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Occupant safety
O The child restraint system must not be put
under strain between the roof and the seat
cushion and/or be fitted facing the wrong
direction.
O The child restraint system must not be put
under strain by the head restraint. Adjust
the head restraints as appropriate.
O Never place objects (e.g. cushions) under or
behind the child restraint system.
Set the front passenger seat as far back as
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possible and move the seat into the highest
position if possible.
Fully retract the seat cushion length adjust‐
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ment.
Adjust the seat cushion inclination so that
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the front edge of the seat cushion is in the
highest position and the rear edge of the
seat cushion is in the lowest position.
Set the seat backrest to the most vertical
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position possible.
Install the child restraint system.
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The entire base of the child restraint system
must always rest on the sitting surface of the
front passenger seat.
Always make sure that the shoulder belt
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strap is correctly routed from the seat belt
outlet of the vehicle to the shoulder belt
guide on the child restraint system.
The shoulder belt strap must be routed for‐
wards and downwards from the seat belt out‐
let.
If necessary, adjust the seat belt outlet and
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the front passenger seat accordingly.
Child safety locks
Activating or deactivating the child safety
lock for the rear doors
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children left unattended in the
vehicle
If children are left unsupervised in the vehi‐
cle, they could, in particular:
open doors, thereby endangering other
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persons or road users.
get out and be struck by oncoming traf‐
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fic.
operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example.
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example by:
releasing the parking brake.
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changing the transmission position.
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starting the vehicle.
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