Ski Bag - BMW X3 2005 Owner's Manual

Car phone preparation*
Hands-free system
In vehicles with car phone preparation
hands-free microphone is located on the head-
liner near the interior lamp.
For more information on the car phone, refer to
the Owner's Manual for Telephone.

Ski bag*

The ski bag allows the safe and clean transport
of up to 4 pairs of standard skis or up to two
snowboards.
The ski bag itself plus the additional capacity
provided by the cargo area make it possible to
transport skis with a length of up to 6.9 ft/
2.10 m. When skis of 6.9 ft/2.10 m in length are
loaded the ski bag will tend to narrow, reducing
its overall capacity.
Loading
1. Fold down the center armrest, pull off the
cover, press the button and remove the
cover.
2. Press the button again; the cover in the
cargo area opens. If you press the button
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firmly the first time, this also opens the
cover in the cargo area.
3. Place the ski bag between the front seats
and load.
The zipper facilitates access to the stowed
items.
4. Insert the belt tongue of the ski bag retain-
ing belt into the center safety belt buckle.
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Make sure to load only clean skis into the ski
bag. Wrap sharp edges so that no damage
occurs.
Securing load
After loading, secure the ski bag and its con-
tents. Tension the retaining strap on the ten-
sioning buckle for this purpose.
Secure the ski bag in this way. If you fail to
do so, it could endanger occupants dur-
ing braking or evasive
To store the ski bag, perform the above steps in
reverse order.
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