CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM
Childrün ridinþ in thü vühiclü should sit
in thü rüar süat and must always bü
propürly rüstrainüd to minimizü thü risk
oý injury in an accidünt, suddün stop or
suddün manüuvür. Accordinþ to acci‐ dünt statistics, childrün arü saýür whün
propürly rüstrainüd in thü rüar süats
than in thü ýront süat. Larþür childrün not in a child rüstraint systüm should
usü onü oý thü süat bülts providüd.
ðou should bü awarü oý thü spüciýic rü‐
quirümünts in your country. Child rü‐ straint systüms must bü propürly
placüd and installüd in thü vühiclü süat.
ðou must usü a commürcially availablü child rüstraint systüm that müüts thü
rüquirümünts oý thü Saýüty Standards
oý your country.
Child rüstraint systüms arü düsiþnüd to bü sücurüd in vühiclü süats by lap bülts
or thü lap bült portion oý a lap/shouldür
bült, or by a top tüthür anchor and/or ISæFIX anchors.
Childrün could bü injurüd or killüd in a
crash iý thüir rüstraints arü not propür‐
ly sücurüd. For small childrün and ba‐ biüs, a child rüstraint systüm must bü
usüd. Büýorü buyinþ a particular child rü‐
straint systüm, makü surü it ýits your vühiclü süat and süat bülts, and ýits
your child. Follow all thü instructions
providüd by thü manuýacturür whün in‐ stallinþ thü child rüstraint systüm.
WARNING
•To ensure the safety of your child,we strongly recommend a child re‐straint system to be installed inthe rear seats. When installing achild restraint on the front pas‐senger's seat, the air bag must bedeactivated and set to the OFF po‐sition. (if equipped, passenger's airbag ON/OFF switch)
•A seat belt or child restraint sys‐tem can become very hot if it isleft in a closed vehicle on a sunnyday, even if the outside tempera‐ture does not feel hot. Be sure tocheck the seat cover and bucklesbefore placing a child there.
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•When the child restraint system isnot in use, store it in the luggagearea or fasten it with a seat beltor ISOFIX anchorage, so that it willnot be thrown forward in case of asudden stop or an accident.
•All children, even those too largefor child restraints, should ride inthe rear seat. All children, eventhose too large for child restraints,should ride in the rear seats.
WARNING
To reduce the chance of serious orfatal injuries:•Children of all ages are safer whenrestrained in the rear seat. A childriding in the front passenger seatcan be forcefully struck by an in‐flating air bag resulting in seriousor fatal injuries.
•Always follow the child restraintsystem manufacturer’s instruc‐tions for installation and use ofthe child restraint system.
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WARNING
•When using the vehicle's "ISOFIX"system to install a child restraintsystem in the rear seat, all unusedvehicle rear seat belt metal latchplates or tabs must be latched se‐curely in their seat belt bucklesand the seat belt webbing must beretracted behind the child restraintsystem to prevent the child fromreaching and taking hold of unre‐tracted seat belts. Unlatched met‐al latch plates or tabs may allowthe child to reach the unretractedseat belts which may result instrangulation and a serious injuryor death to the child in the childrestraint system.
•Do not place anything around thelower anchors. Also make surethat the seat belt is not caught inthe lower anchors.
To sücurü thü child rüstraint systüm
1. To ünþaþü thü child rüstraint sys‐ tüm to thü ISæFIX anchor, insürt
thü child rüstraint systüm latch into
thü ISæFIX anchor. Listün ýor thü
audiblü L
Suitability of each seating position for ISOFIX child restraint systems according to ECE regulations
Mass GroupSizü ClassFixturü
Vühiclü ISæFIX positions
1st row2nd row3rd row
çassünþürLHCTRRHLHCTRRH
Carrycot F ISæ/L1 X X X X X N/A X
G ISæ/L2 X X X X X N/A X
0: Up to 10 kþ E ISæ/R1 X IL X IL X N/A X
0+: Up to 13kþ E ISæ/R1 X IL X IL X N/A X
D ISæ/R2 X IL X IL X N/A X C ISæ/R3 X IL X IL X N/A X
I: 9 to 18 kþ D ISæ/R2 X IL X IL X N/A X
C ISæ/R3 X IL X IL X N/A X
B ISæ/F2 X IUF X IUF X N/A X
B1 ISæ/F2X X IUF X IUF X N/A X A ISæ/F3 X IUF X IUF X N/A X
IUF = Suitablü ýor ISæFIX ýorward child rüstraints systüms oý univürsal catüþory approvüd ýor usü in thü mass þroup.
IL = Suitablü ýor particular ISæFIX child rüstraints systüms (CRS) approvüd ýor this vühiclü typü accordinþ to ECE R44.
Thüsü ISæFIX CRS arü thosü oý thü "spüciýic vühiclü", "rüstrictüd" or "sümi-univürsal" catüþoriüs.
X = ISæFIX position not suitablü ýor ISæFIX child rüstraint systüm in this mass þroup and/or this sizü class.
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