Child Seat - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Use of a child seat on the front passenger seat
Never use a rearward-facing child restraint system on a seat which is protected
by an active airbag installed in front of it. This could cause serious injury to the
child, even death.
Fig. 172 Front passenger sun visor / label
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 193.
For safety reasons, we recommend that you install child seats on the rear seats
whenever possible.
The following advice must be heeded when using a child seat in which the child is
carried on the front passenger seat.
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It is essential to switch off the front passenger airbag if using a child seat in
which the child is carried with its back facing the direction of travel
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If possible, adjust the front passenger seat backrest so that it is as vertical, so
as to ensure secure contact between the passenger seat backrest and the back
of the child seat.
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Safety
Fig. 171
Sticker on the B column on the
front passenger side.
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If possible, move the front passenger seat backwards so that there is no con-
tact between the front passenger seat and the child seat behind it.
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With child safety seats in groups 2 or 3, make sure that the loop-around fittings
attached to the child seat headrest is positioned in front of or at the same
height as the loop-around fittings on the B pillar on the passenger side.
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Set the height-adjustable front passenger seat as high up as possible.
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Set the front passenger seat belt as high up as possible.
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Place and fasten the child seat on the seat and the child in the child seat ac-
cording to the specifications in the manufacturer's user manual of the child
seat.
WARNING
It is essential to switch off the front passenger airbag if using a child seat in
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which the child is carried with its back facing the direction of travel on the
front passenger seat » page 190, Deactivating airbags.
Never use a rear-facing child seat on the front passenger seat if the passen-
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ger airbag is activated. This child safety seat is positioned in the deployment
area of the front passenger airbag. The airbag may cause the child severe, or
even fatal injuries, in the event of it being deployed.
This fact is also indicated by the label that can be found in one of the follow-
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ing locations.
On the B-column on the front passenger side
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ble upon opening the front passenger door.
On the front passenger's sun visor. In some countries, the sticker is loca-
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ted on the front seat passenger's sun visor
With child safety seats in groups 2 or 3, make sure that the loop-around fit-
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tings attached to the child seat headrest is positioned in front of or at the
same height as the loop-around fittings on the B pillar on the passenger side.
Once the child seat, in which the child is transported with the back to the
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direction of travel, is no longer used in the passenger seat, the front passen-
ger airbag should be switched on again.
» Fig. 171. The sticker is visi-
» Fig. 172.
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