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CHILD SAFETY
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The incorrect installation of a child
s e a t i n a v e h i c l e c o m p r o m i s e s t h e
c h i l d ' s p r o t e c t i o n i n t h e e v e n t o f a n
accident.
Remember to fasten the seat belts
or the child seat harness keeping
the slack in relation to the child's
body to a minimum , even for short
j o u r n e y s .
F o r o p t i m u m i n s t a l l a t i o n o f t h e " f o r -
w a r d f a c i n g " c h i l d s e a t , e n s u r e t h a t
t h e b a c k o f t h e c h i l d s e a t i s i n c o n -
t a c t w i t h t h e b a c k o f t h e v e h i c l e ' s
seat and that the head restraint
does not cause any discomfort.
I f t h e h e a d r e s t r a i n t h a s t o b e r e -
moved, ensure that it is stored or
a t t a c h e d s e c u r e l y t o p r e v e n t i t f r o m
b e i n g t h r o w n a r o u n d t h e v e h i c l e i n
t h e e v e n t o f s h a r p b r a k i n g .
Children under the age of 10 must
n o t t r a v e l i n t h e " f o r w a r d f a c i n g " p o -
s i t i o n o n t h e f r o n t p a s s e n g e r s e a t ,
unless the rear seats are already
o c c u p i e d b y o t h e r c h i l d r e n , c a n n o t
be used or are absent.
D i s a r m t h e p a s s e n g e r a i r b a g w h e n
a "rear facing" child seat is installed
o n t h e f r o n t s e a t . O t h e r w i s e , t h e
c h i l d w o u l d r i s k b e i n g s e r i o u s l y i n -
j u r e d o r k i l l e d i f t h e a i r b a g w e r e t o
i n l a t e . Installing a booster seat
T h e c h e s t p a r t o f t h e s e a t b e l t m u s t b e
p o s i t i o n e d o n t h e c h i l d ' s s h o u l d e r w i t h -
out touching the neck.
E n s u r e t h a t t h e l a p p a r t o f t h e s e a t b e l t
p a s s e s c o r r e c t l y o v e r t h e c h i l d ' s t h i g h s .
PEUGEOT recommends the use of a
b o o s t e r s e a t w h i c h h a s a b a c k , i t t e d
w i t h a s e a t b e l t g u i d e a t s h o u l d e r l e v e l .
A s a s a f e t y p r e c a u t i o n , d o n o t l e a v e :
- o n e o r m o r e c h i l d r e n a l o n e a n d
u n s u p e r v i s e d i n a v e h i c l e ,
- a c h i l d o r a n a n i m a l i n a v e h i c l e w h i c h i s e x p o s e d t o t h e s u n , w i t h
t h e w i n d o w s c l o s e d ,
- t h e k e y s w i t h i n r e a c h o f c h i l d r e n inside the vehicle.
T o p r o t e c t y o u n g c h i l d r e n f r o m t h e
r a y s o f t h e s u n , i t s i d e b l i n d s o n t h e
r e a r w i n d o w s .
