Seat LEON Owner's Manual page 85

Follow the manufacturer's instructions and
observe any statutory requirements when in-
stalling and using child seats. Always read
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and note
We recommend you always carry the manu-
facturer's Child Seat Instruction Manual to-
gether with the on-board documentation.
Important information regarding the
front passenger's airbag
Read the additional information carefully
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page 19.
Read and always observe the safety informa-
tion included in the following chapters:
● Safety distance with respect to the passen-
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ger airbag page 76.
● Objects between the passenger and the
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in Front airbags
passenger side airbag
on page 78.
The passenger side front airbag, when ena-
bled, is a serious risk for a child that is facing
backward since the airbag can strike the seat
with such force that it can cause serious or
fatal injuries. Children up to 12 years old
should always travel on the rear seat.
Therefore we strongly recommend you to
transport children on the rear seats. This is
the safest location in the vehicle. Alternative-
ly, the front passenger airbag can be disa-
Transporting children safely
bled with a key-operated switch
When transporting children, use a child seat
suitable for the age and size of each child
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WARNING
● If a child seat is secured to the front pas-
senger seat, the risk to the child of sustain-
ing critical or fatal injuries in the event of an
accident increases.
An inflating front passenger airbag can
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strike the rear-facing child seat and project it
with great force against the door, the roof or
the backrest.
● Never install a child seat facing backwards
on the front passenger seat unless the front
passenger front airbag has been disabled.
Risk of potentially fatal injuries to the child!
However, if it is necessary, in exceptional ca-
ses, to transport a child in the front passen-
ger seat, the front passenger front airbag
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must always be disabled page
passenger seat has a height adjustment op-
tion, move it to the highest, most upright po-
sition. If you have a fixed seat, do not install
any child restraint system in this location.
For those vehicles that do not include a key
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lock switch to deactivate the airbag, the vehi-
cle must be taken to a technical service.
All vehicle occupants, especially children,
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must assume the proper sitting position and
be properly belted in while travelling.
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page 81.
Never hold children or babies on your lap,
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this can result in potentially fatal injuries to
the child!
Never allow a child to be transported in a
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vehicle without being properly secured, or to
stand up or kneel on a seat while travelling.
In an accident, the child could be flung
through the vehicle, causing possibly fatal in-
juries to themselves and to the other vehicle
occupants.
● If children assume an improper sitting posi-
tion when the vehicle is moving, they expose
themselves to greater risk of injury in the
event of a sudden braking manoeuvre or in an
accident. This is particularly important if the
child is travelling on the front passenger seat
and the airbag system is triggered in an acci-
dent; as this could cause serious injury or
even death.
● A suitable child seat can protect your child!
Never leave a child alone in the child seat
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80. If the
or inside the vehicle because depending on
the season, very high temperatures may be
reached inside a parked vehicle, which could
be fatal.
Children who are less than 1.5 metres tall
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must not wear a normal seat belt without a
child seat, as this could cause injuries to the
abdominal and neck areas during a sudden
braking manoeuvre or in an accident.
● Do not allow the seat belt to become twis-
ted and the seat belt should be properly in
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place page
● Only one child may occupy a child seat
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