Volkswagen Golf GTI 2016, Owner'S Manual

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Child safety and child restraints
Introduction
In this section you'll find information about:
→ Child restraints – Overview
→ Child restraints and the Advanced Airbag System
→ Important safety instructions for using child restraints
→ Using a child restraint on the rear seat
→ Infant seats
→ Convertible child restraints
→ Booster seats and safety belts
→ Installing child restraints with a safety belt
→ Securing the child restraint with LATCH/UCRA lower universal
anchorages
→ Securing a child restraint with the Top Tether strap
→ Sources of information about child restraints and their use
The physical principles of what happens when your vehicle is in a
collision or other accident also apply to children → Safety belts .
But unlike adults and teenagers, their muscles and bones are not
fully developed. In many respects children are at greater risk of
serious injury in accidents than are adults.