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 safety seats be installed on the rear seats. If you have no alternative but to install a child seat on the front passenger's seat, it is most important to note the warnings WARNING!.
- To prevent serious injury or death, children who are less than 1.5 metres tall (or less than 12 years old) must never travel in the car without a suitable child restraint. 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 safety seat.
- Never leave a child without supervision in a child safety seat.
- Never allow a child to stand up or kneel unrestrained 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 safety seat. Incorrectly worn seat belts can give rise to injuries even in a minor collision.
- To avoid serious injury, children travelling in the vehicle must always be protected with child restraint systems appropriate to their height, weight and age.
- 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.
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Do not use a rearward-facing child safety seat on the front passenger's seat unless the front passenger's airbag has been deactivated. The child seat would be directly in the path of the airbag as it inflates, and the child could sustain serious or fatal injuries if the airbag were to be deployed.
- If you have no alternative but to let a child travel 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.
- When using a child safety seat of the type which faces in the direction of travel, the front passenger's seat must be moved back as far as possible.