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CHILD SAFETY: General information (1/2)

Carrying children

Please ensure that you comply with the

legislation of your country.

Children, and adults, must be correctly

seated and strapped in for all journeys.

The children being carried in your vehi-

cle are your responsibility.

Driver’s responsibility

A child is not a miniature adult. Children

To prevent the doors being

when parking or stopping

are at risk of specific injuries as their

opened, use the “Child lock”

the vehicle

muscles and bones have not yet fin-

feature. ➥ 1.18.

ished growing. The seat belt alone

Never leave an animal,

would not provide suitable protection.

child or adult who is not self-suffi-

Use an approved child seat and ensure

cient alone on your vehicle, even for

you use it correctly.

a short time.

A collision at 31 mph

They may pose a risk to themselves

(50 km/ h) is the same

or to others by starting the engine,

as falling a distance of

activating equipment such as the

10 metres.

electric windows or by locking the

Transporting a child without

doors.

a restraint is the equivalent of allow-

Also, in hot and/or sunny weather,

ing him or her to play on a fourth-

please remember that the tempera-

floor balcony without railings.

ture inside the passenger compart-

Never travel with a child held in your

ment increases very quickly.

arms.

RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS

In the event of an accident, you will

INJURY.

not be able to keep hold of the child,

even if you yourself are wearing a

seat belt.

If your vehicle has been involved in

a road accident, replace the child

seat and have the seat belts and

ISOFIX anchorage points checked.

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CHILD SAFETY: General information (2/2)

Using a child seat

Before fitting a child seat, read the

manual and respect its instructions. If

The level of protection offered by the

you experience any difficulties during

child seat depends on its ability to re-

installation, contact the manufacturer

strain your child and on its installation.

of the equipment. Keep the instructions

Incorrect installation compromises the

with the seat.

protection it offers the child in the event

of harsh braking or an impact.

Before purchasing a child seat, check

that it complies with the regulations for

the country you are in and that it can

be fitted in your vehicle. Consult an ap-

proved dealer to find out which seats

are recommended for your vehicle.

The regulations on transporting chil-

Never leave a child unat-

dren are specific to each country. The

tended in the vehicle.

use of a child seat during transport de-

pends on the age and/or the size and/

Check that your child is

or weight of the child.

always strapped in and that

the belt or safety harness used is

For children who do not need to be

Set a good example by always fas-

correctly set and adjusted. Avoid

transported in a child seat, make sure

tening your seat belt and teaching

wearing bulky clothing which could

that the seat belt is correctly adjusted

your child:

cause the belts to slacken ➥ 1.23.

and fastened.

– to strap themselves in correctly;

Never let your child put their head or

In all cases, you must comply with the

– to always get in and out of the car

arms out of the window.

regulations of the particular country you

at the kerb, away from busy traf-

are in.

Check that the child is in the correct

fic.

position for the entire journey, espe-

Do not use a second-hand child

cially if asleep.

seat or one without an instruction

manual.

Check that there are no objects in

the vicinity of the child seat which

could impede its operation.

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Getting to know your vehicle -> Child safety: general information for Your Renault Clio 4 Door Fourth Generation (2014-2018)

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