Child safety
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Child safety
Important considerations
Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, as they could otherwise endan-
ger themselves and/or other persons by open-
ing the doors, for example.<
In general, the front passenger's seat and rear
outer seats are suitable for the installation of
universal child restraint systems for all age
groups, provided these have been approved for
the age group in question.
Always carry children at the rear
Accident research has shown that the safest
place for children is on the rear seats.
Children under 12 years of age or smaller
than 150 cm, approx. 5 feet, should
always travel on the rear outer seats using suit-
able child restraint systems, otherwise there is a
greater risk of injury in the event of an acci-
dent.<
Exception for the front passenger's
seat
If you nevertheless need to use a child
restraint system on the front passenger's
seat, the front and side airbags for the front pas-
senger must be deactivated, otherwise a child
travelling on that seat will face a significant risk
of injury if the airbags are triggered off, even if a
child restraint system is used.<
The front passenger airbags cannot be
deactivated unless the car is fitted with
ISOFIX equipment and a keyswitch for front
passenger airbags.<
Keyswitch* for front
passenger airbags
You can deactivate and subsequently reactivate
the front and side airbags for the front passen-
ger by means of a keyswitch. This keyswitch is
set in the side of the dashboard on the passen-
ger side.
You can deactivate and reactivate the airbags
for the front passenger only when the car is at a
standstill and the front passenger's door is
open.
Deactivating
Turn the keyswitch to the OFF position.
The airbags for the front passenger are deacti-
vated when the switch is in this position. The
airbags for the driver remain fully active.
Once the child restraint system has been
removed, immediately reactivate the air-
bags for the front passenger so that they can
deploy correctly in the event of an accident.<
Reactivating
Turn the keyswitch to the ON position.
The front passenger airbags are reactivated
and can deploy correctly if the need arises.
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