BMW iX Owner's Manual page 168

CONTROLS
The ignition and inflation noise may lead
to short-term and, in most cases, temporary
hearing impairment in sensitive occupants.
Vehicle modifications for a person with disabil-
ities may affect the air bag system; contact
BMW Customer Relations for further informa-
tion.
Warnings and information on the airbags are
also found on the sun visors.
Operational readiness of the airbag
system
Safety information
Warning
Individual components can be hot after de-
ployment of the airbag system. There is a risk
of injury. Do not touch individual components.
Warning
Improperly executed work can lead to failure,
malfunction or unintentional deployment of
the airbag system. In the case of a malfunc-
tion, the airbag system might not deploy as
intended despite the accident severity. There
is a risk of injury or danger to life. Have the
airbag system checked, repaired, disassem-
bled, and scrapped by an authorized service
center or another qualified service center or
repair shop.
Display in the instrument cluster
When drive-ready state is turned on,
the warning light in the instrument
cluster lights up briefly, thereby indicat-
ing the operational readiness of the entire air-
bag system and the seat belt tensioners.
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Malfunction
▷ Warning light does not come on
when drive-ready state is turned on.
▷ The warning light lights up continu-
ously.
Have the system checked by an authorized
service center or another qualified service cen-
ter or repair shop.
Setting the front seat positions
The power that deploys the driver's/front pas-
senger airbags depends on the position of the
driver's/front passenger seat.
To maintain the accuracy of this function, cali-
brate the electrical front seats as soon as a re-
spective message appears on the control dis-
play.
Additional information:
Seats, refer to page 100.
Automatic deactivation of
the front passenger airbags
Principle
The automatic front passenger airbag deacti-
vation can detect if the front passenger seat is
occupied.
Accordingly, the front and knee airbags, as
well as the front passenger side airbag de-
pending on the model, are activated or deacti-
vated.
Safety information
Warning
To ensure the front passenger airbag func-
tion, the system must be able to detect
whether a person is sitting in the front pas-
senger seat. The entire seat surface must
be used for this purpose. There is a risk of