Active Pedestrian Protection; Activating The Front Passenger Airbags; Indicator Light For Front Passenger Airbags - BMW iX Owner's Handbook Manual

1. Insert the key and press inwards where nec‐
essary.
2. With the key pressed inwards, turn the switch
to the OFF position as far as it will go. Once
the stop position has been reached, remove
the key.
3. Make sure that the key switch is in the end
position so that the airbags are deactivated.
The front passenger airbags are deactivated.
The driver's airbags remain active.
If a child restraint system is removed from the
front passenger seat, reactivate the front passen‐
ger airbags so that they can deploy as intended
in the event of an accident.
The airbag status is shown by the indicator light
on the headliner.

Activating the front passenger airbags

1. Insert the key and press inwards where nec‐
essary.
2. With the key pressed inwards, turn the switch
to the ON position as far as it will go. Once
the stop position has been reached, remove
the key.
3. Make sure that the key switch is in the end
position so that the airbags are activated.
The front passenger airbags are reactivated and
can deploy correctly when required to do so.
Online Edition for Part no. 01405A38CB9 - VI/21
Safety
Indicator light for front passenger
airbags
The indicator light for the front passenger air‐
bags in the headliner shows the operating status
of the front passenger airbags.
After switching on drive-ready state, the light illu‐
minates briefly and then shows whether the air‐
bags are activated or deactivated.
Display Function
If the front passenger airbags
are activated, the indicator light
illuminates for a short period
and then extinguishes.
When the front passenger air‐
bags are deactivated, the indi‐
cator light remains illuminated.

Active pedestrian protection

Principle
The active pedestrian protection raises the bon‐
net if the front of the vehicle collides with a pe‐
destrian.
General
When triggered, the pedestrian protection sys‐
tem creates deformation space underneath the
front flap in readiness for the subsequent head
impact. Sensors underneath the bumper are
used for detection.
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