Installing child-restraint systems, Transporting children safely – BMW Z4 Roadster 2.5i 2005 User Manual

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Transporting children safely

Passenger airbags lamp

The center console contains one of the indica-
tor lamps shown in the illustration.
The system checks that the airbag system is
functioning properly when the ignition key is
turned, and the indicator lamp in the central
console lights up for several seconds.

The indicator lamp lights up continuously
when the passenger airbags are deacti-
vated

If the passenger airbags are activated, it
goes out after several seconds

The passenger airbags are deactivated
when the key switch is in the ON position

and the passenger seat is unoccupied. The
indicator lamp is not lit.

At all times, occupants should sit com-
fortably upright and be properly

restrained: infants and small children in appro-
priate child-restraint systems; larger children
and adults using the safety belts. Please note
that the word Airbag imprinted on the door trim
panel indicates the airbag's location.

Seating position for children

This is the correct way a larger child no longer
using a child-restraint system should sit wear-

ing the safety belt, when the airbag system is
activated.

Installing child-restraint

systems

Before installing any child-restraint system or
child seat, read the following:

Never install a rear-facing child-restraint
system in the passenger seat of this vehi-

cle, unless the passenger airbags have been
turned off and the indicator lamp in the center
console indicates that the passenger airbags
are deactivated. For a child, not an infant, cer-
tain precautions should be taken. Position the
passenger seat as far back as possible and at
the lowest level. This important precaution is
intended to maximize the distance between the
airbags and the child. Younger children should
be secured in an appropriate forward-facing
child-restraint system that has first been prop-
erly secured. Older children should be tightly
secured with a safety belt, sitting with their back
against the vehicle seat back. Always ensure
that all occupants, of all ages, remain properly
and securely restrained at all times.

Always follow the manufacturer's instruc-
tions concerning installation and use;

otherwise the system's protective function
could be impaired. After an accident, have all
parts of the affected safety belt system
inspected and/or replaced by your BMW cen-
ter.

Commercially-available child-restraint systems
are designed to be secured with a lap belt or
with the lap belt portion of a combination lap/
shoulder belt. Improperly or inadequately
installed restraint systems can increase the risk
of injury to children. Always read and follow the
instructions that come with the system.