For Australia/New Zealand:
installation of child restraints
Please note the following warning because your
vehicle has been equipped with a front airbag for
the front passenger's seat that cannot be deacti‐
vated:
It is recommended not to use any kind of
child restraint system on the front pas‐
senger's seat.
Extreme hazard
Do not use a rearward facing child restraint on a
seat protected by an airbag in front of it.
Not for Australia/New Zealand:
On the front passenger seat
Deactivating airbags
WARNING
Active front passenger airbags can injure a child
in a child restraint system if they are deployed.
There is a risk of injury. Make sure that the front
passenger airbags are deactivated and the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is il‐
luminated.
Before fitting a child restraint on the front pas‐
senger seat, make sure that the front and side
airbags on the passenger side are disabled. If the
airbag cannot be deactivated, do not fit child re‐
straint systems.
For further information:
Key switch for front passenger airbags, see
page 210.
Rearward-facing child restraint
systems
DANGER
If triggered, active front passenger airbags can
fatally injure a child in a rearward facing child re‐
straint system. There is a risk of injury or even
death. Make sure that the front passenger air‐
bags are deactivated and the PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is illuminated.
Follow the information on the front passenger
sun visor.
Never use a rearward-facing child restraint on a
seat protected by an active airbag in front of it, as
death or serious injury to the child can occur.
Seat position and height
After installing a universal child restraint system,
move the front passenger seat as far back as it
will go and adjust it to the highest position. This
seat position and height achieves the best possi‐
ble routing of the belt and protection in the event
of an accident.
If the upper attachment point of the seat belt is
located ahead of the child seat's belt guide, care‐
fully move the front passenger seat forwards until
the best possible belt guidance is achieved.
Backrest width
With adjustable backrest width: before fitting a
child restraint system on the front passenger
seat, fully open the backrest width. Do not
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