Transporting Children Safely; What You Should Know About Transporting Children - Skoda Fabia 2003 Owner's Manual

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Transporting children safely

Transporting children safely
What you should know about
transporting children!
An introduction to the subject
Accident statistics have revealed that children are gener-
ally more safely transported on the rear seats than on the
front passenger seat.
Children younger than 12 years of age should normally travel on the back
seat of the vehicle (take note of any national legal provisions which differ
from this). They should be secured there by means of a child restraint
system or by using the existing seat belts depending on their age, body
size and weight. The child seat should be mounted behind the front
passenger seat for safety reasons.
The physical principle of an accident does, of course, also apply to chil-
dren ⇒ page 112. They differ from adults in that their muscles and bone
structure of children are not yet fully developed. Thus children are
exposed to increased risk of injury.
Children should be transported by using special child safety seats in order
to reduce this risk of injury.
Only use child safety seats which are officially approved, suitable for chil-
dren and which comply with the ECE-R 44 standard, which classifies child
safety seats into 5 groups ⇒ page 134. Child restraint systems which
have been tested for conformity with ECE-R 44 have a non-detachable
test seal (a large E within a circle and below this the test number) attached
to the seat.
We recommend that you use child safety seats from the Škoda range of
genuine accessories. These child seats were developed and also tested
for use in Skoda vehicles. They fulfil the standard ECE-R 44.
WARNING
Always comply with national legal provisions and instructions
from the relevant child safety seat manufacturer when installing
and using a child seat ⇒
in "Important safety information on
using child safety seats".
Note
Any national legal provisions which vary from the information contained in
this Owner's Manual take precedence over the information contained
herein.
Important safety information on using child safety
seats
Correct use of child safety seats considerably reduces the
risk of injury!
WARNING
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All the occupants of the car - in particular children - must wear
a seat belt when the car is moving.