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CHILD SEATS SECURED BY MEANS OF THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT
In conformity with Directive 2000/3, the table tells you to what extent each of the seat positions in your vehicle may take a child seat that is secured by means of the vehicle seat belt and approved as “Univer-sal” as a function of the weight of the child.
Consult “User Precautions”, chapter on “Child Safety” at the end of this handbook, in order to ensure that you are installing your child in conditions of maxi-mum safety.
Seat position(s)
Weight of child
Up to 10 kg and up to 13 kg (groups 0 a n d 0 + )
9 - 18 kg ( g r o u p 1 )15 - 25 kg ( g r o u p 2 )22 - 36 kg ( g r o u p 3 )
Front passenger’s ( a ) U ( R ) U ( R ) U ( R ) U ( R )
Lateral rearUUUU
Central rearL1, L2XL4L4
U: Seat position suitable for the installation of a universal rear-facing child seat and a universal forward-facing child seat position.
U ( R ) : S e a t p o s i t i o n s u i t a b l e f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n o f a u n i v e r s a l r e a r - f a c i n g c h i l d seat and of a forward-facing seat. The vehicle seat should be adjusted to the highest position.
( a ) : I n t h e f r o n t p a s s e n g e r ' s s e a t p o s i t i o n , i t i s i m p e r a t i v e t o d e a c t i v a t e t h e front passenger's airbag if you are installing a “rear-facing” chi ld seat there. Otherwise the child risks being killed or seriously injured should the airbag deploy.
Before placing your child in the front passenger’s seat position, consult the legislation currently in force in your country on the carrying of ch ildren in this position.
L-: Only the child seats indicated may be installed in the seat position con- c e r n e d ( d e p e n d i n g o n c o u n t r y ) . S e e “ C h i l d s e a t s ” .
X: Position not suitable for installation of a child seat of the weight group indicated.
In the front passenger's seat position, it is imperative to deactivate the front passenger's airbag if you are installing a “rear-facing” child seat there. Otherw ise the child risks being killed or seriously injured should the airbag deploy.
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C H I L D R E S T R A I N T S
Pack Lounge seats
ISOFIX ANCHORING POINTS AND THE ISOFIX FASTEN-ING SYSTEM
Your vehicle is type-approved according to new ISOFIX direc-tives. The lateral rear seats of your vehicle are each equipped with regulation ISOFIX anchoring points.
Incorrect installation of a child seat in a vehicle compromises protec-tion of the child in the event of a col-lision. The ISOFIX system enables you to minimise the risks posed by i n c o r r e c t fi t t i n g . T h e I S O F I X f a s -tening system gives you a conven- i e n t , s t r o n g a n d r e l i a b l e fi t t i n g f o r a child seat in your vehicle.
Benchseat
The ISOFIX fastening sys-tem
The ISOFIX system features 3rings for each lateral rear seat position:Two bottom rings a and blocated between the backrest and the seat cushion. These are about 28 cm apart, con-cealed in the case of a bench- s e a t u n d e r a fl a p w i t h t h e l o g o ISOFIX.
One top ring c fi x e d o n t h e r e a r shelf, concealed u n d e r a fl a p with the logo TOP TETHERbehind the head restraint.