Always read the owner’s manual section on installing a child seat before installing one in the car.
Weight | Front seat (with deactivated airbag, only rear-facing child seats) | Front seat (with activated airbag, only front-facing child seats) | Outer rear seat | Centre rear seat |
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Group 0 max 10 kg | U, | X | U | U |
Group 0+ max 13 kg | U, | X | U | U |
Group 1 9-18 kg | L | IF, | U, L | U |
Group 2 15-25 kg | L | IF, | U, B, , L | U |
Group 3 22-36 kg | X | IF, | U, B, | U |
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Warning
Never use a rear-facing child seat on the front passenger seat if the passenger airbag is activated.
Child seat positioning
Rear-facing child seat and airbag are not compatible.- Always fit rear-facing child seats in the rear seat if the passenger airbag is activated.
- If a child is sitting in the front passenger seat then he/she could suffer serious injury if the airbag deploys.
- If the passenger airbag is deactivated then rear-facing child seats can be fitted on the front passenger seat.
Note
- Regulations regarding the placement of children in cars vary from country to country. Check what does apply.
Warning
- Never allow anybody to stand or sit in front of the front passenger seat.
- Never use a rear-facing child seat on the front passenger seat if the airbag is activated.
- Front-facing passengers (children and adults) must never sit on the front passenger seat if the passenger airbag is deactivated.
- Failure to follow the advice given above can endanger life or lead to serious personal injury.
Label for passenger airbag
Theon the passenger side’s sun visor. - The warning label for the passenger airbag is positioned as shown above.
Child seat mounting
Booster cushions/child seats with steel braces or some other design that could rest on the seatbelt buckle’s opening button must not be used, as they could cause the seatbelt buckle to open accidentally.
Do not secure the straps for the child seat into the seat’s horizontal adjustment bar or in springs, rails or beams under the seat. Sharp edges may damage the straps.
Do not allow the upper section of the child seat to rest against the windscreen.
When using child safety equipment, it is important to read the installation instructions included.
In the event of questions when fitting child safety equipment, contact the manufacturer for clearer instructions.
Note
Never leave a child seat loose in the car. Always secure it according to the instructions for the child seat, even when it is not in use.
Note
Observe caution when fitting child restraint systems so that sharp edges or protruding parts of the child restraint system do not scratch the interior of the car.
Long-term installation and use of child seats may cause wear and tear on the car’s fittings. Volvo recommends using the kick guard accessory to protect the car’s fittings.
Regardless of location
- Only use child seats that are recommended by Volvo, are universally approved or are semi-universal, and where the car is included on the manufacturer’s vehicle list.
- If the child seat is equipped with support legs, always fit the support leg/support legs directly to the floor. Never fit a support leg to a footrest or other object.
- When fitting adjustable, rear-facing child seats, the child seat must be adjusted so that the older the child is, the more upright the position is.
Installation in the front seat
- When using front-facing booster seats and loose booster cushions where the child uses the car’s seatbelt, raise the front seat if necessary so that the seatbelt strap can be tensioned around the child’s hips.
- When fitting rear-facing child seats, check that the passenger airbag is deactivated.
- When fitting front-facing child seats, check that the passenger airbag is activated.
- When fitting rear-facing child restraint systems, lower the front seat to its lowest position unless otherwise specified in the relevant table for the location of child restraint systems.
- When fitting rear-facing child restraint systems, slide the front seat forward so that the child restraint system is in contact with or comes as close as possible to the instrument panel.
- ISOFIX child seats can only be fitted when the car is equipped with the ISOFIX console accessory.
- If the child seat is equipped with lower straps, Volvo recommends that the lower mounting points are used with these.
- The ISOFIX guide can be used in order to facilitate installation of an ISOFIX-anchored child restraint system.
Installation in the rear seat
- A child seat with support legs must not be fitted in the center seat.
- The outer seats are equipped with the ISOFIX fixture system and are approved for i-Size.
- The outer seats are equipped with upper mounting points. Volvo recommends that the child seat’s upper straps should be pulled through the hole in the head restraint before being tensioned at the mounting point. If this is not possible, follow the recommendations from the child seat manufacturer.
- If the child seat is equipped with lower straps, never adjust the position of the seat in front after the straps have been fitted in the lower mounting points. Always remember to remove the lower straps when the child seat is not installed.
Table for the location of ISOFIX child seats
The child seat must be approved in accordance with UN Reg R44 and the car model must be included in the manufacturer’s vehicle list.
Always read the owner’s manual section on installing a child seat before installing one in the car.
Weight | Size class | Type of child seat | Front seat (with deactivated airbag, only rear-facing child seats), | Front seat (with activated airbag, only front-facing child seats), | Outer rear seat | Centre rear seat |
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Group 0 max 10 kg | E | Rear-facing infant seat | IL, , X | X | IL | X |
Group 0+ max 13 kg | E | Rear-facing infant seat | IL, , , X | X | IL | X |
C | Rear-facing child seat | |||||
D | Rear-facing child seat | |||||
Group 1 9-18 kg | A | Front-facing child seat | X | IL, X | IL, IF | X |
B | Front-facing child seat | |||||
B1 | Front-facing child seat | |||||
C | Rear-facing child seat | IL, X | X | IL | X | |
D | Rear-facing child seat | |||||
Group 2/3 15-36 kg | – | Front-facing child seat | X | IL | IL | X |
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Warning
Never use a rear-facing child seat on the front passenger seat if the passenger airbag is activated.
If an i-Size/ISOFIX child seat has no size classification, the car model must be included on the vehicle list for the child seat.
Volvo recommends contacting an authorized Volvo dealer for information about which i-Size/ISOFIX child seats Volvo recommends.
Table for the location of i-Size child seats
The child seat must be approved in accordance with UN Reg R129.
Always read the owner’s manual section on installing a child seat before installing one in the car.
Type of child seat | Front seat (with deactivated airbag, only rear-facing child seats) | Front seat (with activated airbag, only front-facing child seats) | Outer rear seat | Centre rear seat |
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i-Size child seats | X | X | i-U, | X |
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