Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual page 70

68 Sitting properly and safely
WARNING
Non-compliance with the checklist, which is for your own safety, can lead to
accidents and injuries.
● Follow the checklist and carry out the actions.
WARNING
The rear seat is, in principle, the safest place in an accident for children that
are correctly secured with seat belts.
● An appropriate child seat which is properly installed and used on one of
the rear seats provides, in most accident situations, the best protection for
children up to age 12.
Using a child seat in the front passenger seat
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 66.
Not all countries permits carrying children in the front passenger seat. And not ev-
ery child seat is approved for use in the front passenger seat. Contact a Škoda
partner to obtain an updated list of all licensed child seats. Use only child seats
that are approved for the vehicle.
An enabled front airbag on the front passenger side poses a very high risk for a
child. The front passenger seat is life-threatening for a child if the child is carried
in a child seat that is facing rearward, opposite to the driving direction.
A rearward-facing child seat in the front passenger seat can be hit by the deploy-
ing front passenger airbag with such a large force that life-threatening or fatal in-
juries may be the result ⇒
. Therefore, never use a rearward-facing child oppo-
site to the driving direction in the passenger seat with the passenger front airbag
enabled!
Use a rearward-facing child seat opposite to the driving direction in the front pas-
senger seat only if it is ensured that the front passenger airbag is disabled. The
front passenger airbag can be disabled only by a Škoda partner or a specialist
garage.
If the front passenger airbag is not disabled, it is not permitted to carry a child in
the front passenger seat ⇒
.
With a child seat in the front passenger seat, be sure to observe the following
points:
● For a rearward-facing child seat opposite to the driving direction, the front
passenger airbag must be disabled
● The seat backrest of the front passenger seat must be adjusted in the vertical
position.
● The front passenger seat must be pushed fully to the back.
● A height-adjustable front passenger seat must be placed in the top position.
● The belt height adjuster of the seat belt must be in the highest position.
Suitable child seats
The child seat must be approved by the manufacturer specifically for use in the
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passenger seat in vehicles with front airbags.
In the front passenger seat, universal child seats according to ECE-R 44 group 0,
0 +, 1, 2 or 3 may be installed.
DANGER
An installed child seat in the front passenger seat increases the risk of life-
threatening or fatal injuries for the child in the event of an accident. Never use
a rearward-facing child seat in the front passenger seat when the front pas-
senger airbag is enabled. The child may be killed when the front airbag de-
ploys, since the child seat is hit with full force by the deploying airbag and is
smashed against the seat backrest.
DANGER
If you need to transport a child in the front passenger seat with the back to-
wards the driving direction, note the following:
● Have the front passenger airbag disabled.
● The child seat must be approved by the child seat manufacturer for use in
the front passenger seat with a front airbag.
● Follow the installation instructions of the child seat manufacturer and ob-
serve the warnings.
● Move the front passenger seat in the forward/back direction fully back and
vertically to its top position to achieve the greatest possible distance from the
front airbag.
● Adjust the seat backrest in an upright position.
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