Airbags - BMW X5 2000 Manual

Safety belts
For cleaning and care instructions, refer
to "Car care" on page 146.
If the center safety belt cannot be
pulled out, the larger rear backrest
section is not engaged. Refer to
page 107.<
If the safety belt system has been
subjected to the stresses in-
volved in an accident or otherwise
damaged: have the entire safety belt
system replaced by your BMW center,
including the safety belt tensioner and
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the child restraint system . Have the
safety belt anchors checked
Child restraint systems
Never install a rear-facing child re-
straint system in the front passen-
ger seat. If you do so, the child could
be injured in an accident when the air-
bag is triggered. Do not modify the
child restraint system in any way. If you
do so, it will not provide your child with
maximum protection.<

Airbags

1 Front airbag for driver and front
passenger
2 Side Impact Head Protection System
also.c
(front and rear side
3 Side airbags (front and rear side
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Protective effect
The front airbags supplement the three-
point safety belts by providing addi-
tional protection for the front-seat
occupants in the event of a severe
frontal collision in which the protection
afforded by the belts alone may no
longer be sufficient. The head protec-
tion and side airbags help provide pro-
tection in the event of a collision from
the side. Each of the side airbags is de-
signed to help support the upper body.
The side airbags in the rear pas-
senger area
already have been deactivated either at
the time of manufacture or by a BMW
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center. You may have them activated if
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you desire to do so. Please contact
your authorized BMW center for addi-
tional information.<
The illustration depicts schematically
the primary directions of vehicle impact
that initiate an airbag deployment.
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of your vehicle may
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