Technical BulletinChild Restraint Systems for
Installation Checks
Version 4.0

July 2020
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Euro NCAP Child Occupant Protection Protocol
Information
1st January 2021

1. Child Restraint Systems for Installation Checks
From 2013 onwards, Euro NCAP has used a selection of popular Child Restraint
Systems (CRS) to assess the vehicle’s ability to safely and correctly accommodate child
restraints. This list contains a sample of widely available, well performing child seatsthat represent most common types of products available on the European market. The
list will be checked annually and updated if seats are no longer available on the market.
Each update will occur at the start of the year preceding the year of application.
Euro NCAP does not assess or rate the child seats individually and although the child
restraint systems on the installation list are generally recommended, there are otherseats available on the market that provide equal protection.
1.1

Definitions

R44 groups:
Group 0+: Infants until 13kg (approx 12 to 18 months)
Group 0+/I: Infants / toddlers until 18kg (approx 3.5 yr)
Group I: Toddlers 9 -18kg (approx 1 – 3.5 yr)
Group II/III: Children from 15kg onwards (approx 3 yr)
i-Size (and other R129) CRS
45-75 cm: Birth to approx. 12 months
45-105 cm: Birth to approx. 4 years
61-105 cm: approx. 4 months to 4 years
76-105 cm: approx. 15 months to 4 years
100-135 cm: approx. 4 years to 8 years
100-150 cm: approx. 4 years to 12 years
1.2

CRS for Installation Assessment

The versions of the CRS to be used in the installation assessment are specified inSection 1.3. Each CRS will be installed using the installation mode detailed in the tables
below.
1.2.1

Belt-attached CRS
CRSMaxi Cosi
CabriofixMaxi Cosi
Cabriofix
plus EasyFix

GroupInstallation

TypeGroup 0+

Belt mounted

B___

U

Group 0+Belt mounted withbase & support leg
Rearward facing

B_L_Vehicle List

Römer King II LSGroup I

Belt mounted

B___

U/UF

Cybex Solution Z
i-Fix1

100cm-150cm

Belt mounted
without linear side

B___Vehicle List
ISO/B3

impact protection

1

Where a vehicle does not meet the installation requirements with the Cybex Solution Z, the installation
will also be performed with the Kidfix SL. This will be applied for 2021 & 2022 only.

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1.2.2ISOFIX CRS
CRS

Group

BeSafe iZi Combi
X4 ISOfix

Group 0+/I

Cybex Solution Zi-Fix1

100cm-150cm

1.2.3

Installation
ISOFIX mountedwith support leg
Rearward facing,
SIP+ NOT used
ISOFIX mounted
without linear

side impact
protection

Type_IL_ISO/R3

B I_ _ _Vehicle
ListISO/B3

i-Size CRS
CRS

Size
67cm-105cm≤ 18.5kg

Maxi Cosi 2way
Pearl & 2wayFix>15months105cm≤ 18.5kg

BeSafe iZi Kid X2i-Size

61cm-105cm≤ 18.0kg

Britax Römer
Trifix2 i-size

76cm-105cm

BeSafe iZi Flex FIXi-size

100cm-135cm

Installation
ISOFIX mountedwith support leg
Rearward facing
ISOFIX mountedwith support leg
Forward facing
ISOFIX mountedwith support leg
Rearward facing,
SIP+ NOT used

Typei-Size
ISO/R2_IL_F2X_IL_i-Size
ISO/R2ISOFIX with Top
tether mounted_I_S

i-SizeF2X

ISOFIX mounted,
without sidebumpers

BI__i-Size
ISO/B2

1.2.4 CRS adjustments
Any comfort adjustments on the CRS shall be changed up to a maximum stature of135cm. The following adjustment shall be used:•Cybex Solution Z i-Fix, the installation will be assessed with the height set to the8th position up from bottom equating to a stature of 135cm, where the lowest
position is #1. The linear side impact protection will not be used.
•BeSafe iZi Flex FIX, the installation will be assessed with the height adjustment
set up from the bottom with five complete rotations of the adjustment, equating
to a stature of 135cm, where the lowest position is number 1.
Where the vehicle manufacturer recommends any CRS and boosters thesettings/adjustments for each applicable child stature shall be provided to Euro NCAP.

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1.3

CRS Versions

Maxi Cosi Cabriofix
Specification equivalent to build No: 2251394
Approval No: 04443517
EasyFix
Approval No: E4 04443522

Römer King II LS
From Serial No: 00006177 (dated 10.03.2014)
Approval No: E11 041578

Cybex Solution Z i-Fix
Approval No: 030036

Römer KidFix SL
Approval No: E1 04301312

BeSafe iZi Combi X4 ISOfix
Approval No: ECE R44-04 4201

Maxi Cosi 2way Pearl & 2wayFix
Approval No: E4-129R-000001

Römer Trifix2 i-SizeApproval No: 129R-010015

BeSafe iZi Kid X2 i-SizeApproval No: E4-129R-000002

BeSafe iZi Flex FIX i-SizeApproval No: E4-129R-02-000017

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1.4

CRS Manufacturer Contacts

Britax Römer
Farid BendjellalGroup Director Car Seat Regulatory Affairs
Britax Childcare Group
Theodor-Heuss Str. 989340 Leipheim
Germany
farid.bendjellal@britax.com
Office: +49 8221 3670 101
Dorel EuropeErik Salters
Safety Research Department
Korendijk 5, 5704 RD
Helmond, the Netherlands
erik.salters@dorel.eu
Office: +31-(0)492845745
HTS BeSafe
Okke van Mourik
Product Development manager
HTS BeSafe
Nieuwegracht 133512 LC Utrecht
The Netherlands
phone: +31 30 2316586
mourik@hts.noCybex
Costandinos Visvikis
Director Industrial Relations Child Safety
Riedinger Str. 1895448 Bayreuth
Germany
phone: +49 921 78511 551
e-mail: costandinos.visvikis@cybex-online.com

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2. Child Restraint Systems for Dynamic Testing
For both child dummies, the requirements detailed in the Euro NCAP COP Assessment
protocol, Section 3.1.3 relating to stature, CRS adjustment and integrated CRS must befollowed.
2.1
Q6 Dummy
2.1.1 The Q6 dummy will be placed in a forward facing CRS only, rearward facing
CRS are NOT accepted.
2.1.2 The vehicle manufacturer may recommend a CRS for the Q6.
2.1.3 Any belt guides, such as the Kidfix 2 R lap belt (secureguard), shall only be
used providing there is clear information in the vehicle handbook instructing theuser to install the CRS with the guide.
2.1.4 Any additional adjustments, such as side impact extensions, shall only be usedproviding there is clear information in the vehicle handbook instructing the userof their use and required position.
2.1.5 Where the vehicle manufacturer does not recommend a FWF CRS for a six year
old child, the front MPDB and Side AE-MDB impacts will be performed with
the Q6 dummy seated in a Britax Römer Kidfix SL installed using the ISOFIX
anchorages and adult belt.
2.1.6 Where the vehicle offers no ISOFIX anchorages, the Kidfix SL will be installedusing the adult belt only. The CRS height adjustment shall be set to the 4th notch
up from the bottom, where the lowest position is notch 1.
2.2
Q10 Dummy
2.2.1 The vehicle manufacturer may recommend a booster cushion for a ten year oldchild (either stand-alone or as part of a booster seat with detachable backrest).
2.2.2 Where the vehicle manufacturer recommends to the public the use of the highback version of either the Kidfix SL, Kidfix 2 R or Takata Maxi for the Q10,
the tests will be performed with either the booster cushion only with backrest
removed or a booster cushion from the list below.
2.2.3 Any belt guides, such as the Kidfix 2 R lap belt (secureguard), shall only be
used providing there is clear information in the vehicle handbook instructing theuser to install the CRS with the guide.
2.2.4 Any additional adjustments, such as side impact extensions, shall only be usedproviding there is clear information in the vehicle handbook instructing the userof their use and required position.
2.2.5 Where the vehicle manufacturer does not recommend booster cushion, the front
MPDB and Side MDB impacts will be performed with the Q10 dummy seatedon a booster cushion (only) selected from the list below by the vehicle
manufacturer, where no selection is made the Secretariat will choose at random.
2.2.6 Q10 Dummy CRS
If a CRS in the list below is fitted with a shoulder belt position guide or clip, it must
NOT be used under any circumstance.
Britax Roemer Kidfix 2 R – approval number ECE R44: 04301304
Where the Kidfix 2 R booster cushion is to be installed in Euro NCAP tests, thelap belt guide shall only be used where the OEM recommends this CRS to thepublic and there is clear information in the vehicle handbook instructing the user
to install the CRS with the guide.
Graco Booster Basic – approval number E11-0444165
The adjustable arm rest shall be positioned to the highest position.
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Nania/OSANN UP - approval number ECE R44: E2 – 049047
Nania/OSANN Junior – approval number ECE R44: E24 – 040148
Peg Perego Viaggio 2-3 Shuttle – approval number ECE R44.04: E24 - 0000256

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