Sitting correctly and safely
immediately after removing the child re-
straint system.
WARNING
To avoid serious or fatal injury, children travel-
ling in the vehicle must always be protected
with child restraint systems appropriate to
their height, weight and age.
– Always make sure that the backrest of the
seat carrying the child restraint system is
properly engaged and that it cannot move
forwards. Otherwise the backrest could be
moved forwards, together with the child re-
straint system attached to it, in the event of
an accident or other emergency.
– Children under 1.50 m tall or younger than
12 must not travel in the vehicle without a
suitable child restraint system. Please ob-
serve any other applicable regulations in the
country in which you are travelling.
– No anchorages are provided in the vehicle
for child seats which need to be secured ad-
ditionally with restraint systems such as a
lower tether. Do not secure any additional
restraint systems to the front seats, for ex-
ample to the backrest or seat rail.
– Improperly secured child restraint systems
in the vehicle can lead to serious or fatal in-
juries in the event of an accident. Always se-
cure the child restraint system according to
the manufacturer’s instructions.
– NEVER use a rearward-facing child restraint
on a seat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in
front of it, DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the
CHILD can occur.
– Children and babies must NEVER travel on
another occupant’s lap.
– Never allow more than one child to occupy
one child restraint system.
– Applies to vehicles on which the front pas-
senger's airbag cannot be deactivated: Do
NOT use a rearward-facing child restraint
system on the front passenger's seat.
– Applies to vehicles with key-operated
switch for deactivating the front passeng-
er's airbag: Do NOT use a rearward-facing
child restraint system on the front pas-
senger's seat while the front passenger's
airbag is active. If you have no alternative
but to use a rearward-facing child re-
straint system on the front passenger's
seat, the front passenger's airbag must be
deactivated beforehand via the key-operat-
ed switch ðpage 83. Make sure that the
front passenger's airbag is reactivated by
means of the key-operated switch as soon
as the child restraint system is no longer
needed on the front passenger's seat.
– If you need to use a forward-facing child re-
straint system on the front passenger’s
seat, move the front passenger's seat all the
way back so that it is as far away from the
front passenger's airbag as possible. Before
doing so, you should ensure that there is
nothing blocking the adjustment area. A
child in a child restraint system on the front
– Never leave a child without supervision in a
child restraint system.
– Never allow a child to travel unrestrained in
the vehicle or to stand up or kneel on a seat
while the car is moving. In an accident, the
child could be catapulted through the car,
potentially causing fatal injuries to itself
and other occupants.
– If children are out of position when the car is
moving, they are at greater risk of injury
during a sudden braking manoeuvre or in an
accident. This applies in particular if the
child is travelling on the front passenger’s
seat, or if the child’s head is near the open-
ing for the side airbag when the airbag sys-
tem is triggered in an accident. This incor-
rect seating position can result in serious or
even fatal injury.
– Make sure there is sufficient clearance in
front of the child sitting in the child re-
straint system. If necessary, adjust the seat
position and backrest angle of the seat in
front of the child restraint system.
– The back of any forward-facing child re-
straint system must be flush with the back-
rest of the vehicle seat. Adjust or remove
the head restraint if it hinders installation
ðpage 75. Install the head restraint again
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