Transporting children safely
Using the Top Tether in rear-facing moun-
ted seats
Currently, there are very few rear-facing child
safety seats that have Top Tether. Please
carefully read and follow the seat manufac-
turer instructions to learn the proper way to
install the Top Tether strap.
Securing the retainer strap
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Follow the manufacturer's instructions to
deploy the child seat Top Tether retaining
strap.
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Position the belt under the headrest (de-
pending on the instructions of the seat itself,
lift or remove the headrest if necessary)
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Fig. 34 /,
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Fig. 35 /.
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Slide the strap and secure it properly with
the anchorage of the backrest
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Fig. 34
,
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Fig. 35
.
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Firmly tighten the strap following the manu-
facturer's instructions.
Releasing the retaining strap
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Loosen the strap following the manufactur-
er's instructions.
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Push the lock and release it from the an-
choring support.
WARNING
An undue installation of the safety seat will
increase the risk of injury in the event of a
crash.
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Never tie the retainer strap to a hook in
the luggage compartment.
●
Never secure or tie luggage or other
items to the lower anchorages (ISOFIX) or
the upper ones (Top Tether).
Fitting a child seat using the seat belt
Fig. 36
On the rear seats: installing the child
seat.
If you want to fit a universal approval catego-
ry (U) child seat in your vehicle, you must
check that the seat is approved for your vehi-
cle. You will find any necessary information
on the child seat’s orange ECE approval la-
bel. The following table shows the different
fitting options.
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