Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 150

148 Transporting children safely
WARNING (Continued)
● Children are exposed to an increased risk of injury in the event of an acci-
dent if they lean forward or adopt an incorrect seated position when the vehi-
cle is moving. This particularly applies to children who are transported on the
front passenger seat if the airbag system deploys in the event of an accident.
This can result in severe or even fatal injuries.
● It is important that the belt webbing is properly routed if the seat belts are
to offer their maximum protection ⇒ p age 137, How are seat belts correctly
fastened?. Pay particular attention to the information provided by the manu-
facturer of the child safety seat regarding correct routing of the belt. Seat
belts which are not correctly adjusted can themselves cause injuries even in
minor accidents.
● Safety belts must be checked to ensure that they are running properly.
One should also ensure that the belt is not damaged by sharp-edged fittings.
● It is essential to always switch off the front passenger airbag when attach-
ing a child safety seat to the front passenger seat where the child is seated
with its back facing in direction of travel ⇒ p age 146. If this is not done, there
is a risk of the child suffering severe or even fatal injuries if the front passen-
ger airbag is deployed. When transporting a child on the front passenger seat,
please comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of
child safety seats.
Use of child safety seats on the front passenger seat
Child safety seats should always be attached to the rear seats.
Fig. 130 Sticker on the centre column of
the body on the front passenger side.
We recommend, for safety reasons, that you always mount a child restraint sys-
tems on the rear seats whenever possible. If you still decide, however, to use a
child safety seat on the front passenger seat then you must pay attention to the
following warnings in connection with the use of the airbag system on the front
passenger seat.
WARNING
● Warning - particular hazard! Never use a child safety seat on the front pas-
senger seat in which the child is seated with its back facing the direction of
travel. This child safety seat is positioned in the deployment area of the front
passenger airbag. The airbag may cause the child severe, or even fatal injuries,
in the event of it being deployed.
● This is also clearly stated on the sticker which is located on the centre col-
umn of the body on the front passenger side
upon opening the front passenger door. For some countries, the sticker is also
affixed to the sun visor of the front passenger.
● It is essential to always switch off the front passenger airbag when a child
safety seat is nevertheless attached to the front passenger seat where the
child is seated with its back facing in direction of travel ⇒ p age 145, Deactivat-
ing an airbag. If this is not done, there is a risk of the child suffering severe or
even fatal injuries if the front passenger airbag is deployed. When transport-
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ing a child on the front passenger seat, please comply with the appropriate
national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.
● If the front passenger airbag has been switched off by a specialist garage
using the vehicle system tester, the side and head passenger airbag remains
switched on. Please comply with any differing national legal regulations re-
garding the use of child safety seats.
● If a child safety seat in which the child faces in the direction of travel is
used on the front passenger seat, the front passenger seat must be moved
back and to the top fully. Move the seat backrest into the vertical position.
● You should have the front passenger airbag (or airbags) reactivated just as
soon as you no longer use a child safety seat on the front passenger seat.
⇒ f ig.
130. The sticker is visible
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