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* The rules for transporting children are s p e c i fi c t o e a c h c o u n t r y . C o n s u l t t h e
c u r r e n t l e g i s l a t i o n i n y o u r c o u n t r y .
GENERAL POINTS RELATING TO CHILD SEATS
Although one of CITROËN's main
c r i t e r i a w h e n d e s i g n i n g y o u r v e h i c l e ,
t h e s a f e t y o f y o u r c h i l d r e n a l s o
d e p e n d s o n y o u .
F o r m a x i m u m s a f e t y , p l e a s e f o l l o w
these precautions:
- in accordance with European regu- l a t i o n s , all children under the age
o f 1 2 o r l e s s t h a n o n e m e t r e fi f t y
tall must travel in approved child
seats suited to their weight ,
o n s e a t s fi t t e d w i t h a s e a t b e l t o r
ISOFIX
* m o u n t i n g s ,
- s t a t i s t i c a l l y , t h e s a f e s t s e a t s i n
y o u r v e h i c l e f o r t h e t r a n s p o r -
tation of children are the rear
s e a t s ,
- a child weighing less than 9 kg
m u s t t r a v e l i n t h e " r e a r w a r d s -
facing" position both in the
front and in the rear.
CITROËN recommends that chil-
d r e n s h o u l d t r a v e l i n t h e rear seats
o f y o u r v e h i c l e :
- " r e a r w a r d s - f a c i n g " up to the
a g e o f 2 ,
- " f o r w a r d s - f a c i n g " o v e r t h e
a g e o f 2 .
INSTALLING A CHILD SEAT USING
A THREE POINT SEAT BELT
" R e a r w a r d s - f a c i n g "
When a "rearwards-facing" child seat
is installed on the front passenger
seat , i t i s e s s e n t i a l t h a t t h e p a s s e n -
g e r a i r b a g i s d i s a r m e d . O t h e r w i s e ,
t h e c h i l d w o u l d r i s k b e i n g s e r i -
o u s l y i n j u r e d o r k i l l e d i f t h e a i r
b a g w e r e t o i n fl a t e . " F o r w a r d s - f a c i n g "
When a "forwards-facing" child seat
is installed on the
front passenger
seat , a d j u s t t h e v e h i c l e ' s s e a t t o t h e
intermediate longitudinal position
w i t h t h e s e a t b a c k u p r i g h t a n d l e a v e
t h e p a s s e n g e r a i r b a g a r m e d .
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
secured using a three point seat belt :
Group 0: from birth to 10 kg
Group 0+: from birth to 13 kg
G r o u p s 1 , 2 a n d 3 : f r o m 9 t o 3 6 k g
L1
"RÖMER
B a b y - S a f e P l u s "
Installed in the
rearwards-facing p o s i t i o n .
L2
"KIDDY Life" The use of
the restraining cushion is
c o m p u l s o r y f o r
the transportation o f y o u n g c h i l d r e n ( f r o m 9 t o 1 8 k g ) .
G r o u p s 2 a n d 3 : f r o m 1 5 t o 3 6 k g
L3
"RECARO Start''
L4
" K L I P P A N O p t i m a "
From the age
o f 6 y e a r s
( a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 2 k g ) ,
t h e b o o s t e r
i s u s e d o n i t s o w n .
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CHILD SEATS FITTED BY MEANS OF THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT
I n c o n f o r m i t y w i t h E u r o p e a n l a w , t h i s t a b l e s h o w s y o u t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f u n i v e r s a l l y a p p r o v e d c h i l d
s e a t s ( a ) u s i n g a s e a t b e l t , d e p e n d i n g o n t h e w e i g h t o f t h e c h i l d a n d t h e s e a t i n g p o s i t i o n i n t h e v e h i c l e .
( a ) U n i v e r s a l c h i l d s e a t : c h i l d s e a t w h i c h c a n b e i n s t a l l e d i n a l l v e h i c l e s u s i n g t h e s e a t b e l t .
( b ) C o n s u l t t h e c u r r e n t l e g i s l a t i o n f o r y o u r c o u n t r y b e f o r e d r i v i n g w i t h y o u r c h i l d i n t h i s s e a t .
( c ) G r o u p 0 : f r o m b i r t h t o 1 0 k g . S h e l l s a n d " c a r c o t s " c a n n o t b e i n s t a l l e d o n t h e f r o n t p a s s e n g e r s e a t .
U: s e a t p o s i t i o n s u i t a b l e f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n o f u n i v e r s a l l y a p p r o v e d r e a r w a r d s - f a c i n g a n d / o r f o r w a r d s - f a c i n g c h i l d s e a t .
U (R): As U , w i t h t h e v e h i c l e s e a t , w h i c h m u s t b e a d j u s t e d t o t h e h i g h e s t p o s i t i o n .
Seat position(s)
Weight of child
G r o u p s 0 ( c ) and 0+
< 13 kg G r o u p 1
9 to 18 kg G r o u p 2
15 to 25 kg G r o u p 3
2 2 t o 3 6 k g
Row 1 F r o n t p a s s e n g e r ( b ) w i t h
h e i g h t a d j u s t m e n t U (R) U (R) U (R) U (R)
F r o n t p a s s e n g e r ( b ) w i t h o u t
h e i g h t a d j u s t m e n t U U U U
Row 2 Lateral rear
U U U U
Central rear U U U U
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T h i s I S O F I X m o u n t i n g s y s t e m
g u a r a n t e e s y o u f a s t , r e l i a b l e a n d
s a f e fi t t i n g o f t h e c h i l d s e a t i n y o u r
v e h i c l e .
The ISOFIX child seats a r e fi t t e d
w i t h t w o l o c k s w h i c h a r e s e c u r e d
e a s i l y o n t h e t w o r i n g s A or C , f o l -
lowing installation of the guides
( s u p p l i e d w i t h t h e s e a t ) .
S o m e a l s o h a v e a n upper strap which
is attached to the ring B , D or E .
T o a t t a c h t h i s s t r a p i n t h e f r o n t , r a i s e
t h e v e h i c l e s e a t ' s h e a d r e s t r a i n t
a n d p a s s t h e u p p e r s t r a p b e t w e e n
t h e r o d s o f t h e h e a d r e s t r a i n t .
T h e n fi x t h e h o o k o n t h e r i n g B and
t i g h t e n t h e u p p e r s t r a p .
T o a t t a c h t h i s s t r a p i n t h e r e a r , r e m o v e
t h e v e h i c l e s e a t ' s h e a d r e s t r a i n t a n d
s t o w i t . L i f t t h e c o v e r o n t h e r e a r s h e l f
( S a l o o n ) o r t h e r o o f ( T o u r e r ) . T h e n
fi x t h e h o o k o n t h e r i n g D or E and
t i g h t e n t h e u p p e r s t r a p .
The incorrect installation of a child
s e a t i n a v e h i c l e c o m p r o m i s e s t h e
c h i l d ' s p r o t e c t i o n i n t h e e v e n t o f a n
a c c i d e n t .
For information regarding the
I S O F I X c h i l d s e a t s w h i c h c a n b e
i n s t a l l e d i n y o u r v e h i c l e , c o n s u l t
t h e s u m m a r y t a b l e f o r t h e l o c a t i o n
o f t h e I S O F I X c h i l d s e a t s .
* A c c o r d i n g t o c o u n t r y a n d c u r r e n t l o c a l l e g i s l a t i o n .
ADVICE ON CHILD SEATS
Installing a booster seat
T h e c h e s t p a r t o f t h e s e a t b e l t m u s t
b e p o s i t i o n e d o n t h e c h i l d ' s s h o u l d e r
w i t h o u t t o u c h i n g t h e n e c k .
Ensure that the lap part of the seat
b e l t p a s s e s c o r r e c t l y o v e r t h e c h i l d ' s
t h i g h s .
CITROËN recommends the use of
a b o o s t e r s e a t w h i c h h a s a b a c k , fi t t e d
w i t h a s e a t b e l t g u i d e a t s h o u l d e r l e v e l .
A s a s a f e t y p r e c a u t i o n , d o n o t l e a v e :
- one or more children alone and u n s u p e r v i s e d i n a v e h i c l e ,
- a c h i l d o r a n a n i m a l i n a v e h i c l e w h i c h i s e x p o s e d t o t h e s u n , w i t h
t h e w i n d o w s c l o s e d ,
- t h e k e y s w i t h i n r e a c h o f c h i l d r e n i n s i d e t h e v e h i c l e .
T o p r e v e n t a c c i d e n t a l o p e n i n g o f t h e
d o o r s , u s e t h e " C h i l d l o c k " .
T a k e c a r e n o t t o o p e n t h e r e a r w i n -
d o w s b y m o r e t h a n o n e t h i r d .
T o p r o t e c t y o u n g c h i l d r e n f r o m t h e
r a y s o f t h e s u n , fi t s i d e b l i n d s o n t h e
r e a r w i n d o w s .
The incorrect installation of a child
s e a t i n a v e h i c l e c o m p r o m i s e s t h e
c h i l d ' s p r o t e c t i o n i n t h e e v e n t o f a n
a c c i d e n t .
R e m e m b e r t o f a s t e n t h e s e a t b e l t s
or the child seat harnesses
keeping
the slack in relation to the child's
b o d y t o a m i n i m u m , e v e n f o r s h o r t
j o u r n e y s .
For optimum installation of the "for-
w a r d s - f a c i n g " c h i l d s e a t , e n s u r e t h a t
t h e b a c k o f t h e c h i l d s e a t i s i n c o n -
t a c t w i t h t h e b a c k o f t h e v e h i c l e ' s
seat and that the head restraint does
n o t c a u s e a n y d i s c o m f o r t .
I f t h e h e a d r e s t r a i n t h a s t o b e r e -
m o v e d , e n s u r e t h a t i t i s s t o r e d o r
a t t a c h e d s e c u r e l y t o p r e v e n t i t f r o m
b e i n g t h r o w n a r o u n d t h e v e h i c l e i n
t h e e v e n t o f s h a r p b r a k i n g .
Children under the age of 10 must
n o t t r a v e l i n t h e " f o r w a r d s - f a c i n g "
p o s i t i o n o n t h e f r o n t p a s s e n g e r s e a t ,
u n l e s s t h e r e a r s e a t s a r e a l r e a d y o c -
c u p i e d b y o t h e r c h i l d r e n , c a n n o t b e
u s e d o r a r e a b s e n t .
D i s a r m t h e p a s s e n g e r a i r b a g * w h e n
a "rearwards-facing" child seat is
i n s t a l l e d o n t h e f r o n t s e a t . O t h e r w i s e ,
t h e c h i l d w o u l d r i s k b e i n g s e r i o u s l y
i n j u r e d o r k i l l e d i f t h e a i r b a g w e r e
t o i n fl a t e .
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ISOFIX CHILD SEAT RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN AND APPROVED FOR YOUR VEHICLE
T h i s c h i l d s e a t c a n a l s o b e u s e d o n s e a t s w h i c h a r e n o t fi t t e d w i t h I S O F I X m o u n t i n g s . I n t h i s c a s e , i t m u s t b e a t t a c h e d
t o t h e v e h i c l e s e a t u s i n g t h e t h r e e p o i n t s e a t b e l t .
F o l l o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r fi t t i n g t h e c h i l d s e a t g i v e n i n t h e s e a t m a n u f a c t u r e r ' s i n s t a l l a t i o n g u i d e .
RÖMER Duo Plus ISOFIX ( s i z e c a t e g o r y B1 )
Group 1: from 9 to 18 kg
I n s t a l l e d i n t h e f o r w a r d s - f a c i n g p o s i t i o n .
F i t t e d w i t h a n u p p e r s t r a p t o b e s e c u r e d o n t h e u p p e r ring B , D or E , r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e T O P T E T H E R .
T h r e e s e a t b o d y a n g l e s : s i t t i n g , r e c l i n i n g , l y i n g .
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TABLE SUMMARISING THE LOCATION OF ISOFIX CHILD SEATS
I n c o n f o r m i t y w i t h E u r o p e a n l a w ( E C E 1 6 ) , t h i s t a b l e s h o w s y o u t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f I S O F I X c h i l d s e a t s
t o s e a t s i n t h e v e h i c l e fi t t e d w i t h I S O F I X a n c h o r i n g p o i n t s .
F o r I S O F I X u n i v e r s a l a n d s e m i - u n i v e r s a l c h i l d s e a t s , t h e I S O F I X s i z e c l a s s , d e fi n e d b y a l e t t e r f r o m A to G , i s s h o w n o n
t h e c h i l d s e a t t o t h e r i g h t o f t h e I S O F I X l o g o .
IUF: S e a t p o s i t i o n s u i t a b l e f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n o f a n I s o fi x U n i v e r s a l " F o r w a r d s - f a c i n g " s e a t a t t a c h e d u s i n g t h e t o p t e t h e r .
I L - S U : S e a t p o s i t i o n s u i t a b l e f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n o f a n I SOFIX S emi- U n i v e r s a l c h i l d s e a t , e i t h e r :
- " r e a r w a r d s - f a c i n g " fi t t e d w i t h a n u p p e r s t r a p o r a s u p p o r t ,
- " f o r w a r d s - f a c i n g " fi t t e d w i t h a s u p p o r t ,
- a s h e l l fi t t e d w i t h a n u p p e r s t r a p o r a s u p p o r t .
T o a t t a c h t h e u p p e r s t r a p , r e f e r t o t h e " I S O F I X m o u n t i n g s " p a r a g r a p h .
X: S e a t n o t s u i t a b l e f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n o f a n I S O F I X s e a t o f t h e s i z e c l a s s i n d i c a t e d
Weight of child/ A g e g i v e n a s a g u i d e
Up to 10 kg
(group 0)
U p t o a r o u n d 6 months
Up to 10 kg
(group 0)
Up to 13 kg
(group 0+)
U p t o a r o u n d 1 y e a r
9 to 18 kg (group 1)
A p p r o x 1 t o 3 y e a r s
T y p e o f I S O F I X c h i l d s e a t Shell " R e a r w a r d s - f a c i n g " " R e a r w a r d s - f a c i n g " "
Forwards
- f a c i n g "
ISOFIX size class F G C D E C D A B B1
U n i v e r s a l a n d s e m i - u n i v e r s a l
ISOFIX child seats can be
installed on:
- Front passenger seat X
I L - S U I L - S U I U F / I L - S U
- Lateral rear seats I L - S U * I L - S U I L - S U I U F / I L - S U
- Central rear seat Non ISOFIX seat
* T h e I S O F I X s h e l l , fi x e d t o t h e l o w e r r i n g s o f a n I S O F I X s e a t , o c c u p i e s t w o r e a r s e a t s .
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T h e d r i v e r m u s t e n s u r e t h a t p a s s e n -
gers use the seat belts correctly and
that they are all restrained securely
before setting off.
Wherever you are seated in the ve-
hicle, always fasten your seat belt,
even for short journeys.
Do not invert the seat belt buckles
a s t h e y w i l l n o t f u l fi l t h e i r r o l e f u l l y .
T h e s e a t b e l t s a r e fi t t e d w i t h a n i n -
e r t i a r e e l p e r m i t t i n g a u t o m a t i c a d -
j u s t m e n t o f t h e l e n g t h o f t h e s t r a p
to your size. The seat belt is stored
automatically when not in use.
Before and after use, ensure that the
s e a t b e l t i s r o l l e d u p c o r r e c t l y .
T h e l o w e r p a r t o f t h e s t r a p m u s t b e
p o s i t i o n e d a s l o w a s p o s s i b l e o n t h e
p e l v i s .
T h e u p p e r p a r t m u s t b e p o s i t i o n e d
in the hollow of the shoulder.
T h e i n e r t i a r e e l s a r e fi t t e d w i t h a n a u -
tomatic locking device which comes
i n t o o p e r a t i o n i n t h e e v e n t o f a c o l l i -
sion, emergency braking or if the ve-
hicle rolls over. You can release the
d e v i c e b y p u l l i n g r a p i d l y o n t h e s t r a p
and releasing it. In order to be effective, a seat belt:
- must be tightened as close to the
b o d y a s p o s s i b l e ,
- m u s t r e s t r a i n o n e p e r s o n o f a d u l t size only,
- must not bear any trace of cuts or fraying,
- m u s t b e p u l l e d i n f r o n t o f y o u w i t h a smooth movement, checking
that it does not twist,
- must not be transformed or mod- i fi e d t o a v o i d a l t e r i n g i t s p e r f o r m -
ance. Recommendations for children
U s e a s u i t a b l e c h i l d s e a t i f t h e p a s -
senger is less than 12 years old or
s h o r t e r t h a n o n e m e t r e fi f t y .
Never use the same seat belt to se-
c u r e m o r e t h a n o n e p e r s o n .
N e v e r a l l o w a c h i l d t o t r a v e l o n y o u r l a p .
In accordance with current safety
r e g u l a t i o n s , a l l r e p a i r s a n d c h e c k s
must be carried out by a CITROËN
dealer who guarantees that the work
is carried out correctly.
Have your seat belts checked regu-
l a r l y b y a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r a n d p a r -
t i c u l a r l y i f t h e s t r a p s s h o w s i g n s o f
damage.
C l e a n t h e s e a t b e l t s t r a p s w i t h s o a p y
w a t e r o r a t e x t i l e c l e a n i n g p r o d u c t ,
sold by CITROËN dealers.
After folding or moving a seat or rear
bench seat, ensure that the seat belt
i s p o s i t i o n e d a n d r o l l e d u p c o r r e c t l y .
Depending on the nature and se-
riousness of the impacts , t h e p r e -
tensioning device may be triggered
b e f o r e a n d i n d e p e n d e n t l y o f t h e a i r
b a g s . T r i g g e r i n g o f t h e p r e - t e n s i o n -
e r s i s a c c o m p a n i e d b y a s l i g h t d i s -
charge of harmless smoke and a
noise, due to the activation of the
p y r o t e c h n i c c a r t r i d g e i n c o r p o r a t e d
in the system.
In all cases, the air bag warning light
comes on.
F o l l o w i n g a n i m p a c t , h a v e t h e s e a t
belts system checked, and if neces-
s a r y r e p l a c e d , b y a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
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Deactivation
This warning light comes on
o n t h e r o o f c o n s o l e d i s p l a y
when the ignition is on and
until the air bag is re-armed.
To guarantee the safety of your child,
i t i s i m p e r a t i v e t h a t t h e p a s s e n g e r
air bag is disarmed when you install
a "rearwards-facing" child seat on
t h e f r o n t p a s s e n g e r s e a t .
Otherwise, the child would risk be-
ing seriously injured or killed if the
air bag were triggered. Activation
When you remove the child seat,
turn switch
1 to the "ON" p o s i t i o n t o
re-arm the air bag and so guarantee
t h e s a f e t y o f y o u r f r o n t p a s s e n g e r i n
t h e e v e n t o f a n i m p a c t .
Operating fault
I f t h i s s y m b o l a p p e a r s o n
t h e i n s t r u m e n t p a n e l d i s -
p l a y , a c c o m p a n i e d b y a n
audible warning and a mes-
sage, contact a CITROËN dealer to
have the system checked. The air
bags may no longer be triggered in
t h e e v e n t o f a s e r i o u s i m p a c t .
O n l y t h e f r o n t p a s s e n g e r ' s a i r b a g
can be disarmed:
with the ignition off , insert the
k e y i n t h e p a s s e n g e r a i r b a g d i s -
arming switch 1 ,
turn it to the "OFF" p o s i t i o n ,
t h e n , r e m o v e t h e k e y k e e p i n g
t h e s w i t c h i n t h i s p o s i t i o n . I f t h i s w a r n i n g l i g h t fl a s h e s ,
contact a CITROËN dealer.
If both air bag warning lights come
on continuously, do not install a
"rearwards-facing" child seat on
t h e f r o n t p a s s e n g e r s e a t .
Have it checked by a CITROËN
dealer.