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Child Restraint Systems (Child Seats)
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Using child restraint systems in
the front passenger seat
Child restraint system for up to one-year old
children
When an
up to one-year old child
is seated in the
child restraint system, the front airbag is automati-
cally deactivated on the passenger side.
e
Make sure that the
PASS AIR BAG OFF
indicator
light lights up, if not contact your authorized
Porsche dealer.
e
Adjust the passenger’s seat as far away from the
airbag as possible.
f
Please see chapter „Seats“ on page 194.
Child restraint system for children older than
one year
Your vehicle is equipped with occupant sensing for
the passenger's seat in accordance with U.S. Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. Depending on
the weight, body positioning and shape acting on the
passenger's seat, the passenger’s airbag will
automatically be switched on or off.
Small adult passengers
When an small adult passenger is seated on the
passenger side, ensure the following:
–
PASS AIR BAG OFF
indicator light does not light
up.
– The knees are bend comfortably over the edge of
the seat.
– The shoulder belt crosses between the small
adult passengers neck and arm.
– The lap part of the seat belt is as low as possible,
touching the small adult passengers thighs.
– The small adult passenger can stay seated for the
whole trip.
DANGER
Improper Use of Child
Restraint
e
Porsche does not recommend that child restraint
systems be used on full bucket seats. You can
recognize a full bucket seat by the fact that the
backrest of a full bucket seat cannot be folded
down.
e
Follow all child restraint instructions and
warnings in this manual.
DANGER
Child Restraint on the
Passenger’s Seat
The use of a child restraint system in the passenger
seat can result in serious personal injury or death to
the child from an airbag deployment.
To reduce risk of injury from an inflating airbag in an
accident, Porsche strongly recommends:
f
Please see chapter „PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator
light does not light up“ on page 43.
f
Please see chapter „Child Restraint Systems
(Child Seats)“ on page 69.
DANGER
Child Seat Detection
Fault
When the ignition is on and the up to one-year old
child is seated in the child restraint system on the
passenger seat the indicator light
PASS AIR BAG OFF
must be on.
If the
PASS AIR BAG OFF
indicator light does not
light up, it could indicate a fault in the system or the
child seat doesn‘t fit and the airbag could inflate in a
collision, placing the child at risk of death or severe
injury from the inflating airbag.
In this case:
e
Do not install a child restraint system on the
passenger’s seat.
e
Have the fault remedied at your nearest autho-
rized Porsche dealer.
e
Contact your authorized Porsche dealer.
DANGER
Adult Use of Passenger
Seat
When the ignition is on and the small adult passenger
is seated on the passenger seat, the indicator light
PASS AIR BAG OFF
must be off.
If the
PASS AIR BAG OFF
indicator light lights up, it
could indicate a fault in the system.
In this case:
e
Have the fault remedied at your nearest autho-
rized Porsche dealer.
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