WARNING
Child seats present a risk of injury if incor-
rectly installed.
·
Always read and follow the installation
instructions and warning information
provided by the child seat manufacturer.
WARNING
Using a front-facing child seat on the front
passenger seat presents a risk of injury.
·
Move the front passenger seat as far
back and as high as it can be adjusted to
create the largest possible distance be-
tween the child seat and the front pas-
senger front airbag.
·
Move the backrest to the upright posi-
tion.
·
Set the seat belt height so that the seat
belt routing follows a natural path adap-
ted to the child seat without excessive
deviations. For rear-facing child seats,
use the lowest position of the belt
height adjuster.
·
Only use child seats that have been ap-
proved by the child seat manufacturer
for use on a front passenger seat with
front and side airbag.
WARNING
To avoid injuries caused by inflation of
a head airbag or side airbag:
·
Ensure that no children are seated with-
in the airbag deployment zones
·
Do not place any objects in the side air-
bag deployment zones.
Securing systems
Please refer to and at the start of
Different countries use different securing
systems for safely fitting child seats in the
vehicle.
Overview of securing systems
— ISOFIX: ISOFIX is a standardised securing
system for fitting child seats in the vehicle
quickly and safely. The ISOFIX attachment
system creates a rigid connection between
the child seat and the car body.
The seat has two rigid attachment arms. The
attachment arms engage in ISOFIX attach-
ment points between the seat and the back-
rest→ page 62. Atop tether or a support
bracket may sometimes be used in addition
to the ISOFIX anchor points described above.
— Three-point automatic seat belt. It is bet-
ter to secure child seats using the ISOFIX
system, if available, rather than with
a three-point automatic seat belt
Additional securing points:
— Top tether: the strap at the top of the
child seat is routed over the rear seat
backrest and hooked to an anchor ring on
the back of the rear seats → page 64. Top
tether anchor points are marked with an
anchor symbol.
— Support foot: some child seats are suppor-
ted by a support foot resting on the floor
of the vehicle. This support foot helps pre-
vent the child seat tipping forward in
a crash. Child seats with a support foot can
only be used on the front passenger seat
and the outer rear seats → .
Recommended child seat securing systems
Volkswagen recommends that child seats are
secured as follows:
— Infant carrier or rear-facing child seat:
ISOFIX
and
support foot.
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