Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 81

General information on transport-
ing children in the vehicle
Read the additional information carefully
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 page 23.
Legal regulations and provisions will always
take priority over the descriptions of this in-
struction manual. There are different regula-
tions and provisions for the use of child seats
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and their mountings ( table on page
In some countries, for example, the use of
child seats on certain seats in the vehicle
may be forbidden.
The physical principles and the forces acting
on the vehicle in the event of a collision or
other type of accidents also apply to children
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page 67. However, unlike adults and
youngsters, children do not have fully devel-
oped muscle and bone structures. In the
event of an accident, children are subject to a
greater risk than adults of sustaining severe
injuries.
Given that children's bodies are not yet fully
developed, child restraint systems must be
used that are especially adapted to their
height, weight and constitution. There are
laws in force in many countries that indicate
Transporting children safely
the use of approved seat systems for trans-
porting babies and children.
Only used authorised, approved child seats
that are suitable for the vehicle. Always con-
sult with a technical service centre or a spe-
cialised workshop should you have any
doubts.
Specific child seat regulations for each
country (selection)
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Regulation
ECE-R 44 a)
a) ECE-R: Economic Comission for Europe Regulation.
Categorisation of child seats according to
ECE-R44
Weight Weight
catego- of the
ry child
Group 0 up to 10 kg
Group 0+ up to 13 kg
Group 1 9 to 18 kg
Weight
catego-
ry
Group 2
Group 3
Further information
Not all children fit in the seat of their weight
technical service centre
group. Nor do all seats adapt to the vehicle.
Therefore, always check whether the child fits
properly in the child seat and whether the
seat can be installed safely in the vehicle.
The rear seats are suitable for child seats with
the ISOFIX system specially designed for this
Installation of the
type of vehicle in accordance with regulation
child seat
ECE-R 44.
Child seats approved under the ECE-R 44
Rear-facing. On rear
regulation are fitted with the corresponding
seats, optionally using
approval symbol. The sign is an upper-case E
the ISOFIX system.
in a circle with the identification number be-
Forward-facing. On rear
low it.
seats, optionally using
the ISOFIX system.
Weight
Installation of the
of the
child seat
child
Forward-facing. On the
outer rear seats or in the
centre seat of the sec-
15 to 25 kg ond row of seats and on
all seats in the third row.
Optionally with ISOFIX
system.
22 to 36 kg Forward-facing.
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