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Children in the vehicle – Suitable child restraint systems for the transport of children
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& WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incorrect positioning of the child restraint
system
If you secure a child in a forward-facing child
restraint system on the co-driver seat and you
position the co-driver seat too close to the
dashboard, in the event of an accident, the
child could:
come into contact with the vehicle's inte-
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rior if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indi-
cator lamp is lit, for example
be struck by the airbag if the PASSENGER
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AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is off
Always move the co-driver seat as far
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back as possible. In doing so, always
make sure that the shoulder belt strap is
correctly routed from the seat belt outlet
of the vehicle to the shoulder belt guide
on the child restraint system. The shoul-
der belt strap must be routed forwards
and downwards from the seat belt outlet.
If necessary, adjust the seat belt outlet
and the co-driver seat accordingly.
Always comply with the child restraint
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system manufacturer's installation
instructions.
Be sure to also observe the following further rela-
ted subjects:
Function of the automatic front passenger air
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bag shutoff (
page 49)
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Notes for vehicles with belt air bags
& WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
use of an unsuitable child restraint system
If you attach a child restraint system using a
seat belt equipped with a belt air bag, the belt
air bag may damage the child restraint system
in the event of an accident or the belt air bag
itself can be damaged.
Always secure a child restraint system
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with an integrated harness system with
ISOFIX.
Also secure Top Tether if present.
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Never secure a child restraint system
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with a seat belt equipped with a belt air
bag.
Instead, mount the child restraint system
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e.g. on the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger seat is occupied, ensure
that the status of the front passenger air bag is
correct for the current situation (
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Observe the information on the function of the
automatic front passenger air bag shut off
(
page 52).
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Suitable child restraint systems for the transport
of children
Information on the benefit of a rearward-facing
child restraint system
Transport a baby in a suitable rearward-facing
child restraint system only. It is also preferable to
transport a small child in a suitable rearward-
facing child restraint system. In this case, the
child sits in the opposite direction to the direction
of travel and faces backwards.
page 49).
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