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Child seats -> Securing a child seat using the seat belt for Your Volkswagen Polo SUV Seventh Generation (2021-2025)

On the rear of the outer rear seats or front passenger seat:  
attached top tether.  
1. Observe the instructions (→ Child seats).  
2. Remove the luggage compartment cover if necessary.  
3. Position the child seat in the centre of the seat cushion.  
4. Push the attachment arms on the child seat into the ISOFIX anchor points in the direction of the arrow (→ Child seat with ISOFIX  
or i-Size). The child seat must click and audibly securely into place.  
5. If necessary, push the head restraint upwards and route the top tether of the child seat under the head restraint to the rear.  
remove the head restraint if necessary and route the top tether of the child seat over the backrest to the rear.  
Applies only to the premium sport seat without opening: Route the top tether over the head restraint → Fig. 3.  
6. Hook the top tether of the child seat into the corresponding anchor point marked with “Top Tether” → Fig. 4.  
7. Tighten the top tether so that the child seat is positioned against the upper section of the rear seat backrest.  
WARNING  
If the top tether is not secured properly or is not secured at the anchor points provided for this purpose, the child seat can become  
detached and cause serious injuries.  
Always secure only one top tether of a child seat to one top tether anchor point.  
Secure the top tether only at the top tether anchor points provided for this purpose. Never secure the top tether of a child seat to a  
fastening ring.  
WARNING  
Objects in the rear pockets of the front passenger seat can damage the top tether in the event of an accident. This can result in  
serious injuries.  
Do not keep any objects in the rear pockets of the front passenger seat when using the top tether.  
Depending on the country and equipment, there may be two or three top tether anchor points in the luggage compartment  
behind the rear seat backrest.  
If you want to fit a child seat from the “universal” (u) approval category in your vehicle, you must first ensure that it is approved for the  
seat position in question. Relevant information is given on the orange ECE approval label of the child seat. Refer to the following table  
for the installation options.  
Front passenger seat  
Child’s  
weight  
Rear  
Group  
Front passenger front airbag  
activated  
Front passenger front airbag  
deactivated  
seats  
up to 10 kg  
up to 13 kg  
Front passenger seat  
Child’s  
weight  
Rear  
Group  
Front passenger front airbag  
activated  
Front passenger front airbag  
deactivated  
seats  
9 to 18 kg  
9 to 18 kg  
15 to 25 kg  
22 to 36 kg  
u: universal; x: seat not suitable for securing a child seat of this group.  
Securing a child seat using the seat belt  
1. Observe the instructions (→ Child seats).  
2. Set the seat belt height so that the seat belt routing follows a natural line and is adjusted to the child seat without turning back  
on itself. For rear-facing child seats, use the lowest position of the seat belt height adjuster.  
3. Fasten the seat belt and guide it through the child seat as described in the child seat manufacturer’s instructions.  
4. Ensure that the seat belt is not twisted.  
5. Insert the latch plate into the buckle for the appropriate seat and push it down until it audibly engages.  
Child seats with the “semi-universal” approval category that are secured by means of a seat belt and support foot must not be installed  
on the centre rear seat.  
Transporting a child on the centre rear seat  
In the second row of seats: position of the belt buckles  
(illustration).  
1
2
Belt buckle for the middle seat.  
Buckle for the outside seat.  
A child seat must always be secured centrally on the car seat. To ensure this on the middle seat of the rear seat, please observe the  
following:  
1. Push the buckle for the middle seat → Fig. 1 1 behind the buckle for the outside seat → Fig. 1 2 .  
2. Insert the latch plate of the seat belt of the middle seat into the buckle for the middle seat → Fig. 1 1 and push it down until it  
audibly engages.  
3. To ensure the seat belt is correctly fastened do not twist the buckles → Fig. 1.