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Safety features of your vehicle Child restraint system (CRS)
belt should lie comfortable across the
shoulder and chest and not across the
neck or face. Children under age 13
must always be properly restrained to
minimise the risk of injury in an accident,
sudden stop or sudden manoeuvre.
Installing a Child Restraint Sys
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tem (CRS)
After selecting a proper Child Restraint
System for your child and checking that
the Child Restraint System fits properly
on the seating position, there are three
general steps for a proper installation:
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Properly secure the Child Restraint
System to the vehicle.
All Child
Restraint Systems must be secured to
the vehicle with the lap belt or lap part
of a lap/shoulder belt or with the ISO
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FIX toptether and/or ISOFIX anchor
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age and/or with the support leg.
Before installing your Child Restraint
System always:
Read and follow the instructions pro
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vided by the manufacturer of the Child
Restraint System.
Failure to follow all warnings and
instructions could increase the risk of
the SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH if an
accident occurs.
If the vehicle's headrest prevents proper
installation of a Child Restraint System,
the headrest of the respective seating
position shall be readjusted or entirely
removed.
Securing a Child Restraint System
with a lap/shoulder belt
When not using the ISOFIX system, all
Child Restraint Systems must be
secured to a rear seat with the lap part
of a lap/shoulder belt.
To install a Child Restraint System on the
rear seats, do the following:
1. Place the Child Restraint System on a
rear seat and route the lap/shoulder
belt around or through the Child
Restraint System, following the Child
Restraint System manufacturer's
instructions.
Make sure the seat belt webbing is
not twisted.
2. Fasten the lap/shoulder belt latch into
the buckle. Listen for the distinct
"click" sound. Position the release but
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ton so that it is easy to access in case
of an emergency.
3. Remove as much slack from the belt
as possible by pushing down on the
Child Restraint System whilst feeding
the shoulder belt back into the retrac
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tor.
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