Volkswagen stressing child safety in vehicle design

Vehicle safety is important for all vehicle occupants, particularly for children. For this reason, the development engineers at Volkswagen also concentrate on small passengers. Numerous safety features for children are integrated in current Volkswagen models as standard.

Even today, approximately 50 percent of fatal accidents involving child passengers are caused by inadequate protection or failure to use protective systems. For example child seats: European studies demonstrate that more than half of all child seats are fitted or used incorrectly. If the vehicle has integrated child seats, there is no need to fit and remove child seats – a task that is often awkward.

In the Passat, Volkswagen offers a completely new generation of integrated child seats for children aged between three and twelve years of age (weight classes II to III). The new seat is easy to operate and can be folded flush into the rear seat bench when not in use.


The safety experts at Volkswagen have adapted the child seats so that the small passengers can sit comfortably and in safety: the seat bolsters are now more ergonomic and can be adjusted on the sides to protect the body in the event of a side-impact collision. Specially designed side head restraints protect the head and neck. They also prevent the child slumping to the side, for example when asleep, and assuming a dangerous position.


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