BMW M3 2003 Owner's Manual page 57

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Transporting children safely

Child seat security

All of the rear belt retractors and the

front passenger's safety belt can be

locked for mounting and securing child-

restraint systems.

A label with the appropriate instructions

for this is located in the immediate

vicinity of the buckle latch of each

safety belt.

To lock the safety belt

Extract the entire length of the belt from

the inertia reel mechanism. Allow the

reel to retract the belt somewhat and

engage the buckle, then tighten the belt

against the child-restraint system. The

retraction mechanism is now locked.

The belt cannot be extracted further.

Always observe the installation instruc-

tions provided by the manufacturer of

the child-restraint system.

To unlock the safety belt

Release the safety belt, remove the

child seat and retract the safety belt to

its end position on the belt retractor.

LATCH child-restraint mounting

system

LATCH: Lower Anchors and Tether for

CHildren

Canadian models only:

The LATCH anchorage points are iden-

tified by buttons.

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