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Transporting children safely, The right place for children, Installing child restraint fixing systems – BMW 550i xDrive Gran Turismo 2010 User Manual

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Transporting children safely

The right place for children

Note

Children in the vehicle
Do not leave children unattended in the

vehicle; otherwise, they could endanger them‐
selves and other persons, e.g., by opening the
doors.◀

Children should always be in the rear

Accident research shows that the safest place
for children is in the back seat.

Transporting children in the rear
Only transport children younger than

13 years of age or shorter than 5 ft/150 cm in the
rear in child restraint fixing systems provided in
accordance with the age, weight and size of the
child; otherwise, there is an increased risk of in‐
jury in an accident.
Children 13 years of age or older must wear a
safety belt as soon as a suitable child restraint
fixing system can no longer be used, due to their
age, weight and size.◀

Children on the front passenger seat

Should it ever be necessary to use a child re‐
straint fixing system in the front passenger seat,
make sure that the front, knee and side airbags
on the front passenger side are deactivated.

Au‐

tomatic deactivation of front passenger airbags,
refer to page 91

.

Deactivating the front passenger airbags
If a child restraint fixing system is used in

the front passenger seat, the front passenger
airbags must be deactivated; otherwise, there is
an increased risk of injury to the child when the
airbags are triggered, even with a child restraint
fixing system.◀

Installing child restraint fixing

systems

Before mounting

Before mounting a child restraint fixing system
on the rear middle seat, return both outer backr‐
ests to the basic position.

Notes

Manufacturer's information for child re‐
straint fixing systems

To select, mount and use child restraint fixing
systems, observe the information provided by
the system manufacturer; otherwise, the pro‐
tective effect can be impaired.◀

In the front passenger seat

After installing a child restraint fixing system in
the front passenger seat, make sure that the
front, knee and side airbags on the front pas‐
senger side are deactivated.

Deactivating the front passenger airbags
If a child restraint fixing system is used in

the front passenger seat, the front passenger
airbags must be deactivated; otherwise, there is
an increased risk of injury to the child when the
airbags are triggered, even with a child restraint
fixing system.◀

Seat position and height

Before installing a child restraint fixing system,
move the front passenger seat as far back as
possible and adjust its height to the middle po‐
sition to obtain the best possible position for the
belt and to offer optimal protection in the event
of an accident.
Do not change the seat position and height after
this.

Backrest width*

Before installing a child restraint fixing system in
the front passenger seat, open the

backrest

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