BMW M3 SEDAN Owner's Manual page 116

CONTROLS
Safety mode
In critical situations, for instance during an emer‐
gency stop, the front safety belts tighten auto‐
matically.
If the situation passes without an accident occur‐
ring, the belt tension relaxes.
If the belt tension does not loosen automatically,
stop the vehicle and unbuckle the safety belt us‐
ing the red button in the safety belt buckle. Fas‐
ten the safety belt before continuing on your trip.
Front head restraints
General information
The current head restraint position can be stored
using the memory function.
Safety information
Warning
A missing protective effect due to removed or
not correctly adjusted head restraints can
cause injuries in the head and neck area. There
is a risk of injury.
▷ Before driving, install the removed head
restraints on the occupied seats.
▷ Adjust the head restraint so its center sup‐
ports the back of the head at as close to
eye level as possible.
▷ Adjust the distance so that the head re‐
straint is as close as possible to the back
of the head. Adjust the distance via the
backrest tilt as needed.
Warning
Body parts can be jammed when moving the
head restraint. There is a risk of injury. Make
sure that the area of movement is clear when
moving the head restraint.
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Warning
Objects on the head restraint reduce the pro‐
tective effect in the head and neck area. There
is a risk of injury.
▷ Do not use seat or head restraint covers.
▷ Do not hang objects, for instance clothes
hangers, directly on the head restraint.
▷ Only use accessories that have been de‐
termined to be safe for attachment to a
head restraint.
▷ Do not use any accessories, for instance
pillows, while driving.
Adjusting the height: M sport
seats
Push switch up or down.
Adjusting the height: M Carbon
bucket seat
The height of the head restraints cannot be set.
Adjusting the distance
The distance to the back of the head is adjusted
via the backrest tilt.
Adjust the distance so that the head restraint is
as close as possible to the back of the head.
Removing
The head restraints cannot be removed.