BMW 2004 M3 Coupe Manual Do Proprietário

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Before installing any child-
restraint device or child seat, 

please read the following:
Never install a rearward-facing child-
restraint system in the front passenger 
seat of this vehicle.
Your vehicle is equipped with an airbag 
supplemental 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 lbs/9 kg – 
would be within the airbag's deploy-
ment range, you should never mount 
such a device in the front passenger 
seat, since the impact of the airbag 
against the child restraint's backrest 
could lead to serious or fatal injuries.
If it is necessary for a child – not an 
infant – to ride in the front seat, certain 
precautions should be taken. First, 
move the passenger seat as far away 
from the instrument panel as possible. 
This important precaution is intended to 
maximize the distance between the air-
bag and the child. Older children 
should be tightly secured with the 
safety belt after they have outgrown a 
booster seat that is appropriate for their 
age, height, and weight.
Younger children should be secured in 
an appropriate forward-facing child-

restraint system that has first been 
properly secured with a safety belt.
Never install a rearward-facing child-
restraint system in the front passenger 
seat.
We strongly urge you to carefully read 
and comply with the instructions for 
installation and use provided by the 
child restraint's manufacturer when-
ever you use such a device.
Do not attempt to modify child-restraint 
systems. If you do this, the protection 
provided by these systems could be 
impaired.
Be sure that all occupants – of all ages – 
remain properly and securely restrained 
at all times.

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All rear seating positions in your vehicle 
meet the recommendations of 
SAE J1819, an industry recommended 
practice for securing child-restraint sys-
tems in motor vehicles.

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

A label with the appropriate instructions 
for this is located in the immediate 
vicinity of the buckle latch of each 
safety belt.

Extract the entire length of the belt from 
the inertia reel mechanism. Allow the 
reel to retract the belt somewhat and 
engage the buckle, then tighten the belt 
against the child-restraint system. The 
retraction mechanism is now locked. 

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