When
fitting achild restra int sy stem tothef ront
passenger seat, alw aysm akes ureoft hefollow‐
ing:
R Ensur ethat thec hild restra int sy stem is posi‐
tioned cor rectl y(→pag e54).
R Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation instructions.
R Neverp lace objects, e.g. cushions, under or
behind thec hild restra int sy stem.
R Fullyr etra ct thes eat cushion lengt hadjust‐
ment.
R The entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat.
R The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe front
passenger seat.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra ints. Adjus tthe seat backres tinclina‐
tion and theh ead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sbetwe en thes itting sur face and
th ec hild restra int sy stem
Objects between thes itting sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem could af fect thef unc‐
tion of thea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
This could result in thef ront passenger air‐
bag no tfunctioning as intended during an
accident. #
Do no tplace an yobjects between the
sitting sur face and thec hild restra int
sy stem. #
The entir ebase of thec hild restra int
sy stem mus talway sr estont he sitting
sur face of thef ront passenger seat. #
The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossi‐
ble, be resting on thes eat backres tof
th ef ront passenger seat. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. Ap
erson on thef ront passenger seat must
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y.
R Sit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
Otherwise, thef ront passenger airbag ma ybe
disabled bymis take ,for example in thef ollowing
situations:
R The front passenger transfer stheir weight by
supporting themselves on avehicle armrest.
R The front passenger sits in suc hawaythat
th eir weight is raised from thes itting sur‐
fa ce. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
deactivated front passenger airbag
If th eP ASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator
lam pisl it,thef ront passenger airbag is disa‐
bled. It will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of
an accident and canno tperform its intended
pr otectiv efunction. Occupant saf
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