Transporting Children Safety - Seat altea Owner's Manual

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Fig. 19. About 3/4 of the key should en-
ter, as far as it will go.
Then turn the key gently to the ON position.
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Do not force it if you feel resistance, and
make sure you have inserted the key fully.
Check that the control lamp on the instru-
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ment panel Fig. 20
when the ignition is switched on
WARNING
● It is the driver's responsibility to ensure
that the key-operated switch is set to the cor-
rect position.
● You should deactivate the front passenger
front airbag only if you have to use a rear-fac-
ing child seat in exceptional cases
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Never install a child seat facing backwards
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on the front passenger seat unless the front
passenger front airbag has been disabled.
Otherwise, there is a risk of death.
● As soon as the child seat is no longer nee-
ded on the front passenger seat, enable the
front passenger front airbag again.
● Only deactivate the front passenger front
airbag when the ignition is off, otherwise a
fault may occur in the airbag system, which
could cause the airbag to not deploy properly
or not deploy at all in case of an accident.
● Never leave the key in the airbag deactiva-
tion switch as it could get damaged or acti-
vate or deactivate the airbag during driving.
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When the front passenger front airbag is
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deactivated, if the control lamp AIRBAG OFF
is not continuously lit up, there may be a
fault in the airbag system:
Have the airbag system inspected imme-
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diately by a specialised workshop.
Do not use a child seat on the front pas-
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does not light up
senger seat! The front passenger front
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airbag could be triggered in the event of
an accident, even if there is a fault in the
system and, as a result, a child could sus-
tain serious or fatal injuries.
It is unpredictable whether the front pas-
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senger airbag will deploy in the event of
an accident. Warn all your passengers of
this.
● When using the ignition key to activate/de-
safety.
activate the front passenger front airbag, on-
ly the front passenger airbag will be activa-
ted/deactivated. The side airbag and head
airbag on the passenger side will remain ac-
tive.
Safety

Transporting children safety

Safety for children
For safety reasons, as we have learned from
accident statistics, we recommend that chil-
dren under 12 years of age travel in the rear
seats. Depending on their age, height and
weight, children travelling in the rear seat
must use a child seat or a seat belt. For safety
reasons, the child seat should be installed in
the rear seat, behind the front passenger
seat or in the centre back seat.
The physical laws involved and the forces
acting in a collision apply also to children
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have fully developed muscle and bone struc-
tures. This means that children are subject to
a greater risk of injury.
To reduce the risk of injuries, children must
always use special child restraint systems
when travelling in the vehicle.
We recommend the use of child safety prod-
ucts from the SEAT Original Accessories Pro-
gramme, which includes systems for all ages
made by "Peke" (not for all countries).
These systems have been especially de-
signed and approved, complying with the
ECE-R44. regulation.
Introduction
page 13. But unlike adults, children do not