BMW X3 xDrive20d 2013, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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▷ Keep your distance from the airbags.
▷ Always grip the steering wheel on the rim,
with your hands in the 3 o'clock and
9 o'clock positions, to minimise the risk of
injury to the hands or arms in the event of the
airbag being triggered.
▷ No other persons, pets or objects should be
held or permitted to remain between the air‐
bag and yourself.
▷ Do not use the front airbag cover on the front
passenger's side as a tray.
▷ Keep the dashboard and windscreen in the
area of the passenger's side free, i.e. do not
attach adhesive foil or covers and do not fit
brackets, for example for navigation devices
or mobile phones.
▷ Make sure that the front passenger adopts
a correct seated position, i.e. leaves his or
her feet in the footwell and does not rest feet
or legs on the instrument cluster, otherwise
he/she could sustain leg injuries in the event
of the front airbag being triggered.
▷ Do not fit seat covers, cushions or other ob‐
jects not specifically approved for seats with
integral side airbags to the front seats.
▷ Do not hang items of clothing such as coats
or jackets over the backrests.
▷ Make sure that vehicle occupants keep their
heads away from the side airbag and do not
lean against the head airbag. Otherwise they
could be injured should the airbags deploy.
▷ Do not dismantle the airbag system.
▷ Do not dismantle the steering wheel.
▷ Never attach any material to the airbag cov‐
ers with adhesive; never place material over
them or modify them in any way.
▷ Do not modify individual components of the
system or its wiring in any way. This includes
the covers on the steering wheel, instrument
cluster, seats and roof posts as well as the
sides of the roof lining.◀
Even if all these instructions are complied with,
depending on the circumstances in which an
accident occurs, certain injuries as a result of
contact with the airbag cannot be entirely ruled
out.
The noise caused by the deployment of an air‐
bag may lead to brief and generally temporary
hearing loss in vehicle occupants sensitive to
noise.
In the event of faults, taking the airbags out
of use and after they have been triggered
Avoid touching the system’s components im‐
mediately after it has been triggered, as there is
a risk of sustaining burns.
Only commission your Service Centre or au‐
thorised workshops with checking, repairing or
dismantling and scrapping airbag generators, as
your Service Centre or authorised workshops
have the required legal permits for handling ex‐
plosives.
Any careless or unskilled interference with the
system could lead to its failure or to accidental
triggering with the risk of injury.◀
Functional readiness of the airbag
system
When the ignition is switched on, the
warning light in the instrument cluster
briefly illuminates and so shows the
functional readiness of the entire airbag system
and the belt tensioner.
Airbag system disrupted
▷ Warning light does not illuminate after the
ignition is switched on.
▷ Warning light is permanently illuminated.
Immediately check airbag system when
there is a fault
Immediately check airbag system when there is
a fault, otherwise you run the risk that the system
does not function as expected in an accident in
spite of corresponding seriousness of the acci‐
dent.◀
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