Carrying children

Please ensure that you comply with the legislation of your country.

Children, and adults, must be correctly seated and strapped in for all journeys. The children being carried in your vehicle are your responsibility.

A child is not a miniature adult. Children are at risk of specific injuries as their muscles and bones have not yet finished growing. The seat belt alone would not provide suitable protection. Use an approved child seat and ensure you use it correctly.

All of the warnings below are given so that the airbagis not obstructed in any way when it is inflated and also to prevent the risk of serious injuries caused by items which may be dislodged when it inflates.

Side airbag

This airbag is fitted to each of the front seats and is activated at the door side of the seats to protect the occupants in the event of a severe side impact.

Curtain airbag

This airbag fitted in the ceiling along each side of the vehicle. They inflate along the front and rear door side windows to protect the passengers in the event of a severe side impact.

They consist of:

• side seat belt inertia reel pretensioners;
• chest force limiters.

These systems are designed to act independently or together when the vehicle is subjected to a frontal impact.

Depending on the severity of the impact, the system can cause:

They consist of:

• seat belt inertia reel pretensioners;
• lap seat belt pretensioners;
• chest force limiters;
• airbags driver and passenger front.

These systems are designed to act independently or together when the vehicle is subjected to a frontal impact.

Depending on the severity of the impact, the system can cause:

The following information applies to the vehicle’s front and rear seat belts.

Rear side seat belts 8

The belts are fastened, unfastened and adjusted in the same way as the front belts.