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Occupant safety
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the vehicle to the shoulder belt guide on the
child restraint system.
The shoulder belt strap must be routed
forward from the seat belt outlet.
Notes on rearward-facing and forward-facing child
restraint systems on the front passenger seat
& WARNING Risk of injury or fatal injury
when using a rearward-facing child
restraint system while the co-driver airbag
is enabled
If you secure a child in a rearward-facing child
restraint system on the co-driver seat and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is
off, the co-driver airbag can deploy in the
event of an accident.
The child could be struck by the airbag.
Always ensure that the co-driver airbag is
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disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp must be lit.
NEVER use a rearward-facing child
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restraint system on a seat with an ENA-
BLED FRONT AIRBAG; DEATH or SERI-
OUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.
Observe the specific instructions for the rear-
ward-facing and forward-facing child restraint sys-
tems (
page 66).
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Always observe the status of the front passenger
air bag on the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp:
When using a rearward-facing child restraint
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system on the front passenger seat, the front
passenger air bag must always be deactivated.
This is the case only if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator lamp is lit continuously
(
page 49).
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If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
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lamp is off, the front passenger air bag is acti-
vated. The front passenger air bag may deploy
during an accident.
Securing the child restraint system with the seat
belt on the front passenger seat
When installing a belt-secured child restraint sys-
tem on the front passenger seat, always observe
the following:
O Observe the notes on rearward-facing and
forward-facing child restraint systems on the
front passenger seat (
page 66).
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O Observe the child restraint system manufac-
turer's installation and operating instructions.
O When using a forward-facing child restraint
system in weight group 1: remove the head
restraint from the respective seat, if possible.
After the child restraint system has been
removed, replace the head restraint immedi-
ately and adjust all head restraints correctly.
O The backrest of the forward-facing child
restraint system must, as far as possible, be
resting on the seat backrest of the front
passenger seat.
O If the head restraint of the child seat cannot
be fully extended when it is installed in the
vehicle, this will result in restrictions on the
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