Transporting Children Safely; What You Should Know About Transporting Children - Skoda Octavia Tour Owner's Manual

Transporting children safely

What you should know about transporting children!

An introduction to the subject
Accident statistics have revealed that children are generally more
safely transported on the rear seats than on the front passenger
seat.
Children younger than 12 years of age should normally travel on the rear seat of the
vehicle (take note of any national legal provisions which differ from this). They
should be secured there by means of a child restraint system or by using the
existing seat belts depending on their age, body size and weight. The child seat
should be mounted behind the front passenger seat for safety reasons.
The physical principle of an accident does, of course, also apply to children
 page 85, "The physical principle of a frontal collision". They differ from adults in
that their muscles and bone structure of children are not yet fully developed. Thus
children are exposed to increased risk of injury.
Children should be transported by using special child safety seats in order to reduce
this risk of injury.
Use only child safety seats which are officially approved and are suitable for children
and which comply with the ECE-R 44 standard. Child safety seats are classified in 5
groups  page 99. Child restraint systems which have been tested for conformity
to ECE-R 44 standard have a non-detachable test seal (a large E within a circle and
below this the test number) attached to the seat.
We recommend that you use child safety seats from the Škoda genuine accessories.
These child seats were developed and also tested for use in Škoda vehicles. They
fulfil the ECE-R 44 standard.
WARNING
Always comply with legal provisions and instructions from the relevant child
safety seat manufacturer when installing and using the child seat  page 97.
Note
Any varying national legal regulations take priority over the information provided in
these instructions for use, or stated in this chapter.
Using the system Safety
Important safety information regarding the use of child safety
seats
Correct use of child safety seats considerably reduces the risk of
injury!
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when the car is moving.
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must not use a normal seat belt without a child restraint system otherwise this
may result in injuries to the stomach and neck areas. Comply with the national
legal requirements.
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"Child seat"!
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in the vehicle.
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suitable restraint system.
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the vehicle is moving. In the event of an accident the child will be thrown
through the vehicle and may as a result suffer fatal injuries, and also injure other
occupants.
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if they lean forward or adopt an incorrect seated position when the vehicle 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.
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to offer their maximum protection  page 87, "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.
Driving Tips General Maintenance
WARNING
All the occupants of the car - in particular children - must wear a seat belt
Children, who are less than 1.50 m in height and who weigh less than 36 kg,
One should never carry children, and also not babies! - on one's lap.
You can transport a child safely in a suitable child safety seat  page 99,
Only one child may be fastened with a seat belt into a child safety seat.
Never leave the child sitting unattended in the seat.
Certain outside climatic conditions can cause life-threatening temperatures
Never allow your child to be transported in a vehicle without the use of a
Children should also never stand up in a vehicle or kneel on the seats when
Children are exposed to an increased risk of injury in the event of an accident
It is important that the belt webbing is properly routed if the seat belts are
Breakdown assistance
Transporting children safely
Technical Data
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