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Transporting children safely
The physical principles and the forces acting
on the
v
ehic
le in the event of a collision or
other type of accidents also apply to children
››› page 65. However, unlike adults and
youngsters, children do not have fully devel-
oped muscle and bone structures. In the
event of an accident, children are subject to a
greater risk than adults of sustaining severe
injuries.
Given that children's bodies are not yet fully
developed, child restraint systems must be
used that are especially adapted to their
height, weight and constitution. There are
laws in force in many countries that indicate
the use of approved seat systems for trans-
porting babies and children.
Only used authorised, approved child seats
that are suitable for the vehicle. Always con-
sult with a technical service centre or a speci-
alised workshop should you have any
doubts.
Specific child seat regulations for each coun-
try (selection)
Regulation Further information
ECE-R 44
a)
technical service centre
a)
ECE-R: Economic Comission for Europe Regulation.
Categorisation of child seats according to
ECE-R44
Weight
category
Weight of
the child
Installation of the
child seat
Group 0 up to 10 kg Rear-facing. On rear seats,
optionally using the ISO-
FIX system.
Group 0+ up to 13 kg
Group 1 9 to 18 kg
Forward-facing. On rear
seats, optionally using the
ISOFIX system.
Group 2 15 to 25 kg
Forward-facing. On the
outer rear seats or in the
centre seat of the second
row of seats and on all
seats in the third row. Op-
tionally with ISOFIX sys-
tem.
Group 3 22 to 36 kg Forward-facing.
Not all children fit in the seat of their weight
gr
oup
. Nor do al
l seats adapt to the vehicle.
Therefore, always check whether the child fits
properly in the child seat and whether the
seat can be installed safely in the vehicle.
The rear seats are suitable for child seats
with the ISOFIX system specially designed
for this type of vehicle in accordance with
regulation ECE-R 44.
Child seats approved under the ECE-R 44 reg-
ulation are fitted with the corresponding ap-
proval symbol. The sign is an upper-case E in
a circle with the identification number below
it.
Use of the child seat on the front pas-
senger seat
1)
Transporting children on the front passenger
seat i
s not permitted in all countries. Further-
more, not all child seats are approved for use
on the front passenger seat. Your technical
service centre has an updated list of all ap-
proved child seats. Only used child seats that
are approved for each vehicle.
The front airbag on the front passenger side
is highly dangerous for a child. The front pas-
senger seat is life-threatening to a child if he
or she is transported in a rear-facing child
seat.
If a rear-facing child seat is secured to the
front passenger seat, an inflating front airbag
can strike it with such great force that severe
or fatal injuries may result
›››
. Therefore,
r
e
ar
-facing child seats must never be placed
on the front passenger seat when the front
passenger front airbag is enabled.
»
1)
Compliance with current national legislation and
the manufact
urer's instructions is required when us-
ing or installing child seats.
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