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Transporting children safely
On the passenger's seat
The right place for children
After installing a child restraint system on
the passenger seat, make sure that the
front and side airbag on the front passenger
side have been deactivated. Otherwise, there is
an increased risk of injury when the airbags are
triggered.<
Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle; otherwise, they could endanger
themselves and/or others, for example by open-
ing the doors.<
Children always in the rear
Accident research has demonstrated that the
safest place for children is in the rear seat.
Child seat security
Children younger than 13 or smaller than
5 ft/150 cm should only ride in the rear, in
child restraint systems provided in accordance
with their age, weight, and height. Otherwise,
there is an increased risk of injury in the event of
an accident.<
Children older than 13 must be secured with a
safety belt as soon as they have outgrown a
suitable child restraint system due to their age,
height, and weight.
In order to permit installation of child restraint
systems, all rear safety belts and the front pas-
senger safety belt can be locked to prevent
them from being pulled out.
Exception for the front passenger seat
If it should be necessary to use a child
restraint system on the front passenger
seat, the front and side airbags must be deacti-
vated. Otherwise, there is an increased risk of
injury to the child if the airbag is triggered, even
with a child restraint system.<
Locking safety belt
1. Secure child restraint system with the belt.
2. Pull safety belt strap all the way out.
3. Allow safety belt to retract and pull it snugly
against the child restraint system. The
safety belt is locked.
For more information on automatic deactivation
of the front passenger airbags, refer to page 56.
Unlocking safety belt
1. Open safety belt buckle.
Installing child restraint
systems
Follow the child restraint system manu-
facturer's instructions for selection,
installation and use of the child restraint sys-
tem. Otherwise, the degree of protection can be
reduced.<
2. Remove child restraint system.
3. Allow safety belt strap to retract all the way.
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For child restraint systems with tether straps,
there are three additional attachment points,
refer to arrows, under covers in the floor of the
cargo area. To use them, remove the necessary
cover with a screwdriver.
LATCH child restraint fixing
system
LATCH: Lower Anchor and Tethers for CHil-
dren.
For attachment and use of LATCH child
restraint fixing systems, follow the oper-
ating and safety instructions of the system
manufacturer.<
Routing of tether strap
Make sure that the tether strap is not
routed over sharp objects and does not
twist on its way to the attachment point; other-
wise, the belt can fail to properly secure the
child restraint system in the event of an acci-
dent.<
Before attaching the child's seat, pull the belt
out of the vicinity of the child's seat attachment
points.
Make sure that the LATCH anchors have
correctly engaged and the child restraint
system is resting snugly against the backrest.<
Rear seats
The anchorage points for the LATCH mounts
are located behind the cover caps. Before
installing the child's seat, pull the cover caps
out toward the front.
Child restraint system with tether strap
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Direction of travel
Head restraint
The top tether strap attachment points
are only intended for attachment of child
restraint systems; other uses can damage the
attachment points.<
Child restraint system tether strap
Tether strap hook
Cargo area floor
Attachment point
Backrest
Before using the attachment points, remove the
cover caps.
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Outer seats:
When driving
1. Slide head restraint upward.
With side airbags in the rear, make sure
2. Guide upper tether strap between the sup-
ports of the head restraint.
that children do not lean out of the child's
seat toward the door panel; otherwise, injuries
can result if the side airbags are triggered.<
3. Attach tether strap hook to attachment
point.
Child-safety lock of rear doors
4. Slide head restraint into the lowest position.
5. Pull tether strap tight.
Middle seat:
1. Fold center armrest slightly forward.
2. Guide tether strap through the opening.
Slide down the safety levers on the rear doors:
The door can now be opened from the outside
only.
Safety switch for power windows
Press the safety switch for the power windows,
refer to page 23, when children are in the rear of
the vehicle.
3. Fold center armrest back.
4. Attach tether strap hook to attachment
point.
5. Pull tether strap tight.
When using the cargo area cover:
Guide tether strap through between the rear
seat backrest and the cargo area cover.
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