Seat Arona 2018, Owner'S Manual

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Transporting children safely
Important information regarding
the front passenger's airbag
Read the additional information carefully
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 page 24 .
Read and always observe the safety informa-
tion included in the following chapters:
●
Safety distance with respect to the passen-
ger airbag
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page 74 .
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Objects between the passenger and the
passenger side airbag
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in Front airbags
on page 76 .
The passenger side front airbag, when ena-
bled, is a serious risk for a child that is facing
backward since the airbag can strike the seat
with such force that it can cause serious or
fatal injuries. Children up to 12 years old
should always travel on the rear seat.
Therefore we strongly recommend you to
transport children on the rear seats. This is
the safest location in the vehicle. Alternative-
ly, the front passenger airbag can be disa-
bled with a key-operated switch
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page 78 .
When transporting children, use a child seat
suitable for the age and size of each child
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page 82 .
WARNING
●
If a child seat is secured to the front pas-
senger seat, the risk to the child of sustain-
ing critical or fatal injuries in the event of an
accident increases.
● An inflating front passenger airbag can
strike the rear-facing child seat and project
it with great force against the door, the roof
or the backrest.
●
Never install a child seat facing back-
wards on the front passenger seat unless
the front passenger front airbag has been
disabled. Risk of potentially fatal injuries to
the child! However, if it is necessary, in ex-
ceptional cases, to transport a child in the
front passenger seat, the front passenger
front airbag must always be disabled
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page 78, Activation and deactivation of
front passenger airbag* . If the passenger
seat has a height adjustment option, move
it to the highest, most upright position. If it
is a fixed seat, it should be moved to the
rearmost position possible.
● For those vehicles that do not include a
key lock switch to deactivate the airbag,
the vehicle must be taken to a technical
service. Do not forget to reconnect the air-
bag when an adult wants to sit in the front
passenger seat.
●
All vehicle occupants, especially chil-
dren, must assume the proper sitting posi-
tion and be properly belted in while travel-
ling.
●
Never hold children or babies on your lap,
this can result in potentially fatal injuries to
the child!
●
Never allow a child to be transported in a
vehicle without being properly secured, or
to stand up or kneel on a seat while travel-
ling. In an accident, the child could be flung
through the vehicle, causing possibly fatal
injuries to themselves and to the other vehi-
cle occupants.
●
If children assume an improper sitting po-
sition when the vehicle is moving, they ex-
pose themselves to greater risk of injury in
the event of a sudden braking manoeuvre
or in an accident. This is particularly impor-
tant if the child is travelling on the front
passenger seat and the airbag system is
triggered in an accident; as this could
cause serious injury or even death.
●
A suitable child seat can protect your
child!
● Never leave a child alone in the child seat
or inside the vehicle because depending on
the season, very high temperatures may be
reached inside a parked vehicle, which
could be fatal.
●
Children who are less than 1.5 metres tall
must not wear a normal seat belt without a
child seat, as this could cause injuries to
the abdominal and neck areas during a
sudden braking manoeuvre or in an acci-
dent.
●
Do not allow the seat belt to become
twisted and the seat belt should be proper-
ly in place
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page 69 .
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Only one child may occupy a child seat
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page 82, Child seats .
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