Transporting children safely
Therefore we strongly recommend you to
transport children on the rear seats. This is
the safest location in the vehicle. Alternative-
ly, the front passenger airbag can be disa-
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the vehicle must be taken to a technical
service.
Children who are less than 1.5 metres tall
must not wear a normal seat belt without a
child seat, as this could cause injuries to
the abdominal and neck areas during a
sudden braking manoeuvre or in an acci-
dent.
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All vehicle occupants, especially chil-
dren, must assume the proper sitting posi-
tion and be properly belted in while travel-
ling.
bled with a key-operated switch page 78.
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When transporting children, use a child seat
suitable for the age and size of each child
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Do not allow the seat belt to become
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Never hold children or babies on your lap,
page 82.
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twisted and the seat belt should be proper-
this can result in potentially fatal injuries to
the child!
ly in place page 69.
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WARNING
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Only one child may occupy a child seat
page 81, Child seats.
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Never allow a child to be transported in a
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If a child seat is secured to the front pas-
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vehicle without being properly secured, or
to stand up or kneel on a seat while travel-
ling. In an accident, the child could be flung
through the vehicle, causing possibly fatal
injuries to themselves and to the other vehi-
cle occupants.
senger seat, the risk to the child of sustain-
ing critical or fatal injuries in the event of an
accident increases.
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When a child seat is mounted in the rear
seats, the door child-proof lock should be
activated page 135.
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An inflating front passenger airbag can
strike the rear-facing child seat and project
it with great force against the door, the roof
or the backrest.
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If children assume an improper sitting po-
Child seats
sition when the vehicle is moving, they ex-
pose themselves to greater risk of injury in
the event of a sudden braking manoeuvre
or in an accident. This is particularly impor-
tant if the child is travelling on the front
passenger seat and the airbag system is
triggered in an accident; as this could
cause serious injury or even death.
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Never install a child seat facing back-
wards on the front passenger seat unless
the front passenger front airbag has been
disabled. Risk of potentially fatal injuries to
the child! However, if it is necessary, in ex-
ceptional cases, to transport a child in the
front passenger seat, the front passenger
front airbag must always be disabled
Safety instructions
Read the additional information carefully
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WARNING
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A suitable child seat can protect your
When travelling, children must be secured
in the vehicle with a restraint system suita-
ble for age, weight and size.
page 78. If the passenger seat has a
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child!
height adjustment option, move it to the
highest, most upright position. If you have a
fixed seat, do not install any child restraint
system in this location.
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Never leave a child alone in the child seat
or inside the vehicle because depending on
the season, very high temperatures may be
reached inside a parked vehicle, which
could be fatal.
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Read and always observe information
and warnings concerning the use of child
seats page 80.
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For those vehicles that do not include a
key lock switch to deactivate the airbag,
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