5
CHILD SAFETY
GENERAL POINTS RELATING
TO CHILD SEATS
CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT
Although one of PEUGEOT's main cri- "Rearwards-facing"
"Forwards-facing"
teria when designing your vehicle, the
safety of your children also depends on
you.
For maximum safety, please observe
the following recommendations:
When a "rearwards-facing" child seat is When a "forwards-facing" child seat is
installed on the front passenger seat, installed on the front passenger seat,
it is essential that the passenger airbag adjust the vehicle's seat to the interme-
is deactivated. Otherwise, the child diate longitudinal position with the seat
would risk being seriously injured or back upright and leave the passenger
killed if the airbag were to inflate.
airbag activated.
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in accordance with European
regulations, all children under the
age of 12 or less than one and a
half metres tall must travel in ap-
proved child seats suited to their
weight, on seats fitted with a seat
belt or ISOFIX mountings*,
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statistically, the safest seats in
your vehicle for carrying children
are the rear seats,
a child weighing less than 9 kg
must travel in the "rearwards-
facing" position both in the front
and in the rear.
Intermediate longitudinal
position
PEUGEOT recommends that
children should travel in the rear
seats of your vehicle:
i
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"rearwards-facing" up to the
age of 2,
* The rules for carrying children are
specific to each country. Refer to the
current legislation in your country.
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"forwards-facing" over the
age of 2.
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