Seat ATECA 2024 - Transporting Children Safely

Safety
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Transporting children safely
Fig.32 On the driver side: action radius of the
knee airbag.
The knee airbag is located on the driver side
below the dash panel ›››Fig.31. Airbags are
identified by the word “AIRBAG”.
The dashed area (deployment area) ›››Fig.32
is covered by the knee airbag when it is de-
ployed. Objects should never be placed or
mounted in this area.
WARNING
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The knee airbag is deployed in front of the
driver's knees. Always keep the deployment
areas of the knee airbags free.
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Never fix objects to the cover or in the de-
ployment area of the knee airbag.
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Adjust the driver's seat so that there is a
distance of at least 10 cm (4 inches) between
your knees and the location of this airbag.
If your physical condition prevents you from
meeting these requirements, make sure you
contact a specialised workshop.
Transporting children
safely
Introduction
For safety reasons, as we have learned from
accident statistics, we recommend that chil-
dren under 12 years of age travel in the rear
seats. Depending on their age, height and
weight, children travelling in rear seats must use
a child seat or a seat belt. For safety reasons,
the child seat should be installed in the rear
seat, behind the front passenger seat or in the
centre back seat.
The laws of physics involved and the forces
acting in a collision apply also to children
›››page43. But unlike adults, children do not
have fully developed muscle and bone struc-
tures. This means that children are subject to a
greater risk of injury.
To reduce the risk of injuries, children must al-
ways use special child restraint systems when
travelling in the vehicle.
We recommend the use of child safety prod-
ucts from the Genuine Accessories Programme,
which includes systems for all ages (see
www.seat.com).
These systems have been especially de-
signed and approved and comply with the
UNECER129 (i-Size) regulation.
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Rear-facing child seat (group 0+): ISOFIX and
support leg (Britax Römer Baby-Safe 3 i-SIZE +
Flex Base i-SENSE).
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Forward-facing child seat (group 1): ISOFIX
AND Top Tether (Britax Römer TRIFIX 2 i-Size).
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Forward-facing child seat (group 2): seat belt
and ISOFIX (Britax Römer KIDFIX i-Size). You
must also use the seat’s “Secure-Guard” seat-
belt connection point and adjust the side im-
pact protection system “SICT” (available on
certain models), located in the seat backrest.
Adjust only the “SICT” closest to the door.
Please follow the child seat manufacturer's us-
age instructions.
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Forward-facing child seat (group 3): seat belt
and ISOFIX (Britax Römer KIDFIX i-Size). Group
3 can use the seat with backrest or only the
seat base without the backrest (booster). The
backrest of the child seat has an adult seat belt
guide and a head restraint, meaning that the
seat with the backrest oers better protection
than boosters without backrests. SEAT recom-
mends the use of child seats with backrests.
Follow the manufacturer's instructions and ob-
serve any statutory requirements when instal-
ling and using child seats. Always read and
note ›››page56.
We recommend you always carry the man-
ufacturer's Child Seat Instruction Manual to-
gether with the on-board documentation.