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This applies particularly to children if they are not transported in accordance
with legal requirements.
The child is protected when seated in a child safety seat matching its age. Adequate
room is available between the child and the deployment area of the side airbag and
head airbag. The airbag offers optimal protection.
WARNING
It is essential to always switch off ⇒ page 181 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 and head airbags be deactivated. When trans-
porting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply with the appro-
priate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.
When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply
with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety
seats.
Children must never be seated with their head in the deployment area of
the side airbag - risk of injury!
Do not place any objects within the deployment area of the side airbag -
risk of injury!
Child seat
Classification of child seats into groups
Only child safety seats which have an official approval and are suit-
able for the child, may be used.
ECE-R 44 standard applies to child safety seats. ECE-R means: Economic Commis-
sion of Europe - Regulation.
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Child safety seats which have been tested for conformity to ECE-R 44 standard have
a non-detachable test seal (a large E within a circle and below this the test number)
attached to the seat.
Child safety seats are classified in 5 groups:
Group
Weight
0
0 - 10 kg
0+
up to 13 kg
1
9 - 18 kg
2
15 - 25 kg
3
22 - 36 kg
Children of more than 150 cm in height may use the seat belts fitted to the vehicle
without a seat bolster.
Use of child safety seats
An overview of the usefulness of child seats on each of the seats according to the
ECE-R 44 standard:
Child seat
Front passenger
groups
seat
0
A
A
U
+
0+
A
A
U
+
1
A
A
U
+
2 and 3
A
U
A
Universal category - seat is suitable for all approved types of child safety seats.
U
A
The seat can be fitted with fixing eyes for the "ISOFIX*"system.
+
A
The divided rear seat - seat can be fitted with fixing eyes for the system "Top
T
Tether*" ⇒ page 191.
Breakdown assistance
Transporting children safely
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Rear seat
Rear seat
outside
middle
A
A
A
A
U
+
T
U
A
A
A
A
U
+
T
U
A
A
A
A
U
+
T
U
A
A
U
U
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