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CITROËN offers you a complete range of child seats that can be secured by means of the vehicle seat belt. These child seats have been tested on vehicles in colli-sion conditions and they guarantee maximum safety for your children. They have also been selected for their ease of installation as well as for the comfort of the child.
In all cases, be sure to follow the c h i l d s e a t fi t t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s a s detailed in the installation manual provided by the seat manufac-turer.
GROUP 0+ from birth to 13 kg (around 1 year old)
Römer Baby-Safe Plus (L1): rear-facing, for use with a three-point seat belt. The deep, reinforced shell is designed to provide the maximum protection to the child in the event of a lateral impact.
GROUPS 2/3 (from 15 to 36 kg)
Recaro Start (L2): for use with a three-point seat belt. The height and width of the backrest as well as the length of the seat cushion should be adjusted depending on the age and girth of your child.
Klippan Optima (L3): for use with a three-point seat belt. From 6 years old (approx. 22 kg), only height adjustment is required.
GROUPS 1/2/3 (from 9 to 36 kg)
Kiddy Life (L4): for use with a three-point seat belt. The height and width of the backrest as well as the length of the seat cushion should be adjusted depending on the age and girth of your child. For the safety of young children (from 9 to 18 kg), CITROËN recommends the safety of young children (from 9 young children
you to use the protection apron.
Other child seats are recom-mended: see ISOFIX child seats in the handbook. See "Child restraints".
The majority of serious injuries resulting from accidents occur when a child either is not secured or is secured incorrectly. I t i s e s s e n t i a l t o a d h e r e t o t h e c h i l d s e a t fi t t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s as detailed in the installation manual provided by the seat manufacturer. ISOFIX child seats are particularly recommended for their ease and safety of use.When a rear-facing child seat is installed on the front passenger’s seat, the front passenger’s airbag must be deactiva ted. Otherwise there is a risk of death or serious injury to the child on deployment of the airbag.
"Passenger airbag OFF"
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Fastening
P u l l t h e b e l t d o w n i n f r o n t o f y o u i n a s t e a d y m o v e m e n t , m a k i n g s u r e t h a t i t d o e s n o t b e c o m e t w i s t e d .
P r e s s t h e f a s t e n i n g i n t o i t s b u c k l e .
C h e c k t h a t t h e s e a t b e l t h a s f a s - t e n e d c o r r e c t l y a n d t h a t t h e a u t o -matic reel lock is working correctly b y p u l l i n g t h e s t r a p .
T h e a b d o m i n a l p a r t o f t h e s t r a p s h o u l d b e p o s i t i o n e d a s l o w d o w n a s p o s s i b l e i n t h e l a p a n d a s t i g h t a s p o s s i b l e .
T h e c h e s t p a r t s h o u l d b e p o s i t i o n e d i f p o s s i b l e i n t h e c h a n n e l o f t h e s h o u l d e r .
Each belt has a reel that adjusts its length automatically to the girth of t h e s e a t o c c u p a n t .
P o s i t i o n i n g o f t h e b e l t r e c o m m e n d e d f o r p r e g n a n t w o m e n
P o s i t i o n t h e l o w e r p a r t o f t h e b e l t a s l o w d o w n a s p o s s i b l e o n t h e l a p , s o t h a t i t e x e r t s n o p r e s s u r e o n t h e a b d o m e n .
Always a d j u s t y o u r s e a t b e l t w h i l e t h e v e h i c l e i s s t a t i o n a r y .
T h e d r i v e r m u s t e n s u r e t h a t a l l t h e p a s s e n g e r s h a v e c o r r e c t l y f a s t e n e d t h e i r s e a t b e l t s .
Do n o t p a s s t h e b e l t o v e r h a r d o r b r e a k a b l e o b j e c t s t h a t y o u m a y h a v e i n y o u r p o c k e t s .
N e v e r u s e c l a m p s o r c l i p s t o l o o s e n y o u r s e a t b e l t . N e v e r N e v e r
N e v e r c a r r y a c h i l d o n y o u r k n e e . N e v e r N e v e r
R e g u l a r l y c h e c k t h e c o n d i t i o n a n d c l e a n l i n e s s o f t h e s e a t b e l t s . S e e " M a i n t e n a n c e " .
H a v e t h e s e a t b e l t s c h e c k e d p e r i o d i c a l l y b y a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r a s w e l l a s a f t e r a n y a c c i d e n t , e v e n a m i n o r o n e .
