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ADVICE ON CHILD SEATS
C h i l d r e n u n d e r t h e a g e o f 1 0 m u s t 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 , u n l e s s
t h e r e a r s e a t s a r e a l r e a d y o c c u p i e d b y
other children, cannot 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 on
the front seat.
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 fl 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 o u t t o u c h i n g t h e n e c k .
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
thighs.
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 , fi 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 :
- one or more children alone and un-
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 i n s i d e t h e v e h i c l e .
T o p r e v e n t a c c i d e n t a l o p e n i n g o f t h e
d o o r s a n d r e a r w i n d o w s , u s e t h e
" C h i l d l o c k " .
T a k e c a r e n o t t o o p e n t h e r e a r w i n -
d o w s b y m o r e t h a n o n e t h i r d .
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 , fi 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 .
The incorrect installation of a child seat
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 a c c i d e n t .
Remember to fasten the seat belts or
t h e c h i l d s e a t h a r n e s s e s k e e p i n g t h e
s l a c k i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e c h i l d ' s b o d y t o a
m i n i m u m , e v e n f o r s h o r t 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
the back of the child seat is in contact
w i t h t h e b a c k o f t h e v e h i c l e ' s s e a t a n d
that the head restraint does not cause
any discomfort.
If the head restraint has to be re-
m o v e d , e n s u r e t h a t i t i s s t o r e d o r 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 .
