Carrying children safely – FIAT Stilo User Manual

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CORRECT USE OF THE CAR

W

ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

IINDEX

DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS

SAFETY DEVICES

SERIOUS DANGER: Never
place cradle child’s seats fac-

ing backwards on the front
passenger seat of cars fitted
with passenger’s air bag since

the air bag activation could cause se-
rious injuries, even mortal. You are
advised to carry children always on
the rear seat, as this is the most pro-
tected position in the case of a crash.
In any case, children’s seats must ab-
solutely not be fitted on the front seat
of cars with passenger’s air bag, which
during inflation could cause serious
injury, even mortal, regardless of the
seriousness of the crash that triggered
it. Children may be placed on the
front seat of cars fitted with passen-
ger’s air bag deactivation. In this case,
it is absolutely necessary to check the
warning light

F

on the instrument

panel, to make sure that deactivation
has actually taken place (see para-
graph “Front passenger air bag” at
paragraph “Front air bags”). The
front passenger seat shall be adjust-
ed in the most backward position to
prevent any contact between child’s
seat and dashboard.

WARNING

CARRYING CHILDREN
SAFELY

For optimal protection in the event of a
crash, all passengers must be seated and
wearing adequate restraint systems.

This is even more important for children.

This prescription is compulsory in all EC
countries according to EC Directive
2003/20/EC.

Compared with adults, their head is pro-
portionally larger and heavier than the rest
of the body, while the muscles and bone
structure are not completely developed.
Therefore, correct restraint systems are
necessary, other than adult seat belts.

The results of research on the best child
restraint systems are contained in the Eu-
ropean Standard EEC-R44. This Standard
enforces the use of restraint systems clas-
sified in five groups:

Group 0

0-10 kg in weight

Group 0+ 0-13 kg in weight

Group 1

9-18 kg in weight

Group 2

15-25 kg in weight

Group 3

22-36 kg in weight

As it may be noted, the groups overlap
partly and in fact, in commerce it is pos-
sible to find devices that cover more than
one weight group.

All restraint devices must bear the certi-
fication data, together with the control
brand, on a solidly fixed label which must
absolutely never be removed.

Over 1.50 m in height, from the point of
view of restraint systems, children are
considered as adults and wear the seat
belts normally.

Lineaccessori Fiat offers seats for each
weight group, which are the recommend-
ed choice, as they have been designed and
experimented specifically for Fiat cars.

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