Carrying Children Safely - Fiat Panda Owner's Handbook Manual

CARRYING CHILDREN
SAFELY
For optimal protection in the event of a
crash, all passengers must be seated and
wearing adequate restraint systems.
This is even more important for children.
This prescription is compulsory in all EC
countries according to EC Directive
2003/20/EC.
Compared with adults, their head is pro-
portionally larger and heavier than the rest
of the body, while the muscles and bone
structure are not completely developed.
Therefore, correct restraint systems are
necessary, other then adult seat belts.
The results of research on the best child
restraint systems are contained in the Eu-
ropean Standard ECE- R44. This Standard
enforces the use of restraint systems clas-
sified in five groups:
Group 0 0-10 kg in weight
Group 0+ 0-13 kg in weight
Group 1 9-18 kg in weight
Group 2 15-25 kg in weight
Group 3 weight 22 - 36 kg
WARNING
SERIOUS DANGER: Never
place cradle child's seats on
the front passenger seat of
cars fitted with passenger's
air bag. The air bag activa-
tion could cause serious in-
juries, even mortal. You are advised
to carry children always on the rear
seats, as this is the most protected po-
sition in the case of a crash. In any
case, children's seats must absolutely
not be fitted on the front seat of cars
with passenger's air bag, which dur-
ing inflation could cause serious in-
jury, even mortal, regardless of the se-
riousness of the crash that triggered
it. Children may be placed on the
front seat of cars fitted with passen-
ger's air bag deactivation. In this case,
it is absolutely necessary to check the
F
warning light on the cluster to
make sure that deactivation has ac-
tually taken place (see paragraph
"Passenger's front air bag" at item
"Front air bags"). The front passen-
ger's seat shall be adjusted in the
most backward position to prevent
any contact between child's seat and
dashboard.
All restraint devices must bear the certi-
fication data, together with the control
brand, on a solidly fixed label which must
absolutely never be removed.
Over 1.50 m in height, from the point of
view of restraint systems, children are
considered as adults and wear the seat
belts normally.
Lineaccessori Fiat offers seats for each
weight group, which are the recommend-
ed choice, as they have been designed and
experimented specifically for Fiat cars.
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