Installing the child seat
Some seat positions are not approved for child seat installation.
The diagrams on the following pages show where to install a child seat.
The child seat types mentioned may not be available. Before using another child seat, check with the manufacturer that it can be installed.
! Preferably install the child seat on a rear seat. Make sure that installing the child seat in the vehicle does not risk unlocking it from its base. If you must remove the head restraint, make sure it is properly stored so that it does not become a projectile in the event of sudden braking or a collision. Always secure the child seat to the vehicle even when it is not in use so that it does not become a projectile in the event of sudden braking or a collision.In the front passenger seat
Carrying children in the front passenger seat varies by country.
Refer to the applicable legislation and follow the instructions in the diagrams on the following pages.
Before installing a child seat in this position (if permitted):
- lower the seat belt as far as possible;
- move the seat fully back;
- tilt the seat back slightly from the vertical (approx. 25°);
- for vehicles so equipped, raise the seat cushion to its highest position.
Do not change these settings once the child seat is installed.
! RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY: before installing a child seat in this position, make sure the airbag is deactivated (refer to the "Child safety: deactivating and activating the front passenger airbag" section in chapter 1).In rear seat
A carrycot is installed crosswise in the vehicle and uses at least two seats. Position the child's head on the side opposite the door.
Move the front seat forward as far as possible to install a rear-facing child seat, then move it back as far as possible without touching the child seat.
For the safety of a forward-facing child, do not move back the seat in front of the child beyond the middle of the slide, do not recline the backrest too much (25° maximum) and raise the seat as high as possible.
Check that the forward-facing child seat is pressed against the vehicle seat backrest and that the vehicle head restraint does not get in the way.
Convertible child head restraint
When the vehicle is equipped with it, the child head restraint and its booster seat can only be installed in the outer rear seats.
For fitting and use, refer to the equipment instructions
Van version
Van version
Child seat secured with the seat belt
Seating position allowing fixing by seat belt of a "Universal" approved seat.
Seating position where installation of a child seat is prohibited.
Check the condition of the airbag before installing a passenger or a child seat.
- Before installing a child seat: place the vehicle seat in the furthest rearward position possible.
- RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY: before installing a child seat on the front passenger seat, make sure the airbag is deactivated (refer to the "Child safety: deactivating and activating the front passenger airbag" section in chapter 1).
Estate version
Estate version
Child seat secured with the seat belt
Seating position allowing fixing by seat belt of a "Universal" approved seat;
Seating position allowing fixing by seat belt only of a rear-facing "Universal" approved seat.
Child seats fixed using the ISOFIX attachment
Seating position allowing fixing of an ISOFIX child seat.
Check the condition of the airbag before installing a passenger or a child seat.
Seating position where installation of a child seat is prohibited.
The rear seats are fitted with an anchorage allowing a forward-facing ISOFIX universal child seat to be fixed.
The anchorages are located in the luggage compartment and are visible.
The size of an ISOFIX child seat is indicated by a letter:
- A, B and B1: for forward-facing group 1 seats (9 to 18 kg);
- C: rear-facing group 1 seats (9 to 18 kg);
- D and E: rear-facing shells or seats of group 0 or 0+ (under 13 kg);
- F and G: group 0 carrycots (under 10 kg).
The table below repeats the same information as the diagram on the previous page in order to comply with the applicable regulations.
- RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY: before installing a rear-facing child seat on the front passenger seat, make sure the airbag is deactivated (refer to the "Child safety: deactivating and activating the front passenger airbag" section in chapter 1).
X = Seating position where installation of a child seat is not permitted.
U = Seating position allowing fixing by seat belt of a commercially available "Universal" approved seat; check that it fits correctly.
IUF/IL = Seating position allowing, for vehicles so equipped, fixing by ISOFIX attachment of a "Universal/semi-universal or vehicle-specific" approved child seat; check that it fits correctly.
- Only a rear-facing child seat may be installed in this position: place the vehicle seat in the furthest rearward and highest position, and tilt the backrest slightly (approximately 25°).
- A carrycot is installed sideways and requires at least two seats (the child's head on the side opposite the door).
- Move the front seat forward as far as possible to install a rear-facing child seat, then move it back as far as possible without touching the child seat.
- Forward-facing child seat: place the child seat backrest in contact with the vehicle seatback. Adjust the head restraint height or remove it if necessary. In addition, do not move the front seat in front of the child further back than the middle of its seat track adjustment range, and do not recline its backrest beyond 25°.
- Depending on vehicle.
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