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54Seats, restraintsWhen the child restraint system is notin use, secure the seat with a seat beltor remove it from the vehicle.
Note
Do not affix anything on the child
restraint systems and do not cover
them with any other materials.
A child restraint system which has
been subjected to stress in an
accident must be replaced.
Child restraint systems can be
fastened with:
● Three-point seat belt
● ISOFIX brackets
● Top-tether anchor
Three-point seat belt
Child restraint systems can be
fastened by using a three-point seat
belt. Depending on the size of the
used child restraint systems, up to
three child restraint systems can be
attached to the rear seats. After
fastening the child restraint system
the seat belt has to be tightened
3 56.ISOFIX child restraint systems
For the installation of ISOFIX child
restraint systems, two variants are
available:
● Installation of ISOFIX child restraint systems without
permanent guide
● Installation of ISOFIX child restraint systems with permanentguide
Installation of ISOFIX child restraint
systems without permanent guide
Fasten vehicle-approved ISOFIX
child restraint systems to the ISOFIX
mounting brackets. Specific vehicle
ISOFIX child restraint system
positions are marked in the table by
IL.
ISOFIX mounting brackets are
indicated by a label on the backrest.
Installation of ISOFIX child restraint
systems with permanent guide
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Seats, restraints55The vehicle might be equipped with
guides in front of the mounting
brackets to support the installation of
the child restraint system.
The covers of the guides will swivel
backwards automatically when
attaching the child restraint system.
Top-tether anchors Depending on country specific
equipment, the vehicle might have
two or three fastening eyes.
Top-Tether anchors are marked with
the symbol : for a child restraint.
For non-ISOFIX child restraints,
fasten the Top-Tether strap to the
Top-Tether anchors.
For ISOFIX child restraints, fasten the
Top-Tether strap to the Top-Tether
anchors in addition to the ISOFIX mounting.
ISOFIX child restraint systems of universal category positions are
marked in the table by IUF.
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Seats, restraints57Permissible options for fitting an ISOFIX child restraint systemWeight classSize classFixtureOn front passenger seatOn rear outboard seatsOn rear centre seatGroup 0: up to 10 kgEISO/R1XIL1XGroup 0+: up to 13 kgEISO/R1XIL 1XDISO/R2XIL1XCISO/R3XIL1XGroup I: 9 to 18 kgDISO/R2XIL1XCISO/R3XIL1XBISO/F2XIL, IUFXB1ISO/F2XXIL, IUFXAISO/F3XIL, IUFXGroup II: 15 to 25 kgXILXGroup III: 22 to 36 kgXILX1:move front passenger seat to the foremost position or adjust front seat backrest inclination as far as necessary to
a vertical position to ensure that there is no interference between child restraint system and front seat backrest.IL:suitable for particular ISOFIX restraint systems of the "specific-vehicle", "restricted" or "semi-universal" categories.
The ISOFIX restraint system must be approved for the specific vehicle type.IUF:suitable for ISOFIX forward-facing child restraint systems of universal category approved for use in this weight class.X:no ISOFIX child restraint system approved in this weight class.
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58Seats, restraintsISOFIX size class and seat deviceA – ISO/F3:forward-facing child restraint system for children of maximum size in the weight class 9 to 18 kgB – ISO/F2:forward-facing child restraint system for smaller children in the weight class 9 to 18 kgB1 – ISO/F2X:forward-facing child restraint system for smaller children in the weight class 9 to 18 kgC – ISO/R3:rear-facing child restraint system for children of maximum size in the weight class up to 18 kgD – ISO/R2:rear-facing child restraint system for smaller children in the weight class up to 18 kgE – ISO/R1:rear-facing child restraint system for young children in the weight class up to 13 kg