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CHILD SEATS RECOMMENDED BY PEUGEOT
PEUGEOT offers a complete range of child seats which are secured using the seat belt:
Group 0+: from birth to 13 kg L1 - "Britax Babysure": installed in the rear-facing position in the front and in the rear using a three-point seat belt. In the front, it is compulsory to disarm the passenger air bag and the vehicle's seat must be adjusted to the intermediate longitudinal position.
Group 1: from 9 to 18 kg L2 - "Ršmer Prince": installed in the rear using a two or three-point seat belt. For the safety of your child, it is imperative that the restraining cushion is used.
Group 2: from 15 to 25 kg L3 - "Ršmer Vario'': installed in the rear using a two or three-point seat belt.
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Groups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kg
L4 - "Recaro Start'': installed in the rear using a three-point seat belt. The height and width at the shoulders and length of the seat cushion must be adjusted according to the age and build of your child. L5 - "Klippan Optima": installed in the rear using a three-point seat belt. From the age of 6 years (approximately 22 kg), the booster is used on its own.
Groups 1, 2 and 3: from 9 to 36 kg L6 - "Kiddy Life": installed in the rear using a three-point seat belt.The height and width at the shoulders and the length of the seat cushion must be adjusted according to the age and build of your child.
For the safety of young children (from 9 to 18 kg), PEUGEOT recommends use of the restraining cushion.
Never leave one or more children alone and unsu-pervised in a vehicle. Never leave a child or an
animal in a vehicle which is exposed to the sun and has thewindows closed.
To protect your young children from the sun, fit blinds on the rearwindows. Never leave the keys within reach of children inside the vehi-cle. Observe strictly the recommen- dations for assembling andsecuring the child seat as shownin the child seat instructions.
To prevent the doors from opening
accidentally, use the child lock*. Also, do not open the rear windows more than a third*.
* According to model.
Disarm the passenger air bag when installing a "rearwards facing" child seat on the front passenger seat. Otherwise, the child would risk beingkilled or seriously injured were the air bag to inflate.
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SUMMARY TABLE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CHILD SEATS In accordance with European regulations (Directive 2000/3), the table below indicates the options for the installation of child seats secured using the seat belt and universally approved (child seats which can be installed in all vehicles using a seatbelt), in accordance with the weight of the child and the seat in the vehicle:
U : seat suitable for the installation of a child seat secured using the seat belt and "universally" approved. "Rear facing" and "forward facing" child seats.
(a) Group 0 : from birth to 10 kg.
(b) The rules for transporting children on the front passenger seat are specific to each country. Consult the legislation in for ce
in your country. Regulation weight group
Seat
Weight below 13 kg Weight from 9 to 18 kg Weight from 15 to 25 kg Weight from 22 to 36 kg
(groups 0 (a) and 0+) (group 1) (group 2) (group 3) From birth to 1 year From 1 to 3 years From 3 to 6 years From 6 to 10 years approx. approx. approx. approx.
Front passenger seat (b) UU UU
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SEAT BELTS Seat belt height adjustment
To lower or raise: slide the control downwards or upwards. Fastening the seat belts Pull the strap, then insert the end into the buckle. Seat belts with pre-tensioner Safety in the event of front impacts has been improved by the introduc-
tion of seat belts with pre-tensioner. Depending on the seriousness of the impact, the pre-tensioning systeminstantly tightens the seat belts andpulls them against the bodies of theoccupants. The pre-tensioning seat belts are active when the ignition is on.
To be effective, a seat belt must be tightenedas close to the body aspossible.
Depending on the nature andseriousness of the impact, the pre-tensioning system may be trig-gered before and independently ofthe air bags. In all cases, the air bag warning light on the instrument panelcomes on. Following an impact, have the system checked by a PEUGEOT
dealer.
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Disarming the passenger air bag*
To ensure the safety of your child, it is essential to disarm the pas-senger air bag when you install arear-facing child seat on the frontpassenger seat. With the ignition switched off, insert the key into the passengerair bag disarming switch 1, turn it
to the "OFF" position, then
remove the key keeping the slotin this position.
The air bag warning light on theinstrument panel is lit throughoutthe disarming process.
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FRONT AIR BAGS These are folded in the centre of the steering wheel for the driver and in
the fascia for the front passenger.
They are deployed simultaneously,except in cases where the passen-ger air bag is disarmed. Front air bag fault
If this warning light comeson on the instrument panel, accompanied by anaudible signal, contact a
PEUGEOT dealer to have
the system checked.
AIR BAGS
The air bags have been designed to maximise the safety of the occu-pants in the event of serious colli-
sions. They work in conjunction withthe pretensioning seat belts. The electronic detectors register and analyse any abrupt decelerationof the vehicle: if the triggeringthreshold is reached, the air bagsinflate instantly and protect theoccupants of the vehicle. Immediately after the impact, the air bags deflate rapidly so that they donot hinder the visibility of the occu-pants nor their exit if necessary fromthe vehicle. The air bags are not deployed in the case of collisions which are not seri-
ous, for which the seat belt is suffi-cient to ensure maximum protection.The seriousness of a collisiondepends on the nature of the obsta-cle and the speed of the vehicle atthe moment of the collision. Air bags only operate when the ignition is switched on. Note:
the gas escaping from the air
bags can be a minor irritant.
* According to destination.
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For the front and side* air bags to be fully effective, observe the following safety rules:
¥ Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt.
¥ Sit in a normal upright position.
¥ Do not leave anything between the occupants of the front seats and the air bags (a child, pet, object...). This could hamper the operation of the air bags or injure the occupants.
¥ All work on the air bag system is strictly forbidden unless it is carried out by qualified personnel of the PEUGEOT network.
¥ After an accident or if the vehicle has been stolen or broken into, have the air bag systems checked. Front air bags
¥ Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes or resting your hands on the centre part of the wheel.
¥ Passengers must not place their feet on the fascia.
¥ Smoke as little as possible; deployment of the air bags can cause burns or the risk of injury from a cigarette or pipe.
¥ Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or hit it violently. Side air bags*
¥ Only put approved covers on the front seats. Contact your PEUGEOT dealer.
¥ Do not fix or glue anything to the front seat backs. This could cause injury to the chest or arms when the side air bag inflates.
¥ Do not sit with the upper part of the body any nearer to the door than necessary.
* According to destination.
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For the front and side* air bags to be fully effective, observe the following safety rules:
¥ Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt.
¥ Sit in a normal upright position.
¥ Do not leave anything between the occupants of the front seats and the air bags (a child, pet, object...). This could hamper the operation of the air bags or injure the occupants.
¥ All work on the air bag system is strictly forbidden unless it is carried out by qualified personnel of the PEUGEOT network.
¥ After an accident or if the vehicle has been stolen or broken into, have the air bag systems checked. Front air bags
¥ Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes or resting your hands on the centre part of the wheel.
¥ Passengers must not place their feet on the fascia.
¥ Smoke as little as possible; deployment of the air bags can cause burns or the risk of injury from a cigarette or pipe.
¥ Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or hit it violently. Side air bags*
¥ Only put approved covers on the front seats. Contact your PEUGEOT dealer.
¥ Do not fix or glue anything to the front seat backs. This could cause injury to the chest or arms when the side air bag inflates.
¥ Do not sit with the upper part of the body any nearer to the door than necessary.
* According to destination.
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