Child Safety - Renault Avantime 2002 Manual

CHILD SAFETY

In all countries there are regulations
governing the use of restraint
systems for children and babies.
In Europe children under 12 years
of age or smaller than 1.50 m
be seated in an approved safety
device which is suitable for the
weight and size of the child.
The driver is responsible
ensuring that this equipment is
used correctly.
Remember that a collision at 30
mph (50 km/h) is the same as
falling from a
10 metres. Expressed in other
terms, transporting
without a restraint
equivalent of allowing him or
her to play on a third-floor
balcony which does not have any
railings.
(1) Always comply with the laws of the
country in which you are travelling.
They may be different to the
guidelines in this handbook.
1.22
must
(1)
for
passenger in the car.
If a head-on collision occurs at 30
mph (50 km/h) a child weighing
height of
30 kg (66 lbs) will be transformed
into a missile equivalent to one
a child
tonne: you will find it impossible
is the
to hold the child, even if you
yourself are wearing a belt.
It is particularly dangerous to put
the belt round your child when he
or she is sitting on your lap. Never
use the belt for more than one
person at the same time.
Under no circumstances
should babies or children
be allowed to travel sitting
on the lap of another
Child restraints for which approval
was obtained after January 1992
offer a much higher level of safety
than those approved before that
date.
It is therefore advisable to select a
child restraint that complies with
European regulation ECE 44R03.
Restraints that comply with this
legislation must be marked with an
orange label bearing the letter E
followed by a number (which
stands for the country where it is
type approved) and the year in
which the type approval was
granted.
According to the standard, child
restraints fall into 4 categories:
- under 10 kg or 22 lb
(0 - 9 months)
- under 13 kg or 28 lb
(0 - 24 months)
- from 9 to 18 kg or 20 to 40 lb
(9 - 48 months)
- from 15 to 36 kg or 33 to 80 lb
(4 - 12 years)