Transporting Children Safely; Child Seat - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Transporting children safely

Child seat

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Use of a child seat on the front passenger seat
Child safety and side airbag
Classification of child seats
Use of child seats fastened with a seat belt
Children are generally safer on the rear seats than on the front passenger seat.
In contrast to adults, the muscles and bone structure of children are not yet fully
developed. Thus children are exposed to increased risk of injury.
Children should be transported in accordance with the relevant statutory provi-
sions.
Child seats that comply with the ECE-R 44 standard must be used. The ECE-R
standard stands for: Economic Commission for Europe – Regulation.
Child seats that comply with the ECE-R 44 standard have a test seal that cannot
be removed: a large E within a circle with the test number below.
WARNING
The national legal requirements must be observed when using child seats.
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One should never carry children, and also not babies! - on one's lap.
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Never leave children unattended in the vehicle. Certain outside climatic con-
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ditions can cause life-threatening temperatures in the vehicle.
The child must be secured in the vehicle during the entire travelling time!
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Otherwise, in the event of an accident, the child would be thrown through the
vehicle and as a result may suffer fatal injuries, and also injure other occu-
pants.
WARNING (Continued)
Children are exposed to an increased risk of injury in the event of an acci-
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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 as they can suffer severe, or even fatal injuries if the air-
bag system is deployed!
Pay particular attention to the information provided by the manufacturer of
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the child safety seat regarding the correct routing of the belt. Seat belts
which are not correctly adjusted can themselves cause injuries even in minor
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Safety belts must be checked to ensure that they are running properly. One
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should also ensure that the belt is not damaged by sharp-edged fittings.
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It is essential to switch off the front passenger airbag if using a child seat in
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which the child is carried with its back facing the direction of travel on the
front passenger seat. Further information
the front passenger seat.
CAUTION
When installing a child seat in which the child faces forward, adjust the head re-
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straints so that they are as high as possible.
If the head restraints still prevent the child seat from being installed, even in
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the highest position, you will need to remove them
child seat, re-install the head restraints.
Note
We recommend that you use child seats from ŠKODA Original Accessories. These
child seats were developed and also tested for use in ŠKODAvehicles. They meet
the ECE-R 44 standard.
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Transporting children safely
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