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Child seats
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The regulations on carrying children are specific to each country. Refer to the legislation in force in your country.
For maximum safety, please observe the following recommendations:
– In accordance with European regulations, all children under the age of 12 or less than 150 cm (4 ft 11”) tall must travel in approved child seats suited to their weight, on seats fitted with a seat belt or ISOFIX mountings.– Statistically, the safest seats in your vehicle for carrying children are the rear seats.– Children weighing less than 9 kg (20 lb) must travel in the "rear facing" position, whether in the front or rear of the vehicle.
NOTIC E
It is recommended that children travel on the rear seats of the vehicle:– ‘rear facing’ up to the age of 3,– ‘forward facing’ over the age of 3.
WARNI NG
Make sure that the seat belt is correctly positioned and tightened.For child seats with a support leg, ensure that the support leg is in firm and steady contact with the floor.
Advice
WARNI NG
An incorrectly installed child seat compromises the child's safety in the event of an accident.Ensure that there is no seat belt or seat belt buckle under the child seat, as this could destabilise it.
Remember to fasten the seat belts or the harness of child seats, keeping the slack relative to the child's body to a minimum, even for short journeys.When installing a child seat using the seat belt, ensure that the seat belt is tightened correctly on the child seat and that it secures the child seat firmly on the seat of the vehicle. If the passenger seat is adjustable, move it forwards if necessary.Remove the head restraint before installing a child seat with a backrest on a passenger seat.Ensure that the head restraint is stored or attached securely to prevent it from being thrown around the vehicle in the event of sharp braking. Refit the head restraint once the child seat has been removed.
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"Forward facing"
WARNI NG
You must leave the front passenger airbag active.
"Rearward facing"
WARNI NG
The front passenger airbag must be deactivated before installing a rearward facing child seat. Otherwise, the child risks being seriously injured or killed if the airbag deploys.
Warning label - Front passenger airbag
You must comply with the following instruction, as reminded by the warning label on both sides of the passenger sun visor:
NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint on a seat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in front of it, DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.
Deactivating the front
passenger airbag
WARNI NG
To ensure the safety of the child, the front passenger airbag MUST be deactivated when a "rearward facing" child seat is installed on the front passenger seat. Otherwise, the child
risks being seriously injured or killed in the event of deployment of the airbag.
WARNI NG
Vehicles not equipped with a deactivation/reactivation controlInstalling a "rearward facing" child seat on the front passenger seat or bench seat is strictly prohibited - risk of death or serious injury in the event of airbag deployment!
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Safety
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ISOFIX and i-Size child seats are fitted with two latches which are secured to the two front rings A.Some child seats also have an upper strap which is attached to rear ring B.To secure the child seat to the Top Tether:– remove and stow the head restraint before installing a child seat on this seat (refit it once the child seat has been removed),– pass the strap of the child seat over the top of the seat backrest, centring it between the openings for the head restraint rods,– attach the hook of the upper strap to rear ring B,– tighten the upper strap.
WARNI NG
Incorrect installation of a child seat in a vehicle can compromise a child's safety in the event of an accident.Strictly follow the fitting instructions provided in the installation guide supplied with the child seat.
NOTIC E
For information on the various options for installing ISOFIX child seats in your vehicle,
refer to the summary table.
Recommended ISOFIX child
seats
NOTIC E
Also consult the user guide from the child seat’s manufacturer to find out how to install and remove the seat.
Group 0+: from birth to 13 kg (28 lb)(size category: E)
Installed "rearward facing" using an ISOFIX base which is attached to rings A.The base has a support leg, height-adjustable, which rests on the vehicle's floor.This child seat can also be secured with a seat belt. In this case, only the shell is used and attached to the vehicle seat using the three-point seat belt.
Group 1: from 9 to 18 kg (from 20 to 39 lb)(size category: B1)
Suitable for forward-facing installation only.Attached to rings A and ring B, referred to as TOP TETHER, using an upper strap.Three seat body angles: sitting, reclining, lying down.This child seat can also be used in seat positions not equipped with ISOFIX mountings. In this case, it must be secured to the vehicle's seat by the three-point seat belt. Adjust the front seat of the vehicle so that the child's feet do not touch the backrest.
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i-Size child seats
i-Size child seats have two latches that engage on the two rings A.These i-Size child seats also have:– either an upper strap that is attached to ring B.– or a support leg that rests on the vehicle floor, compatible with the approved i-Size seat position.Their role is to prevent the child seat from tipping forward in the even\
t of a collision.For more information on the ISOFIX and i-Size mountings, refer to the corresponding section.
Locations for i-Size child seats
In accordance with the new European regulations, this table indicates the options for installing i-Size child seats on seats in the vehicle fitted with i-Size approved ISOFIX mountings.
Seati-Size restraint system
Row 1 (a)
Passenger seat with passenger airbag deactivated "OFF" or activated "ON"
Not i-Size
Row 2
With 2-seat bench seat in row 1
Outer seatsNot i-Size
Centre seatNot i-Size
With individual seats in row 1
Outer seatsNot i-Size
Centre seatNot i-Size
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Seati-Size restraint system
PROACE VERSO
Row 2 and 3
Rear seats with seat and bench seati-U (c)
Rear seats with 2 individual seatsNot i-Size
Rear seats with 1 individual seatNot i-Size
i-U:Suitable for forward facing and rearward facing "Universal" i-Size restr\
aint systems.
i-UF:Only suitable for forward facing "Universal" i-Size restraint systems.
(a)Refer to the current legislation in the country in which you are driving\
before placing a child in this seat position.
(b)The seat can be installed centrally in the vehicle; it then prevents the use of the outer seats.
(c)The seat in row 2 cannot be used when an i-Size child seat is installed \
immediately behind.
Manual child lock
Mechanical system to prevent opening of the sliding side door using its interior lever.
Locking/Unlocking
► Rotate the control located on the edge of the side door up to lock it, or down to unlock it.
