Volkswagen ID.4: Installing and using child restraints

• Country-specific specifications
• Airbag label

Country-specific specifications

There are different standards and requirements in different countries for using child restraints and their attachment options. Transporting children on the front passenger's seat is not permitted in all countries. Laws and regulations take precedence over the descriptions in this Owner's Manual.

Notes on installing a child restraint

Note the following information when installing a child restraint. They are applicable to child restraints with every securing system.

• Read and follow the instructions from the child restraint manufacturer→ .
• It is best to install the child restraints on the rear seat behind the front passenger seat so that children can exit the vehicle on the side that is away from traffic.
• Adjust the height of the safety belt so that the belt webbing runs naturally along the child restraint without any sharp bends in the webbing. For rear-facing child restraints, use the lowest position of the seat belt height adjuster.
• Switch off the front passenger front airbag before installing a backward-facing child seat in the front passenger seat.
• If installing on the front passenger's seat, move the seat all the way back and move it into the highest position possible. Bring the backrest into the upright position (→ Mechanical front seat).
• Always leave sufficient free space around the child restraint. Adjust the position of the seat in front of it if possible.

  Always make sure the driver and front passenger are using a correct seating position (→ Seating position).

• The backrest of the child seat should be positioned as close as possible to the backrest on the vehicle seat. Adjust the angle of the vehicle seat so that the child restraint contacts it fully. If the child restraint comes into contact with the head restraint when installed and prevents it from fitting correctly, move the head restraint all the way up or remove it and store it securely in the vehicle.
• Once the child restraint is correctly installed, the settings for that seat must no longer be changed. If the seat settings have been changed, the installation of the child restraint must be checked and, if necessary, adjusted.
• If a child restraint is installed on a seat, functions such as the massage function (→ Massage feature) or seat heating (→ Seat heating) must not be used on that seat.

Airbag label

Fig. 1 General example: airbag label on the sun visor.

Fig. 2 General example: airbag on the B-pillar.

Labels with important information about the passenger's front airbag are located in the vehicle. The content depends on the country and may vary. The labels may be located in the following places:

• On the driver's and front passenger's sun visors→ fig. 1.
• On the B-pillar on the passenger's side → fig. 2.

Always following the warnings before installing a rear-facing child restraint → .

Dangers when transporting children on the front passenger's seat

If using a rear-facing child restraint, the front passenger's front airbag can cause life-threatening or fatal injuries if it deploys → .

Rear-facing child restraints may only be used on the front passenger seat if the front passenger's front airbag is switched off. The yellow PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator light is permanently on in the driver's line of sight to indicate that the front passenger's front airbag is switched off (→ Indicator light standard airbag system).

It is not possible to switch off the front passenger's front airbag in all countries (→ Airbag system).

Do not deactivate the front passenger front airbag when using a forward-facing child seat. When installing a child restraint, makes sure it is as far from the front passenger's airbag as possible. If the front passenger's airbag deploys, it can cause serious injuries → .

Not all child seats are allowed to be used in the front passenger seat. The child restraint must be specially authorized by the manufacturer for use on the front passenger seat in vehicles with front and side airbags. Your Volkswagen dealership has a list of permitted child seats.

DANGER

Read and heed the important safety instructions for the front passenger's front airbag (→ Airbag system).

DANGER

When using a rear-facing child restraint on the front passenger seat, the risk of life-threatening or serious injuries or death in the event of a collision increases for the child.

• Never use a rear-facing child restraint on the front passenger seat when the front passenger's front airbag is switched on.
• Deactivate the front passenger's front airbag. If the front passenger's front airbag cannot be deactivated, you cannot use rear-facing child restraints.
• Position the front passenger seat as far back as possible to create the greatest possible distance to the front passenger's front airbag.
• Move the seat backrest into the upright position.
• Adjust the height of the safety belt so that the belt webbing runs naturally along the child restraint without any sharp bends in the webbing. For rear-facing child restraints, use the lowest position of the seat belt height adjuster.
• Use only child restraints that are approved by the child restraint manufacturer for use on the front passenger seat with front and side airbags.

WARNING

There is a risk of injury if the child restraint is installed incorrectly.

• Always refer to and follow the installation instructions and warnings from the child restraint manufacturer.

WARNING

There is a risk of injury if a front-facing child restraint is used on the front passenger's seat.

• Position the front passenger seat as far back as possible to create the greatest possible distance to the front passenger's front airbag.
• Move the seat backrest into the upright position.
• Adjust the height of the safety belt so that the belt webbing runs naturally along the child restraint without any sharp bends in the webbing. For rear-facing child restraints, use the lowest position of the seat belt height adjuster.
• Use only child restraints that are approved by the child restraint manufacturer for use on the front passenger seat with front and side airbags.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of injury if the Side Curtain Protection or side airbag deploys:

• Make sure that children are not within the deployment zone of the airbag.
• Do not place any objects within the deployment zone of the Side Curtain Protection.

Types of child restraintsSecuring systems