BMW 325xi Touring, Wagon (2002 year). Instruction — part 3

Sliding/tilt sunroof*

39n

The headliner insert slides back some-

Safety feature

what when you raise the sunroof. When

If the sliding/tilt sunroof encounters

the sunroof is opened, the headliner

resistance

retracts with it.

> when it is closing from the raised

position

Do not use force to close the

> when it is closing from a point

headliner insert with the sunroof in

roughly past the middle of its travel,

its raised position, as damage to the

mechanism could result.<

the closing cycle is interrupted and the

sliding/tilt sunroof will open again

For the convenience mode via the door

slightly.

lock, refer to page 31.

Despite this safety feature, be

Manual operation

Automatic opening and closing

extremely careful that the travel

path of the sunroof is not obstructed

In the event of an electrical malfunction,

Press the switch briefly past the pres-

whenever it is closed. Remember that

you can also operate the sliding/tilt

sure point: the sunroof travels to either

the safety mechanism may not be able

sunroof manually:

the fully-closed or fully-open position.

to detect obstructions under all circum-

1. Remove the interior lamp, then reach

Pressing the switch again stops the

stances (with very thin objects, for

into the exposed opening and press

motion immediately.

instance).

out the cover

You can disable this safety feature by

2. Use the Allen key from the onboard

pressing the switch beyond the pres-

tool kit, refer to page 124 to turn the

sure point and holding it.<

sliding/tilt sunroof in the desired

direction.

40nCorrect sitting posture

Seats

For relaxed and fatigue-free driving you

Safe with safety belts

When adjusting your seat, always

should select a sitting position that

observe the following precautions

Never allow more than one person

reflects your personal requirements.

to wear a single safety belt. Never

Never try to adjust your seat while

Correct posture combines with safety

allow an infant or small child to ride in a

operating the vehicle. The seat

belts and airbags to enhance occupant

passenger's lap. Avoid twisting the belt

could respond with unexpected move-

safety in the event of an accident. To

while routing it firmly across the hips

ment, and the ensuing loss of vehicle

ensure that the vehicle's safety systems

and shoulder, wear it as snugly against

control could lead to an accident. Never

provide you with optimal protection, we

your body as possible. Do not allow the

ride with the backrest reclined to an

request that you direct your careful

belt to rest against hard or fragile

extreme horizontal angle (important for

attention to the following section.

objects. Do not route the belt across

front passengers to remember). Keep

For additional information on trans-

your neck, or run it across sharp edges.

the backrest relatively upright to mini-

porting children refer to page 51.

Be sure that the belt does not become

mize the risk of sliding under the safety

caught or jammed. Avoid wearing loose

belt and sustaining injury in an acci-

Sitting correctly with airbags

or bulky clothing. You should remember

dent.<

to retension the lap belt periodically by

Always maintain an adequate

pulling the shoulder strap to take up

Seat adjustment

distance between yourself and the

any slack in the mechanism. In the

airbags. Always hold the steering wheel

> Manual seat adjustment, refer to

event of a frontal impact, a loose lap

by the rim to keep any chance of injury

page 41

belt could slide over your hips, leading

to hands or arms to an absolute

> Power seat adjustment, refer to

to abdominal injury. In addition, the

minimum should the airbag be

page 42

safety belt's restraint effectiveness is

deployed. Never allow any objects,

> Head restraint, refer to page 43

reduced if the belt is worn loosely.

individuals or animals to obstruct the

Expectant mothers should always wear

areas between passengers and airbags.

their safety belts, taking care to position

Never use the front airbag's cover as a

the lap belt against the lower hips,

storage tray or support for objects of

where it will not exert pressure against

any kind. Never allow front passengers

the abdominal area. <

to rest their feet or legs on the airbag

cover.<

For information on using safety belts,

refer to page 44.

For airbag locations and additional

information on airbags refer to page 48.

Manual seat adjustment

41n

To adjust the seat

Backrest angle

BMW sport seat* adjustment

Pull the lever and apply weight to or

1 Backward/forward adjustment

This seat provides additional adjust-

remove weight from the backrest as

Pull the lever and slide the seat to the

ment options for tilt angle and thigh

required

desired position.

support:

After you release the lever, move the

1 To raise:

seat forward or backward slightly so

Pull the lever repeatedly, continuing

that it engages fully

until the seat is at the desired tilt

2 Cushion height

angle

Pull the lever and apply weight to or

2 To lower:

remove weight from the seat as

Push the lever repeatedly, continuing

required

until the seat is at the desired tilt

angle

3 Thigh support:

Pull the lever and adjust the position

of the thigh support for your personal

comfort.

42nPower seat adjustment*

Lumbar support*

To adjust seat

BMW sport seat* adjustment

To adjust

1 Backward/forward adjustment

1 Tilt angle

You can adjust the backrest's contour

for additional support in the curvature

2 Cushion height

2 Backward/forward adjustment

of your spine's lumbar region.

3 Backrest angle

3 Cushion height

The upper hips and spinal column

Adjust the head restraint manually, refer

4 Backrest angle

receive supplementary support to help

to page 43.

The thigh support and the head

you maintain a relaxed, upright posture.

restraint are adjusted manually, refer to

> Press the front/rear of the switch:

Please devote your careful atten-

pages 41, 43.

Increase/decrease curvature

tion to the adjustment instruc-

> Press the upper/lower end of the

tions on page 40. Failure to observe

Please devote your careful atten-

switch:

these precautions can reduce your

tion to the adjustment instruc-

Increase the upper/lower curvature.

personal safety.<

tions on page 40. Failure to observe

these precautions can reduce your

personal safety.<

Head restraints

43n

Removal - front

1. Pull the head restraint up to the end

of its travel

2. Press button (arrow 1) and remove

the head restraint.

Installation - front

Slide the head restraint into its guides.

To adjust

To adjust height: pull the head restraint

up or push it down.

Press button (arrow 1) to move to

the lowest position.<

To adjust tilt angle of front head

restraints: tilt them to the desired angle.

To reduce the risk of neck and

spinal injury in an accident you

should always position the head

restraint so that it is positioned roughly

at ear height.<

44nSafety belts

If the safety belt system has been

subjected to the stresses involved

in an accident or otherwise damaged:

have the entire safety belt mechanism

replaced by your BMW center,

including the safety belt tensioner. In

addition, have your BMW center

inspect the safety belt anchors. If a

child-restraint system was in the

vehicle during an accident, consult the

manufacturer's instructions regarding

replacement.<

Drive with your safety belt on

To adjust shoulder strap height

Even though there is an airbag, wear a

Use the height-adjustment feature to

safety belt every time you get in the

adjust the belt to the best position for

vehicle, because airbags enhance

your own body size:

safety by providing added protection.

> Slide the button up or down.

Please observe the instructions for

To close

adjusting your seat on page 40.

Make sure you hear the lock engage in

the belt buckle.

To open

1. Press the red button in the buckle

2. Hold the belt

3. Guide belt into its inertia reel.

The rear belt buckle with the word

CENTER embossed on its surface

is intended exclusively for the use of

the center passenger.<

Seat and mirror memory*

45n

To select a stored setting

Your BMW center can adjust your

vehicle's systems in such a

You should never activate the

manner that your personalized settings

memory feature while the vehicle

are automatically set for the seat and

is moving, as the seat could move in a

exterior mirror positions when you

way that you had not anticipated,

unlock the vehicle with your personal

posing an accident hazard.<

remote control.<

Ignition key in position 1:

Before activating the programmed

> Briefly press memory button 1, 2 or 3,

adjustment feature ensure that the

as desired.

footwell behind the driver's seat is

Movement stops immediately when

empty and unobstructed. If you fail to

one of the seat-adjustment or

do so, any persons or objects behind

You can store as many as three

memory buttons is activated during

the seat could be injured or damaged

different driver's seat and mirror adjust-

the adjustment process.

by a rearward movement of the seat.<

ment settings into the system for later

With the driver's door closed and the

selection.

ignition key either removed or in posi-

tion 0 or 2:

The lumbar support adjustment is

not stored in the memory.<

> Maintain pressure on the desired

memory button (1, 2 or 3) until the

To store

adjustment process is completed.

1. In ignition key position 1 or 2

If you press the MEMORY button

2. Adjust the seat and door mirrors to

accidentally: press the button

the desired position

again; the indicator lamp goes out.<

3. Press the MEMORY button: indi-

cator lamp in the button comes on

4. Press memory button 1, 2 or 3, as

desired: indicator lamp goes out.

46nSeat and mirror memory* Seat heating*

Steering wheel

Passenger-side exterior mirror tilt

The seat cushion and backrest can

Adjustments

be heated with the ignition key in posi-

function

1. Fold down the detent lever

tion 2.

(Automatic curb monitor*)

2. Adjust the steering column to obtain

You can call up different heating modes

the best reach and rake angles for

1 Set the mirror selection switch 1 to

by repeatedly pressing the button.

the current seat position

the "driver's door mirror" position

You can also switch the higher heating

3. Fold the detent lever back up to

2 When the selector lever is placed in

modes off directly:

engage the lock.

"Reverse", the passenger-side mirror

tilts downward to help the driver

Press the button and hold it slightly

longer.

Never attempt to adjust the

monitor the area directly adjacent to

steering wheel while driving the

the vehicle during parking (curbs,

vehicle - it could respond with unex-

etc.).

pected movement, posing a potential

accident hazard.<

You can deactivate this automatic

feature by setting the mirror selection

switch to the "passenger side" position.

Mirrors

47n

To adjust manually

You can also adjust the mirrors manually:

press against the edges of the lens.

Storing mirror positions, refer to Seat

and mirror memory on page 45.

The mirror on the passenger's

side features a lens with a more

convex surface than the mirror installed

on the driver's side. When estimating

the distance between yourself and

other traffic, bear in mind that the

To adjust exterior mirrors

objects reflected in the mirror are closer

Interior rearview mirror

1 Switch for 4-way adjustment

than they appear. This means that esti-

To reduce glare from vehicles behind

mations of the distance to following

2 Selection switch for changing

you when you are driving at night, tilt

between mirrors

traffic should not be regarded as

the mirror by turning the knob.

precise. This same precaution applies

Vehicles not equipped with an alarm

to the rectangular outside sections of

system:

both door mirrors.<

Fold the small lever forward.

Electric heaters*

Both mirrors are heated automatically

when the ignition key is in position 2.

48nMirrors

Airbags

Indicator lamp

The indicator lamp displays the

operational status of the airbag

system from ignition key posi-

tion 1.

System operational:

> The indicator lamp comes on briefly

when you turn the ignition key to

position 1 or higher.

System malfunction:

> The indicator lamp fails to go out

Interior rearview mirror with

Front driver and passenger-side

after the engine is started, or comes

automatic dimming feature*

airbags

on in the course of normal vehicle

operation.

This mirror automatically responds to

Head airbags for driver and front

glare by dimming through an infinitely

passenger

Because a system malfunction could

variable range. It automatically reverts

prevent the airbags from deploying in

Side airbags on the driver and

to its clear, undimmed mode whenever

the event of a severe impact within their

passenger sides (front and rear*)

you select reverse.

normal activation range, you should

always respond to any problems by

To ensure that the mirror continues to

Protective effect

having them corrected at your BMW

operate efficiently, ensure that the area

The front airbags protect the vehicle's

center as soon as possible.

adjacent to the photocells remains

occupants during frontal impacts in

clean and unobstructed. One photocell

which the protection provided by the

The side airbags in the rear

is integrated within the mirror's lens

safety belts alone might not be enough

passenger area* of your vehicle

(arrow), while the other is located at an

to prevent injury. The head airbags and

may already have been deactivated,

offset position on the rear of the mirror.

side airbags help provide protection in

either at the time of manufacture or by a

Refrain from attaching stickers or other

the event of a collision from the side.

BMW center. You may have them acti-

objects to the windshield in the area

Each of the side airbags is designed to

vated if you desire to do so. Please

immediately behind the rearview mirror.

help support the seat occupant's upper

contact your BMW center for additional

body. For information on correct sitting

information.<

posture refer to page 40.

Airbags

49n

The airbags do not respond to

ries, always grasp the steering wheel

At all times, occupants should sit

minor collisions, rear impacts, or

on the rim with the hands at the 9 and

upright and be properly restrained

to some kinds of vehicle rollovers.<

3 o'clock positions. Do not place your

(infants and small children in appro-

hands on the center pad.

priate child-restraint systems; larger

For your safety, comply with the

Never allow any objects to obstruct the

children and adults using the safety

following instructions for the

area between the airbag and an occu-

belts). Never let an occupant's head

airbags. If you do not, the airbags may

pant.

rest near or on a side airbag because

not be able to provide their maximum

Do not use the cover panel above the

the inflating airbag could cause a

protection. All passengers in the vehicle

passenger-side airbag as a storage

serious or fatal injury. Please note that

should be aware of and comply with

area.

the word Airbag imprinted on the door

this information:

Do not apply adhesive materials to the

trim panel indicates the airbag's loca-

The airbags are supplemental restraint

cover panels of the airbags, cover them

tion.

devices designed to provide extra

or modify them in any other way.

Accident research shows that the

protection; they are not a substitute for

Do not install a rear-facing child-

safest place for children in an

safety belts. Wear your safety belt at all

restraint system in the front passenger

automobile is in the rear seat. However,

times. The airbags will not be triggered

seat of this vehicle.

a child sitting in the rear seat and not

in the event of a minor accident, a

Children under 13 years of age and less

properly restrained may place his or her

vehicle rollover, or collisions from the

than 5 ft (150 cm) tall should ride only in

head on or near the airbag, if so

rear. In these instances, the safety belt

the rear seat.

equipped. For example, a child — even

provides optimal protection.

Infants or small children should never

though belted — may fall asleep with his

Airbags are located under cover panels

be held on the lap of a passenger.

or her head against the side airbag. It

in the steering wheel, in the instrument

If your vehicle is equipped with side

may be difficult for a driver to ensure

panel, in the side trim panels in the

airbags in the rear passenger area*, be

that children in the rear seat will remain

front and rear*, in the roof panels, and

sure that child restraints are mounted

properly positioned at all times and not

in the sides of the inside roof lining.

correctly with the greatest-possible

place their heads on or near the side

Adjust your seat to a position that

distance between them and the airbags

airbag.

provides maximum distance between

in the side trim panels. Do not allow

Therefore, we recommend that the

you and the steering wheel, the instru-

children to lean out of the child's seat in

rear-seat side airbags, if installed in the

ment panel and the door while still

the direction of the side trim panels. If

vehicle, be deactivated if children will

allowing comfortable and safe access

they do so, serious injuries can occur if

travel in the rear seat.

to all vehicle controls.

the airbag is triggered.<

The rear side airbags may already have

To avoid sustaining hand and arm inju-

been deactivated, either at the time of

50nAirbags

manufacture or by a BMW center.

Labels in the door opening should indi-

cate the status of your rear side

airbags. If you are uncertain of their

status, or wish to have the airbags acti-

vated or deactivated, please contact

your BMW center.<

Even when all these guidelines are

followed, 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

This is the right way a child should sit in

This is the right way a larger child

inflation noise may provoke a mild

a child restraint when rear side airbags

should sit wearing the safety belt when

temporary hearing loss in extremely

(arrow) are provided.

rear side airbags (arrow) are provided.

sensitive individuals.

Transporting children safely

51n

LATCH child-restraint mounting

Child safety locks

system

Slide down the safety lever on the rear

The illustration shows the right rear seat

door:

as an example

The door can now be opened from the

The anchorages for the LATCH child-

outside only.

restraint system are located beneath

the plastic covers (arrows), where they

remain invisible when the child-restraint

devices are not installed.

Always follow all manufacturer's

instructions and observe all safety

precautions when installing the LATCH

child-restraint system.<

52nTransporting children safely

If the respective seating position is

airbag and the child. Older children

fitted with a headrest lift the headrest

should be tightly secured with the safety

and pass the tether strap between the

belt. Younger children should be

headrest and the backrest.

secured in an appropriate forward-

facing child-restraint system that has

Adjust the tether strap according to the

first been properly secured with a safety

child-restraint manufacturer's instruc-

belt. Never install a rear-facing child-

tions.

restraint system in the front passenger

seat.

Before installing any child-restraint

We strongly urge you to carefully read

device or child seat, please read

and observe the instructions for installa-

the following:

tion and use provided by the child

Never install a rear-facing child-restraint

restraint's manufacturer whenever you

Commercially available child seats

system in the front passenger seat of this

use such a device.

complying with the legal standards are

vehicle.

Always ensure that all occupants (of all

designed to be secured with a safety

Your vehicle is equipped with an airbag

ages) remain properly and securely

belt or with the safety belt portion of a

supplemental restraint system for the

restrained at all times.<

combination lap/shoulder belt. Improp-

front passenger. Because the backrest

erly or inadequately installed restraint

on any rear-facing child-restraint system

All rear seating positions in your vehicle

systems can increase the risk of injury

(of the kind designed for infants under 1

meet the recommendations of

to children. Always read and follow the

year and 20 lbs/9 kg) would be within the

SAE J1819, an industry standard

instructions that come with the system.

airbag's deployment range, you should

recommended practice for securing

never mount such a device in the front

If you use a child-restraint system with

child-restraint systems in motor vehi-

passenger seat, as the impact of the

a tether strap, three additional tether

cles.

airbag against the child restraint's back-

anchorage points (refer to the arrows in

rest could lead to serious or fatal injuries.

the illustration) have been provided.

If it is necessary for a child (not an infant)

Depending on the location selected

to ride in the front seat, certain precau-

for seating in the rear passenger area,

tions should be taken. First, move the

attach the tether strap to the

passenger seat as far away from the

corresponding anchorage point to

instrument panel as possible. This

secure the child-restraint system.

important precaution is intended to

Remove the cover first on the middle

maximize the distance between the

location.

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