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Children who are more than 1.50 m in height or who weigh more than 36 kg can
use normal seat belts without a seat bolster.
Use of child seats
An overview of the usefulness of child seats on each of the seats according to the
ECE-R 44 standard:
Child seat of
Front passenger
the group
seat
0
U
0+
U
1
U
2 and 3
U
U
Universal category - seat is suitable for all approved types of child safety
seats.
+
The seat can be fitted with fixing eyes for the "ISOFIX"system.
T
The seat is equipped as standard with the fixing system "Top Tether".
Child seats of group 0/0+
The optimal solution for babies of up to about 9 months old weighing up to 10 kg
or children up to about 18 months old weighing up to 13 kg is a child safety seat
which is fastened in the opposite direction of travel
Using the system
Safety
Rear seat
Rear seat
outside
middle
U + T
U + T
U + T
U + T
U + T
U + T
U
U
Fig. 107 Child seats of group 0/0+
⇒ f ig.
107.
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Child seats in which the child is facing with its back towards the direction of
travel should not be used on the front passenger seat when the vehicle is fitted
with a front passenger airbag ⇒ p age 119, Use of child safety seats on the front
passenger seat.
WARNING
● It is essential to always switch off the front passenger front airbag at a
specialist garage or with the switch for front passenger airbag 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 ⇒ p age 117.
● 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 de-
ployed.
● 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 di-
rection of travel. It is best for children in the upper range of the Group 0+, to use a
child seat which allows the child to sit
Breakdown assis-
tance
Transporting children safely
Fig. 108 Child seat with padded table in
Group 1 installed on rear seat bench fac-
ing the direction of travel
⇒ f ig. 108
in the direction of travel.
Praktik
Technical data
121
£
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