Child Restraints - Fiat 500e 2017 User Manual

To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the ve-
hicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such as
law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have
access to the vehicle or the EDR.

Child Restraints

Everyone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up at all times, including babies and chil-
dren. Every state in the United States, and every Canadian province, requires that small
children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be prosecuted for
ignoring it.
Children 12 years or younger should ride properly buckled up in a rear seat, if available.
According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seats
rather than in the front.
In a collision, an unrestrained child can become a projectile inside the vehicle. The force
required to hold even an infant on your lap could become so great that you could not
hold the child, no matter how strong you are. The child and others could be badly in-
jured. Any child riding in your vehicle should be in a proper restraint for the child' s size.
There are different sizes and types of restraints for children from newborn size to the
child almost large enough for an adult safety belt. Always check the child seat Owner' s
Manual to make sure you have the correct seat for your child. Carefully read and follow
all the instructions and warnings in the child restraint Owner' s Manual and on all the la-
bels attached to the child restraint.
Before buying any restraint system, make sure that it has a label certifying that it meets all
applicable Safety Standards. You should also make sure that you can install it in the vehicle
where you will use it.
NOTE:
• For additional information, refer to www.safercar.gov/parents/index.htm or call:
1–888–327–4236
• Canadian residents should refer to Transport Canada' s website for additional informa-
tion: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety/safedrivers-childsafety-index-53.htm
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