tem could heat up and the child could burn
herself/himself on them.
If ac hild opens adoor, the child or othe rper-
sons could be injured as aresult. They could
get out and injure themselves or be injured by
ap assing vehicle.
Also observe the notes on HOLD .Relevant
information can be found in the index. G
WARNING
Unsecured or incorrectly positioned loads
increase the risk of injury for children and all
other occupant sinthe event of:
R an accident
R ab raking manoeuvre
R as udden change of direction
Do not carry heavy or hard objects in the vehi-
cle interior unless they are secured. You will
find further information under "Loading guide-
lines" in the index.
Child seat lock The seat belts on the rear seats are fitted with
ac
hild seat lock. When enabled, the child-
seat lock function ensures that the belt does
not slacken oncet he child seat is secured.
Installing achild restraint system:
X Always comply with the manufacturer's
installation instructions.
X Pull the seat belt smoothly from the inertia
reel.
X Engage the seat belt tongue in the belt
buckle.
Activating the child seat lock:
X Pull the seat belt out fully and let the inertia
reel retract it again.
While the seat belt is retracting, you should
hear aratchetin gsound. The child-seat lock
function is enabled.
X Push down on the child restraint system to
take up any slack. Removing
achild restraint system/deactivat-
ing the child seat lock:
X Always comply with the manufacturer's
installation instructions.
X Press the seat belt release button and
guide the belt tongue to the belt outlet.
The child-seat lock function is deactivated.
Child seat on the front-passenger seat Warning notice on the front-passenger sun visor
Warning symbol for
arearward-facing child
restraint system G
WARNING
If the front-passenger airbag is not disabled:
R ac hild secured in achild restraint system
on the front-passenger seat could be seri-
ously and even fatally injured by the front-
passenger airbag deploying. This is espe-
cially arisk if the child is in the immediate
vicinit yofthe front-passenger airbag when
it deploys.
R never secure achild on the front-passenger
seat in arearward-facing child restraint sys- 52
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