2011 1 Series Owner's Manual without iDrive - Irvine BMW

Technology for driving comfort and safetyremove or dismantle the steering wheel.Do not touch the individual components immediatelyafter the system has been triggered,because there is a danger of burns.In the event of malfunctions, deactivation ortriggering of the airbag restraint system, havethe testing, repair, removal and disposal of airbaggenerators executed only by a BMW centeror a workshop that works according to repairprocedures of BMW with correspondinglytrained personnel and that has the requiredexplosives licenses. Unprofessional attempts towork on the system could lead to failure in anemergency or to undesired airbag activation,either of which could result in personal injury.