Transporting Children Safely; Child Seat - Skoda RAPID 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
Classification of child seats
Use of child seats fastened with a seat belt
To avoid serious injury or death, children must always be seated in an appro-
priate child safety seat taking height, weight and age into consideration.
For safety reasons, we recommend that you always transport children on the
rear seats.
Child seats complying with the ECE-R 44 Economic Commission for Europe
standard must be used.
Child seats that comply with the ECE-R 44 standard have a test seal that can-
not be removed: a large E within a circle with the test number below.
With child safety seats in groups 2 and 3, ensure that the loop-around fittings
attached to the child seat headrest are positioned in front of or at the same
height as the loop-around fittings on the B pillar on the passenger side.
WARNING
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
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conditions can cause life-threatening temperatures in the vehicle.
The child must be secured in the vehicle during the entire journey! Other-
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wise, the child would be thrown through the vehicle in the event of an acci-
dent, causing fatal injuries to both the child and other occupants.
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
vehicle 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 airbag system is deployed!
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Safety
WARNING (Continued)
Pay particular attention to the information provided by the manufacturer
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of the child safety seat regarding the correct routing of the belt. Seat belts
which are not correctly adjusted can themselves cause injuries even in mi-
nor accidents.
Safety belts must be checked to ensure that they are running properly.
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One should also ensure that the belt is not damaged by sharp-edged fit-
tings.
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The front passenger airbag must be deactivated if using a rear-facing
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child seat on the front passenger seat. Further information
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of a child seat on the front passenger seat.
When installing the child seat on the back seat, the corresponding front
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seat must be adjusted so that there is no contact between the front seat
and the child seat or the child being transported in a child seat.
CAUTION
When installing a child seat in which the child faces forward, adjust the head
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restraints 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
the child seat, refit the head restraints.
Notice
We recommend that you use child seats from ŠKODA Original Accessories.
These child seats were developed and also tested for use in ŠKODA vehicles.
They meet the ECE-R 44 standard.
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