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Supplement

Atlas – edition 4.2018
Model year 2018

Child safety and child restraints

The information in this supplement supersedes the information of the respective

chapters in the following Owner's Manual:

–

Atlas Owner's Manual

Please continue to refer to the Owner's Manual in conjunction with this supplement

for information, descriptions, and specifications regarding the operation and care of

your vehicle as well as information and warnings that you must heed for your own

safety and the safety of your passengers.

Nachtrag: Child safety and child restraints

Stand: 13.01.2017

Englisch USA: 04.2018

Teile-Nr.: 5K7012723FC

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5K7012723FC

Summary of Contents for Atlas 2018

Page 1: ...er s Manual Please continue to refer to the Owner s Manual in conjunction with this supplement for information descriptions and specifications regarding the operation and care of your vehicle as well as information and warnings that you must heed for your own safety and the safety of your passengers Nachtrag Child safety and child restraints Stand 13 01 2017 Englisch USA 04 2018 Teile Nr 5K7012723...

Page 2: ...about possible property damage in the same section or on the stated page Used on vehicle labels and indicates the availability of additional important infor mation and warnings in this Owner s Man ual DANGER Texts with this symbol contain information regard ing hazardous situations which will cause death or severe injuries if not avoided WARNING Texts with this symbol contain information regard in...

Page 3: ...urrently at http www safercar gov for the USA Transport Canada Information Centre current ly at http www tc gc ca for Canada Consult the child restraint manufacturer s in structions to be sure the seat is right for your child s size page 25 Sources of information about child restraints and their use Please be sure to read and heed all of the important infor mation and WARNINGS about child safety A...

Page 4: ...rward facing child re straint up against or very near the instru ment panel Always set the safety belt upper anchor age to the adjustment position that per mits proper installation in accordance with the child restraint manufacturer s instruc tions Always move the front passenger seat to the highest position in the up and down adjustment range and move it back to the rearmost position in the seat ...

Page 5: ... child rear facing for a longer period of time Rear facing child restraint before moving to a forward facing child restraint 1 3 years Keep your child rear facing as long as possible It s the best way to keep him or her safe Your child should remain in a rear facing car seat until he or she reaches the top height or weight limit allowed by the car seat s manufacturer Once your child outgrows the r...

Page 6: ...mage the buckles and make them unusable or unsafe Always check that the child restraint does not contact any of the safety belt buckles Check the placement of the child restraint regularly to make sure that it has not shifted and come into contact with any of the safety belt buckles Although properly in stalling the child restraint and regularly checking its placement will help to prevent damage t...

Page 7: ... child in a rearward facing seat The vehicle s Advanced Airbag System has a ca pacitive passenger detection system in the front passenger seat cushion that can detect the pres ence of a baby or a child in a child restraint sys tem on this seat The capacitive passenger detection system measures the capacitance of the child and the child restraint and a child blanket on the front passenger seat The ...

Page 8: ...A2403FOF September 25 2007 Subpart B Rear facing child restraints Model Manufactured on or after Century Smart Fit 4543 December 1 1999 Cosco Arriva 22 013 PAW and base 22 999 WHO September 25 2007 Evenflo Discovery Adjust Right 212 December 1 1999 Graco Infant 8457 December 1 1999 Graco Snugride September 25 2007 Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP IMUN00US September 25 2007 Subpart C Forward facing and...

Page 9: ...int system on the front passenger seat If you must install a child restraint on the front passenger seat in exceptional circumstances be sure to read and heed the important information and warnings in the section of this Manual that begins on page 5 Child restraints and the Ad vanced Airbag System There are also additional adjustments that must be made in order to be able to properly install a chi...

Page 10: ...traint manufacturer The child restraint must not tip or lean to either side Always make sure that the child restraint is securely installed and cannot move for ward or sideways more than about 1 inch 2 5 cm Always make sure that the child restraint is not installed at an angle Always make sure that the child restraint does not contact or push up against any safety belt buckles because this can cau...

Page 11: ...ge Always make sure that the backrest is in the upright position Never place additional items on the seat that can influence the capacitance regis tered by the capacitive passenger detec tion system and can cause injury in a crash Never place or use any electrical device such as a laptop CD player or electronic games device on the front passenger seat if the device is connected to the 12 Volt sock...

Page 12: ...belt and the unused safe ty belt for the seating position where the child restraint is being installed securely out of the child s reach How to tell if the child restraint is properly installed The child restraint is flush with both the seat cushion and the seat backrest unless a small gap between the child restraint and the seat backrest is allowed by the child restraint man ufacturer The child r...

Page 13: ...hear it latch securely Pull on the protective cover to make sure that it is securely latched in the buckle Removing the protective cover Insert the safety belt tongue into the slit in the protective cover and press the button below fig 3 The protective cover is ejected When a protective cover is attached to a safety belt buckle that buckle cannot be used with the safety belt Remove the protective ...

Page 14: ...ty belt is pulled out too far the switchable locking feature will be activated When installing a child restraint be careful not to get the belt caught in the structure of the child restraint and become damaged especial ly when the switchable locking feature has been activated Infant seats Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice and on page 1 Fig 4 Example of a rea...

Page 15: ... kil led when the inflating airbag hits the child restraint or infant carrier with great force and smashes the child restraint and child against the backrest center armrest door or roof Always install rearward facing child re straints and infant carriers on the rear seats Never install a rearward facing child restraint in the forward facing direction These re straints are designed for the special ...

Page 16: ...r side ways more than about 1 inch 2 5 cm Make sure that the child restraint is centered in the seating position and is not installed at an angle The child restraint must not contact or push against any of the safety belt buckles as this can cause damage to the buckles and make the buckles unusable or unsafe Fasten the harness webbing that is part of the child restraint system securely and pull it...

Page 17: ...d restraints installed on the front passenger seat may interfere with the deployment of the airbag and cause serious personal injury to the child Always make sure that the forward facing seat has been designed and certified by its manufacturer for use on a front passenger seat with a front and side airbag Always carefully follow the manufacturer s instructions provided with the child re straint or...

Page 18: ...ome entangled resulting in serious personal injury and even death Always secure unused rear seat safety belts out of the reach of children in child restraints such as by properly routing them around the head restraint adjacent to the seating posi tion where the child restraint is installed NOTICE Be careful not to activate the switchable lock ing retractor when routing the unused safety belt aroun...

Page 19: ...ild s protection whether or not a boos ter seat is used Children age 12 and under must always ride in the rear seat Keep your child in a booster seat until he or she is at least 4 ft 9 in 57 inches 1 45 meters tall AND your child is tall enough to sit without slouching and able to keep his or her back against the vehicle seat and able to keep his or her knees naturally bent over the edge of the ve...

Page 20: ...rgo area of your vehicle Always remember that a child leaning for ward sitting sideways or out of position in any way during a collision can be struck by a deploying airbag This will result in serious personal injury or death If you must install a booster seat on the front passenger seat because of exceptional cir cumstances the PASSENGER AIR BAG light must come on and stay on whenever the ignitio...

Page 21: ...afety belt really tight Activate the belt s switchable locking feature page 20 Activating the switchable locking feature Pull on the safety belt to make sure the safety belt is properly fastened and tight Check the child restraint for proper installation by pulling on the child restraint at the place where the vehicle s safety belt goes into the child restraint The child restraint should not move ...

Page 22: ...de the safety belt back by hand so that it rolls easily onto the retractor and the trim around the retractor will not be damaged Always let the safety belt retract completely into its stowed position The safety belt can now be used as an ordinary safety belt without the switchable locking feature for child restraints If the switchable locking feature should be acti vated inadvertently the safety b...

Page 23: ...ped with the LATCH UCRA lower universal anchorage attachments can still be installed with vehicle safety belts according to the child restraint man ufacturer s instructions You must never mount 2 child restraint systems to one LATCH UCRA lower universal anchorage point at the same time For example never install a child restraint with LATCH UCRA lower universal anchorage points on one of the second...

Page 24: ...ttach the tether strap anchorage hook into the opening of the tether anchorage and pull the top tether strap tight After you have installed the child restraint pull on both of the adjustable straps on the child restraint and pull also on the tether strap to make certain the seat is secure and properly attached Releasing Loosen the tension on the hook on connector straps following the child restrai...

Page 25: ...eats forward When installing make sure that the child re straint does not contact or push up against any safety belt buckles because this can cause damage to the buckles and make the buckles unusable or unsafe Be careful not to activate the switchable locking retractor when routing the safety belts around the head restraints Only pull the safety belt out far enough to allow you to route the belt a...

Page 26: ...rmly following the child restraint manufacturer s instructions Move the head restraint back into the original position if necessary chapter Seats and head restraints Releasing the tether strap Loosen the tension on the tether strap follow ing the child restraint manufacturer s instruc tions Depress the spring catch on the hook and re lease it from the anchorage WARNING Improper installation of chi...

Page 27: ...tion about child restraint selection instal lation and use Safety authorities advise that the best child safe ty seat is the one that fits your child and fits in your vehicle and that you will use correctly and consistently Try before you buy Transport Canada Information Centre Tel 1 800 333 0371 Tel 1 613 998 8616 Ottawa http www tc gc ca roadsafety National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...

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