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CHILD SAFETY
PEUGEOT
recommends that chil-
dren should travel in the rear seats
of your vehicle:
- "rearwards-facing" up to the
age of 2,
-
"forwards-facing" over the age
of 2.
GENERAL POINTS RELATING TO CHILD SEATS INSTALLING A CHILD SEAT
USING A THREE POINT SEAT
BELT
"Forwards-facing"
When a "forwards-facing" child seat is
installed on the front passenger seat ,
adjust the vehicle's seat to the interme-
diate longitudinal position with the seat
back upright and leave the passenger
air bag armed.
"Rearwards-facing"
When a "rearwards-facing" child seat is
installed on the
front passenger seat ,
it is essential that the passenger air
bag is disarmed. Otherwise, the child
would risk being seriously injured or
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 fl a t e .
Intermediate longitudinal position
* The rules for transporting children are s p e c i fi c t o e a c h c o u n t r y . C o n s u l t t h e
current legislation in your country.
Although one of PEUGEOT's main cri-
teria when designing your vehicle, the
safety of your children also depends on
you.
F o r m a x i m u m s a f e t y , p l e a s e f o l l o w
these precautions:
- in accordance with Directive 2003/20,
all children under the age of 12 or
l e s s t h a n o n e m e t r e fi f t y * t a l l m u s t
travel in approved child seats suit-
ed to their weight , o n s e a t s fi t t e d w i t h
a seat belt or ISOFIX mountings * ,
- statistically, the safest seats in
your vehicle for the transportation
of children are the rear seats,
-
a child weighing less than 9 kg must
travel in the "rearwards-facing" po-
sition both in the front and in the
rear
.