Safety
Fig. 28 Back of the rear seats: Top Tether securing
rings.
Child seats with the Top Tether system come
with a strap for securing the seat to the vehi-
cle anchor point, located at the back of the
rear seat backrest and provide greater re-
straint.
The objective of this strap is to reduce for-
ward movements of the child seat in a crash,
to reduce the risk of injuries to the head from
hitting the inside of the vehicle.
Using the Top Tether in rear-facing moun-
ted seats
Currently, there are very few rear-facing
child safety seats that have Top Tether.
Please carefully read and follow the seat
manufacturer instructions to learn the prop-
er way to install the Top Tether strap.
Securing the retainer strap
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Follow the manufacturer's instructions to
deploy the child seat Top Tether retaining
strap.
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Place the belt under the head restraint of
the back seat
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Fig. 27 (depending on the
instructions of the chair itself, lift or remove
the head restraint if necessary).
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Slide the strap and secure it properly with
the anchorage of the backrest
›››
Fig. 28 .
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Firmly tighten the strap following the man-
ufacturer's instructions.
Releasing the retaining strap
●
Loosen the strap following the manufac-
turer's instructions.
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Push the lock and release it from the an-
choring support.
WARNING
An undue installation of the safety seat will
increase the risk of injury in the event of a
crash.
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Never tie the retainer strap to a hook in
the luggage compartment.
●
Never secure or tie luggage or other
items to the lower anchorages (ISOFIX) or
the upper ones (Top Tether).
Fitting a child seat using the seat belt
If you want to fit a universal approval catego-
ry (U) child seat in your vehicle, you must
check that the seat is approved for your ve-
hicle. You will find any necessary information
on the child seat’s orange ECE approval la-
bel. The following table shows the different
fitting options.
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