side 
impact. The relevant side airbag helps to 
restrain the side upper body area. The rel-
evant head airbag helps to support the 
head and provides protection against 
objects entering the vehicle.

The airbags are deliberately not triggered 
in every impact situation, e.g. less severe 
accidents, certain roll-over conditions, or 
rear-end collisions.

The rear seat side airbags may 
already have been deactivated by a 

BMW center. Labels in the rear door open-
ing 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.

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For information on the correct sitting posi-
tion, refer to page 

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 airbag reten-

tion system from the vehicle. Never modify 
or tamper with either the wiring or the indi-
vidual components in the airbag system. 
This category includes the upholstery in the 
center of the steering wheel, on the instru-
ment panel, the side trim panels on the 
doors and the roof pillars along with 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 trig-
gered, because there is a danger of burns.
If you note any indication of system mal-
function, if you desire to have an airbag 
deactivated, or if the airbag retention sys-
tem is triggered in response to an accident, 
you should always entrust all inspection, 
repair and dismantling operations to your 
BMW center. 
Unprofessional attempts to service the sys-
tem could lead to failure in an emergency 
or undesired airbag activation, either of 
which could result in personal injury. 
To ensure compliance with official safety 
regulations, please also entrust disposal of 
airbag generators to a BMW center.

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Airbag warning information is also provided 
on the sun visors. 

Your BMW has a seat occupation detection 
system. By evaluating the weight on the 
front passenger's seat, the system detects 
whether or not the seat is occupied by a 
child in the child-restraint system or an 
adult.

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