2012 Lancia Flavia isofix

 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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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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Infants And Child Restraints
Safety experts recommend that chil-
dren ride rearward-facing in the ve-
hicle until they are two years old or
until they reach either the height or
weight limit of their rear facing child
safety seat. Two types of child re-
straints can be used rearward-facing:
infant carriers and convertible child
seats.
The infant carrier is only used
rearward-facing in the vehicle. It is
recommended for children from birth
until they reach the weight or height
limit of the infant carrier. Convertible
child seats can be used either
rearward-facing or forward-facing in
the vehicle. Convertible child seats of-
ten have a higher weight limit in the
rearward-facing direction than infant
carriers do, so they can be used
rearward-facing by children who
have outgrown their infant carrier but
are still less than at least two years
old. Children should remain
rearward-facing until they reach the
highest weight or height allowed by
their convertible child seat. Both
types of child restraints are held in thevehicle by the lap/shoulder belt or the
ISOFIX child restraint anchor system.
Refer to “ISOFIX — Child Seat An-
chorage System”.
WARNING!
Rearward-facing child seats must
never be used in the front seat of a
vehicle with the front passenger air
bag. An air bag deployment could
cause severe injury or death to in-
fants in this position.
Older Children And Child
Restraints
Children who are two years old or who
have outgrown their rear-facing con-
vertible child seat can ride forward-
facing in the vehicle. Forward-facing
child seats and convertible child seats
used in the forward-facing direction
are for children who are over two
years old or who have outgrown the
rear-facing weight or height limit of
their rear-facing convertible child
seat. Children should remain in a
forward-facing child seat with a har-
ness for as long as possible, up to the
highest weight or height allowed by
the child seat. These child seats are also held in the vehicle by the lap/
shoulder belt or the ISOFIX child re-
straint anchorage system. Refer to
“ISOFIX — Child Seat Anchorage
System”.
All children whose weight or height is
above the forward-facing limit for the
child seat should use a belt-
positioning booster seat until the ve-
hicle’s seat belts fit properly. If the
child cannot sit with knees bent over
the vehicle's seat cushion while the
child's back is against the seatback,
they should use a belt-positioning
booster seat. The child and belt-
positioning booster seat are held in
the vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt.
Children Too Large For Booster
Seats
Children who are large enough to
wear the shoulder belt comfortably,
and whose legs are long enough to
bend over the front of the seat when
their back is against the seatback,
should use the lap/shoulder belt in a
rear seat.
 Make sure that the child is upright
in the seat.
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 The lap portion should be low onthe hips and as snug as possible.
 Check belt fit periodically. A child's squirming or slouching can move
the belt out of position.
 If the shoulder belt contacts the face or neck, move the child closer
to the center of the vehicle. Never
allow a child to put the shoulder
belt under an arm or behind their
back.WARNING!
 Improper installation can lead tofailure of an infant or child re-
straint. It could come loose in a
collision. The child could be badly
injured or killed. Follow the
manufacturer's directions exactly
when installing an infant or child
restraint.
 A rearward-facing child restraint
should only be used in a rear seat.
A rearward-facing child restraint
in the front seat may be struck by
a deploying passenger air bag,
which may cause severe or fatal
injury to the infant. Here are some tips on getting the
most out of your child restraint:
 Children who are large enough to
wear the shoulder belt comfortably,
and whose legs are long enough to
bend over the front of the seat when
their back is against the seatback,
should use the lap/shoulder belt in
a rear seat.
 Before buying any restraint system, make sure that it has a label certi-
fying that it meets all applicable
Safety Standards. LANCIA also
recommends that you make sure
that you can install the child re-
straint in the vehicle where you will
use it, before you buy it.
 The restraint must be appropriate for your child's weight and height.
Check the label on the restraint for
weight and height limits.
 Carefully follow the instructions that come with the restraint. If you
install the restraint improperly, it
may not work when you need it.
 All passenger seating positions con- tain automatic locking retractors.
However, any seat belt system will loosen with time, so check the belt
occasionally and pull it tight if nec-
essary.
 Buckle the child into the seat ac- cording to the child restraint manu-
facturer's directions.
WARNING!
When your child restraint is not in
use, secure it in the vehicle with the
seat belt or remove it from the ve-
hicle. Do not leave it loose in the
vehicle. In a sudden stop or collision,
it could strike the occupants or seat-
backs and cause serious personal in-
jury.
ISOFIX — Child Seat Anchorage
System
Your vehicle is equipped with the
child restraint anchorage system
called ISOFIX. The ISOFIX system
provides for the installation of the
child restraint without using the vehi-
cle's seat belts. The two rear seating
positions have lower anchorages that
are capable of accommodating
ISOFIX-compatible child seats hav-
ing flexible, webbing-mounted lower
attachments or fixed lower attach-
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ments. Regardless of the specific type
of lower attachment, never install
ISOFIX-compatible child seats such
that two seats share a common lower
anchorage. If you are installing
ISOFIX-compatible child restraints in
adjacent rear seating positions, you
can use the ISOFIX anchors or the
vehicle's seat belts. If your child re-
straints are not ISOFIX-compatible,
you can only install the child re-
straints using the vehicle's seat belts.
For typical installation instructions,
refer to “Installing The ISOFIX-
Compatible Child Restraint System”.
Rear Seat ISOFIX Anchors
Child restraints systems having at-
tachments designed to connect to the
lower anchorages are now available.
Child restraints having tether straps
and hooks for connection to the top
tether anchorage, have been available
for some time. In fact, many child
restraint manufacturers will provide
add-on tether strap kits for some of
their older products.Because the lower anchorages are to
be introduced to passenger carrying
vehicles over a period of years, child
restraint systems having attachments
for those anchorages will continue to
have features for installation in ve-
hicles using the lap or lap/shoulder
belt. They will also have tether straps,
and you are urged to take advantage
of all of the available attachments
provided with your child restraint in
any vehicle.
NOTE:
When using the ISOFIX attaching
system to install a child restraint,
please ensure that all seat belts not
being used for occupant restraints
are stowed and out of reach of chil-
dren. It is recommended that be-
fore installing the child restraint,buckle the seat belt so the seat belt
is tucked behind the child re-
straint and out of reach. If the
buckled seat belt interferes with
the child restraint installation, in-
stead of tucking the seat belt be-
hind the child restraint, route the
seat belt through the child re-
straint belt path and then buckle
it. This should stow the seat belt
out of the reach of an inquisitive
child. Remind all children in the
vehicle that the seat belts are not
toys and should not be played
with, and never leave your child
unattended in the vehicle.
Installing The ISOFIX-
Compatible Child Restraint
System
We urge you to carefully follow the
directions of the manufacturer when
installing your child restraint. Not all
child restraint systems will be in-
stalled as described here. Again, care-
fully follow the installation instruc-
tions that were provided with the
child restraint system.
Rear Seat ISOFIX Anchors
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The rear seat lower anchor-
ages are round bars, located
at the rear of the seat cush-
ion where it meets the seat-
back, and are just visible when you
lean into the rear seat to install the
child restraint. You will easily feel
them if you run your finger along the
intersection of the seatback and seat
cushion surfaces.
In addition, there are tether
strap anchorages behind
each rear seating position.
Access ports to the tether
anchors are located in the panel be-
tween the rear seat and the rear win-
dow. The tether anchors are under-
neath access covers in the carpet
covering the back of the seat where
you see this symbol.
Many, but not all, restraint systems
will be equipped with separate straps
on each side, with each having a hook
or connector for attachment to the
lower anchorage and a means of ad-
justing the tension in the strap.
Forward-facing toddler restraints and
some rear-facing infant restraints will
also be equipped with a tether strap, a hook for attachment to the tether
strap anchorage and a means of ad-
justing the tension of the strap.
You will first loosen the child seat
adjusters on the lower straps and on
the tether strap so that you can more
easily attach the hooks or connectors
to the vehicle anchorages. Next, at-
tach the lower hooks or connectors
over the top of the seat cover material.
Then, rotate the tether anchorage
cover directly behind the seat where
you are placing the child restraint,
push the tether strap and hook
through the access port and down into
the trunk. Open the access cover on
the carpet covering the back of the
seat and attach the tether strap hook
to the anchor. Be careful to route the
tether strap to provide the most direct
path between the anchor and the child
restraint. Finally, tighten all three
straps as you push the child restraint
rearward and downward into the seat,
removing slack in the straps accord-
ing to the child restraint manufactur-
er's instructions.
NOTE:
When using the ISOFIX attaching
system to install a child restraint,
please ensure that all seat belts not
being used for occupant restraints
are stowed and out of reach of chil-
dren. It is recommended that be-
fore installing the child restraint,
buckle the seat belt so the seat belt
is tucked behind the child re-
straint and out of reach. If the
buckled seat belt interferes with
the child restraint installation, in-
stead of tucking the seat belt be-
hind the child restraint, route the
seat belt through the child re-
straint belt path and then buckle
it. This should stow the seat belt
out of the reach of an inquisitive
child. Remind all children in the
vehicle that the seat belts are not
toys and should not be played
with, and never leave your child
unattended in the vehicle.
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WARNING!Improper installation of a child re-
straint to the ISOFIX anchorages can
lead to failure of an infant or child
restraint. The child could be badly
injured or killed. Follow the manu-
facturer's directions exactly when in-
stalling an infant or child restraint.Installing Child Restraints Using
The Vehicle Seat Belts
The seat belts in the rear passenger
seating positions are equipped with
an Automatic Locking Retractor
(ALR) to secure a Child Restraint
System (CRS). These types of seat
belts are designed to keep the lap por-
tion of the seat belt tight around the
child restraint so that it is not neces-
sary to use a locking clip. The ALR
will make a ratcheting noise if you
extract the entire belt from the retrac-
tor and then allow the belt to retract
into the retractor. For additional in-
formation on ALR, refer to “Auto-
matic Locking Mode”. The chart be-
low defines the seating positions with
an Automatic Locking Retractor
(ALR) or a cinching latch plate.
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
Installing a Child Restraint with an
ALR:
1. To install a child restraint with
ALR, first, pull enough of the seat belt
webbing from the retractor to route it
through the belt path of the child re-
straint. Slide the latch plate into the
buckle until you hear a “click.” Next,
extract all the seat belt webbing out of
the retractor and then allow the belt to
retract into the retractor. As the belt
retracts, you will hear a ratcheting
sound. This indicates the safety belt is
now in the Automatic Locking mode.
2.
Finally, pull on any excess webbing
to tighten the lap portion around the
child restraint. Any seat belt system will
loosen with time, so check the belt oc-
casionally, and pull it tight if necessary.
 In the rear seat, you may have trouble tightening the lap/shoulder
belt on the child restraint because
the buckle or latch plate is too close
to the belt path opening on the re-
straint. Disconnect the latch plate
from the buckle and twist the short
buckle-end belt several times to
shorten it. Insert the latch plate into
the buckle with the release button
facing out.
 If the belt still can’t be tightened, or if pulling and pushing on the re-
straint loosens the belt, disconnect
the latch plate from the buckle,
turn the buckle around, and insert
the latch plate into the buckle
again. If you still can’t make the
child restraint secure, try a differ-
ent seating position.
To attach a child restraint tether
strap:
1. If lowered, raise the convertible
top.
NOTE:
The convertible top must be in the
UP position to access the tether
anchor.
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