BMW X1 Owner's Handbook Manual page 111

Depending on the equipment version, different
indicator lights may illuminate.
Display Function
If the front passenger airbag is
activated, the indicator light il‐
luminates for a short period
and then goes off.
When front passenger airbags
are deactivated, the indicator
light remains illuminated.
When front passenger airbags
are activated, the indicator
or
light is not illuminated.
Active pedestrian protection
system
Principle
With the active pedestrian protection system,
the bonnet is raised if the vehicle front collides
with a pedestrian. Sensors underneath the
bumper are used for detection. This provides
additional deformation space underneath the
bonnet for the subsequent head impact.
Notes
WARNING
The system can trigger inadvertently if
individual components of the hinges and bon‐
net locks are touched. Danger of injury or dam‐
age to property. Do not touch individual com‐
ponents of the hinges and bonnet locks.◀
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Security
WARNING
Changes to the pedestrian protection
system can lead to a failure, a malfunction or
accidental triggering of the pedestrian protec‐
tion system. Danger of injury or life. Do not
make any changes to the pedestrian protec‐
tion system, its individual components and ca‐
bling, and do not remove the system either.◀
WARNING
Work carried out incorrectly can lead to a
failure, a malfunction or accidental triggering of
the system. If there is a malfunction, the sys‐
tem might not trigger as intended in an acci‐
dent, in spite of the accident being of the ap‐
propriate severity. Danger of injury or life. Have
the system tested, repaired or removed and
scrapped by a Service Partner or a qualified
specialist workshop.◀
System limits
The active pedestrian protection system is
only triggered at speeds between approxi‐
mately 20 km/h, approximately 12 mph and
55 km/h, approximately 34 mph.
For safety reasons, the system may also trig‐
ger in rare instances where impact with a pe‐
destrian cannot be excluded beyond all doubt,
for example:
▷ Collision with a skip or a boundary post.
▷ Collision with animals.
▷ Stone impact.
▷ Driving into a snow drift.
Triggered pedestrian protection
system
WARNING
Following triggering or damage, the
functions of the system will be restricted, or
will no longer work at all. Danger of injury or
life.
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