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CHILD SAFETY: General information (1/2)

Carrying children

Please ensure that you comply with the

legislation of your country.

Children, and adults, must be correctly

seated and strapped in for all journeys.

The children being carried in your vehi-

cle are your responsibility.

Driver’s responsibility

when parking or stopping

the vehicle

A child is not a miniature adult. Children

are at risk of specific injuries as their

muscles and bones have not yet fin-

ished growing. The seat belt alone

would not provide suitable protection.

Use an approved child seat and ensure

you use it correctly.

Never leave an animal,

child or adult who is not self-suffi-

cient alone on your vehicle, even for

a short time.

They may pose a risk to themselves

or to others by starting the engine,

activating equipment such as the

electric windows or by locking the

doors.

A collision at 30 mph

(50 km/h) is the same as fall-

ing a distance of 10 metres.

Transporting a child without

Also, in hot and/or sunny weather,

please remember that the tempera-

ture inside the passenger compart-

ment increases very quickly.

a restraint is the equivalent of allow-

ing him or her to play on a fourth-

floor balcony without railings.

Never travel with a child held in your

arms. In the event of an accident,

you will not be able to keep hold of

the child, even if you yourself are

wearing a seat belt.

RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS

INJURY.

To prevent the doors being

opened, use the “Child

safety” device (refer to the

information on “Opening

and closing the doors” in Section 1).

If your vehicle has been involved in

a road accident, replace the child

seat and have the seat belts and

ISOFIX anchorage points checked.

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CHILD SAFETY: General information (2/2)

Using a child seat

Set a good example by always fas-

tening your seat belt and teaching

your child:

– to strap themselves in correctly;

– to always get in and out of the car

at the kerb, away from busy traf-

fic.

The level of protection offered by the

child seat depends on its ability to re-

strain your child and on its installation.

Incorrect installation compromises the

protection it offers the child in the event

of harsh braking or an impact.

Before purchasing a child seat, check

that it complies with the regulations for

the country you are in and that it can

be fitted in your vehicle. Consult an ap-

proved dealer to find out which seats

are recommended for your vehicle.

Do not use a second-hand child

seat or one without an instruction

manual.

Check that there are no objects in

the vicinity of the child seat which

could impede its operation.

Before fitting a child seat, read the

manual and respect its instructions. If

you experience any difficulties during

installation, contact the manufacturer

of the equipment. Keep the instructions

with the seat.

Never leave a child unat-

tended in the vehicle.

Check that your child is

always strapped in and that

the belt or safety harness used is

correctly set and adjusted. Avoid

wearing bulky clothing which could

cause the belts to slacken.

Never let your child put their head or

arms out of the window.

Check that the child is in the correct

position for the entire journey, espe-

cially if asleep.

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CHILD SAFETY: choosing a child seat

Rear-facing child seats

Forward-facing child seats

Booster cushions

A baby’s head is, proportionally, heavier

than that of an adult and its neck is very

fragile. Transport the child in this po-

sition for as long as possible (until the

age of 2 at the very least). It supports

both the head and the neck.

Choose a bucket type seat for best side

protection and change it as soon as the

child’s head is higher than the shell.

The child’s head and abdomen need to

be protected as a priority. A forward-fac-

ing child seat which is firmly attached to

the vehicle will reduce the risk of impact

to the head. Ensure your child travels in

a forward-facing seat with a harness for

as long as their size permits.

From 15 kg or 4 years, the child can

travel using a booster seat, which will

enable the seat belt to be adapted

to suit his/her size and shape. The

booster seat cushion must be fitted with

guides to position the seat belt on the

child’s thighs rather than the stomach.

It is recommended that you use a seat-

back fitted with a belt strap guide which

can be adjusted in terms of height to

position the seat belt in the centre of the

shoulder. It must never rest on the neck

or on the arm.

Choose a bucket type seat for optimum

side protection.

Choose a bucket type seat for optimum

side protection.

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CHILD SAFETY: choosing a child seat mounting (1/2)

There are two ways of attaching child

seats: via the seat belt or using the

ISOFIX system.

Attachment using the ISOFIX

system

Before using an ISOFIX

child seat that you pur-

chased for another vehicle,

Authorised ISOFIX child seats are ap-

proved in accordance with regulation

ECE-R44 in one of the three following

scenarios:

– ISOFIX universal 3-point forward-

facing seat;

check that its installation is

authorised. Consult the list of ve-

hicles which can be fitted with the

seat from the equipment manufac-

turer.

Attachment via the seat belt

The seat belt must be adjusted to

ensure that it is effective in the event of

harsh braking or an impact.

Ensure that the strap paths indicated

by the child seat manufacturer are re-

spected.

– ISOFIX semi-universal 2-point seat;

– specific.

Always check that the seat belt is cor-

rectly fastened by pulling it up, then

pulling it out fully whilst pressing on the

child seat.

Check that the seat is correctly held by

moving it from side to side and back

to front: the seat should remain firmly

fixed.

For the latter two, check that your child

seat can be installed by consulting the

list of compatible vehicles.

Attach the child seat with the ISOFIX

locks, if these are provided. The ISOFIX

system allows quick, easy, safe fitting.

The ISOFIX system consists of 2 rings

and, in some cases, a third ring.

The seat belt must never

be twisted or the tension

relieved. Never pass the

Check that the child seat has not been

installed at an angle and that it is not

resting against a window.

shoulder strap under the

arm or behind the back.

Check that the seat belt has not

been damaged by sharp edges.

If the seat belt does not operate nor-

mally, it will not protect the child.

Consult an approved dealer. Do not

use this seat until the seat belt has

been repaired.

Do not use the child seat

if it may unfasten the seat

belt restraining it: the base

of the seat must not rest on

the buckle and/or catch of the seat

belt.

No modifications may be

made to the component

parts of the restraint system

(ISOFIX seat belts, seats

and their mountings) originally fitted.

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CHILD SAFETY: choosing a child seat mounting (2/2)

The rings are located on the rear seat-

^{backs and indicated by the symbol}.

In all cases, attach the strap hook to the

corresponding ring 2 and 3 and place

the seat in the desired position.

Pull the belt so that the back of the child

seat comes into contact with the back

of the vehicle seat.

Attachment using the ISOFIX

system (continued)

The two rings 1 are located between

the seatback and the seat base of the

seat and are identified by a marking.

To access the rings, insert your finger in

the cover and pull.

The third ring 2 or 3 is used to attach

the upper strap on some seats ISOFIX.

The ISOFIX anchorage

points have been exclu-

sively designed for child

seats with the ISOFIX

system. Never fit a different type of

child seat, seat belt or other objects

to these anchorage points. Check

that nothing is obstructing the an-

chorage points.

Note: Keep the covers you have re-

moved in a storage compartment so as

not to lose or damage them.

If your vehicle has been involved in

a road accident, have the ISOFIX

anchorage points checked and re-

place your child seat.

The child seat strap must

be attached to the corre-

sponding ring.

Do not use any other

mounting point.

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CHILD SAFETY: fitting a child seat, general information (1/2)

Some seats are not suitable for fitting

child seats. The diagram on the follow-

ing page shows you how to attach a

child seat.

In the front seat

After installing the child seat, when this

is possible, you can move the vehi-

cle seat forward if necessary (so as to

leave enough space in the rear seats

for passengers or other child seats). In

the case of a rear-facing child seat, do

not let it touch the dashboard or move it

to the furthest forward position.

The laws concerning children travel-

ling in the front passenger seat differ in

every country. Consult the legislation in

force and follow the indications on the

diagram on the following page.

The types of child seats indicated may

not be available. Before using a differ-

ent child seat, check with the manufac-

turer that it can be fitted.

Before fitting a child seat in this seat (if

authorised):

– lower the seat belt as far as possible;

– move the seat as far back as possi-

ble;

Do not change other settings after in-

stalling the child seat.

– gently tilt the seatback away from

vertical (approximately 25°);

– on equipped vehicles, raise the seat

base as far as possible.

Fit the child seat in a rear

seat wherever possible.

Check that when installing

the child seat in the vehicle

it is not at risk of coming loose from

its base.

In all situations, reinsert the headrest to

its full extent so that it does not interfere

with the child seat (see the information

on “Front headrests” in Section 1);

If you have to remove the headrest,

check that it is correctly stored so

that it does not come loose under

harsh braking or impact.

RISK OF DEATH OR

SERIOUS INJURY: before

fitting a rear-facing child

Always attach the child seat to the

vehicle even if it is not in use so that

it does not come loose under harsh

braking or impact.

seat to this seat, check that

the airbag has been deactivated

(refer to the information on "Child

safety: deactivating/activating the

front passenger airbag in Section 1).

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CHILD SAFETY: fitting a child seat, general information (2/2)

In the rear side seat

A carrycot can be installed across the

vehicle and will take up at least two

seats.

Position the child with their feet nearest

the door.

Move the front seat as far forward as

possible to install a rear-facing child

seat, then move back the seat in front

as far as it will go, although without al-

lowing it to come into contact with the

child seat.

Fit the child seat in a rear

seat wherever possible.

Fitting a seat ISOFIX in the

rear-left seat means the

middle seat cannot be used. The

central seat belt will no longer be

either accessible or useable.

To install an ISOFIX seat in this

seat, detach the central seat belt by

hand before engaging the bolts.

For the safety of a child facing forwards,

move the seat in front of the child as

far forward as possible, remember-

ing to move the seatback forwards to

avoid contact between the seat and the

child’s legs.

Always remove the headrest from the

rear seat used for the child seat (see

“Rear headrests” in Section 3). If nec-

essary, position the rear seat as far

back as possible. This must be done

before fitting the child seat.

Check that the forward-facing child seat

is resting against the back of the vehi-

cle seat.

When fitting a child seat

(Group 2 or 3 booster seat),

check that the seat belts op-

erate (wind) correctly: refer

to Section 1 “Rear seat belts”. If

necessary, adjust the position of the

vehicle seat.

Ensure that the child seat

or the child’s feet do not

prevent the front seat from

locking correctly. Refer to

the information on the “Front seat”

in Section 1.

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