— Always ensure that there is enough
spa
ce around the child seat. If necessary,
adjust the position of the seat in front.
When doing so, ensure that the driver or
front passenger can still maintain a cor-
rect sitting position → page 47.
— The backrest of the child seat must lay as
flat as possible against the vehicle seat
backrest. If required, adjust the seat
backrest angle so that the child seat lies
flush against the backrest. Once it has
been installed, if the child seat is touch-
ing the head restraint and therefore can-
not be positioned flush against the back-
rest, push the head restraint all the way
up, or remove and stow safely in the ve-
hicle → page 47.
— Before installing a child seat, fold the
centre armrest up if necessary.
Airbag sticker
Fig. 40 Illustra
tion: airbag label on the sun
visor.
Fig. 41 Illustra
tion: airbag label on the B-pil-
lar.
The vehicle may be provided with stickers
giving key information about the front pas-
senger front airbag. The information on
these stickers may vary from country to
country. The stickers may be found:
— On the driver sun visor and, in some ca-
ses, on the front pa
ssenger sun visor.
— On the B-pillar on the front passenger
side.
It is essential to observe the warning infor-
mation shown on these stickers before in-
stalling a rear-facing child seat →
.
Risk
s involved in carrying children on
the front passenger seat
If you are using a rear-facing child seat,
the front passenger front airbag can cause
critical or potentially fatal injuries when it
inflates →
.
R
ear-facing child seat may only be used on
the front passenger seat if the front pas-
senger front airbag has been deactivated.
The front passenger front airbag has been
deactivated when the PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG
indicator lamp is dis-
pla
yed continuously in the roof console.
Deactivating the front passenger front air-
bag → page 56.
If using a front-facing child seat, do not
deactivate the front passenger front airbag.
When fitting the child seat, ensure that it is
as far away as possible from the front pas-
senger front airbag. The front passenger
front airbag can cause severe injuries when
it inflates →
.
S
ome child seats are not suitable for use
on the front passenger seat. The child seat
must be specially authorised by the manu-
facturer for use on the front passenger seat
in vehicles with front and side airbags.
Risks presented by side airbags and
centre airbags
When triggered, the side airbag or centre
airbag could hit the child in the head, caus-
ing serious injury →
.
DANGER
Please observe important safety informa-
tion about the front pa
ssenger front air-
bag → page 58.
DANGER
If you use a rear-facing child seat on the
front pa
ssenger seat, the child sitting in it
is at increased risk of sustaining serious or
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