Transporting children safely
The right place for children
Note
Children should always be in the rear
Accident research shows that the safest place for children is in the back seat.
Children on the front passenger seat
Should it ever be necessary to use a child restraint fixing system in the front passenger seat, make sure that the front, knee and side airbags on the front passenger side are deactivated. Automatic deactivation of front passenger airbags.
Note
Installing child restraint fixing systems
Before mounting
Before mounting child restraint fixing systems, ensure that the rear seat backrests are locked.
Hints
On the front passenger seat
Deactivating airbags
After installing a child restraint fixing system in the front passenger seat, make sure that the front, knee and side airbags on the front passenger side are deactivated.
Deactivate the front passenger airbags automatically.
Seat position and height
Before installing a child restraint fixing system, move the front passenger seat as far back as possible and adjust its height to the highest position to obtain the best possible position for the belt and to offer optimal protection in the event of an accident.
If the upper fixing point of the safety belt is located before the belt guide of the child seat, move the passenger seat carefully forward until the best possible belt guide position is reached.
Backrest width
Adjustable backrest width: before installing a child restraint fixing system in the front passenger seat, open the backrest width completely. Do not change the backrest width again and do not call up a memory position.
Child seat security

The rear safety belts and the front passenger safety belt can be locked against pulling out for mounting the child restraint fixing systems.
Locking the safety belt
- 1.
Pull out the belt webbing completely.
- 2.
Secure the child restraint fixing system with the belt.
- 3.
Allow the belt webbing to be pulled in and pull it taut against the child restraint fixing system. The safety belt is locked.
Unlocking the safety belt
- 1.
Unbuckle the belt buckle.
- 2.
Remove the child restraint fixing system.
- 3.
Allow the belt webbing to be pulled in completely.
LATCH child restraint fixing system
LATCH: Lower Anchors and Tether for Children.
Note
Mounts for the lower LATCH anchors
The lower anchors may be used to attach the CRS to the vehicle seat up to a combined child and CRS weight of 65 lb/30 kg when the child is restrained by the internal harnesses.
Before mounting the LATCH child restraint fixing system, pull the belt away from the child restraint fixing system.
Position

Mounts for the lower LATCH anchors are located behind the indicated covers.
Mounting ISOFIX child restraint fixing systems
- 1.
Mount the child restraint fixing system; refer to the user's manual of the system.
- 2.
Ensure that both LATCH anchors are properly connected.
Child restraint fixing system with a tether strap
Mounting points

There are two mounting points for child restraint fixing systems with a tether strap.