BMW 7 Series: Safety belts- Correct use of safety belts
- Wear the safety belt twist-free and tight to your body over your lap and shoulders.
- Wear the safety belt deep on your hips over your lap. The safety belt may not press on your stomach.
- Do not rub the safety belt against sharp edges, or guide it or jam it in across hard or fragile objects.
- Avoid thick clothing.
- Re-tighten the safety belt frequently upward around your upper body.
Buckling the safety belt
- Guide the safety belt slowly over shoulder and hip to put it on.
- Insert the tongue plate into the safety belt buckle. The safety belt buckle must engage audibly.
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When the safety belt is fastened, the driver's and passenger's belt straps are automatically tightened once after driving away.
Unbuckling the safety belt
- Hold the safety belt firmly.
- Press the red button in the safety belt buckle.
- Guide the safety belt back into its roll-up mechanism.
Belt loop
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When fastening the safety belts on the rear seats, make sure that the belt loop is closed.
Safety belt reminder for driver's seat and front passenger seat
Display in the instrument cluster
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The indicator light lights up
and a signal
sounds. Make sure that the safety belts
are positioned correctly. The safety belt
reminder can also be activated if objects are
placed on the front passenger seat.
Safety mode
In critical situations, for instance during an emergency stop, the front safety belts tighten automatically.
If the situation passes without an accident occurring, the belt tension relaxes.
If the belt tension does not loosen automatically, stop the vehicle and unbuckle the safety belt using the red button in the safety belt buckle. Fasten the safety belt before continuing on your trip.
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The current head restraint position can be stored
using the memory function.
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Rear head restraints
Safety information
Warning
A missing protective effect due to removed or
not correctly adjusted head restraints can
cause injuries in the head and neck area. There
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Before drivi
Exterior mirrors
General information
The mirror on the front passenger side is more
curved than the driver's side mirror.
The mirror setting is stored for the driver profile
currently in use. When a driver profile is
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Radio
FM Stations
The layout of the "FM stations" in the Radio menu has been adapted to the new
operating concept.
The former layout of the "All stations" list in the form displayed by the CCC
has been replaced in the CIC by a
list layout.
Fig. 73: Display - FM Menu
Fig. 74: Selecting FM Station
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Body Equipment - Operating Fluids
1.0 ADHESIVES/SEALANTS FOR GLASS
Sikaflex 255 Adhesive is a single component polyurethane with a minimum
curing time of 4 hours at 72ºF/22º
C and 38% relative humidity.
The windshield or rear window must be installed within 10 minutes of applying
the adhesive or a skin will form
on the adhesive
