Adjustments, Safe seating position – BMW Z4 Roadster 2.5i 2005 User Manual

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Adjustments

Safe seating position

For relaxed driving with as little fatigue as pos-
sible, you should select a seating position that
reflects your personal requirements. In combi-
nation with the safety belts and airbags, the cor-
rect seating position also plays an important
role in enhancing occupant safety in the event
of an accident. To ensure that the vehicle's
safety systems provide you with optimal pro-
tection, we request that you direct your careful
attention to the following section.
For supplementary information on transporting
children refer to page

Airbags

Always maintain an adequate distance
between yourself and the airbags. Always

hold the steering wheel by its rim with hands at
the 9 and 3 o'clock positions to minimize the
risk of injuries to your hands or arms in the event
of airbag deployment.
Never allow any objects, individuals or animals
to obstruct the areas between passengers and
airbags.
Never use the front airbag's cover as a storage
tray or support for objects of any kind. Ensure
that the passenger is correctly seated, i.e. does
not prop feet or legs against the dashboard.
Otherwise, leg injury could result if the knee air-
bag and front airbag suddenly deployed.
Never let an occupant's head rest near or on a
side airbag because the inflating airbag could
cause a serious or fatal injury.

Even when all these guidelines are observed,
the risk of injury as a result of contact with the
airbags cannot entirely be ruled out in some sit-
uations. In sensitive individuals, the ignition and
inflation noise may induce a mild hearing loss
that is temporary in most cases.
For airbag locations and additional information
on airbags, refer to page

Safety belts

Always fasten your safety belt before starting
off. As supplemental restraint devices, the air-
bags are designed to enhance the effective-
ness of the safety belts, and not to replace
them.
Your vehicle offers two sitting positions, each of
which is equipped with a safety belt.

At all times, occupants should sit upright
and be properly restrained: infants and

small children in appropriate child-restraint sys-
tems; larger children and adults using the safety
belts.
Expectant mothers should always wear their
safety belts, taking care to position the belt in
the pelvic area against the lower hips, where it
will not exert pressure against the abdomen.
Never allow more than one person to wear a sin-
gle safety belt. Never allow infants or small chil-
dren to ride in a passenger's lap.
Do not route the belt across your neck, or run it
across sharp edges. Be sure that the belt does
not become caught or jammed. Avoid twisting
the belt while routing it firmly across the hips
and shoulder; wear it as snugly against your
body as possible. Do not allow the belt to rest
against hard or fragile objects. Otherwise, the
belt in the pelvic area could slide over the hips in
the event of a frontal impact, leading to abdom-
inal injury. Avoid wearing bulky clothing and pull
the belt in the upper-body area upward periodi-
cally to retension it. Otherwise, the restraining
effect of the safety belt could be diminished.

For information on using the safety belts, refer
to page