Installing child restraint fixing systems
Before mounting
If the rear seat backrests are adjustable:
Before mounting child restraint fixing systems, return all of the rear seat backrests to the basic position.
Notes
Manufacturer's information for child restraint fixing systems
To select, mount and use child restraint fixing systems, observe the information provided by the system manufacturer; otherwise, the protective effect can be impaired.
On the front passenger seat
After installing a child restraint fixing system in the front passenger seat, make sure that the front, knee and side airbags on the front passenger side are deactivated.
Deactivate the front passenger airbags automatically.
Deactivating the front passenger airbags
If a child restraint fixing system is used in the front passenger seat, the front passenger airbags must be deactivated; otherwise, there is an increased risk of injury to the child when the airbags are triggered, even with a child restraint fixing system.
Seat position and height
Before installing a child restraint fixing system, move the front passenger seat as far back as possible and adjust its height to the middle position to obtain the best possible position for the belt and to offer optimal protection in the event of an accident.
Do not change the seat position and height after this.
Backrest width
Before installing a child restraint fixing system in the front passenger seat, open the backrest width completely. Do not change the backrest width again and do not call up a memory position.
Backrest width for the child seat
Before installing a child restraint fixing system in the front passenger seat, the backrest width must be opened completely. Do not change the adjustment after this; otherwise, the stability of the child seat will be reduced.
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Note
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