2023 Land Rover RANGE ROVER VELAR CHILD SAFETY Owner Manual

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1 2023 Land Rover RANGE ROVER VELAR CHILD SAFETY

2 CHILD SEAT SAFETY

3 CHILD SEAT OVERVIEW

4 CHILD SEAT POSITIONING

5 BOOSTER SEATS

6 CHILD RESTRAINT CHECKLIST

7 CHILD SAFETY INFORMATION

8 CHILD SAFETY LOCKS

9 WARNING LABELS

10 VEHICLE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

11 FITTING LATCH CHILD RESTRAINTS

12 FITTING TETHER ANCHORAGE CHILD RESTRAINTS

2023 Land Rover RANGE ROVER VELAR CHILD SAFETY

CHILD SEAT SAFETY

Make sure to read and fully understand the following warnings before using any of the features in this section. Failure to observe warnings and cautions may result in vehicle damage, injury, or DEATH in the event of an accident.

WARNING

Always follow the child seat manufacturer’s instructions that accompany the child seat carefully.
Always use a child restraint or booster seat appropriate to the age and size of a child.
Always wear seat belts or use suitable child restraints, for every trip, no matter how short.
Always securely store a head restraint, if removing it in order to fit a child restraint.
Always refit a removed head restraint after a child restraint is removed.
Always make sure the child restraint is correctly anchored.
Never use a forward-facing child restraint until the child using it is above 20 lb (9 kg), and able to sit up unaided. Up to the age of two, a child’s spine and neck are not sufficiently developed to avoid injury in a frontal impact.
Never allow a baby or infant to be held or carried on the lap. The force of a crash can increase effective body weight by as much as thirty times, making it impossible to hold onto the child.
Never use a child seat that only hooks over the seatback. A child seat of this type cannot be satisfactorily secured and is unlikely to be safe for a child.
Even with advanced airbags, children can be killed or seriously injured. Never place a child in any type of child restraint or booster seat in the front passenger seat. All children under the age of 13 should ride in the outboard second-row seats.
It may not be possible to fit three child seats at the same time in the rear seats. If larger child seats are used, it may only be possible to fit two child seats into the rear seats.

CHILD SEAT OVERVIEW

WARNING
Make sure to read and fully understand the relevant warnings before using any of the features in this section. See CHILD SEAT SAFETY. All infants and children should be restrained in a suitable child safety seat. The child safety seat should be appropriate to the age and size of the infant or child.

CHILD SEAT POSITIONING

WARNING
Make sure to read and fully understand the relevant warnings before using any of the features in this section. See CHILD SEAT SAFETY.

WARNING
Crash statistics show that children are safest when properly secured in a child restraint system appropriate for the age and weight of the child, in a rear seating position. Failure to use an appropriate restraint system greatly increases the risk of serious injury or death in the event of an accident.

NOTES
The legislation which governs how and where children should be carried when traveling in a vehicle is subject to change. The driver is responsible for making sure that all regulations in force are complied with.

BOOSTER SEATS

WARNING
Make sure to read and fully understand the relevant warnings before using any of the features in this section. See CHILD SEAT SAFETY. A child may be too large to fit into a child safety seat, but too small to safely fit the vehicle’s seat belt. In these circumstances, it is recommended that a booster seat is used. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for the fitting and use of the booster seat. Adjust the vehicle’s seat belt accordingly. If the booster seat is fitted with LATCH connectors, these should be used to secure the seat in conjunction with the rear seat belt.

CHILD RESTRAINT CHECKLIST

WARNING
Make sure to read and fully understand the relevant warnings before using any of the features in this section. See CHILD SEAT SAFETY. Every time a child travels in the vehicle, observe the following:

NON-LATCH CHILD RESTRAINTS:

Carefully follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the restraint system.
Always use the appropriate child restraints and adjust the harnesses for every child, every trip.
Make sure that a child falls into the correct weight range for the seat.
Avoid dressing a child in bulky clothing. Do not place any objects between the child and the restraint system.
Regularly check the fit of a child seat. Replace child seats or harnesses that show signs of wear.
Make sure that all the slack is removed from the adult seat belt.
Make sure that any belt positioning sliders on the seat belts are adjusted such that there is no slack in the lap belt after fastening.
No child seat is completely child-proof. Encourage a child not to play with the buckle or harness.
Never leave a child unsupervised in the vehicle.
Activate the rear door child safety locks. See CHILD SAFETY LOCKS.
Set a good example and always wear a seat belt.
When using a seat belt to secure a non-LATCH child restraint, make sure the seat belt’s locking mechanism is used.

LATCH CHILD RESTRAINTS:

Always attach the top tether when fitting the LATCH seat.
Carefully follow the instructions supplied with the child seat. Always give the LATCH seat a final pull, to make sure that the lower anchors are secure.
Always use the appropriate child restraints and adjust the harnesses for every child, on every trip.
Make sure that a child falls into the correct weight range for the seat.
Avoid dressing a child in bulky clothing. Do not place any objects between the child and the restraint system.
Regularly check the fit of a child seat. Replace child seats and harnesses that show signs of wear.
No child seat is completely child-proof. Encourage children not to play with the buckle or harness.
Never leave a child unsupervised in the vehicle.
Activate the rear door child safety locks. See CHILD SAFETY LOCKS.
Set a good example and always wear a seat belt.

CHILD SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING
Make sure to read and fully understand the relevant warnings before using any of the features in this section. See CHILD SEAT SAFETY.

WARNING
Children should travel in the rear of the vehicle at all times. Front passenger seat travel is not recommended. Failure to observe this may result in serious injury, or death in the event of an accident.

WARNING
Extreme hazard! Never place a rearward-facing child restraint on the front passenger seat. The infant could be seriously injured or killed if the airbag deploys. Child restraint systems are designed to be secured in vehicle seats by use of the lap belts or the lap belt portion of a lap-shoulder belt. Children could be endangered in a crash if their child restraints are not properly secured. Foldable seats must be in a secure upright position before fitting a child restraint. See FOLDING AND RAISING THE REAR SEATS. A child should only travel in the front passenger seat if it is essential and national or state legislation permits it. If this is the case, it is recommended that the following preparations are made before fitting the child restraint:

Adjust the seat to the rearmost position.
Adjust the seat cushion to the highest position.
Adjust the seatback to the optimum upright position to support the child seat.
Adjust any lumbar support to the minimum support position.
Adjust any cushion extenders to the fully retracted position.

CHILD SAFETY LOCKS

WARNING
Make sure to read and fully understand the relevant warnings before using any of the features in this section. See CHILD SEAT SAFETY.

It is recommended that the rear door interior handles are disabled if children are to be carried in the rear seat positions. Press the button located on the driver’s door to activate the child door locks and inhibit the rear windows. The LED indicator illuminates when active, and the instrument panel displays a message. To switch it off, press the button again. The LED extinguishes and the instrument panel displays a message.

WARNING LABELS

WARNING
Make sure to read and fully understand the relevant warnings before using any of the features in this section. See CHILD SEAT SAFETY.

WARNING
Extreme hazard! Never place a rearward-facing child restraint on the front seat. The infant could be seriously injured or killed if the airbag deploys.

The above label is affixed to the passenger’s side sun-visor. The label warns against the use of a rear-facing child seat in the front passenger’s seat when a front passenger airbag is fitted and operational.

WARNING
Never let a child’s head rest near a front seat side airbag, as an inflating airbag can cause serious or fatal injury.

The above label is affixed to both B pillars. The label warns against a child sitting too close to the front seat side airbag.

VEHICLE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

WARNING

Make sure to read and fully understand the relevant warnings before using any of the features in this section. See CHILD SEAT SAFETY.
Extreme hazard! Never place a rearward-facing child restraint on the front passenger seat. The infant could be seriously injured or killed if the airbag deploys.
Even with advanced airbags, children can be killed or seriously injured. Never place a child in any type of child restraint or booster seat in the front passenger seat. All children under the age of 13 should ride in the second-row seats.

NOTES
Always follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the child restraint system.

NOTES
Make sure the child seat fits the child properly. Always check the child restraint system manufacturer’s instructions and labels for height and weight limits.

VEHICLES WITH ADJUSTABLE SECOND-ROW SEATS:
Before fitting a child seat to a second-row adjustable seat, adjust the second-row seatback to the upright position to support the child seat.

FITTING LATCH CHILD RESTRAINTS

WARNING

Make sure to read and fully understand the relevant warnings before using any of the features in this section. See CHILD SEAT SAFETY.
Never attempt to fit LATCH child restraints to the center rear seating position. The anchor bars are not designed to hold a LATCH child restraint in this position. The child could be endangered in a crash if the child restraint is not properly secured in the vehicle.
Child restraint anchorages are designed to withstand only those loads imposed by correctly fitted child restraints. Under no circumstances are they to be used for adult seat belts, harnesses, or for attaching other items or equipment to the vehicle.
If the child restraint is not correctly anchored, there is a significant risk of injury to the child in the event of a collision or emergency braking. Both of the outer rear seat positions are equipped to accept LATCH child restraints.

To fit a LATCH child seat:

A removable cover, displaying the LATCH symbol, indicates the position of the LATCH anchor points.
Locate the recess at the top of each access cover. Lightly pull forward to release, and remove. The vehicle’s lower anchor points are now accessible.
NOTES
Store the access covers safely. Refit the covers when the child restraint is removed from the vehicle.
Slide the child seat into position. Attach the child seat locking mechanism to the seat anchor points. For child seats fitted with non-rigid LATCH connectors, connect the lower tether strap hooks to the anchor bars and tighten the straps. Test the security of the child restraint. To do this, attempt to pull the restraint away from the vehicle’s seat and twist the restraint from side to side. Even if the restraint appears secure, the anchor points should be checked visually to make sure they are correctly attached.

NOTES
Always make sure that if an upper tether is provided, it is fitted and tightened correctly.

NOTES
For child restraints fitted with a support leg, adjust the leg so that it rests firmly on the floor.

FITTING TETHER ANCHORAGE CHILD RESTRAINTS

WARNING

Make sure to read and fully understand the relevant warnings before using any of the features in this section. See CHILD SEAT SAFETY.
Always follow the child seat or restraint system manufacturer’s instructions when fitting tether straps.
Always pass the tether strap over the top of the seatback and underneath the head restraint, when fitting a child seat or restraint.
If a child restraint is fitted to the center rear seat, the center armrest must be moved to the stored position, in the seat backrest.
Always store a removed head restraint securely.

If a head restraint is removed to fit a child seat, make sure it is refitted before the seat is used by a passenger. See REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS.

Tether strap anchor points are located behind the second-row seats. The anchor points should be used to attach tether straps from a child seat or restraint system.

To fit a tether strap:

Fit the child restraint securely in the rear seat.
Raise the head restraint.
Pass the tether strap over the seatback and beneath the head restraint.
Attach the tether strap hook to the anchor point. Make sure the hook is facing towards the back of the seat.
Tighten the tether strap according to the child restraint manufacturer’s instructions.