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Risks involved in carrying children on
the front passenger seat
If you are using a rear-facing child seat ,
the front passenger front airbag can cause
critical or potentially fatal injuries when it
inflates
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.
Rear-facing child seat may only be used on
the front passenger seat if the front pas-
senger front airbag has been deactivated.
The front passenger front airbag has been
deactivated when the PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG
indicator lamp is dis-
played continuously in the roof console.
Deactivating the front passenger front air-
bag
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page 54.
If using a front-facing child seat , do not
deactivate the front passenger front airbag.
When
fitting the child seat, ensure that it is
as far away as possible from the front pas-
senger front airbag. The front passenger
front airbag can cause severe injuries when
it
inflates
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.
Some child seats are not suitable for use
on the front passenger seat. The child seat
must be specially authorised by the manu-
facturer for use on the front passenger seat
in vehicles with front and side airbags.
Risks presented by side airbags and
centre airbags
When triggered, the side airbag or centre
airbag could hit the child in the head, caus-
ing serious injury
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.
DANGER
Please observe important safety informa-
tion about the front passenger front air-
bag
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page 58.
DANGER
If you use a rear-facing child seat on the
front passenger seat, the child in it is at in-
creased risk of sustaining serious or life-
threatening injuries or being killed in the
event of an accident.
·
Never secure a rear-facing child seat on
the front passenger seat if the front
passenger front airbag is activated.
·
Deactivate the front passenger front
airbag. If the front passenger front air-
bag cannot be deactivated no rear-fac-
ing child seat may be used.
·
Move the front passenger seat as far
back and as high as it can be adjusted
to create the largest possible distance
between the child seat and the front
passenger front airbag.
·
Move the backrest to the upright posi-
tion.
·
Set the seat belt height so that the seat
belt routing follows a natural line and is
adjusted to the child seat without turn-
ing back on itself. For rear-facing child
seats, use the lowest position of the
belt height adjuster.
·
Only use child seats that have been ap-
proved by the child seat manufacturer
for use on a front passenger seat with
front and side airbags.
WARNING
Child seats present a risk of injury if incor-
rectly installed.
·
Always read and follow the installation
instructions and warning information
provided by the child seat manufactur-
er.
WARNING
Using a front-facing child seat on the
front passenger seat presents a risk of in-
jury.
·
Move the front passenger seat as far
back and as high as it can be adjusted
to create the largest possible distance
between the child seat and the front
passenger front airbag.
·
Move the backrest to the upright posi-
tion.
·
Set the seat belt height so that the seat
belt routing follows a natural line and is
adjusted to the child seat without turn-
ing back on itself. For rear-facing child
seats, use the lowest position of the
seat belt height adjuster.
·
Only use child seats that have been ap-
proved by the child seat manufacturer
for use on a front passenger seat with
front and side airbag.
WARNING
To avoid injuries caused by inflation of
a head airbag or side airbag:
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