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Transporting children safely
Use of child safety seats on the front passenger seat
Child safety seats should always be attached to the rear
seats.
We recommend, for safety reasons, that you always mount a child
restraint systems on the rear seats whenever possible. If you still decide,
however, to use a child safety seat on the front passenger seat then you
must pay attention to the following warnings in connection with the use of
the airbag system on the front passenger seat.
WARNING
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Warning - particular hazard! Never use a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat in which the child is seated with its back
facing the direction of travel. This child safety seat is positioned in
the deployment area of the front passenger airbag. The airbag may
cause the child severe, or even fatal injuries, in the event of it being
deployed.
WARNING (continued)
•
This is also clearly stated on the sticker which is located on the
centre column of the body on the front passenger side
fig.
155. The sticker is visible upon opening the front passenger
door. The next warning sticker is located on the windscreen near
the front passenger seat.
•
It is essential to always switch off ⇒ page 171, "Deactivating an
airbag" the front passenger airbag when attaching a child safety
seat on the front passenger seat where the child is seated with its
back facing in direction of travel (in some countries also when the
child is facing the direction of travel). If this is not done, there is a
risk of the child suffering severe or even fatal injuries if the front
passenger airbag is deployed. In certain countries national legal
provisions also require that the side or head passenger airbags be
Fig. 155 Sticker on the
deactivated. When transporting a child on the front passenger seat,
centre column of the
please comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding
body on the front
the use of child safety seats.
passenger side.
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If the front passenger airbag has been switched off by a
specialist garage using the vehicle system tester, the side and head
passenger airbag* remains switched on. In certain countries
national legal provisions require that besides the front passenger
airbag also the side or head passenger airbags are deactivated.
Please comply with any differing national legal regulations
regarding the use of child safety seats.
•
If a child safety seat in which the child faces in the direction of
travel is used on the front passenger seat, the front passenger seat
must be moved back fully. For vehicles with height adjustable front
passenger seat, the seat must be put in the highest position.
•
You should have the front passenger airbag (or airbags) reacti-
vated just as soon as you no longer use a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat.
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