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How to deactivate the passenger airbag in the BMW 3 Series?

Model: BMW Serie 3 F31, F30 - Years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Part: Airbag

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In this tutorial we can see how to deactivate the passenger airbag in the BMW 3 Series, an extremely simple and quick operation, to be carried out necessarily after placing a child seat facing the opposite direction of travel. First of all, let's go inside the cabin, then open the passenger's glove compartment and locate the switch indicated.

Then extract the metal key from the remote control, insert it into the switch and bring it to the "Off" position. To reactivate the airbag, simply switch the switch to the "On" position.


Posted on 24 January 2025 by ScegliAuto


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