Transporting Children Safely - BMW 2007 7 Series Owner's Manual

Transporting children safely

The right place for children
Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle; otherwise, they could endanger
themselves and other persons, e.g. by opening
the doors.<
Children always in the rear
Accident research shows that the safest place
for children is in the back seat.
Children younger than 13 years of age or
with a height under 5 ft/150 cm may only
be transported in the rear in child restraint sys-
tems which correspond to the age, weight and
height of the child. Otherwise, there is an
increased danger of injury in an
Children 13 years of age or older must wear a
safety belt as soon as a suitable child restraint
system can no longer be used due to their age,
size, and weight.
Exception for front passenger seat
Should it be necessary to use a child
restraint system on the front passenger
seat, the front, knee and side airbag on the front
passenger side must be deactivated. Other-
wise, there is an increased risk of injury for the
child if the airbags are triggered, even with a
child restraint system. <
More information on Automatic deactivation of
front passenger airbags, refer to page 95.
Installing child restraint
systems
Follow the child restraint system manu-
facturer's instructions when selecting,
installing and using child restraint systems.
Otherwise the protective effect may be dimin-
ished.<
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In the front passenger seat
that the front, knee, and side airbags on the
passenger side are deactivated. Otherwise,
there is an increased risk of injury when the air-
bags are
Backrest width*
installing the child's seat, no memory position
may be called up; otherwise, the stability of the
child's seat on the front passenger seat is
reduced.<
accident.<
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2.
Child seat security
All rear safety belts and the safety belt for the
front passenger can be locked against pulling
out to secure child restraint systems.
Locking safety belt
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2.
3.
Before installing a child restraint system
in the front passenger seat, make sure
triggered.<
The passenger seat backrest width set-
ting must be open all the way. After
Open backrest width completely, refer to
Front comfort seat adjustment on page 44.
Mount child's seat.
Secure the child restraint system with the
belt.
Pull out the belt webbing completely.
Allow the belt webbing to be pulled in and
pull taut against the child restraint system.
The safety belt is locked.