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Safety features of your vehicle
Child restraint system (CRS)
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Selecting a Child Restraint System
(CRS)
WhenselectingaChildRestraint
Systemforyourchild,always:
• MakesuretheChildRestraint
Systemhasalabelcertifying
thatitmeetsapplicableSafety
Standardsofyourcountry.
AChildRestraintSystemmayonly
beinstalledifitwasapprovedin
accordancewiththerequirements
ofECE-R44orECE-R129.
• SelectaChildRestraintSystem
basedonyourchild’sheightand
weight.Therequiredlabelor
theinstructionsforusetypically
providethisinformation.
• SelectaChildRestraintSystem
thatfitsthevehicleseating
positionwhereitwillbeused.
Referto“Suitabilityofeach
seatingpositionforbelted&
ISOFIXChildRestraintSystems
(CRS)accordingtoUNregulations.”
onpage3-42.
• Readandcomplywiththe
warningsandinstructionsfor
installationanduseprovidedwith
theChildRestraintSystem.
Child Restraint System types
TherearethreemaintypesofChild
RestraintSystems:rearward-facing,
forward-facingandboosterChild
RestraintSystems.
Theyareclassifiedaccordingtothe
child’sage,heightandweight.
Rearward-facing Child Restraint
System
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Arearward-facingChildRestraint
Systemprovidesrestraintwiththe
seatingsurfaceagainstthebackof
thechild.Theharnesssystemholds
thechildinplace,andinanaccident,
actstokeepthechildpositioned
intheChildRestraintSystemsand
reducethestresstothefragileneck
andspinalcord.
Allchildrenundertheageof
oneyearmustalwaysrideina
rearwardfacingChildRestraint
System.Therearedifferenttypes
ofrearward-facingChildRestraint
Systems:infant-onlyChildRestraint
Systemscanonlybeusedrearward-
facing.Convertibleand3-in-1Child
RestraintSystemstypicallyhave
higherheightandweightlimits
fortherearward-facingposition,
allowingyoutokeepyourchild