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Airbags
1 Front airbag for driver and passenger
2 Side impact Head Protection System
(front)
3 Side airbags (front and rear side
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)
Protective effect
The front airbags supplement the three-
point safety belts by providing addi-
tional protection for the front-seat oc-
cupants in the event of a severe frontal
collision in which the protection af-
forded by the belts alone may no longer
be sufficient. The head protection and
side airbags help provide protection in
the event of a collision from the side.
Each of the side airbags is designed to
help support the upper body.
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The side airbags in the rear pas-
senger area
*
of your vehicle may
already have been deactivated, either at
the time of manufacture or by a BMW
center. You may have them activated if
you desire to do so. Please contact
your BMW center for additional infor-
mation.
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The illustration depicts schematically
the primary directions of vehicle impact
that initiate an airbag deployment.
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