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Safety
WARNING
An empty or loose child seat could fly uncon-
trol
lably around the vehicle interior and
cause injuries in the event of an accident or
sudden braking.
●
When not in use while the vehicle is in mo-
tion, always safely secure the child seat or
store it in the luggage compartment.
Note
Replace the child seat after an accident, as it
may
have invisible damage.
Important information regarding the
fr
ont
p
assenger's airbag
Read the additional information carefully
›
›
›
page 22.
Read and always observe the safety informa-
tion included in the following chapters:
●
Child seats and passenger side airbag
›››
page 77, Use of the child seat on the
front passenger seat.
●
Safety distance with respect to the passen-
ger airbag
›››
in Introduction on page 69.
●
Objects between the passenger and the
p
a
s
senger side airbag
›››
in Front airbags
on p
ag
e 72
.
Child seats
Safety instructions
Read the additional information carefully
›››
page 22.
WARNING
The lower anchor points for child seats are
not anchor
s meant to support cargo. Only se-
cure booster seats to lower anchor points.
WARNING
Child seats with lower anchor points and with
an upper ret
aining strap must be installed in
line with the manufacturer's instructions.
Failure to comply could result in severe inju-
ries.
●
Always secure just one retaining strap from
a child seat to a retaining ring (for Top Tether)
on the seat backrest on the rear seat in the
boot.
●
Never fix child seats to the cargo anchors in
the luggage compartment.
●
Never secure a child seat to the movable at-
tachment elements for vehicles with an at-
tachment element and rail system.
WARNING
In general, the rear seat is always the safest
plac
e for correctly belted in children in the
event of an accident.
●
A suitab
le child seat that is correctly instal-
led and used on one of the rear seats offer
the most protection possible for babies and
small children in most accidents.
WARNING
Unbuckling the seat belt while the vehicle is
in motion c
an cau
se severe or fatal injuries in
the event of an accident or sudden braking.
●
The seat belt must not be unfastened until
the vehicle has come to a standstill.
Note
Other accessories may be required to fit the
chil
d retention system with a base or foot se-
curity and safely. Contact a technical service
centre or specialised workshop.
General information on transporting
c
hi
l
dren in the vehicle
Read the additional information carefully
›
›
›
page 23.
Legal regulations and provisions will always
take priority over the descriptions of this in-
struction manual. There are different regula-
tions and provisions for the use of child seats
and their mountings (
›››
table on page 77).
In some countries, for example, the use of
child seats on certain seats in the vehicle
may be forbidden.
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