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Safe transport of children
Backwards-mounting child
seats must not be used on
front passenger seats
equipped with active airbags, as these
could cause serious injury during
inflation, even in minor collisions.
Backwards-mounting child seats can
be used on the front passenger seat
only in European models, which are
provided with the airbag de-activation
switch. In this case, it is absolutely
essential to make sure, by checking
the
F
warning light on the
instrument panel, that the airbag has
been deactivated.
On no account must any
modifications be made to the
seat belts and the child
restraining systems. Established
legislation in some countries already
provides that children under 12 years
of age may not travel in the front
passenger seat.
As for the European model, the results
of research into child passenger safety
are embodied in the European
standard ECE-R44, which not only
makes the use of special restraint
system compulsory, but divides such
equipment into four categories:
Group 0 0-10 kg passenger weight
Group 1 9-18 kg passenger weight
Group 2 15-25 kg passenger weight
Group 3 22-36 kg passenger weight
As can be seen, the groups partially
overlap and commercially available
equipment may cover more than one
weight group.
All the restraining devices must bear
the approval data, together with the
check mark on a plate - which must
never be removed - fixed soundly to
the device.
Over 36 kg weight and 1.50 m height,
children, for the purposes of restraint
systems, are considered equivalent to
adults and wear seat belts in the
normal way.
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