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Where should children sit in the car?

Buckling up is mandatory for everyone in the car, but where are children safest? In which place should the child seat be attached? Is the seat behind the passenger really the safest? Here are all the answers.

Paragraph 21 regulates the transportation of children in the Road Traffic Act (StVO). It states that “Children up to the age of 12, who are smaller than 150 cm, on seats for which seat belts are required, are only taken if child restraints are used that are officially approved and suitable for the child. "

Means: If a child is taller than 1.50 meters and the three-point belt is properly seated on the body, need even a child who is not yet 12 years old, no special child seat.

The passenger seat is taboo for children?

Many manufacturers point out in the car’s operating instructions that children must not be carried in the front passenger seat if the vehicle is equipped with a front passenger airbag. "This ban is not based on a legal basis, but rather has the purpose that the manufacturer tries to free himself from liability in the event of damage," explains ADAC spokeswoman Diana Sprung.

Important: A legal ban on taking children in the front passenger seat only applies to vehicles with the front passenger airbag switched on – and only if the child seat is in the rearward direction. The airbag must therefore be switched off beforehand!

If the child is sitting facing forward, the passenger seat in vehicles with an airbag should be pushed all the way back to reduce the force of the airbag, adds the spokeswoman.

Exception: In classic cars that do not have seat belts, children under three years of age are not allowed to take them at all, and older children up to 150 centimeters only in the back seats.

Belongs to the child seat in the back seat?

“The safest place for children in the car is basically in the back seats. Above all, the place on the back right should be selected, because then the child always gets on and off the side of the footpath. Consumers should follow the recommendations and instructions of the vehicle manufacturers in the vehicle operating instructions – especially for vehicles with airbags – since these are sometimes different, ”said the ADAC spokeswoman.

According to ADAC, baby car seats should also be attached to the space on the rear right.

Tip: "Baby car seats should be used as long as possible because the rear-facing transport has advantages in a head-on collision," explains Sprung. The problem with corresponding systems over 13 kg body weight is usually a somewhat more complicated installation and the small space in the vehicle. For child seats with Isofix-Fastening and i-size standard do not apply. Under no circumstances should a rear-facing system be in a passenger seat with an active airbag!

The ADAC generally recommends fitting child seats in the rear seat. There are many things to consider when securing the front seat. Drivers should therefore read the instructions for the vehicle and child seat! "It is dangerous, for example, if the child does not have the legs in the footwell, but in front of the body when the front airbag deploys."

Fit child seats equally well everywhere?

“When mounting in the back seat, the front passenger seat may have to be pushed very far forward. A proper seating position is then no longer guaranteed on this seat. Before buying rear-facing child seats for children over 13 kilos, it is therefore essential to carry out an installation test in your own vehicle, ”recommends the ADAC.

The child seat must be installed as tightly and steadily as possible in the vehicle. In the case of rear-facing systems in particular, it should be checked whether the belt length in the vehicle is sufficient. "Good advice in a specialty shop is an advantage because operating errors have a negative impact on safety."

How safe are seat cushions for children?

“Seat cushions only provide protection in the event of a frontal impact and are therefore only recommended as an emergency solution if, for example, another child is to be taken along spontaneously, or none three full child seats on the back seat. We generally recommend full-fledged child seats, ”explains the spokeswoman. With these, the child is also protected in the event of a side impact.

Tip: “It is important with all booster seats that the lap belt runs through the lower belt guides and is tightened. The height of the back support should be adapted to the growing child, “Sprung advises.

Where should children sit in the car?

The passenger seat is taboo for children?

Belongs to the child seat in the back seat?

Fit child seats equally well everywhere?

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