Volvo XC90 owner manual Child safety, Children should be seated safely

01 Safety

		Child safety	01
Children should be seated safely	restrained to help reduce the chance of injuring	When a child has outgrown the child safety
Volvo recommends the proper use of restraint	or increasing the injury of a child.	seat, you should use the rear seat with the
systems for all occupants including children.	All states and provinces have legislation gov-	standard seat belt fastened. The best way to
Remember that, regardless of age and size, a	erning how and where children should be car-	help protect the child here is to place the child
child should always be properly restrained in a	ried in a vehicle. Find out the regulations exist-	on a cushion so that the seat belt is properly
vehicle.	ing in your state or province. Recent accident	located on the hips, see page 46. Legislation
Your vehicle is also equipped with ISOFIX/	statistics have shown that children are safer in	in your state or province may mandate the use
		of a child seat or cushion in combination with
LATCH attachments, which make it more con-	rear seating positions than front seating posi-
		the seat belt, depending on the child's age and/
venient to install child seats.	tions when properly restrained. A child restraint
		or size. Please check local regulations.
	system can help protect a child in a vehicle.
Some restraint systems for children are		A specially designed and tested booster cush-
	Here's what to look for when selecting a child
designed to be secured in the vehicle by lap
	restraint system:	ion and backrest can be obtained from your
belts or the lap portion of a lap-shoulder belt.
	• It should have a label certifying that it	Volvo retailer.
Such child restraint systems can help protect
children in vehicles in the event of an accident	meets applicable Federal Motor Vehicle	USA: for children weighing 33 – 80 lbs.
only if they are used properly. However, chil-	Safety Standards (FMVSS 213) – or in Can-	(15 – 36 kg) and 38 – 54 inches (97 – 137 cm)
dren could be endangered in a crash if the child	ada, CMVSS 213.	in height
restraints are not properly secured in the vehi-	• Make sure the child restraint system is	Canada: for children weighing 40 – 80 lbs.
cle. Failure to follow the installation instructions	approved for the child's height, weight and	(18 – 36 kg) and 40 – 54 inches (102 – 137 cm)
for your child restraint can result in your child	development – the label required by the	in height
striking the vehicle's interior in a sudden stop.	standard or regulation, or instructions for
Holding a child in your arms is NOT a suitable	infant restraints, typically provide this infor-
	mation.
substitute for a child restraint system. In an	• In using any child restraint system, we urge
accident, a child held in a person's arms can
	you to carefully look over the instructions
be crushed between the vehicle's interior and
	that are provided with the restraint. Be sure
an unrestrained person. The child could also be
	you understand them and can use the
injured by striking the interior, or by being ejec-
	device properly and safely in this vehicle.
ted from the vehicle during a sudden maneuver
	A misused child restraint system can result
or impact. The same can also happen if the
	in increased injuries for both the infant or
infant or child rides unrestrained on the seat.	child and other occupants in the vehicle.
Other occupants should also be properly

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