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SAFETY
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How fast the car was travelling.
This information can help provide
a better understanding of the
circumstances in which collisions and
injuries occur.
NOTE EDR data are recorded by your car
only if a non-trivial collision situation
occurs. No data are recorded by the
EDR under normal driving conditions
and no personal data (e.g., name,
gender, age and collision location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such
as law enforcement, could combine the
EDR data with the type of personally
identifying data routinely acquired during
a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR,
special equipment is required and
access to the car or the EDR is needed.
In addition to the car manufacturer,
other parties, such as law enforcement,
that have the special equipment, can
read the information if they have access
to the car or the EDR.
Child restraints - Carrying
children safely
All occupants of a car, including infants
and children, must travel seated and
secured by appropriate restraint systems.
EC directive 2003/20/EC requires proper
use of restraints in all EC countries.
Children less than 1.5 metres tall
and 12 years or younger should ride
properly buckled up in a rear seat and
be protected with suitable restraining
devices. Statistics on accidents indicate
that the rear seats offer greater safety for
children.
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There are different sizes and types of
child restraint systems from newborn
size to child almost large enough for an
adult safety belt. Children should ride in
rearward facing child restraint systems
as long as possible (at least up to 3-4
years of age); this is the most protected
position for a child in the event of a
crash. Always check the child seat Owner
Handbook to make sure you have the
correct child restraint system for your
child. Carefully read and follow all the
instructions and warnings in the Owner
Handbook and on all the labels attached
to the child restraint system.
WARNING
112) 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.
113) There is a symbol on the label on
the sun visor that illustrates the need to
deactivate the air bag if you are installing
a rear-facing child seat. Always comply
with the instructions on the passenger
side sun visor (see "Front passenger
airbag and child seat” paragraph).
114)
Should it be necessary to carry a
child on the front passenger seat in a rear
facing child restraint system, the front
passenger airbag and side bag must be
deactivated through the display Main
Menu (see the "Display" chapter in the
"Knowing the instrument panel" section),
verifying deactivation by checking
whether the
LED has switched on in
the above the climate control system
display on the central dashboard. The
passenger seat must also be slid back as
far as possible in order to avoid the car
seat from coming into contact with the
dashboard.
115) Do not move the front or rear seat if
a child is seated on it or on the dedicated
child restraint system.
116) The airbag must be able to inflate
without obstruction in the event of
deployment. It is therefore recommended
not to drive with the body bent forward,
but to sit up resting your back and
shoulders on the backrest of the seat.
Adjusting the position of the seat so
that you can reach and manoeuvre the
steering wheel comfortably with your arms
slightly bent being as far away as possible
from the steering wheel. Being too close
to the steering wheel when the airbag is
deployed may cause serious injury.
117) Do not press the red seat belt
release button while driving.
118) Relying on the air bags alone could
lead to more severe injuries in a collision.
The air bags work with your seat belt to