To reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accident, children must always use child restraint systems when travelling in the car.
Please note the information in this Owner's Manual when installing and using child seats. Follow the manufacturer's instructions and observe any statutory requirements.
For safety reasons, we recommend that child seats be installed on the rear seats. You should only use a child seat on the front passenger seat in exceptional circumstances.
To avoid serious or fatal injury, children travelling in the vehicle must always be protected with child restraint systems appropriate to their height, weight and age.
- Children under 1.50 m tall or younger than 12 must not travel in the vehicle if there are no suitable child seats. Please observe any other applicable regulations in the country in which you are travelling.
- Babies and children must never travel on another occupant's lap.
- Never allow more than one child to occupy one child seat.
- Never leave a child without supervision in a child seat.
- Never allow a child to travel unrestrained or to stand up or kneel on a seat while the car is moving. In an accident, the child could be catapulted through the car, causing possibly fatal injuries to itself and other occupants.
- To ensure proper protection by the child restraint, it is important to wear the seat belts in the correct position ►Link. Always check that the belt is properly positioned according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the child seat. Incorrectly worn seat belts can give rise to injuries even in a minor collision.
- If children are out of position when the car is moving, they are at greater risk of injury during a sudden braking manoeuvre or in an accident. This is particularly the case if the child is travelling on the front passenger's seat and the airbag system is triggered in an accident. This incorrect sitting position can result in serious or even fatal injury.
- If you are using a child seat on the front passenger seat in which the child faces the direction of travel, you should move the front passenger seat as far back as possible.
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Child seats in which the child faces the rear of the car are located directly in the path of the front passenger's airbag if it inflates. In this case, the child could sustain serious or fatal injuries if the airbag were to be deployed.
- Applies to vehicles on which the front passenger's airbag cannot be deactivated: Do NOT use a rearward-facing child seat on the front passenger's seat.
- Applies to vehicles with key-operated switch for deactivating the front passenger's airbag: Do NOT use a rearward-facing child seat on the front passenger's seat while the front passenger's airbag is active. If you have no alternative but to use a rearward-facing child seat on the front passenger's seat, the front passenger's airbag must be deactivated beforehand via the key-operated switch* ►Link. Make sure that the front passenger's airbag is reactivated by means of the key-operated switch* as soon as the child seat is no longer needed on the front passenger's seat.
- Always replace the child seat with a new one after an accident as damage not externally visible may have occurred.