Child Safety - Renault Clio 2003 Owner's Manual

CHILD SAFETY

In all countries there are regulations
governing the use of restraint
systems for children and babies.
In Europe, children under 12 years
of age, less than 1.50 m tall and
weighing less than 36 kg
restrained with an
restraint adapted to the child's
weight and height.
The driver is responsible
ensuring that this equipment is
used correctly.
Child restraints for which type
approval was obtained after January
1992 offer a level of safety much
greater than restraints with type
approval before that date.
We therefore advise you to select an
approved child restraint
complies with European regulation
ECE 44.
Restraints that comply with this
legislation must be marked with an
orange label bearing the letter E
followed by a number (which
stands for the country where it is an
approved type) and the year in
which the type approval was
granted.
(1) Always comply with the laws of the
country in which you are travelling.
They may be different to the
guidelines in this handbook.
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Remember that a collision at
30 mph (50 km/h) is the same
as falling
10 metres. Expressed in other
terms, transporting a child without
must be
(1)
a restraint is the equivalent of
approved
allowing him or her to play on a
third-floor balcony which does not
have any railings.
for
Under no circumstances
should babies or children
be allowed to travel sitting
that
on the knees of another
passenger in the car.
If a head-on collision occurs at
30 mph (50 km/h), the resulting
momentum of a child weighing
30 kg (66 lbs) will be the same as
that of a one tonne projectile: you
will find it impossible to hold the
child, even if you yourself are
wearing a belt.
It is particularly dangerous to put
the belt round your child when he
or she is sitting on your knee.
Never use the belt for more than
one person at the same time.
from a height of
The tables on the following pages
inform you of the types of seat that
can be fitted in each of the vehicle
seat positions on the vehicle in
accordance with the European
directive.
Before installing a child seat in the
front seat (if fitting is permitted)
If the passenger seat is fitted with
one, carry out the
adjustments:
- move the passenger seat as far
back as possible;
- set the seatback to its fully upright
position;
- raise the seat squab as far as
possible;
- raise the headrest to its highest
setting;
- move the seat belt height control
to the low position.
Refer to the Child safety equipment
booklet available from
RENAULT Network to choose the
seat suited to your child and
recommended for your vehicle.
following
the