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Transporting children safely
General information on transport-
ing chil
dr
en in the v
ehicle
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 79).
In some countries, for example, the use of
child seats on certain seats in the vehicle
may be forbidden.
The physical principles and the forces acting
on the vehicle in the event of a collision or
other type of accidents also apply to children
›››
page 67. 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, appr
oved child seats
that are suitable for the vehicle. Always con-
sult with a technical service centre or a spe-
cialised workshop should you have any
doubts.
Specific child seat regulations for each
country (selection)
Regulation Further information
ECE-R 44
a)
technical service centre
a)
ECE-R: Economic Comission f
or
E
urope Regulation.
Categorisation of child seats according to
ECE-R44
Weight
catego-
ry
Weight
of the
chil
d
Installation of the
child seat
Group 0 up to 10 kg Rear-facing. On rear
seats, optionally using
the ISOFIX system.
Group 0+
up to 13 kg
Group 1 9 to 18 kg
Forward-facing. On rear
seats, optionally using
the ISOFIX system.
Weight
catego-
ry
Weight
of the
chil
d
Installation of the
child seat
Group 2 15 to 25 kg
Forward-facing. On the
outer rear seats or in the
centr
e seat of the sec-
ond row of seats and on
all seats in the third row.
Optionally with ISOFIX
system.
Group 3 22 to 36 kg Forward-facing.
Not all children fit in the seat of their weight
gr
oup
. Nor do all seats adapt t
o 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
regulation are fitted with the corresponding
approval symbol. The sign is an upper-case E
in a circle with the identification number be-
low it.
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