2014 FIAT FREEMONT child restraint

WARNING!
• Donotplaceitemsoverthetopofthe
Ac t

ive Head Restraint , such as coats,
seat covers or portable DVD players.These items
may interfere with the operation of the Active
Head Restraint in the event of a collision and
could result in serious injury or death.
• Active Head Restraints may be deployed if they
are struck by an object such as a hand, foot or
loose cargo. To avoid accidental deployment of
the Active Head Restraint ensure that all cargo is
secured, as loose cargo could contact the Active
Head Restraint during sudden stops. Failure to
follow this warning could cause personal injury if
the Active Head Restraint is deployed.
Head Restraints — Second Row Seats
The rear seats are equipped with adjustable head re-
straints. To raise the head restraint, pull upward on the
head restraint. To lower the head restraint, press the
adjustment button, located on the base of the head
restraint, and push downward on the head restraint.
(fig. 31)
NOTE:
•
The head restraints should only be removed by qualified
technicians, for service purposes only. If any of the head
restraints require removal, see your authorized dealer.
• For proper routing of a Child Seat Tether, refer to “Occupant Restraints” in “Safety”.
WARNING!
Driving a vehicle with the head restraints
removed or improperly adjusted could
cause serious injury or death in the event of a
collision. The head restraints should be checked
prior to operating the vehicle and never adjusted
while the vehicle is in motion.
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(fig. 31)
Adjustment Button
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SAFETY
OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS
Some of the most important safety features in your
vehicle are the restraint systems:
• Three-point lap and shoulder belts for all seatingpositions
•
Advanced Front Air Bags for driver and front passenger
• Supplemental Active Head Restraints (AHR) located on top of the front seats (integrated into the head
restraint) (for versions/markets, where provided)
• Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtains (SABIC) that span the front, second, and third row
seating for the driver and passengers seated next to
a window
• Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags
• An energy-absorbing steering column and steering wheel
• Knee bolsters/blockers for front seat occupants
• Front seat belts incorporate pretensioners that may enhance occupant protection by managing occupant
energy during an impact event
If you will be carrying children too small for adult-sized
seat belts, the seat belts or ISOFIX feature also can
be used to hold infant and child restraint systems. For more information, refer to ISOFIX — Child Seat
Anchorage System.
NOTE:
The Advanced Front Air Bags have a multi-
stage inflator design. This allows the air bag to have
different rates of inflation based on several factors,
including the severity and type of collision.
Please pay close attention to the information in this
section. It tells you how to use your restraint system
properly, to keep you and your passengers as safe as
possible.
WARNING!
In a collision, you and your passengers
can suff er

much greater injuries if you
are not properly buckled up. You can strike the
interior of your vehicle or other passengers, or
you can be thrown out of the vehicle. Always be
sure you and others in your vehicle are buckled
up properly.
Buckle up even though you are an excellent driver, even
on short trips. Someone on the road may be a poor
driver and cause a collision that includes you. This can
happen far away from home or on your own street.
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As a guide, if you are shorter than average you will
prefer a lower position and if you are taller than
average you will prefer a higher position. When you
release the anchorage try to move it up and down to
make sure that it is locked in position.
In the rear seat, move toward the center of the seat to
position the belt away from your neck.
Lap/Shoulder Belt Untwisting Procedure
Use the following procedure to untwist a twisted
lap/shoulder belt:
1. Position the latch plate as close as possible to theanchor point.
2. At about 15 to 30 cm above the latch plate, grasp and twist the belt webbing 180 degrees to create a
fold that begins immediately above the latch plate.
3. Slide the latch plate upward over the folded web- bing. The folded webbing must enter the slot at the
top of the latch plate.
4. Continue to slide the latch plate up until it clears the folded webbing.
SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS
The seat belts for both front seating positions are
equipped with pretensioning 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 collision. 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 positioned properly.
The pretensioners are triggered by the Occupant Re-
straint Controller (ORC). Like the air bags, the preten-
sioners are single use items. A deployed pretensioner
or a deployed air bag must be replaced immediately.
Supplemental Active Head Restraints (AHR)
These head restraints are passive, deployable compo-
nents, 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 severity, or type of rear impact will require
the Active Head Restraints (AHR) to deploy. If a rear
impact requires deployment, both the driver and front
passenger seat AHRs will be deployed.
When AHRs deploy during a rear impact, the front half
of the head restraint extends forward to minimize the
gap between the back of the occupant’s head and the
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Child Restraints
(fig. 139)
Everyone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up at all
times, including babies 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.
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 make sure you have the cor-
rect seat for your child.Before buying any restraint system, make sure that it
has a label certifying that it meets all applicable Safety
Standards. You should also make sure that you can
install it in the vehicle where you will use it.
WARNING!
• “Extreme Hazard! Do not use a
rearw ard-f

acing child restraint on a seat
protected by an air bag in front of it!” Refer to
visor and door shut face mounted labels for infor-
mation.
• In a collision, an unrestrained child, even a tiny
baby, can become a projectile inside the vehicle.
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 others 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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Mass GroupSeating Position (or other site)
Front Passenger Rear Outboard Rear Center Intermediate
Outboard Intermediate
Center
Group —
up to 10 kg X
*UN/A **U U
Group 0+ — up to 13 kg X
*UN/A **U U
Group1– 9to18kg X
*UN/A **U U
Group II –
15 to 25 kg X
*UN/A **U U
Group III — 22 to 36 kg X
*UN/A **U U
Key of letters used in the table above:
• U = Suitable for “universal” category restraints ap-
proved 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
Passen- ger Rear
Out-
board Rear
Center Interme-
diateOut-
board
Right / Left Interme-
diate
Center Other
Sites
I–9to 18 kg D ISO/R2 X X X
*IUF /
*IUF *IUF X
C ISO/R3 X X X *IUF /
*IUF *IUF X
B ISO/F2 X X X IUF / IUF IUF X
B1 ISO/F2X X X X IUF / IUF IUF X A ISO/F3 X X X IUF / IUF IUF X (1)XXXXX X
II–15to 25 kg (1)XXXXX X
III–22to 36 kg (1)XXXXX 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. • IUF = Suitable for ISOFIX forward child restraints
systems of universal category approved for use in the
mass group.
• IL = Suitable for particular ISOFIX child restraint systems (CRS) given in the attached list. These ISO-
FIX CRS are those of the “specific vehicle”, “re-
stricted” or “semi-universal” catagories.
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• X = ISOFIX position not suitable for ISOFIX childrestraint systems in this mass group and / or this size
class.
• * = Seats in front of child restraint seats may need to be adjusted forward to install the child restraint seat.
• ** = No access to 3rd row seating positions if Carrycot is installed in vehicle.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 ensure you have the correct seat
for your child. Before buying any restraint system, make
sure that it has a label certifying that it meets all appli-
cable Safety Standards. You should also make sure that
you can install it in the vehicle where you will use it.
Summary Of Recommendations For Restraining Children In Vehicles
Child Size, Height,
Weight or Age Recommended Type of
Child Restraint
Infants and Toddlers Children who are two years old or
younger and who have not reached the height or weight limits of their child restraint Either an Infant Carrier or a Convert-
ible Child Restraint, facing rearward in the rear seat of the vehicle
Small Children Children who are at least two years
old or who have out-grown theheight or weight limit of their rear-facing child restraint Forward-Facing Child Restraint with a
five-point Harness, facing forward in the rear seat of the vehicle
Larger Children Children who have out-grown their
forward-facing child restraint, but are too small to properly fit the vehicle’s seat belt Belt Positioning Booster Seat and the
vehicle seat belt, seated in the rear seat of the vehicle
Children Too Large for Child Restraints Children 12 years old or younger,
who have out-grown the height or weight limit of their booster seat Vehicle Seat Belt, seated in the rear
seat of the vehicle
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Infants And Child Restraints
Safety experts recommend that children ride
rearward-facing in the vehicle 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
restraints 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. Con-
vertible child seats often 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.WARNING!
• Never place a rear facing infant seat in
front of

an air bag. A deploying Passen-
ger Advanced Front Air Bag can cause death or
serious injury to a child 12 years or younger,
including a child in a rearward facing infant seat .
• Only use a rearward-facing child restraint in a
vehicle with a rear seat .
Older Children And Child Restraints
Children who are two years old or who have outgrown
their rear-facing convertible 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 harness for as long as possible, up to the highest
weight or height allowed by the child seat.
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 vehicle’s seat
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