40 Child safety
Child safety
Child seats (accessories)
Introduction
Please read the information regarding the airbag system fully before trans-
porting babies and children in a child seat or other child restraint system
installed on the front passenger seat.
This information is extremely important for driver and passenger safety, par-
ticularly that of babies and children.
SEAT recommends the use of child seats from the SEAT accessory pro-
gramme. These child seats have been designed and tested for use in SEAT
vehicles. You can purchase child seats with different mountings from a
Technical Service.
Using child restraint systems with a base or foot
Some child retention systems are secured to the seat using a base or foot.
For certain equipment the use of an additional accessory will be necessary
(for example, the accessory for the floor compartment) to fit the child reten-
tion system correctly and securely.
Additional information and warnings:
●Airbag system ⇒ page 32
●Integrated child seats ⇒ page 46
WARNING
Make sure children are properly belted in and correctly secured to avoid
severe or fatal injuries while the vehicle is in motion.
●Never use a rear-facing child seat in the front passenger seat if the
front passenger front airbag is enabled.
●Children up to 12 years old should always travel on the rear seat.
●Children must always be protected with an approved child restraint
system suited to their height and weight.
●Children must assume the proper sitting position and be properly bel-
ted in while travelling.
●Ensure the seat backrest is upright when a child seat is being used on
it.
●Do not allow the child's head or other part of his or her body to fall
into the deployment area of the side airbags.
●Make sure the belt webbing is correctly positioned.
●Never hold children or babies on your lap or in your arms.
●Only one child may occupy a child seat.
●If you are using a child seat with a base or foot, always install this
base or foot correctly and safely.
●If the vehicle has a storage compartment in the footwell in front of
the last row of seats, this compartment cannot be used as designed; on
the contrary: It must be filled using the specially designed accessory so
that the base or foot is correctly supported by the closed compartment
and the child seat is secured properly. If this compartment is not suitably
secured when using a child seat with a base or foot then the compart-
ment cover could rupture in an accident and the child will be ejected and
suffer serious injury.
●Please read and observe the child seat manufacturer's handling in-
structions.
