Volkswagen Atlas 2018, Manual

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Convertible child restraints
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Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice and on page 1.
Fig. 5 All convertible child restraints have lower anchors and a Top Tether. Figures
A
and
B
show how to
correctly install a LATCH/UCRA seat. Figure C shows the set up of a seat using the vehicle's safety belt sys-
tem.
Children between 1 and about 7 years old must
always be properly restrained in a child restraint
certified for their size and weight
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fig. 5 .
Once your child outgrows the rear-facing car seat
(generally up to age 3), your child is ready to
travel in a forward-facing car seat with a harness.
Keep your child in a forward-facing car seat with
a harness until he or she reaches the top height
or weight limit allowed by your car seat’s manu-
facturer.
Before installing a child restraint on the front
passenger seat, be sure to follow the special in-
structions and heed the warnings
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page 5, Child
restraints and the Advanced Airbag System and
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chapter The dangers of using child restraints
on the front seat .
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When using the vehicle safety belt to install a
child restraint, you must activate the switcha-
ble locking feature on the safety belt to help
prevent the child restraint from moving
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page 10, Using a child restraint on the rear
seat .
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Push the child restraint down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight so
that the seat cannot move forward or side-
ways more than about 1 inch (2.5 cm).
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Make sure that the child restraint is centered
in the seating position and is not installed at
an angle.
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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.
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Fasten the harness webbing that is part of the
child restraint system securely and pull it tight
so that you can only slip one finger underneath
the shoulder belt portion at the child's chest.
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Attach the Top Tether strap to the tether an-
chorage for the seating position where the
child restraint is being installed with either the
LATCH/UCRA system or the safety belt.
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page 23, Securing a child restraint with the
Top Tether strap .
The airbag on the passenger side makes the front
seat a potentially dangerous place for a child to
ride. The front seat is not the safest place for a
child in a forward-facing child restraint. It is a
very dangerous place for an infant or a larger
child in a rearward-facing seat.
You must take special precautions when instal-
ling a child restraint with the vehicle safety belt
or with LATCH/UCRA lower universal anchorages
on the rear seating positions. Always route the
center safety belt and the unused safety belt for
the seating position where the child restraint is
being installed securely out of the child’s reach.
Securing the safety belts will help prevent a child
from playing with an unused safety belt and be-
coming entangled with it
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page 10, Using a
child restraint on the rear seat ,
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fig. 2 .
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