Porsche Taycan Owner's Manual page 99

Using child restraint systems in
the front passanger seat
Child Restraint in Front
DANGER
Seat
The use of a child restraint system in the front pas-
senger seat can result in serious personal injury or
death to the child from an airbag deployment.
To reduce risk of injury from an inflating airbag in an
accident, Porsche strongly recommends:
e Under all normal circumstances, the child seat
must be placed in the rear.
Do not use a child restraint system on the front
passenger seat.
> Please see chapter "Automatic locking retractor"
on page 97.
However, there may be serious situations where it
might be necessary to place a child in the front seat
so that he/she can be kept under direct observation
to prevent an immediate risk to the child (for exam-
ple, while driving to the doctor or hospital).
The following instructions are provided to you solely
for that purpose.
e Seek appropriate advice from your authorized
Porsche dealer about the possible installation of
a Porsche child restraint system.
e If a child restraint system must be fastened to
the front passenger seat, adjust the seat as far
away from the airbag as possible and adjust the
passenger seat backrest angle to ensure firm
contact between the passenger seat and the
child restraint system.
e If emergency or other serious conditions require
a child to be placed in the front seat, exercise
extreme caution and defensive driving of your
vehicle.
Child restraint system for up to one-year old
children
If the child restraint system must be fastened to the
passenger's seat in exceptional cases:
e When an up to one-year old child is seated in the
child restraint system, the front airbag is auto-
matically deactivated on the passenger side.
e Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator light lights up.
e Adjust the passenger's seat as far away from the
airbag and adjacent car body parts as possible.
Child Seat Detection
DANGER
Fault
When the ignition is on and the up to one-year old
child is seated in the child restraint system on the
passenger seat the indicator light PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF must be on.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator light does
not light up, it could indicate a fault in the system,
and the airbag could inflate in a collision, placing the
child at risk of death or severe injury from the inflat-
ing airbag.
In this case:
e Install child restraint system on the rear seats.
e Have the fault remedied at your nearest author-
ized Porsche dealer immediatly.
Occupant size sensing
Your vehicle is equipped with capacitance occupant
sensing for the passenger's seat in accordance with
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208.
Depending on the electrical capacitance acting on
the passenger's seat, the passenger's airbag will au-
tomatically be switched on or off.
e In case of doubt, fasten the child restraint sys-
tem on a rear seat.
Child Restraint Systems (Child Seats)
Small adult passengers
Some smaller adults may not trigger the PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF indicator light to be turned off. If
the light is lit when an adult occupies the seat, they
should reposition their body properly, centered in the
seat with feet on the floor and not leaning on adja-
cent body parts. If the lamp still does not turn off,
the person should move to a rear seat for better
protection, and the vehicle should be taken to an
authorized Porsche dealer for evaluation.
e Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator light does not light up.
Adult Use of Front Seats
DANGER
When the ignition is on and the small adult passen-
ger is seated on the passenger seat, the indicator
light PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF must be off.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator light
lights up, it could indicate a fault in the system.
In this case:
e Have the fault remedied at your nearest author-
ized Porsche dealer.
Automatic locking retractor
The seat belts for the front passenger and rear seats
are equipped with an automatic locking retractor for
securing the child restraint system.
When activated, this retractor allows you to securely
fasten the child restraint system in place so that in-
advertent movements will not occur.
Child Restraint in Front
DANGER
Seat
The use of a child restraint system in the front pas-
senger seat can result in serious personal injury or
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