BMW M3 2001, Manual

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Airbags
center. Labels in the door opening
should indicate the status of your rear
seat side airbags. If you are uncertain of
their status, or wish to have the airbags
activated or deactivated, please
contact your BMW center.
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Even when all these guidelines are
observed, there is still a small residual
risk of injuries to the face, hands and
arms occurring from airbag deployment
in isolated instances. The ignition and
inflation noise may cause a mild tempo-
rary hearing loss in extremely sensitive
individuals.
For additional information concerning
the airbag system, refer to pages
133
and 158 .
This is the proper way for a child to sit
in a child restraint when rear side
airbags (arrow) are provided. This is the right way for a larger child to
sit wearing the safety belt when rear
side airbags (arrow) are provided.