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Child Restraint Positioning
WARNING:
Extreme Hazard! Never use a rearward facing child restraint on a seat protected by an active airbag in front of it. Death or serious injury to the child can occur.
WARNING:
If you use a child restraint that has a support leg, make sure the support leg rests securely on the floor.
WARNING:
If you use a child restraint and a seatbelt, make sure that the seatbelt is not slack or twisted.
WARNING:
When using a child restraint on a rear seat, the child restraint must rest tightly against the vehicle seat. It must not touch the head restraint. If necessary remove the head restraint. |
See
Head Restraints.
|
WARNING:
You must reinstall the head restraint following the removal of the child restraint. |
See
Head Restraints.
Note:
See an authorized dealer for the latest details relating to our recommended child restraints.
| Seating positions | Mass group categories | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Up to 22 lbs (10 kg) | Up to 29 lbs (13 kg) | 20 - 40 lbs (9 - 18 kg) | 33 - 55 lbs (15 - 25 kg) | 46 - 79 lbs (22 - 36 kg) | |
| Baby safety seat | Child safety seat | Booster seat or cushion | |||
| Front passenger seat with airbag ON | X | X | UF¹ | UF¹ ³ | UF¹ ³ |
| Front passenger seat with airbag OFF | U¹ | U¹ | U¹ | U¹ ³ | U¹ ³ |
| Second row seats | U | U | U | U³ | U³ |
| Third row Galaxy | U | U | U | U³ | U³ |
| Third row S-Max | X | X | UF² | UF² ³ | UF² ³ |
X Not suitable for children in this mass group.
U Suitable for universal category child restraints approved for use in this mass group.
U¹ Suitable for universal category child restraints approved for use in this mass group. We recommend that you secure children in a government approved child restraint, on the rear seat.
UF¹ Suitable for universal category forward facing child restraints approved for use in this mass group. We recommend that you secure children in a government approved child restraint, on the rear seat.
UF² Suitable for universal forward facing child restraints approved for use in this mass group. Groups 2 and 3 booster seats with a backrest might be limited in the height adjustment of the back. See the child restraint owner manual.
³ At time of publishing, the recommended Group II/III child restraint is the Britax Romer Kidfix XP.
Note:
When using a child restraint on a front seat, the following longitudinal seat positioning guideline should be followed: The child restraint must not be in contact with the instrument panel. The passenger seat should be positioned as far rearward as possible by having a seat belt routing (from B-Pillar ring to child restraint) in a forward direction. If it proves difficult to tighten the lap section of the safety belt without slack remaining, adjust the seatback to the fully upright position and raise the height of the seat. See
Seats.
Note:
When using a child restraint on a rear seat, adjust the seat in front of it in a position to prevent contact with the rear passenger, child feet or child legs. Make sure the child restraint rests tightly against the vehicle seat. If necessary adjust the seatback to an upright position. It may be necessary to lift or remove the head restraint. See
Head Restraints.
ISOFIX Child Restraints
| Seating positions | Mass group categories | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0+ | 1 | |||
| Rear facing | Forward facing | Rear facing | |||
| Up to 29 lbs (13 kg) | 20 - 40 lbs (9 - 18 kg) | ||||
| Front passenger seat | Size class | Not ISOFIX equipped | |||
| Seat type | |||||
| Second row seat ISOFIX | Size class | C,D, E1 | A, B, B11 | C, D1 | |
| Seat type | IL2 | IL2, IUF3 | IL2 | ||
| Third row seats | Size class | Not ISOFIX equipped | |||
| Seat type | |||||
IL Suitable for particular ISOFIX child restraints systems of the semi-universal category. Please consult child restraints systems suppliers' vehicle recommendation lists.
IUF Suitable for ISOFIX forward facing child restraints systems of universal category approved for use in this mass group and ISOFIX size class.
1The ISOFIX size class for both universal and semi-universal child restraint systems is defined by the capital letters A to G. These identification letters are displayed on the ISOFIX child restraint.
2At time of publishing the recommended Group O+ ISOFIX baby safety seat is the Britax Romer Baby Safe. See an authorized dealer for the latest details relating to our recommended child restraints.
3At time of publishing the recommended Group 1 ISOFIX child restraint is the Britax Romer Duo. See an authorized dealer for the latest details relating to our recommended child restraints.
I-Size Child Restraints
| - | Front passenger seat | Rear outboard seats | Rear center seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-Size child restraint systems | X | I-U | X |
I-U Suitable for use with forward and rearward facing I-Size child restraint systems.
X Not suitable for use with I-Size child restraint systems.
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