BMW 318D, Руководство пользователя

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Knee airbag
Depending on the equipment version:
The knee airbag protects the legs in the event of
a head-on crash.
Protective effect
General
Airbags are not activated in every collision, for ex‐
ample, in minor accidents.
Information for optimum airbag
effectiveness
WARNING
If the seat position is incorrect or the deploy‐
ment area of the airbag is restricted, the airbag
system cannot provide the intended level of
protection or may cause additional injuries
when it deploys. There is a danger of injury or
even death. Observe the following to achieve
optimum protective effect.
▷ Keep your distance from the airbags.
▷ Always grip the steering wheel at the steering
wheel rim. Place your hands in the 3 o'clock
and 9 o'clock positions to minimise the risk of
injury to hands or arms when the airbag de‐
ploys.
▷ Make sure that the front-seat passenger is
sitting correctly, i.e. with their feet and legs in
the footwell, not resting on the dashboard.
▷ Make sure that vehicle occupants keep their
head away from the side airbag.
▷ Do not place any other persons, pets or ob‐
jects between the airbags and occupants.
▷ Keep the dashboard and windscreen area on
the passenger side clear, for example do not
attach adhesive foil or covers and do not fit
brackets for navigation devices or mobile tel‐
ephones.
▷ Do not glue the airbag covers and do not
cover or modify them in any way.
▷ Do not use the front airbag cover on the front
passenger's side as a tray.
▷ Do not install seat covers, cushions or other
objects on the front seats if they are not spe‐
cifically designed for use on seats with inte‐
gral side airbags.
▷ Do not hang items of clothing for example
coats or jackets over the backrests.
▷ Do not modify individual components of the
system or its wiring. This also applies to the
covers of the steering wheel, the dashboard
and seats.
▷ Do not dismantle the airbag system.
Even if all this information is observed, injuries re‐
sulting from contact with the airbag cannot be
entirely ruled out in some circumstances.
The noise caused by the deployment of an air‐
bag may lead to temporary hearing loss for vehi‐
cle occupants sensitive to noise.
Operational readiness of the
airbag system
Safety notes
WARNING
Individual components of the airbag system
may be hot after airbag deployment. There is a
danger of injury. Do not touch individual com‐
ponents.
WARNING
Work carried out incorrectly can lead to a fail‐
ure, a malfunction or accidental deployment of
the airbag system. If there is a malfunction, the
airbag system might not deploy as intended in
an accident, even if the impact is of the appro‐
priate severity. There is a danger of injury or
even death. Have the airbag system tested, re‐
paired or removed and disposed of by a Service
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