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Mounting systems
Always secure child seats properly and safely
in the vehicle according to the child seat
manufacturer's installation instructions.
Mounted child seats must rest correctly on
the vehicle's seat and must not move or rock
more than 2.5 cm.
Child seats equipped for a Top Tether strap
must also be secured using the Top Tether re-
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taining strap in the vehicle
Attach the retaining strap to the correspond-
ing retaining rings only. Not all rings can be
used with the Top Tether system. Always
tighten the Top Tether retaining strap so that
the child seat fits snugly against the corre-
sponding seat in the vehicle.
Specific mounting systems for each country
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Attachment variants
Fig.
74:
Transporting children safely
Europe: ISOFIX retaining rings and upper
A
retaining strap
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page
Three-point seat belt and upper retaining
B
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strap
The systems include the child restraint sys-
tem mounting with an upper retaining strap
(Top Tether) and lower anchoring points on
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22.
the seat.
Use of the child seat on the front pas-
senger seat
Transporting children on the front passenger
seat is not permitted in all countries. Further-
more, not all child seats are approved for use
on the front passenger seat. Your SEAT deal-
Fig. 74
On the rear seats: Possible installations for the child seat.
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and
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ership has an updated list of all approved
child seats. Only used child seats that are ap-
proved for each vehicle.
The front airbag on the front passenger side
is highly dangerous for a child. The front pas-
senger seat is life-threatening to a child if he
or she is transported in a rear-facing child
seat.
If a rear-facing child seat is secured to the
front passenger seat, an inflating front airbag
can strike it with such great force that severe
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or fatal injuries may result
rear-facing child seats must never be placed
on the front passenger seat when the front
passenger front airbag is enabled.
Only use a rear-facing child seat on the front
passenger seat if the front passenger front
airbag is disabled. When it is disabled, the
. Therefore,
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