2008.5 Citroen C4 PICASSO Owner's Manual

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* The rules for transporting chil- dren are specifi c to each country.
Consult the current legislation in
your country.
GENERAL POINTS RELATING TO CHILD SEATS
Although one of CITROËN’s main
criteria when designing your vehicle,
the safety of your children also de-
pends on you.
For maximum safety, please follow
these precautions:
- in accordance with European regulations, all children under
the age of 12 or less than one
metre fi fty tall must travel in
approved child seats suited to
their weight , on seats fi tted with
a seat belt or ISOFIX mountings * ,
- statistically, the safest seats in
your vehicle for the transpor-
tation of children are the rear
seats,
- a child weighing less than 9 kg
must travel in the "rearwards-
facing" position both in the
front and in the rear.
CITROËN recommends that chil-
dren should travel in the rear seats
of your vehicle:
- "rearwards-facing" up to the
age of 2,
- "forwards-facing" over the
age of 2. INSTALLING A CHILD SEAT
USING A THREE POINT SEAT
BELT
"Rearwards-facing"
When a "rearwards-facing" child seat
is installed on the
front passenger
seat , it is essential that the passen-
ger air bag is disarmed. Otherwise,

the child would risk being seri-
ously injured or killed if the air
bag were to infl ate. "Forwards-facing"
When a "forwards-facing" child seat
is installed on the
front passenger
seat , adjust the vehicle’s seat to the
intermediate longitudinal position
with the seat back upright and leave
the passenger air bag armed.
Intermediate longitudinal position

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Passenger air bag OFF
CHILD SEATS RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN
CITROËN offers a complete range of recommended child seats which are se-
cured using a three point seat belt :

Group 0: from birth to 10 kg
Group 0+: from birth to 13 kg
Groups 1, 2 and 3: from 9 to 36 kg

L1
"RÖMER
Baby-Safe Plus"
Installed in the
rearwards-facing position.
L2
"KIDDY Life"
The use of the restrainingcushion is
compulsory for
the transportation of young children (from 9 to 18 kg).

Groups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kg

L3
"RECARO Start''
L4
"KLIPPAN Optima"
From the age of 6 years
(approximately 22 kg), the
booster is used on its own.

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Passenger air bag OFF
CHILD SEATS RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN
CITROËN offers a complete range of recommended child seats which are se-
cured using a three point seat belt :

Group 0: from birth to 10 kg
Group 0+: from birth to 13 kg
Groups 1, 2 and 3: from 9 to 36 kg

L1
"RÖMER
Baby-Safe Plus"
Installed in the
rearwards-facing position.
L2
"KIDDY Life"
The use of the restrainingcushion is
compulsory for
the transportation of young children (from 9 to 18 kg).

Groups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kg

L3
"RECARO Start''
L4
"KLIPPAN Optima"
From the age of 6 years
(approximately 22 kg), the
booster is used on its own.

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* Applies only to the 7 seater model.
LOCATION OF CHILD SEATS SECURED BY MEANS OF THE VEHI CLE SEAT BELT
In conformity with European law, this table tells you to what extent each of the seat positions in your vehicle may take a
child seat that is secured by means of the vehicle seat belt an d approved as Universal (a), according to the weight of the
child and the position in the vehicle.

(a) Universal child seat: child seat which can be installed in a ll vehicles by means of the seat belt.
(b) Group 0: from birth to 10 kg. Shell seats and "car cots" cannot b e installed on the front passenger seat.

(c) Consult the legislation in force in your country before insta lling your child on this seat.

U
: seat position suitable for the installation (in conjunct ion with the vehicle seat belt) of a universal rearwards-facing and/or
forwards-facing child seat.
For seats in groups 1, 2 and 3, check that the child seat i s correctly secured on the backrest of the vehicle seat. If neces-
sary, remove and stow the head restraint.
Seat position
Weight groups established by legislation

< 10 kg and < 13 kg
(groups 0 (b) and 0+)
9 – 18 kg
(group 1)
15 – 25 kg
(group 2)
22 – 36 kg
(group 3)

1 st row Front passenger (c) U U U U

2 nd row
Lateral U U U U

Central U U U U

3 rd row * Lateral U U U U

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C H I L D S A F E T Y * According to country and current local legislation.
ADVICE ON CHILD SEATS
Installing a booster seat
The chest part of the seat belt must
be positioned on the child's shoul-
der without touching the neck.
Ensure that the lap part of the
seat belt passes correctly over the
child's thighs.
CITROËN recommends the use of
a booster seat which has a back,
fi tted with a seat belt guide at
shoulder level. As a safety precaution, do not
leave:
- one or more children alone and
unsupervised in a vehicle,
- a child or an animal in a vehicle which is exposed to the sun, with
the windows closed,
- the keys within reach of children inside the vehicle.
To prevent accidental opening of the
doors, use the "Child lock".
Take care not to open the rear win-
dows by more than one third.
To protect young children from the
rays of the sun, fi t side blinds on the
rear windows.
The incorrect installation of a child
seat in a vehicle compromises the
child's protection in the event of an
accident.
Remember to fasten the seat belts
or the child seat harnesses
keeping
the slack in relation to the child's
body to a minimum, even for short
journeys.
For optimum installation of the "for-
wards-facing" child seat, ensure that
the back of the child seat is in con-
tact with the back of the vehicle's
seat and that the head restraint does
not cause any discomfort.
If the head restraint has to be re-
moved, ensure that it is stored or
attached securely to prevent it from
being thrown around the vehicle in
the event of sharp braking.
Children under the age of 10 must
not travel in the "forwards-facing"
position on the front passenger seat,
unless the rear seats are already oc-
cupied by other children, cannot be
used or are absent.
Disarm the passenger air bag * when
a "rearwards-facing" child seat is in-
stalled on the front seat. Otherwise,
the child would risk being seriously
injured or killed if the air bag were
to infl ate.

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"ISOFIX" MOUNTINGS
Your vehicle has been approved in
accordance with the new ISOFIX
regulation .
The three second row seats are fi tted
with regulation ISOFIX mountings. These are three rings for each seat:
- two rings
A , located between the
vehicle seat back and cushion,
indicated by a label,
- a ring B , used to fi x the upper
strap, referred to as the TOP
TETHER , indicated by a label
on a cover at the top of the seat
back. This ISOFIX mounting system
guarantees you fast, reliable and
safe fi tting of the child seat in your
vehicle.
The incorrect installation of a child
seat in a vehicle compromises the
child’s protection in the event of an
accident.
For information regarding the
ISOFIX child seats which can be
installed in your vehicle, consult
the summary table for the location
of the ISOFIX child seats. The
ISOFIX child seats are fi tted
with two locks which are secured
easily on the two rings A .
Some also have an upper strap
which is attached to the ring B .
To attach this strap, remove the
vehicle seat’s head restraint and the
cover at the top of the seat back.
Then fi x the hook on the ring B and
tighten the upper strap.

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ISOFIX CHILD SEAT RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN AND APPROVED FOR YOUR VEHICLE
This child seat can also be used on seats which are not fi tted with ISOFIX mountings. In this case, it must be attached
to the vehicle seat using the three point seat belt.

Follow the instructions for fi tting the child seat given in the seat manufacturer's installation guide.

RÖMER Duo Plus ISOFIX (size category B1 )

Group 1: from 9 to 18 kg
Installed in the forwards-facing position.
Fitted with an upper strap to be secured on the upper ring B , referred to as
the TOP TETHER.
Three seat body angles: sitting, reclining, lying.

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* The ISOFIX shell is secured to the bottom rings on an I SOFIX position, occupying 2 rear seat positions.
** To install ISOFIX child seats type B1 , remove the head restraints from the seats.
TABLE SUMMARISING THE INSTALLATION OF ISOFIX CHIL D SEATS
In compliance with European legislation (ECE 16), this table indicates which of the ISOFIX child seats can be installed in
seat positions in your vehicle that are equipped with ISOFIX anchoring points.
For ISOFIX universal and semi-universal child seats, the ISOFIX size class, defi ned by a letter from A to G , is shown on
the child seat to the right of the ISOFIX logo.

IUF
: seat position suitable for installation of an I SOFIX U niversal " F orwards-facing" seat attached using the top belt.

IL-SU
: seat position suitable for installation of an I SOFIX S emi- U niversal seat: ISOFIX "rearwards-facing" child seats
equipped with a top belt and ISOFIX "shell" child seats wit h a top belt.
Do not install ISOFIX child seats equipped with a bar.


Child weight/ age given as a guide

Less than 10 kg
(group 0)
Up to approx. 6 months
Less than 10 kg
(group 0)
Less than 13 kg (group 0+)
Up to approx. 1 year old
9 to 18 kg (group 1)
From 1 to 3 years approx.

Type of ISOFIX child seat Shell seat *
"
Rearwards
-
facing"
"
Rearwards
-
facing"
"
Forwards
-facing"

ISOFIX size classes F G C D E C D A B B1 **

ISOFIX rear lateral seats IL-SU IL-SU IL-SU IUF

ISOFIX central rear seat X IL-SU IL-SU IUF