44 Child safety
WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, a child must be transported in a rear-fac-
ing child seat on the front passenger seat, strictly observe the following:
●Always disable the front passenger front airbag and leave it disabled.
●The child seat must be approved by the manufacturer for use on a
front passenger seat with front and side airbag.
●Follow the installation instructions of the child seat manufacturer and
observe the warnings.
●Move the front passenger seat as far back as possible and adjust it to
its highest position to keep as far away as possible from the front airbag.
●Move the seat backrest to the upright position.
●The seat belt height adjustment must be as high as possible.
●Children must always be protected with an approved child restraint
system suited to their height and weight.
Use of the child seat on the rear seat
If a child seat is mounted on the rear seat, adapt the position of the front
passenger seat so that the child has enough space. Therefore, adapt the
front passenger seat to the size of the child seat and the height of the child.
Ensure the passenger is in the correct position ⇒ page 10.
Move the second and third row of seats fully back and lock them. Place the
seat backs in a vertical position and fold the head restraints down.
ISOFIX child seats approved for rear seats
The rear seats are suitable for child seats with the ISOFIX system specially
designed for this type of vehicle in accordance with regulation ECE-R 44.
ISOFIX child seats are divided into “specific categories for the vehicle”,
“limited” or “semi-universal”.
Child seat manufacturers supply a list of vehicles with each ISOFIX seat,
which includes the models for which the ISOFIX child seat in question is ap-
proved. If the vehicle is included in the manufacturer's list and the ISOFIX
child seat belongs to a seat category included in the list, then it can be
used in your vehicle. If necessary, contact the child seat manufacturer for an
updated list of vehicles.
Group (weight
category)
ISOFIX child seat cate-
gory Seat position on the rear seats
Group 0:
to 10 kg E IUFa)
Group 0+:
to 13 kg
E IUFa)
D IUFa)
C IUFa)
Group 1:
9 to 18 kg
D IUFa)
C IUFa)
B IUFa)
B1 IUFa)
A IUFa)
a) IUF: suitable for “universal” ISOFIX child seats authorised for use in this group.
WARNING
If child seats are fitted to all the seats in the second row then it is possi-
ble that the seats of this row cannot be folded down from the third row of
seats in case of an accident. In case of an emergency, passengers in the
third row of seats will not be able to leave the vehicle or to help them-
selves.
●Child seats should not occupy all the seats of the second row if other
passengers are to occupy the third row of seats.
