BMW Saloon 3 Series Owner's Handbook Manual page 120

CONTROLS
Unfastening the seat belt
1. Hold the seat belt firmly.
2. Press the red button on the belt buckle.
3. Use the seat belt tongue, arrow 1, to open
the second belt buckle, arrow 2.
4. Guide the seat belt to the bracket on the par‐
cel shelf.
Seat belt reminder for driver and
front passenger seat
General
The seat belt reminder is activated when the
seat belt on the driver's side is not fastened.
On some country variants, the seat belt reminder
is also active if the front passenger seat belt is
not fastened and heavy objects are on the front
passenger seat.
Display in the instrument cluster
A Check Control message is shown.
Check whether the seat belt has been
fastened correctly.
Seat belt reminder for rear seats
General
The seat belt reminder is automatically activated
every time the engine starts.
The seat belt reminder will also be activated if a
rear seat belt is unfastened during the journey.
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Seats, mirrors and steering wheel
In some national-market versions, the seat belt
reminder is also active if the seat belt is not fas‐
tened and heavy objects are on the rear seats.
Display in the instrument cluster
The indicator lamp in the instrument cluster is il‐
luminated after the engine starts.
Symbol Description
Safety function
In critical driving situations, for example full brak‐
ing, the front seat belts are tensioned automati‐
cally.
If the situation passes without an accident, the
belt tension is slackened again.
If the belt tension does not loosen automatically,
stop the vehicle and unfasten the seat belt by
pressing the red button in the belt buckle. Fasten
the seat belt again before continuing your jour‐
ney.
Front head restraints
Safety notes
If the head restraints are removed or incorrectly
adjusted, they cannot provide protection as in‐
tended and head and neck injuries may result.
There is a danger of injury.
▷ Before a journey, re-install any removed
▷ Adjust the head restraint so that its centre
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Green: seat belt fastened on the cor‐
responding rear seat.
Red: seat belt not fastened on the
corresponding rear seat.
WARNING
head restraints on all occupied seats.
supports the back of the head at eye level
where possible.