Skoda YETI - 11-2009 Owner's Manual page 161

160 Transporting children safely
WARNING (continued)
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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 seats in Group 1
Child seats in Group 1 are for babies and small children up to 4 years of age with a
weight of between 9 and 18 kilograms. It is best for children in the lower range of this
group, to use a child seat which allows the child to sit with its back to the direction of
travel. It is best for children in the upper range of the Group 0+, to use a child seat
⇒ fig. 149
which allows the child to sit
Child safety seats in which the child is seated with its back facing the direction of travel,
must not be used on the front passenger seat ⇒ page 157, "Use of child safety seats on
the front passenger seat".
WARNING
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It is essential to always switch off the front passenger airbag (airbags) when
attaching in exceptional circumstances 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).
− in a specialist garage
− or by using the switch for the front passenger airbag* ⇒ page 154,
"Switch for the front passenger airbag".
Fig. 149 Child seat with padded table in
Group 1 installed on rear seat bench
facing the direction of travel
in the direction of travel.
WARNING (continued)
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In certain countries national legal provisions require that besides the front
airbag also the side or head airbags are deactivated. Please comply with any
differing national legal regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.
•
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.
•
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 seats in Group 2
For children up to about 7 years of age weighing between 15 and 25 kg the optimal
solution is a child safety seat in combination with the three-point seat belt
WARNING
•
When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply with
the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats. If
required, the airbag has to be deactivated,
− in a specialist garage
− or by using the switch for the front passenger airbag* ⇒ page 154,
"Switch for the front passenger airbag".
Fig. 150 Child seat in Group 2 installed
on the rear seat facing the direction of
travel
⇒ fig.
150.