2006 Seat Alhambra isofix

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Safety First
Safe driving
Brief introduction
Dear SEAT Driver
Safety first!
This chapter contains important information, advice, suggestions
and warnings that should be read and followed in the interest of
your own safety and the safety of your passengers.
WARNING
•This manual contains important information concerning the driver's
and passengers' handling of the vehicle. The other booklets in the vehicle
wallet also contain further information that you should be aware of for your
own safety and for the safety of your passengers.
•Ensure that the onboard documentation is kept in the vehicle at all
times. This is especially important when lending or selling the vehicle to
another person
Safety equipment
The safety equipment is a part of the occupant protection
system and can reduce the risk of injury during an accident.
Never “gamble” with your safety and the safety of your passengers. In the
event of an accident, the safety equipment could reduce the risk of injury. The
following list includes most of the safety equipment in your SEAT:
•optimised three-point seat belts for all seats,
•seat belt tension devices for driver and passenger,
•Belt height adjustment for the front seats and outer seats in the second
row,
•frontal airbags for driver and passenger,
•side airbags for driver and passenger,
•curtain airbags,
•ISOFIX anchorage for ISOFIX child seats in the outside seats in the second
and third rows,
•Height-adjustable head restraints and
•adjustable steering column.
The safety equipment mentioned above works together to provide you and
your passengers with the best possible protection in accident situations. But
this safety equipment cannot help you or your passengers if you or your
passengers assume an incorrect sitting position or do not properly adjust or
use this equipment.

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Group 1 child seats
A suitable child seat and a correctly adjusted seat belt can
help to protect your child.
Child seats using the “ISOFIX” system or seats in which the child faces the
rear of the car are most appropriate for babies and small children weighing
between 9 and 18 kg.
Follow the manufacturer's instructions and observe any statutory require-
ments when installing and using child seats.
We recommend that you include the manufacturer's directions for child seat
use in the vehicle wallet and always keep them in the vehicle.
WARNING
Read and always observe information and warnings concerning the use of
child seats
Group 2 and 3 child seats
A suitable child seat and a correctly adjusted seat belt can
help to protect your child.
Follow the manufacturer's instructions and observe any statutory require-
ments when installing and using child seats.
We recommend that you include the manufacturer's directions for child seat
use in the vehicle wallet and always keep them in the vehicle.
Group 2 child seats
Children under 7 years of age weighing between 15 and 25 kg are best
protected by group 2 child seats in conjunction with properly adjusted seat
belts.
Group 3 child seats
Children over 7 years of age weighing between 22 and 36 kg but less than 1.5
metres tall are best protected by seat cushions with head restraints in
conjunction with properly worn seat belts Ÿfig. 32.
Fig. 31 A category 1
forward-facing child seat
fitted on the rear seat.Fig. 32 Forward-facing
child seat installed on rear
seat.

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Outer seats in the second row of seats and seats in the third
row of seats
Only the use of an officially approved child seat corre-
sponding to the weight and height of the child is permitted.
In the outer seats of seats in the second and third row universal child seats
for groups 0, 0+, 1, 2, or 3 (Ÿpage 52) Ÿ may be fitted.
Seat with ISOFIX retainers
These seats are suitable for ISOFIX child seats specially designed for this type
of vehicle in accordance with regulation ECE-R 44 Ÿ.
Vehicle seat with integrated child seat
Universal child restraint systems for any group can be fitted to this seat if the
integrated child seat Ÿpage 52, “Integrated child seat” is not used.Ÿ
WARNING
•Children must travel in a child seat appropriate to their weight and
height.
•The vehicle seat must always be fitted in the direction of travel when
securing child restraint systems in weight class 0 or 0+.
•Read and always observe information and warnings concerning the use
of child seats Ÿ in “Safety notes on using child seats” on page 45.
•Please always read and follow the information and warnings provided
by the child seat manufacturer.
Note
•Due to space limitation, only the two outer seats can be used if two ISOFIX
system seats are to be fitted in the second row of seats.
Centre seat in the second row of seats (with three-point roof-
anchored belt)
Only the use of an officially approved child seat corre-
sponding to the weight and height of the child is permitted.
The centre seat with the three-point roof-anchored belt is suitable for weight
classes 0 to 2 Ÿ.
Seat with ISOFIX retainers
Child seats fitted with the ISOFIX system can be used on the centre seat if it
is equipped with ISOFIX retainers Ÿ.
WARNING
The central seat with three-point roof anchored belt is not suited to
universal child seats in group 3.
•The vehicle seat must always be fitted in the direction of travel when
securing child restraint systems in weight class 0 or 0+.
•Children must travel in a child seat appropriate to their weight and
height.
•Read and always observe information and warnings concerning the use
of child seats Ÿ in “Safety notes on using child seats” on page 45.
•Please always read and follow the information and warnings provided
by the child seat manufacturer.
Note
•Due to space limitations, no further ISOFIX restraint systems can be fitted
in the second row of seats once an ISOFIX system has been fitted to the centre
seat.

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ISOFIX child seat mounting system
ISOFIX child seats can be mounted in the second and third
row seats quickly, safely and easily.When removing or fitting the child seat, please be sure to follow the
manufacturer's instructions.
– Press the child seat onto the ISOFIX retaining rings Ÿfig. 33
(arrows) until the child seat can be heard to engage securely.
– Pull on both sides of the child seat to ensure that it is secure.
When a child seat is mounted in seats equipped with the “ISOFIX” system,
the backrest should be fitted in one of two positions Ÿfig. 34 or .
Two ISOFIX retaining rings are secured to the body behind the seats in the
second and third rows. The ISOFIX retaining rings are attached to the seat
frames.
Child seats with ISOFIX mountings are available from Authorised SEAT Service
Centres.
WARNING
•The retaining rings are designed only for use with ISOFIX child seats.
•Never secure retaining belts, objects or non-ISOFIX child seats to the
fastening rings. Risk of fatal accidents.
Fig. 33 Retaining rings
for ISOFIX child seats in
the frames of the outer
seats in the second row of
seats
Fig. 34 Backrest adjust-
ment when using ISOFIX
child seats
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Rear seats
Characteristics of seat equipment
The seats in the passenger compartment have the following features,
depending on the equipment level:
•Integrated three-point seat belt with adjustable latch plate holder,
•Integrated ISOFIX anchor points for a child seat ,
•Height-adjustable head restraints Ÿpage 122
•Room for just one person,
•Adjustable armrests26).
•Individual seats can be removed Ÿpage 129,
•Integrated child seats26).
Seat with integrated child seat
Seats with an integrated child seat have the same functions as the conven-
tional individual seats. The integrated child seat is described in “Safety
first”.
Seat layout
Second row, left seat.
Third row, left seat.
Second row, centre seat.
26)Optional equipment
Fig. 89 Maximum number of seats in the Alhambra
A1
A2
A3