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Travelling safely with children in the vehicle
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Permitted categories for child
restraint systems
Use only approved child restraint sys-
tems
Only child restraint systems that meet the
following UNECE standards are permitted
for use in the vehicle:
UN-R44
R
UN-R129 (i‑Size child restraint systems)
R
Identification on the child restraint
system
Information about the approval category,
weight category and approval number, for
example, is on the approval label on the
child restraint system.
Depending on the approval category of the
child restraint system, there may be fur-
ther information, e.g. the ISOFIX size cate-
gory.
Approval categories in accordance with
UN-R44
Example of an approval label
Universal: child restraint systems in the
R
"Universal" category are approved for
installation in vehicles. They can be
used, in accordance with overviews of the
suitability of seats for securing child
restraint systems, on seats labelled U, UF
or IUF.
The designation IUF refers to ISOFIX child
restraint systems in the "Universal" cat-
egory. These child restraint systems
must also be secured using Top Tether or
a supporting bracket.
Semi-Universal: child restraint systems
R
in the "semi-universal" category may
only be used if the vehicle and the seat
are listed in the child restraint system
manufacturer's vehicle model list.
Vehicle-specific: child restraint systems
R
in the "vehicle-specific" category may
only be used if the vehicle and the seat
are listed in the child restraint system
manufacturer's vehicle model list.
Approval categories in accordance with
UN-R129
Example of an approval label
i‑Size: child restraint systems in the
R
"i‑Size" category are approved for instal-
lation in vehicles with i‑Size securing
rings. They can be used, in accordance
with overviews of the suitability of seats
for securing child restraint systems, on
seats labelled i-U.
The designation i-U refers to i-Size child
restraint systems in the "Universal" cat-
egory. These child restraint systems
must also be secured using Top Tether or
a supporting bracket.
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