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Children in the vehicle
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Vehicles without automatic co-driver's
front airbag deactivation system
If the co-driver's seat of your vehicle is not
equipped with an automatic co-driver's front air-
bag deactivation system, this is indicated by a
special sticker. The sticker is affixed to the side
of the dashboard on the co-driver's side. The
sticker is visible when you open the co-driver's
door.
Never fit a rearward-facing child restraint sys-
tem to the co-driver's seat in this case
(
page 60).
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Observe the following information under "Rear-
ward-facing child restraint system" and
"Forward-facing child restraint system" and on
suitable positioning of the child restraint system
(
page 60).
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Rearward-facing child restraint system
If it is absolutely necessary to fit a rearward-
facing child restraint system to the co-driver's
seat, you must always make sure that the co-
driver's front airbag is deactivated. The co-driv-
er's front airbag is only disabled if the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is lit
continuously (
page 40).
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Always observe the information about suitable
positioning of the child restraint system
(
page 60) as well as the child restraint sys-
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tem manufacturer's installation and operating
instructions.
Forward-facing child restraint system
If it is absolutely necessary to secure a child in a
forward-facing child restraint system on the co-
driver's seat, you must always move the co-driv-
er's seat as far back as possible. Fully retract the
seat cushion length. The base of the child
restraint system must lie fully on the co-driver's
seat cushion. The backrest of the child restraint
system must lie as flat against the co-driver's
seat backrest as possible. The child restraint
system may not touch the roof or be put under
strain by the head restraint. Adjust the angle of
the seat backrest and the head restraint posi-
tion accordingly. Always make sure that the
shoulder belt strap is correctly routed from the
vehicle belt sash guide to the shoulder belt
guide on the child restraint system. The shoul-
der belt strap must be routed forwards and
downwards from the vehicle belt outlet. If nec-
essary, adjust the vehicle belt sash guide and
the co-driver's seat accordingly.
Always observe the information about suitable
positioning of the child restraint system
(
page 60) as well as the child restraint sys-
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tem manufacturer's installation and operating
instructions.
Suitable positioning of the child
restraint system
Introduction
Only child restraint systems approved in accord-
ance with the ECE standards ECE R44 or ECE
R129 (i-Size child restraint systems) are permit-
ted for use in the vehicle.
"Universal" category child restraint systems can
be recognised by their orange approval label and
the text "Universal" or an "i-Size" label.
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