BMW M8 2020 Owners Manual

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CarryingchildrensafelyVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryvariant.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Pleasecomplywiththerelevantlaws
andregulationswhenusingthecorresponding
functionsandsystems.
Importantconsiderations
Safetynotes
WARNING
Unsupervisedchildrenorpetsinthevehicle
cansetthevehicleinmotionandendanger themselvesorotherroadusers,forexampleby
thefollowingactions:
'xPressingthestart/stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingdoorsorwindows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xOperatingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjury.Donot
leavechildrenorpetsunsupervisedinthevehij
cle.Whenleavingthevehicle,takethevehicle keywithyouandlockthevehicle.
WARNING
Hotvehiclescanhavefatalconsequences,in
particularforchildrenandpets.Thereisarisk
ofinjuryorevendeath.Donotleaveanyone
unsupervisedinthevehicle,especiallychildren
andpets.
WARNING
Childrestraintsystemsandtheirpartscanget veryhotwhenexposedtodirectsunlight.Conj
tactwithhotpartscancauseburns.Thereisa
riskofinjury.Donotexposethechildrestraint
systemtodirectsunlight.Coverthechildrej
straintsystemifnecessary.Itmaybenecessary
toallowthechildrestraintsystemtocooldown
beforestrappingachildin.Donotleavechilj
drenunsupervisedinthevehicle.
Childrenalwaysintherearseats
General Accidentresearchhasshownthatthesafest
placeforchildrenisontherearseat.
Childrenyoungerthan12yearsoldorunder
150cm,5fttallareonlyallowedtobetransporj
tedintherearusingchildrestraintsystemsapj
propriatefortheirage,weightandstature.Chilj
drenaged12yearsandoldermustbesecured
withaseatbeltassoonasasuitablechildrej straintsystemisnolongerappropriatedueto
theirage,weightorstature.
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Safetynote
WARNING
Childrenunder150cm,5fttallcannotwear
theseatbeltcorrectlywithoutusingadditional childrestraintsystems.Theprotectivefunction
oftheseatbeltsmaybelimitedormayevenfail completelyiftheseatbeltsarewornincorrectly.Ifaseatbeltisnotworncorrectly,additionalinjjuriescanbecaused,forexampleintheevent
ofanaccidentorwhenbrakingorcarryingout
evasivemanoeuvres.Thereisariskofinjuryor evendeath.Childrenunder150cm,5fttall
mustbesecuredinsuitablechildrestraintsysj tems.
NotforAustralia/NewZealand:
Childrenonthefrontpassenger
seat
GeneralWhenusingachildrestraintsystemonthefrontpassengerseat,makesurethatthefrontandsideairbagsonthepassengersidearedeactivaj
ted.Frontpassengerairbagscanonlybedeactij vatedwiththekeyswitchforfrontpassengerairj
bags,seepage 185.Ifthefrontpassenger
airbagscannotbedeactivated,donotcarrychilj
drenonthefrontpassengerseat,eveninsuitaj
blechildrestraintsystems.
Safetynote
WARNING
Activefrontpassengerairbagscaninjureachild
inachildrestraintsystemiftheyaredeployed.
Thereisariskofinjury.Makesurethatthefront passengerairbagsaredeactivatedandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlampisilj
luminated.
Fittingchildrestraints
General
Pleasecomplywiththeoperatingandsafetyinj structionsprovidedbythechildrestraintsystem
manufacturerwhenselecting,attachingandusj
ingchildrestraintsystems.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifchildrestraintsystemsandtheirattachment systemshavebeendamagedorsubjectedto
stressesinanaccident,theirprotectivefuncj
tionmaybelimitedormayfailcompletely.A
childmightnotbeadequatelyrestrained,forexj
ampleintheeventofanaccident,brakingor
evasivemanoeuvres.Thereisariskofinjuryor evendeath.
Childrestraintsystemsthataredamagedor
havebeensubjectedtostressesinanaccident
mustnotbeusedfurther.
Ifattachmentsystemshavebeendamagedor
subjectedtostressesinanaccident,havethem
checkedandreplacedbyaServicePartnerof
themanufacturer,anotherqualifiedService Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
WARNING
Iftheseatisnotadjustedproperlyorthechild
seathasbeeninstalledincorrectly,thechildrej straintsystemmayhavelimitedstabilityormaynotbestableatall.Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.Makesurethatthechildrestraint
systemrestsfirmlyagainstthebackrest.Wherj everpossible,adaptthebackrestangleofall
therelevantseatbackrestsandadjusttheseats
correctly.Makesurethattheseatsandtheir
backrestsarecorrectlyengagedorlocked.If possible,adjusttheheightoftheheadrej
straints,orremovethem.
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ForAustralia/NewZealand:
installationofchildrestraints
Pleasenotethefollowingwarningbecauseyour
vehiclehasbeenequippedwithafrontairbagfor
thefrontpassenger'sseatthatcannotbedeactij
vated:
Itisrecommendednottouseanykindof
childrestraintsystemonthefrontpasj senger'sseat.
Extremehazard
Donotusearearwardfacingchildrestraintona
seatprotectedbyanairbaginfrontofit.
NotforAustralia/NewZealand:
Onthefrontpassengerseat
Deactivatingairbags
WARNING
Activefrontpassengerairbagscaninjureachild
inachildrestraintsystemiftheyaredeployed.
Thereisariskofinjury.Makesurethatthefront passengerairbagsaredeactivatedandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlampisilj luminated.
Beforefittingachildrestraintonthefrontpasjsengerseat,makesurethatthefrontandsideairbagsonthepassengersidearedisabled.Ifthe
airbagcannotbedeactivated,donotfitchildrej
straintsystems.
Deactivatingthefrontpassengerairbagswithkey
switch,seepage 185.
Rear-facingchildrestraintsystems
DANGER
Iftriggered,activefrontpassengerairbagscan fatallyinjureachildinachildrestraintsystem whichismountedfacingbackwards.Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.MakesurethatthefrontpassengerairbagsaredeactivatedandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlampisiljluminated.
Followtheinformationonthefrontpassenger
sunvisor.
Neverusearearward-facingchildrestraintona seatprotectedbyanactiveairbaginfrontofit,as
deathorseriousinjurytothechildcanoccur.
Seatpositionandheight Beforeinstallingauniversalchildrestraintsysj
tem,movethefrontpassengerseatasfarback
asitwillgoandadjusttoamid-heightposition.
Thisseatpositionandheightachievesthebest
possibleroutingofthebeltandprotectioninthe eventofanaccident.
Iftheupperattachmentpointoftheseatbeltis
locatedaheadofthechildseat'sbeltguide,carej
fullymovethefrontpassengerseatforwardsuntil thebestpossiblebeltguidanceisachieved.
Backrestwidth
Withadjustablebackrestwidth:beforefittinga
childrestraintsystemonthefrontpassenger
seat,fullyopenthebackrestwidth.Donot
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changethebackrestwidthfromthispointonanddonotcallupamemoryposition.
ISOFIXchildseat mountings
General NoteforAustralia:ISOFIXchildseatsarenotperj
mittedforroaduseinAustraliaatthetimeof
printing.However,alsosinceachangeoftherej
spectiveregulationsisalsoexpectedinthefuj
ture,lowerISOFIXanchoragesaresuppliedin
linewithapplicableADRsalsoforAustralia.
Pleasecomplywiththeoperatingandsafetyinjstructionsprovidedbythechildrestraintsystem
manufacturerwhenselecting,attachingandusj
ingISOFIXchildrestraintsystems.
SuitableISOFIXchildrestraint
systems
OnlycertainISOFIXchildrestraintsmaybeused intheseatsintendedforthispurpose.Thecorrej
spondingsizeclassandsizecategoryaredenoj tedbyaletterorISOreferenceonaplateonthechildseat.
Forinformationaboutwhichchildrestraintsysj
temscanbeusedontheseatsinquestionandif thechildrestraintsystemsaresuitableforor
complywithISOFIX,see:Suitableseatsforchild
restraintsystems,seepage 126.
Bracketsforlower
ISOFIXanchors
Safetynote
WARNING
IftheISOFIXchildrestraintsystemsarenotenj
gagedcorrectly,theprotectivefunctionofthe ISOFIXchildrestraintsystemsmaybelimited.Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.Makesuretheloweranchorpointhasengagedcorj
rectlyandtheISOFIXchildrestraintsystem
restsfirmlyagainstthebackrest.
PositionSymbolMeaningThecorrespondingsymbol
showsthebracketsforthelower
ISOFIXanchors.
ThefixturesforthelowerISOFIXanchorsareloj
catedbehindthemarkedcovers.
BeforefittingISOFIXchild
restraints
Pulltheseatbeltawayfromtheareaofthechild
seatmountings.
FittingISOFIXchildrestraint
systems
1.Installthechildrestraintsystem,seethe manufacturer'sinstructions.2.MakesurethatbothISOFIXanchorsareenj
gagedcorrectly.
i-Sizechildrestraintsystems
Generali-Sizeisaregulationforchildrestraintsystems,whichisusedfortheapprovalofchildrestraint
systems.
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SymbolMeaningIfthissymbolisseeninthevehij
cle,thevehiclehasalsobeen
approvedinaccordancewithi-
Size.Thesymbolshowsthe
mountsforthesystem'slower
anchors.Theloweranchors
meettheEuropeani-Sizerej
quirements.Thecorrespondingsymbol
showsthemountingpointfor
theupperretainingstrap.
Fixturesfortheupper
retainingstrap
Safetynotes
WARNING
Iftheupperretainingstrapisusedincorrectly withthechildrestraintsystem,theprotective
functionmaybereduced.Thereisariskofinj
jury.Makesurethattheupperretainingstrapis
nottwistedandisnotroutedtotheupper mountingpointoversharpedges.
WARNING
Iftherearbackrestisnotlocked,theprotective
effectofthechildrestraintsystemislimitedor
non-existing.Therearbackrestcanfoldforj
wardincertainsituations,forexamplebraking
manoeuvreoraccident.Thereisariskofinjury
orevendeath.Makesurethattherearbackrj
estsarelocked.
NOTE
Themountingpointsfortheupperretaining
strapsofchildrestraintsystemsareonlyintenj dedfortheseretainingstraps.Themounting
pointscanbedamagedifotherobjectsareatj tached.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Onlyattachchildrestraintsystemstotheuppermountingpoints.
Mountingpoints
SymbolMeaningThecorrespondingsymbol
showsthemountingpointfor
theupperretainingstrap.
Therearetwomountingpointsfortheupperrej tainingstrapofISOFIXchildrestraintsystems.
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Routingtheretainingstrap1Directionoftravel2Headrestraint3Hookfortheupperretainingstrap4Mountingpoint/eyelet5Seatbackrest6UpperretainingstrapAttachingtheupperretaining
straptothemountingpoint1.Releaserearbackrestandfoldforwards.2.Guidetheupperretainingstrapoverthehead
restrainttothemountingpoint.3.Attachthehookoftheretainingstraptothe
mountingpoint.4.Foldingbacktherearbackrest.
Whenfoldingbackandlockingtherearbackj rest,makesurethattheretainingstrapcanj
notbecometrapped.5.Pulltheretainingstraptaut.6.Foldbackandlocktherearbackrest.
Suitableseatsforchildrestraintsystems
Overview
General
Thelegalprovisionsdeterminingwhichchildseat ispermittedforwhichageandbodysizemay
varyfromcountrytocountry.Pleasecomplywith therelevantnationallegalprovisions.AdditionalinformationisavailablefromaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Seatsandchildrestraintsystems
Thesectionbelowprovidesinformationonwhich
childrestraintsystemissuitableforwhichseatin thevehicle.
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SeatAirbag,front
passengerFastening13a)ONOFF4,6-b)5a)Adaptthefront/backpositionofthefrontpassengerseatand,ifnecessary,moveittothehighest positiontoachievethebestpossibleroutingofthebelt.
b)Whenusingchildseatsontherearseats,adjustthefront/backpositionofthefrontseatifnecesj
sary,andalsoadjusttheheadrestraintoftherearseatorremoveit.
c)Dependingontheequipmentornational-marketversion.Right-handdrivevehicles,seats:SeatAirbag,front
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SeatAirbag,front
passengerFastening4,6-b)5a)Adaptthefront/backpositionofthefrontpassengerseatand,ifnecessary,moveittothehighest positiontoachievethebestpossibleroutingofthebelt.
b)Whenusingchildseatsontherearseats,adjustthefront/backpositionofthefrontseatifnecesj
sary,andalsoadjusttheheadrestraintoftherearseatorremoveit.
c)Dependingontheequipmentornational-marketversion.

SymbolMeaningSymbolMeaningNotsuitableforchildrestraintsystems.SuitableforISOFIXchildrej
straintsystems.SuitableforUniversal-categorychildrestraintsysj temsapprovedforuseinthisweightgroup.SuitableforISOFIXandi-
Sizechildrestraintsystems.SuitableforchildrestraintsystemsintheSemi- Universalcategoryifthevehicleandtheseatarelistedinthelistofvehiclemodelsfromthemanuj
facturerofthechildrestraintsystem.Suitableforchildrestraint
systemswithanupperrej
tainingstrap.Left-handdrivevehicles:Which
childrestraintsystemscanbeused
ontheseats
Informationaboutwhichchildrestraintsystems
canbeusedontheseatsinquestioninaccordjancewiththeECE-R16andECE-R129standj
ard.Seatposition13ma
4mb
56mb
Seatpositionsuitablefor
universalfasteningwitha
belt.NoYesYesNoYesi-Sizeseatposition.NoNoNoNoNoSeatpositionsuitablefor
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Seatposition13ma
4mb
56mb
Largestrear-facingmountj
ing:R1/R2X/R2/R3.NoNoR1NoR1Largestfront-facingmountj
ing:F2X/F2/F3.NoNoF2NoF2Largestsuitablebooster
mount:B2/B3.NoNoB2NoB2Notcompatiblewithi-Sizeseatpositionwithasupportstand:cannotbeused.
SeatpositionwithlowerISOFIXanchors,butwithoutTopTether:cannotbeused.
SeatbeltbucklesforadultsarelocatedonthesidebetweenthetwolowerISOFIXanchors:cannot beused.SeatnumberPositioninthevehicle1Frontleft2Frontcentre3Frontright42ndseatrowleft52ndseatrowcentreSeatnumberPositioninthevehicle62ndseatrowright73rdseatrowleft83rdseatrowcentre93rdseatrowreight
Right-handdrivevehicles:whichchildrestraintsystemscanbeusedon
whichseats

Seatposition1ma
34mb
56mb
Seatpositionsuitablefor
universalfasteningwitha
belt.YesNoYesNoYesi-Sizeseatposition.NoNoNoNoNoSeatpositionsuitablefor
sidemounting:L1/L2.NoNoNoNoNoLargestrear-facingmountj
ing:R1/R2X/R2/R3.NoNoR1NoR1Largestfront-facingmountj
ing:F2X/F2/F3.NoNoF2NoF2Largestsuitablebooster
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Seatposition1ma
34mb
56mb
a)Adaptthefront/backpositionofthefrontpassengerseatand,ifnecessary,moveittothehighestpositiontoachievethebestpossibleroutingofthebelt.
b)Whenusingchildseatsontherearseats,adjustthefront/backpositionofthefrontseatifnecesj
sary,andalsoadjusttheheadrestraintoftherearseatorremoveit.Notcompatiblewithi-Sizeseatpositionwithasupportstand:cannotbeused.
SeatpositionwithlowerISOFIXanchors,butwithoutTopTether:cannotbeused.
SeatbeltbucklesforadultsarelocatedonthesidebetweenthetwolowerISOFIXanchors:cannot beused.SeatnumberPositioninthevehicle1Frontleft2Frontcentre3Frontright42ndseatrowleft52ndseatrowcentreSeatnumberPositioninthevehicle62ndseatrowright73rdseatrowleft83rdseatrowcentre93rdseatrowreight
Suitableseatsforchildrestraintsystemswithabelt
Informationaboutwhichchildrestraintsystems
canbeusedontheseatsinquestioninaccordj
ancewiththeECE-R16standard.GroupWeightof
childApproxij
mateageFrontpasj
senger
seat,airj
bagONFrontpasj
senger
seat,airj
bagOFFm
a
Rearseats,
outermb
Rearseat,
middle0Upto10kgUp
to9monthsXU,LU,LX0+Upto13kgUp
to18month
sXU,LU,LXI9m18kgUp
to4yearsXU,LU,LXII15m25kgUp
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