Choosing A Child Restraint System - Subaru WRX-STI Owner's Manual

deployment of the front passen-
ger's SRS frontal airbag can
cause death or serious injury to
the child in the event of an
accident.
! Warning label
WARNING
. Warning labels are located on
both sides of the front passen-
ger's sun visor. The warning
label indicates that it is forbidden
to install a rearward facing child
restraint system in the front pas-
senger's seat.
. NEVER use a rearward facing
child restraint on a seat pro-
tected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in
front of it, DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY to the CHILD can occur.
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Child restraint systems
A) AIRBAG
& Choosing a child restraint
system
Choose a child restraint system that is
appropriate for the child s size and age to
provide the child with proper protection.
Also it is important that the child restraint
system meets safety standards applicable
to your country.
In most European countries, child restraint
systems must meet the requirement of
ECE regulation No. 44. It can be identified
by looking for the approval label on the
child restraint system or the manufac-
turer s statement of compliance on the box
and the system.
According to the ECE regulation No. 44,
child restraint systems are classified into
the following five mass groups .
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