Safe driving
Group 3 child seats (rear seat)
Applies to: vehicles with rear seat approved as a Group 3 child
seat
Fig. 179
Label on the rear seat
Fig. 180
Child in the rear seat
Rear seat
Children from the age of around 7 and a height
of approx. 1.30 m to 1.45 m are best seated in
the rear seat.
The label on the rear seat q
Fig. 179
tells you
whether the rear seat of the vehicle has been tes
ted as a Group 3 child seat and approved under
the ECE-R 44 standard. Children should be buck
led in
without a child seat
with the normal three
point seat belt.
A
WARNING
-The shoulder section of the belt must be fit
ted across the centre of the collar bone
close to the upper body. It must never run
against or across the neck. The lap belt
must be worn tightly across the hips, and
not over the stomach or abdomen. Pull the
belt tight if necessary to take up any slack.
- Passengers who are taller than 1.45 m must
not use the rear seats
q page 52.
Taller per
sons may suffer serious head injuries in the
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event of an accident or if they are struck by
the boot lid when it is being closed. Always
pay close attention to passengers in the rear
seat when closing the boot lid.
Securing a child seat
Securing child seats with ISOFIX
Applies to: vehicles with ISOFIX
Child seats of the categories 0, O+ and 1 with
ISOFIX can be secured without a seat belt using
the ISOFIX anchorages on the rear seats and on
the front passenger's seat*.
... Push the mountings on the child seat into the
ISOFIX anchorages until they engage audibly
qfig. 181.
... Pull on the child seat to check whether both
sides have engaged properly.
If you wish to attach an ISO FIX child seat to the
ISO FIX anchorages in your vehicle, please ensure
that it is approved for the seats in your vehicle.
The following table
qtable on page 215
shows
the installation options. The necessary informa
tion can be found on the orange label on the
child seat.
An ISOFIX child seat categorised as "vehicle-spe
cific", "restricted" or "semi-universal"
(IL)
is suit
able for a seat if:
-your vehicle is listed in the model list provided
by the child seat manufacturer and
- your child seat is marked with IL in the follow-
ing table.
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