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Transporting children safely
What you should know about
transporting children!
An introduction to the subject
Accident statistics have revealed that children are gener-
ally more safely transported on the rear seats than on the
front passenger seat.
Children younger than 12 years of age should normally travel on the rear
seat of the vehicle (take note of any national legal provisions which differ
from this). They should be secured there by means of a child restraint
system or by using the existing seat belts depending on their age, body
size and weight. The child seat should be mounted behind the front
passenger seat for safety reasons.
The physical principle of an accident does, of course, also apply to chil-
dren ⇒ page 139. They differ from adults in that their muscles and bone
structure of children are not yet fully developed. Thus children are
exposed to increased risk of injury.
Children should be transported by using special child safety seats in order
to reduce this risk of injury.
Use only child safety seats which are officially approved and are suitable
for children and which comply with the ECE-R 44 Standard, which classi-
fies child safety seats into 5 groups ⇒ page 161, "Classification of child
seats into groups". Child restraint systems which have been tested for
conformity with ECE-R 44 have a non-detachable test seal (a large E
within a circle and below this the test number) attached to the seat.
Using the system
Safety
We recommend that you use child safety seats from the Škoda range of
genuine accessories. These child seats were developed and also tested
for use in Skoda vehicles. They fulfil the standard ECE-R 44.
Always comply with legal provisions and instructions from the
relevant child safety seat manufacturer when installing and using
the child seat ⇒
safety seats".
Any varying national legal regulations take priority over the information
provided in these instructions for use, or stated in this chapter.
Important safety information on using child safety
seats
Correct use of child safety seats considerably reduces the
risk of injury!
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a seat belt when the car is moving.
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
WARNING
in "Important safety information on using child
Note
WARNING
All the occupants of the car - in particular children - must wear
Breakdown assistance
Transporting children safely
Technical Data
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