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Seats, Mirrors, Steering Wheel and Sun Protection
Automatic locking retractor
The safety belts for the front passenger and the
rear bench are equipped with an automatic locking
retractor for securing the child restraint system.
When activated, this retractor allows you to
securely fasten the child restraint system in place
so that inadvertent movements will not occur.
The use of a child restraint system on the front
passenger seat can result in serious personal
injury or death to the child from an airbag
deployment.
To reduce risk of injury from an inflating airbag in
an accident, Porsche strongly recommends:
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Under all normal circumstances, the child seat
must be placed in the rear.
Do not use a child restraint system on the front
passenger seat.
If there are emergency reasons for transporting a
child in the front passenger seat, use the
automatic locking retractor function and follow the
other safety instructions on the previous pages in
this section.
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp
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After fastening the child restraint system, do
not adjust the seat in any direction.
Moving the seat could pull the safety belt against
the child restraint, applying increased pressure to
the seat, and cause the “PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF” indicator lamp to go off and activate the
airbag system.
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Check the condition of the passenger airbag
system shown by the indicator lamp in the
overhead operating console.
Activating the automatic locking retractor
1.
If a child restraint system must be fastened to
the passenger's seat, adjust the passenger's
seat as far away from the airbag as possible.
2.
Position child seat according to the child seat’s
manufacturer instructions.
3.
Pull the safety belt retractor completely out. At
this point the locking mechanism is activated.
4.
Insert the safety belt tongue into the buckle
and make certain that it is properly latched.
Make no more adjustments to the seat.
5.
Allow the safety belt to retract until it is tight on
the child restraint system. You may further
tighten the belt by pulling on it to allow more of
it to retract.
Make sure that excessive safety belt forces do
not occur by moving the seat with the child
seat installed.
Releasing the safety belt
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Unbuckle the safety belt latch.
Then make certain that the belt has fully retracted.
At this point the automatic locking feature will be
disengaged.
Seek appropriate advice from your authorized
Porsche dealer about the possible installation of a
Porsche child restraint system.
Child Seat in Front
DANGER
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Adjusting Childseat
After Fastening
DANGER
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