Ferrari F430 Owner's Manual page 54

Extraordinary maintenance work involving
strong impact, vibrations or heating up of the
pretensioner area may activate it; vibrations
caused by road bumps will not have this effect.
Child safety
Because of their build, children are at
greater risk than adults. Suitable restraint
or safety systems must be used.
All minors whose physical characteristics
(age, height, weight) fall within the limits
laid down in the laws in force in each
country must be protected by homologated
restraint or safety systems (child seats,
cradles, cushions).
In any case, you are advised to always
use homologated child restraint systems
bearing the test marking.
Always adjust the seat to the farthest
backward position, in order to assure that
the child is as far away as possible from the
dashboard structure.
Incorrect fastening of a child
restraint system increases the risk of
injury to the child in the event of a collision.
• The seat belts in the vehicle have been
designed and tested to protect persons
weighing at least 36 kg (80 lb.) and taller
than 1.50 m (4.9 feet).
• To hold a child not falling within these
limits, specific restraint systems with
dedicated belts or accessories able to
adapt the child's position to the vehicle's
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seatbelts must be fitted.
For installation and use of the child
restraint systems, follow the instructions
provided by the manufacturer of the
devices.
On vehicles equipped with a
passenger airbag deactivation device,
do not fit a rearward-facing child seat on
the passenger seat if the airbag is active, as
the child risks serious injury or death in the
case of airbag activation.
In this event, absolutely deactivate the
passenger airbag using the dedicated
control and check that the LED on the
roof's ceiling light comes on (see
Also move the passenger seat as far back as
possible in order to prevent the child seat
knocking against the dashboard.
Do not tamper with the seat belts or child
restraint systems.
Where provided for by the law (EC),
children under the age of 3 may not
travel in a vehicle if not sitting in a child
restraint system.
Where provided for by the law (EC),
children over the age of 3 and under
150 cm (4.9 feet) tall may not travel on
the front passenger seat if not sitting in a
suitable child restraint system.
The adhesive label applied on the right-
hand side of the dashboard on vehicles
not equipped with the passenger airbag
deactivation device, indicates that it is
prohibited to fit a rearward-facing child
seat on the passenger seat.
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