Fiat 500x, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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SAFETY
86
WARNING
74) The pretensioner may be used only
once. Contact a Fiat Dealership to have it
replaced after it has been deployed.
75) Removing or otherwise tampering with
pretensioner and seat belt components
is strictly prohibited. Any intervention on
these components must be performed
by qualified and authorised technicians.
Always go to a Fiat Dealership.
76) For maximum safety, keep the
backrest upright, lean back into it and
make sure the seat belt fits closely across
your chest and pelvis. Always fasten the
seat belts for both the front and rear seats!
Travelling without wearing seat belts will
increase the risk of serious injury and even
death in the event of an accident.
77)
If the belt has been subjected to high
levels of stress, for example after an
accident, it should be changed completely
together with the attachments, attachment
fixing screws and the pretensioner. In fact,
even if the belt has no visible defects, it
may have lost its resilience.
IMPORTANT
31) Operations which lead to impacts,
vibrations or localised heating (over 100
°
C
for a maximum of six hours) in the area
around the pretensioner may cause
damage or make it deploy. Contact a
Fiat Dealership should intervention be
necessary on these components.
CHILD RESTRAINT
SYSTEMS
CARRYING CHILDREN
SAFELY
78) 79) 80) 81)
For optimal protection in the event
of an impact, all occupants must
be seated and wearing adequate
restraint systems, including newborn
and other children! This prescription
is compulsory in all EC countries
according to EC Directive 2003/20/EC.
Children below the height of 1.50
metres and up to 12 years must be
protected with suitable restraint
systems and be seated on the rear
seats.
Statistics on accidents indicate that
the rear seats offer greater safety for
children. Compared with an adult, a
child's head is larger and heavier in
proportion to their body and the child's
muscular and bone structures are not
fully developed. Therefore, correct
restraint systems other than adult seat
belts are necessary to reduce as
much as possible the risk of injuries in
the event of an accident, braking or
sudden manoeuvre.
Children must be seated safely
and comfortably. As far as the
characteristics of the child seats used
allow, you are advised to keep children
in rear facing child seats for as long
as possible (at least until 3
–
4 years
old), since this is the most protected
position in the event of an impact.
The choice of the most suitable child
restraint system depends on the weight
and size of the child. There are various
types of child restraint systems, which
can be secured to the car by means
of the seat belts or with the ISOFIX
anchorages.
It is recommended to always choose
the restraint system most suitable for
the child; for this reason always refer to
the Owner Handbook provided with the
child restraint system, to be sure that it
is of the right type for the children it is
intended for.
WARNING
78) SEVERE DANGER When a front
passenger airbag is fitted, do not install
rearward facing child restraint systems
on the front passenger seat. Deployment
of the airbag in a crash could cause fatal
injuries to the child regardless of the
severity of the collision. It is advisable to
always carry children in a child restraint
system on the rear seat, which is the
most protected position in the event of a
collision.
79) On the sun visor there is a label with
suitable symbols reminding the user that
it is compulsory to deactivate the airbag if