Fiat 500 Abarth Owner's Handbook Manual page 71

PASSENGER SEAT COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS ON
CHILD'S SEAT USE
The Abarth complies with the new European Directive 2000/3/EC which gov-
erns the arrangement possibilities for child restraints on the various seats of the car
as shown in the following table:
Group
Group 0, 0+
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Key:
U = suitable for child restraint systems of the "Universal" category, according to Eu-
ropean Standard ECE-R44 for the specified "Groups".
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Passenger
Weight ranges front
up to 13 kg U
9-18 kg U
15-25 kg U
22-36 kg U
Below is a summary of the rules of safety
to be followed for carrying children:
❒ Install the child seats on the rear seat,
which is the most protected position in
the event of an accident.
❒ If the passenger's air bag is deactivated,
always check the amber warning light
Passenger
"
on the instrument panel to make
rear
sure that it has actually been deactivat-
ed.
U
❒ Carefully follow the instructions sup-
plied with the child restraint system
U
which are mandatory by law. Keep the
instructions in the car along with the
U
other papers and this handbook. Do
not use child seats without instructions.
U
❒ Always check the seat belt is well fas-
tened by pulling the belt.