Topic: Vehicle safety devices · Nº 390 / 691

¿Podrá un niño de 130 centímetros de estatura ocupar los asientos traseros del vehículo?
May a child who is 130 centimetres tall sit in the rear seats of the vehicle?
- ASí, con el cinturón de seguridad.Yes, with the seat belt.
- BSí, en brazos de un adulto.Yes, in an adult's arms.
- CSí, con un dispositivo de retención homologado.Yes, with an approved restraint device.
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- CSí, con un dispositivo de retención homologado.Yes, with an approved restraint device.
Vehicle seats are built and designed to carry adults, in both height and weight. When carrying children, a restraint system suited to the child's weight and height must be fitted. That way, in an accident or when braking sharply, the restraint system will work correctly. In vehicles with up to nine seats, including the driver's, children who are 1.35 metres tall or less must use approved child restraint systems properly suited to their height and weight, and must sit in the rear seats. As an exception, they may sit in the front seat, as long as they use approved child restraint systems properly suited to their height and weight, in the following cases: - When the vehicle has no rear seats. - When all the rear seats are already taken by children who are 135 cm tall or less. - When it is not possible to fit all the child restraint systems in those seats. If they sit in the front seats and the vehicle has a front airbag, they may only use rear-facing restraint systems if the airbag has been deactivated. Child restraint systems must always be fitted in the vehicle according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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