Transporting children safely, The right place for children, Installing child-restraint systems – BMW 330Ci Coupe 2006 User Manual

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Transporting children safely

The right place for children

Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, otherwise they could endanger

themselves and/or other persons by opening
the doors, for example.

Children always in the rear

Accident research has shown that the safest
place for children is on the rear seats.

Children under the age of 13 or smaller
than 5 ft/150 cm may be transported only

in the rear in suitable child-restraint systems
appropriate for their age, weight and size. Oth-
erwise there is an increased risk of injury in the
event of an accident.

Children 13 years of age or older must be buck-
led in with a safety belt as soon as there no
longer is any child-restraint system that is
appropriate for their age, size and weight.
Both rear seats in your vehicle meet the recom-
mendations of the SAE J1819 standard for
safely mounting child-restraint systems in
motor vehicles.

Exception for front passenger seat

Should it be necessary to use a child-
restraint system on the front passenger

seat, the front-passenger airbags must be
deactivated. Otherwise, a child traveling on that
seat will be at a significant risk of injury if the air-
bags are triggered off, even with a child-
restraint system. Your BMW center will be glad
to advise you.

For more information on automatic deactivation
of the front passenger airbags refer to page

Installing child-restraint

systems

Observe the child-restraint system man-
ufacturer's instructions when selecting,

installing and using child-restraint systems.

Otherwise the protective effect may be dimin-
ished.

On the front passenger's seat

Before installing a child-restraint system
on the front passenger's seat, make sure

that the front and side airbags for the front pas-
senger are deactivated, otherwise there is an
increased risk of injury if the airbags deploy.

Backrest width*

The backrest width of the front passenger
seat must be adjusted to its widest set-

ting. Otherwise the child seat cannot rest com-
pletely against the backrest. After installing the
child seat, do not call up any seat memory posi-
tions. Otherwise there is a risk of injury.

Adjust the backrest width to its widest set-
ting, refer to page

Install the child seat.

Child seat security

The rear safety belts and the front passenger's
safety belt can be prevented from being pulled
out in order to fasten child-restraint systems.

To lock the safety belt

Secure the child-restraint system with the
belt.

Pull the belt strap all the way out.

Allow the belt strap to retract and pull it taut
against the child-restraint system.

The safety belt is locked.

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