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Transporting children safely
WARNING (continued)
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 deactivated. When transporting a child on the front passenger
seat, please comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats.
If the front passenger airbag has been switched off by a specialist garage
using the vehicle system tester, the side airbag and the head passenger
airbag* remain 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.
If this is not done, a child seated on the front passenger seat may suffer
severe or even fatal injuries if the front passenger airbag or airbags are
deployed. Have the airbag (or airbags) deactivated if necessary ⇒ page 181,
"Deactivating an airbag".
You should have the front passenger airbag (or airbags) reactivated just
as soon as you no longer use a child safety seat on the front passenger seat.
Child safety and side airbag*
Children must never be seated in the deployment area of the side
airbags and head airbags.
In the event of a side collision, the side airbags offer the vehicle occupants
enhanced protection.
The side airbags are inflated in fractions of a second in order to be able to provide
this protection ⇒ page 178, "Function of the side airbags".
An airbag inflating develops such a strong force that an occupant who has not
adopted an upright seated position may suffer injuries from the airbag or as a result
of objects which are located within the deployment area of the side airbag.
Fig. 187 Seated position of
an unprotected child at risk
from side airbag
Fig. 188 Child properly
protected by safety seat
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