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Standards. FIAT also recommends that you make
KNOWING
sure that you can install the child restraint in the
YOUR
vehicle where you will use it before you buy it.
VEHICLE
• The restraint must be appropriate for your child's
weight and height. Check the label on the restraint
SAFETY
for weight and height limits.
• Carefully follow the instructions that come with the
STARTING
restraint. If you install the restraint improperly, it may
AND
not work when you need it.
DRIVING
• Buckle the child into the seat according to the child
WARNING
restraint manufacturer's directions.
LIGHTS
AND
MESSAGES
When your child restraint is not in use,
IN AN
secure it in the vehicle with the seat belt
EMERGENCY
or remove it from the vehicle. Do not leave it
loose in the vehicle. In a sudden stop or collision,
SERVICING
it could strike the occupants or seatbacks and
AND
cause serious personal injury.
CARE
ISOFIX — Child Seat Anchorage System
TECHNICAL
Your vehicle's second row passenger seats are
SPECIFICATIONS
equipped with the child restraint anchorage system
called ISOFIX. The ISOFIX system provides for the
installation of the child restraint without using the
CONTENTS
vehicle's seat belts, instead securing the child restraint
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WARNING!
using lower anchorages and upper tether straps from
the child restraint to the vehicle structure.
ISOFIX-compatible child restraint systems are now
available. However, because the lower anchorages are
to be introduced over a period of years, child restraint
systems having attachments for those anchorages will
continue to have features for installation using the
vehicle's seat belts. Child restraints having tether straps
and hooks for connection to the top tether anchorages
have been available for some time. For some older child
restraints, many child restraint manufacturers offer
add-on tether strap kits or retrofit kits. You are urged
to take advantage of all the available attachments pro-
vided with your child restraint in any vehicle.
All three second-row passenger seating positions have
lower anchorages that are capable of accommodating
ISOFIX-compatible child seats. You should never install
ISOFIX-compatible child seats so that two seats share
a common lower anchorage. If installing child seats in
adjacent seating positions, or if your child restraints are
not ISOFIX-compatible, install the restraints using the
vehicle's seat belts. (fig. 131)
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