Transporting children safely140
This applies particularly to children if they are not transported in accordance with legal requirements.
The child is protected when seated in a child safety seat matching its age. Adequate room is available between th e child and the deployment area of the side airbag and head airbag. The airbag offers optimal protection.
WARNING
•It is essential to always switch off ⇒page 135 the front passenger airbag when attaching a child safety seat on the front passenger seat where the child is seated with its back facing in direction of travel (in some countries also when the child is facing the direction of travel). If this is not done, there is a risk of the child suffering severe or even fatal injuries if the front passenger airbag is deploy ed. In certain countries national legal provisions also require that the side or head pa ssenger airbags be deactivated. When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.
•When transporting a child on the fr ont passenger seat, please comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.
•Children must never be seated with their head in the deployment area of the side airbag - risk of injury!
•Do not place any objects within the deployment area of the side airbag - risk of injury!
Child seat
Classification of child seats into groups
Only child safety seats which have an official approval and are suit-
able for the child, may be used.
ECE-R 44 standard applies to child safety seats. ECE-R means: Economic Commis- sion of Europe - Regulation.
Child safety seats which have been tested for conformity with ECE-R 44 have a non- detachable test seal (a large E within a circle and below this the test number) attached to the seat.
Child safety seats are classified in 5 groups:
Children of more than 150 cm in height may use the seat belts fitted to the vehicle without a seat bolster.
Use of child seats
An overview of the usefulness of child se ats on each of the seats according to the EG guidelines 77/541 and ECE 44 standard:
GroupWeight
00 - 10 kg⇒ page 141
0+up to 13 kg⇒page 141
19 - 18 kg⇒page 141
215 - 25 kg⇒page 142
322 - 36 kg⇒page 142
Child seat according to group
Front passenger seatRear seat outsideRear seat middle
0 a)
a)Only valid for some countries.
0+ a)
1 a)
2 and 3
AUAUA+ATAUAT
AUAUA+ATAUAT
AUAUA+ATAUAT
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