FIAT 500 - Manual (Page 92)

CARRYING CHILDREN SAFELY
All vehicle's occupants must be protected, babies and
children included!
For optimal protection in the event of a collision, all
passengers must be seated and wearing adequate
restraint systems.
This prescription is compulsory in all EC countries
according to EC Directive 2003/20/EC.
This is even more important for children since their
head is larger and heavier than an adult's in
proportion to their body, while their muscular and
bone structures are not fully developed.
Therefore, correct restraint systems other than adult
seat belts are necessary to reduce as much as
possible the risk of injuries in case of accident,
braking or sudden manoeuvre.
Children must be suitably restrained inside the
vehicle according to their weight. Several children
restraint system types are available; always choose
the one most suitable for the child.
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.
The results of research on the best child restraint
systems are contained in the European Standard
ECE-R44, which enforces the use of restraint
systems classified into five weight groups:
Group Weight groups
Group 0 up to 10 kg of weight
Group 0+ up to 13 kg of weight
Group 1 9-18 kg in weight
Group 2 15-25 kg in weight
Group 3 22-36 kg of weight
WARNING
SEVERE DANGER:When an active
passenger airbag is fitted, DO NOT
install backwards-facing child seats on
the front seat. Deployment of the airbag
in an accident could cause fatal injuries to the
child.We recommend always transporting
children in the rear seat, as this position is most
protected during impact. If necessary, children
can stay on the front seat, only if the
passenger's front airbag can be disabled. In this
case, check that the air bag is actually
deactivated by making sure the warning light
appears on the instrument panel (see
“Passenger front airbag” in the “Front airbags”
section).The passenger seat must also be
positioned back as far as possible in order to
avoid the child seat from coming into contact
with the dashboard.
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