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Transporting children safely
Transporting children safely
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Introduction
Read the additional information carefully
›››
page 22.
Please read the information regarding the air-
bag system fully before transporting babies
and children in a child seat or other child re-
straint system installed on the front passen-
ger seat.
This information is extremely important for
driver and passenger safety, particularly that
of babies and children.
SEAT recommends the use of child seats from
the SEAT accessory programme. These child
seats have been designed and tested for use
in SEAT vehicles. You can purchase child
seats with different mountings from a techni-
cal service centre.
Using child restraint systems with a base or
foot
Some child retention systems are secured to
the seat using a base or support leg. For cer-
tain kinds of equipment the use of an addi-
tional accessory will be necessary (e.g. an ac-
cessory for the footwell) to fit the child reten-
tion system correctly and securely.
WARNING
Make sure children are properly belted in and
correctly
secured to avoid severe or fatal inju-
ries while the vehicle is in motion.
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If a child seat is secured to the front pas-
senger seat, the risk to the child of sustain-
ing critical or fatal injuries in the event of an
accident increases.
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An inflating front passenger airbag can
strike the rear-facing child seat and project it
with great force against the door, the roof or
the backrest.
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Never install a child seat facing backwards
on the front passenger seat unless the front
passenger front airbag has been disabled.
Risk of potentially fatal injuries to the child!
However, if it is necessary, in exceptional ca-
ses, to transport a child in the front passen-
ger seat, the front passenger front airbag
must always be disabled ››› page 73. If the
passenger seat has a height adjustment op-
tion, move it to the highest, most upright po-
sition. If you have a fixed seat, do not install
any child restraint system in this location.
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For those vehicles that do not include a key
lock switch to deactivate the airbag, the vehi-
cle must be taken to a technical service.
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Children up to 12 years old should always
travel on the rear seat.
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Children must always be protected with an
approved child restraint system suited to
their height and weight.
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Childr
en must assume the proper sitting
position and be properly belted in while trav-
elling.
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Ensure the seat backrest is upright when a
child seat is being used on it.
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Do not allow the child's head or other part
of his or her body to fall into the deployment
area of the side airbags.
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Make sure the belt webbing is correctly
positioned.
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Never hold children or babies on your lap or
in your arms.
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Only one child may occupy a child seat.
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If you are using a child seat with a base or
foot, always install this base or foot correctly
and safely.
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If the vehicle has a storage compartment in
the footwell in front of the last row of seats,
this compartment cannot be used as de-
signed; on the contrary: It must be filled us-
ing the specially designed accessory so that
the base or foot is correctly supported by the
closed compartment and the child seat is se-
cured properly. If this compartment is not
suitably secured when using a child seat with
a base or foot then the compartment cover
could rupture in an accident and the child will
be ejected and suffer serious injury.
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Please read and observe the child seat
manufacturer's handling instructions.
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