DANGER
Never install rearward-facing child restraints or
infant carriers on the front passenger seat.
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A child will be seriously injured and can be
killed when the passenger airbag inflates –
even with an Advanced Airbag System.
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The inflating airbag will hit the child restraint
or infant carrier with great force and will
smash the child restraint and child against
the backrest, center armrest, door or roof.
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Always install rearward-facing child re-
straints and infant carriers on the rear seat.
WARNING
Not using a child restraint, using the wrong
child restraint, or improperly installing a child
restraint increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death in a collision or other emer-
gency situation.
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All vehicle occupants and especially children
must always be restrained properly whenev-
er riding in a vehicle.
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An unrestrained or improperly restrained
child can be injured or killed by being
thrown against the inside of the vehicle or
by being ejected from it during a sudden
maneuver or impact.
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An unrestrained or improperly restrained
child is at much greater risk of injury or
death by being struck by an inflating air-
bag.
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Commercially available child restraints are
required to comply with U.S. Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS 213 (in Cana-
da CMVSS 213).
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When buying a child restraint, select one
that fits your child and the vehicle.
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Volkswagen does not recommend using
child restraints that rest on legs or tube-
like frames. They do not provide adequate
contact with the seat.
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Always check that the child restraint has
been properly installed.
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Only use child restraint systems that fully
contact the flat portion of the seat cush-
ion, unless otherwise allowed by the child
restraint manufacturer. The child restraint
must not tip or lean to either side.
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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).
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Always make sure that the child restraint
is not installed at an angle.
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Always make sure that the child restraint
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.
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Always heed all legal requirements per-
taining to the installation and use of child
restraints and carefully follow the instruc-
tions provided by the manufacturer of the
seat you are using.
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For safety reasons, children under 4 ft. 9 in.
(57 inches / 1.45 meters) may not wear
standard safety belts. Children must always
be restrained by a proper child restraint sys-
tem. Otherwise, they could sustain injuries to
the abdomen and neck areas during sudden
braking maneuvers or accidents.
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Never let more than one child occupy a child
restraint.
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Never let babies or older children ride in a
vehicle while sitting on the lap of another
passenger.
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Holding a child in your arms is never a
substitute for a child restraint system.
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The strongest person could not hold the
child with the forces that exist in an acci-
dent. The child will strike the interior of
the vehicle and can also be struck by an-
other passenger.
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The child and the passenger can also injure
each other in an accident.
WARNING
Forward-facing child restraints installed on the
front passenger's seat can interfere with the
airbag when it inflates and cause serious injury
to the child.
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Always install child restraints on the rear
seat.
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If exceptional circumstances require the use
of a forward-facing child restraint on the
front passenger's seat, the child's safety and
well-being require the following special pre-
cautions to be taken:
(Supplement) – Child safety and child restraints
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