1988-2014 Fiat Fiorino SUV SAFETY -> Carrying Children Safely User Manual
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The research results in relation to the be- All restraint devices must bear the type-  
st protection for children is illustrated in approval data along with the control mark  
European standard CEE-R44 which divi- on a label that must be firmly secured to  
des the restraint systems into five groups the child seat and must never be removed.  
CARRYING  
CHILDREN SAFELY  
For optimal protection in the event of a  
crash, all passengers must be seated and  
wear adequate restraint systems.  
in addition to making their use compul-  
Over 1.50 m in height, from the point of  
sory:  
view of restraint systems, children are  
Group 0  
Group 0+  
Group 1  
Group 2  
Group 3  
up to 10 kg in weight  
up to 13 kg in weight  
9-18 kg in weight  
considered as adults and have to wear the  
standard seat belts.  
This is even more important for children.  
This prescription is compulsory in all EC  
countries according to EC Directive  
2003/20/EC.  
Lineaccessori Fiat includes child restraint  
systems for each weight group. These de-  
vices are recommended as they have been  
specifically designed for Fiat cars/vehicles.  
15-25 kg in weight  
22-36 kg in weight  
A child’s head is larger and heavier in pro-  
portion to his/her body and the child’s mu-  
scular and bone structures are not fully  
developed. For this reason, they require  
restraint systems which are different from  
those used by adults to protect them in  
the event of an accident.  
As it may be noted, the groups overlap  
partly and, in fact, in commerce it is pos-  
sible to find devices that cover more than  
one weight group.  
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WARNING  
SEVERE DANGER: Do not  
arrange child seats facing  
backwards on the front seat  
if the passenger’s airbag is on.  
Deployment of the airbag in  
the event of a shock could cause fa-  
tal injuries to the baby. It is advisable  
to carry children on the rear seat,  
which is the most protected position  
in the event of an accident. Child  
seats must not be fitted on the front  
seat of vehicles provided with a pas-  
senger’s airbag, whose deployment in  
an accident could cause fatal injuries  
to the baby regardless of how severe  
the shock causing airbag deployment  
is. If necessary, children can sit on the  
front seat in vehicles where the pas-  
senger’s airbag can be disabled. Verify  
that the airbag is actually deactiva-  
fig. 7  
fig. 8  
GROUP 0 and 0+  
GROUP 1  
Babies up to 13 kg must be carried facing From 9 kg to 18 kg in weight, children may  
backwards on a cradle seat, which, sup- be carried facing forwards seated on child  
porting the head, does not induce stress seats fitted with a front cushion. With the-  
on the neck in the event of sharp decele- se seats the vehicle seat belt is used to re-  
ration.  
strain both child and seat, fig. 8.  
The cradle is restrained by the vehicle seat  
belts, as shown in fig. 7 and in turn it mu-  
st restrain the child with its own belts.  
ted, observing the warning light  
on  
WARNING  
The figures are indicative for  
the dashboard (see “Front airbag -  
passenger’s side” in paragraph “Front  
airbags”). Move the passenger’s seat  
as far back as possible to avoid con-  
tact between the child seat and the  
dashboard.  
assembly purposes only. Re-  
fer to the instructions supplied with  
the child seat.  
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WARNING  
Some child restraint systems  
for weight groups 0 and 1  
have a rear attachment and seat belts  
for securing the child. Due to their  
weight, they may be dangerous if in-  
correctly mounted (e.g. if fastened to  
the vehicle seat belts placing a cu-  
shion in between). Follow the assem-  
bly instructions carefully.  
fig. 9  
fig. 10  
GROUP 2  
GROUP 3  
Children from 15 to 25 kg may use the For children from 22 kg to 36 kg the size  
vehicle seat belts directly fig. 9.  
of the child’s chest no longer requires a  
support to space the child’s back from the  
seat back.  
The child seat is only needed to position  
the child correctly with respect to the  
belts so that the diagonal section crosses Fig. 10 shows proper child seat positio-  
the child’s chest and never the neck and is ning on the rear seat. Children over 1.50  
snug on the hips and not the abdomen. m in height can wear seat belts like adults.  
WARNING  
The figures are indicative for  
assembly purposes only. Re-  
fer to the instructions supplied with  
the child seat.  
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PASSENGER SEAT COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS ON CHILD’S SEAT USE  
The vehicle complies with the new European Directive 2000/3/EC which governs the arrangement possibilities for child restraints  
on the seats of a vehicle as shown in the following table.  
Group  
Weight ranges  
Front Passenger  
Rear Passenger  
Group 0, 0+  
Group 1  
up to 13 kg  
9-18 kg  
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
Group 2  
15-25 kg  
22-36 kg  
Group 3  
Key:  
U = suitable for child restraint systems of the “Universal” category, according to European Standard EEC-R44 for the specified  
“Groups”.  
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