2012 Lancia Flavia child restraint

 ENHANCED SEAT BELT USE REMINDERSYSTEM (BeltAlert®) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
 SEAT BELTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN . . . . . 29
 SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) — AIR BAGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
 AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SENSORS AND CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
 EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . 36
 CHILD RESTRAINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
 ENGINE BREAK-IN RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . 44
 SAFETY TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45  Transporting Passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
 Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
 Safety Checks You Should Make Inside TheVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
 Periodic Safety Checks You Should Make Outside The Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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NOTE:
 The convertible top must be ei-ther closed and latched or open
and latched to release the trunk.
 The transmission must be in PARK before the button will op-
erate.
The trunk release
button on the dash
will be disabled if
the vehicle is
locked by pressing
the power door
lock switch or by
pressing the LOCK
button on the Re-
mote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmit-
ter. The trunk release button will be
enabled when the vehicle is unlocked
by the RKE or if the key is inserted
into the ignition and turned to ON/
RUN or START.
NOTE:
This provides a locked area in the
vehicle even if the convertible top
is open.
To unlatch the trunk lid from outside
the vehicle, press and release the TRUNK RELEASE button on the
RKE transmitter two times.
The words “Trunk Ajar” will display
in the Electronic Vehicle Information
Center (EVIC).
TRUNK SAFETY
WARNING
WARNING!
Do not allow children to have access
to the trunk, either by climbing into
the trunk from outside, or through
the inside of the vehicle. Always
close the trunk lid when your vehicle
is unattended. Once in the trunk,
young children may not be able to
escape, even if they entered through
the rear seat. If trapped in the trunk,
children can die from suffocation or
heat stroke.
TRUNK INTERNAL
EMERGENCY RELEASE
As a security measure, a Trunk Inter-
nal Emergency Release lever is built
into the trunk latching mechanism. In
the event of an individual being
locked inside the trunk, the trunk can be simply opened by pulling on the
glow-in-the-dark handle attached to
the trunk latching mechanism.
OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS
Some of the most important safety
features in your vehicle are the re-
straint systems:
 Three-point lap and shoulder belts
for all seating positions
 Advanced Front Air Bags for driver and front passenger
 Supplemental Active Head Re- straints (AHR) located on top of the
front seats (integrated into the head
restraint)
 Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags (SAB)
Trunk Release Button
Trunk Internal Emergency Release
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 An energy-absorbing steering col-umn and steering wheel
 Knee bolsters/blockers for front seat occupants
 Front seat belts incorporate preten- sioners that may enhance occupant
protection by managing occupant
energy during an impact event
 Rear passenger seat belts include Automatic Locking Retractors
(ALRs), which lock the seat belt
webbing into position by extending
the belt all the way out and then
adjusting the belt to the desired
length to restrain a child seat or
secure a large item in a seat.
Please pay close attention to the infor-
mation in this section. It tells you how
to use your restraint system properly,
to keep you and your passengers as
safe as possible.
If you will be carrying children too
small for adult-sized seat belts, the
seat belts or the ISOFIX feature also
can be used to hold infant and child
restraint systems. For more informa-
tion, refer to ISOFIX — Child Seat
Anchorage System. NOTE:
The Advanced Front Air Bags have
a multistage inflator design. This
allows the air bag to have different
rates of inflation based on several
factors, including the severity and
type of collision.
Here are some simple steps you can
take to minimize the risk of harm
from a deploying air bag:
1.
Children 12 years old and un-
der should always ride buckled up
in a rear seat.
WARNING!
Infants in rear facing child restraints
should never ride in the front seat of
a vehicle with a passenger Advanced
Front Air Bag. An air bag deploy-
ment can cause severe injury or
death to infants in that position.
Children that are not big enough to
wear the vehicle seat belt properly
(see section on Child Restraints)
should be secured in the rear seat in
child restraints or belt-positioning
booster seats. Older children who do
not use child restraints or belt- positioning booster seats should ride
properly buckled up in the rear seat.
Never allow children to slide the
shoulder belt behind them or under
their arm.
You should read the instructions pro-
vided with your child restraint to
make sure that you are using it prop-
erly.
2.
All occupants should always
wear their lap and shoulder belts
properly.
3. The driver and front passenger
seats should be moved back as far
as practical to allow the Advanced
Front Air Bags room to inflate.
4. Do not lean against the door or
window. If your vehicle has side
air bags, and deployment occurs,
the side air bags will inflate force-
fully into the space between you
and the door.
5. If the air bag system in this ve-
hicle needs to be modified to ac-
commodate a disabled person,
contact the Customer Center.
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SEAT BELTS IN
PASSENGER SEATING
POSITIONS
The seat belts in the rear passenger
seating positions are equipped with
Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR)
which are used to secure a child re-
straint system. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Installing Child Re-
straints Using The Vehicle Seat Belt”
under the “Child Restraints” section.
The chart below defines the type of
feature for each seating position.
Driver Center Passen-ger
First
Row N/A N/A N/A
Second Row ALR N/A ALR
 N/A — Not Applicable
 ALR — Automatic Locking Retrac- tor
If the passenger seating position is
equipped with an ALR and is being
used for normal usage: Only pull the belt webbing out far
enough to comfortably wrap around
the occupant's mid-section so as to
not activate the ALR. If the ALR is
activated, you will hear a ratcheting
sound as the belt retracts. Allow the
webbing to retract completely in this
case and then carefully pull out only
the amount of webbing necessary to
comfortably wrap around the occu-
pant's mid-section. Slide the latch
plate into the buckle until you hear a
"click."
AUTOMATIC LOCKING
RETRACTOR MODE (ALR)
In this mode, the shoulder belt is au-
tomatically pre-locked. The belt will
still retract to remove any slack in the
shoulder belt. The Automatic Locking
Mode is available on rear passenger-
seating positions with a combination
lap/shoulder belt. Use the Automatic
Locking Mode anytime a child safety
seat is installed in a seating position
that has a belt with this feature. Chil-
dren 12 years old and under should
always be properly restrained in the
rear seat.How To Engage The Automatic
Locking Mode
1. Buckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt.
2. Grasp the shoulder portion and
pull downward until the entire belt is
extracted.
3. Allow the belt to retract. As the
belt retracts, you will hear a clicking
sound. This indicates the safety belt is
now in the Automatic Locking Mode.
How To Disengage The Automatic
Locking Mode
Unbuckle the combination lap/
shoulder belt and allow it to retract
completely to disengage the Auto-
matic Locking Mode and activate the
vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking
mode.
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WARNING!
 The belt and retractor assemblymust be replaced if the seat belt
assembly Automatic Locking Re-
tractor (ALR) feature or any other
seat belt function is not working
properly when checked according
to the procedures in the Service
Manual.
 Failure to replace the belt and re-
tractor assembly could increase
the risk of injury in collisions.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
FEATURE
This vehicle has a safety belt system
with an Energy Management feature
in the front seating positions to help
further reduce the risk of injury in the
event of a head-on collision. This
safety belt system has a retractor as-
sembly that is designed to release
webbing in a controlled manner. This
feature is designed to help reduce the
belt force acting on the occupant’s
chest. SEAT BELT
PRETENSIONERS
The seat belts for both front seating
positions are equipped with preten-
sioning devices that are designed to
remove slack from the seat belt in the
event of a collision. These devices may
improve the performance of the seat
belt by assuring that the belt is tight
about the occupant early in a colli-
sion. Pretensioners work for all size
occupants, including those in child
restraints.
NOTE:
These devices are not a substitute
for proper seat belt placement by
the occupant. The seat belt still
must be worn snugly and posi-
tioned properly.
The pretensioners are triggered by the
Occupant Restraint Controller
(ORC). Like the air bags, the preten-
sioners are single use items. A de-
ployed pretensioner or a deployed air
bag must be replaced immediately.
SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVE
HEAD RESTRAINTS (AHR)
These head restraints are passive, de-
ployable components, and vehicles
with this equipment cannot be readily
identified by any markings, only
through visual inspection of the head
restraint. The head restraint will be
split in two halves, with the front half
being soft foam and trim, the back
half being decorative plastic.
How The Active Head Restraints
(AHR) Work
The Occupant Restraint Controller
(ORC) determines whether the sever-
ity, or type of rear impact will require
the Active Head Restraints (AHR) to
deploy. If a rear impact requires de-
ployment, both the driver and front
passenger seat AHRs will be deployed.When AHRs deploy during a rear im-
pact, the front half of the head re-
straint extends forward to minimize
the gap between the back of the occu-
pant’s head and the AHR. This system
is designed to help prevent or reduce
the extent of injuries to the driver and
front passenger in certain types of
rear impacts.
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SAB air bags are a supplement to the
seat belt restraint system. Occupants,
including children who are up against
or very close to SAB air bags can be
seriously injured or killed. Occupants,
especially children, should not lean on
or sleep against the door, side win-
dows, or area where the SAB air bags
inflate, even if they are in an infant or
child restraint. Always sit upright as
possible with your back against the
seat back, use the seat belts properly,
and use the appropriate sized child
restraint, infant restraint or booster
seat recommended for the size and
weight of the child.
Front And Side Impact Sensors
In front and side impacts, impact sen-
sors can aid the ORC in determining
appropriate response to impact
events.Enhanced Accident Response
System
In the event of an impact causing air
bag deployment, if the communica-
tion network remains intact, and the
power remains intact, depending on
the nature of the event the ORC will
determine whether to have the En-
hanced Accident Response System
perform the following functions:
 Cut off fuel to the engine.
 Flash hazard lights as long as the
battery has power or until the igni-
tion key is turned off.
 Turn on the interior lights, which remain on as long as the battery has
power or until the ignition key is
removed.
 Unlock the doors automatically.
In order to reset the Enhanced Acci-
dent Response System functions after
an event, the ignition switch must be
changed from IGN ON to IGN OFF.
If A Deployment Occurs
The Advanced Front Air Bags are de-
signed to deflate immediately after
deployment. NOTE:
Front and/or side air bags will not
deploy in all collisions. This does
not mean something is wrong with
the air bag system.
If you do have a collision, which de-
ploys the air bags, any or all of the
following may occur:

The nylon air bag material may
sometimes cause abrasions and/or
skin reddening to the driver and
front passenger as the air bags de-
ploy and unfold. The abrasions are
similar to friction rope burns or those
you might get sliding along a carpet
or gymnasium floor. They are not
caused by contact with chemicals.
They are not permanent and nor-
mally heal quickly. However, if you
haven't healed significantly within a
few days, or if you have any blister-
ing, see your doctor immediately.
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manufacturer, other parties, such as
law enforcement, that have the spe-
cial equipment, can read the informa-
tion if they have access to the vehicle
or the EDR.
CHILD RESTRAINTS
Everyone in your vehicle needs to be
buckled up all the time, including ba-
bies and children.
Children 12 years or younger should
ride properly buckled up in a rear
seat, if available. According to crash
statistics, children are safer when
properly restrained in the rear seats,
rather than in the front.
WARNING!
 In a collision, an unrestrainedchild, even a tiny baby, can be-
come a projectile inside the ve-
hicle. The force required to hold
even an infant on your lap could
become so great that you could
not hold the child, no matter how
strong you are. The child and oth-
ers could be badly injured. Any
child riding in your vehicle should
be in a proper restraint for the
child's size.
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WARNING!(Continued)
 Occupants, especially children,
should not lean on or sleep against
the door, side windows, or area
where the SAB air bags inflate,
even if they are in an infant or
child restraint.
There are different sizes and types of
restraints for children from newborn
size to the child almost large enough
for an adult safety belt. Always check
the child seat owner's manual to en-
sure you have the correct seat for your
child. Use the restraint that is correct
for your child.
Universal Child Seating Position Chart
Mass Group Front PassengerRear Outboard
Group up to 10 kg XU
Group 0+ up to 13 kg XU
Group I 9 to 18 kg XU
Group II 15 to 25 kg XU
Group III 22 to 36 kg XU
Key of letters used in the table above
U = Suitable for “universal” category restraints approved for use in this mass group.
X = Seat position not suitable for children in this mass group.
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Vehicle ISOFIX Positions Chart
Mass Group Size
Class Fixture Front Pas-
senger Rear Out-
board Rear Cen-
ter Intermedi-
ate Out- board Intermedi-
ate Center Other
Sites
Carrycot F ISO/L1 X **1UF X X X X
G ISO/L2 X **1UF X X X X (1) X X X X X X
0 — up to 10 kg E ISO/R1 X 1UF X X X X
(1) X X X X X X
0+ — up to 13 kg E ISO/R1 X 1UF X X X X
D ISO/R2 X 1UF X X X X C ISO/R3 X *1UF X X X X (1) X X X X X X
I – 9 to 18 kg D ISO/R2 X 1UF X X X X
C ISO/R3 X *1UF X X X X B ISO/F2 X 1UF X X X X
B1 ISO/F2X X 1UF X X X X A ISO/F3 X 1UF X X X X (1) X X X X X X
II – 15 to 25 kg (1) X X X X X X
III – 22 to 36 kg (1) X X X X X X
Key of letters used in the table above
(1) = For the CRS which do not carry the ISO/XX size class identification (A to G), for the applicable mass group, the
car manufacturer shall indicate the vehicle specific ISOFIX child restraint system(s) recommended for each position.
1UF = Suitable for ISOFIX forward child restraint systems of universal category approved for use in the mass group.
X = ISOFIX position not suitable for ISOFIX child restraint systems in this mass group and/or this size class.
*1UF = With the seat in the mid-track position, seat back must be adjusted so that it does not touch the child seat.
**1UF = The Carrycot F & G can only be installed with the convertible top in the down position.
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