190 Transporting children safely
Children of more than 150 cm in height may use the seat belts fitted to the vehicle
without a seat bolster.
WARNING
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When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply
with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety
seats. If required, the airbag has to be deactivated,
Fig. 194 The ISOFIX child
seat is pushed into the
mounting funnels
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in a specialist garage
or by using the switch for the front passenger airbag* ⇒ page 182,
“Switch for the front passenger airbag*”.
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The shoulder part of the seat belt must run approximately across the
There are two fixing eyes* between the seat backrest and the seat cushion
of the front passenger seat for fixing the “ISOFIX” system child seat in
place. The locking eyes on the rear outside seats are located below the
upholstery. The places are marked with signs with the “ISOFIX” logo
⇒ fig. 193.
middle of the shoulder and fit snugly against the chest. It must on no account
run across the neck. The lap part of the seat belt must run across the pelvis
and fits snugly; it must not run over the belly. Tighten the belt webbing over
your hip if necessary.
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Please comply with any differing national legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats.
Install child seat
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Open the zip fasteners between the seat cushion and the seat backrest
of the rear exterior seat.
Attaching a child seat using the “ISOFIX” system
A
B
Insert the mounting funnels Aonto the locking eyes Abetween the
seat backrest and the seat cushion ⇒ fig. 193.
Push the notched arms of the child seat over the mounting funnels
into the locking eyes, until it is heard to lock ⇒ fig. 194.
Pull on both sides of the child seat!
One can mount a child safety seat using the “ISOFIX” system quickly, easily and reli-
ably. Please pay close attention to instructions from the manufacturer of the child
safety seat when installing and removing the seat.
Fig. 193 Locking eyes
(ISOFIX system)
Child seats fitted with the “ISOFIX” system can only be mounted and fixed in a
vehicle fitted with an “ISOFIX” system when these child seats have been released for
this type of vehicle according to the ECE-R 44 standard.
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