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Safely transporting children in the vehicle
For a child restraint system in the "Universal"
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or "Semi-Universal" category, make sure that
the system has been approved for the vehicle
seat.
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
seat.
Always make sure that the shoulder belt strap
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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 from the seat belt outlet and, where
possible, downwards to the child restraint sys-
tem.
When fitting on the rear seat: also secure Top
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Tether if present.
When fitting on the front passenger seat: if
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necessary, adjust the seat belt outlet and the
front passenger seat accordingly.
Child safety locks
Activating or deactivating the child safety lock for
the rear doors
& WARNING Accident– and risk of injury
with unsupervised children in the vehicle
If you leave children unattended in the vehicle,
they can in particular
Open doors and thereby endanger other
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persons or road users.
get out of the car and are hit by traffic.
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Operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, forexample.
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for exampleby:
releasing the parking brake.
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change the gearbox setting.
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start the vehicle.
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Never leave children unattended in the
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vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
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SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
Keep the key out of reach of children.
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& WARNING Risk of fatal injury due to expo-
sure to extreme heat or cold in the vehicle
If persons, particularly children, are subjected
to prolonged exposure to intense heat or cold,
there is a risk of severe injury or even death.
Never leave persons, particularly chil-
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dren, unattended in the vehicle.
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to children left unattended in the vehicle
If children are travelling in the vehicle, they
could, in particular:
open doors, thereby endangering other
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persons or road users.
get out and be struck by oncoming traffic.
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operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example.
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