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 CHILD SAFETY 
   GENERAL POINTS RELATING TO CHILD SEATS 
 Although one of  CITROËN ’s main criteria  
when designing your vehicle, the safety of 
your children also depends on you.  
 For maximum safety, please follow these  
precautions:  
   -   in accordance with Directive 2003/20,  all 
children under the age of 12 or less  
than one metre fifty tall must travel in 
approved child seats suited to their 
weight  , on seats fitted with a seat belt 
or ISOFIX mountings. 
  -     statistically, the safest seats in your 
vehicle for the transportation of 
children are the rear seats,    
  -     a child weighing less than 9 kg must 
travel in the "rearwards-facing" 
position in the front.    
  
 CITROËN    
 recommends   that children should 
travel in the   rear seats  of your vehicle: 
   -     "rearwards-facing"   
up to the age of 2  , 
  -     "forwards-facing"from   
 the age of 2.     
 Chapter 4, "MODE" 
  INSTALLING A CHILD SEAT USING A THREE POINT SEAT BELT  
  "Rearwards-facing"  
   Do not forget to disarm the air  
bag before installing the child.  
 When a "rearwards-facing" child 
seat is installed on the   front passenger 
seat  , it is essential that the passenger 
air bag is disarmed. Otherwise,   the child 
would risk being seriously injured or  
killed if the air bag were to inflate  .    "Forwards-facing" 
 When a "forwards-facing" child 
seat is installed on the   front 
passenger seat  , leave the 
passenger air bag armed. 
 The rules for transporting children are 
specific to each country. Consult the current 
legislation in your country.  
 Please consult the list of seats approved  
in your country. The Isofix mountings, the 
rear seats, the passenger air bag and the 
disarming of this air bag depend on the 
version sold.   
   Child  safety      
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6
ACCESSORIES
   Towing  a  trailer   
  
Cooling:   towing a trailer on a slope 
increases the coolant temperature.  
 As the fan is electrically controlled, its  
cooling capacity is not dependent on the 
engine speed.  
 On the contrary, use a high gear to lower the  
engine speed and reduce your speed.  
 In all cases, pay attention to the coolant  
temperature.     
Tyres:   check the tyre pressures of the 
towing vehicle (see the "Identification 
features" section of chapter 9) and of 
the trailer, observing the recommended 
pressure. 
  Towbar 
     We recommend the use of original 
 CITROËN  towbars and their harnesses, 
which have been tested and approved from 
the design stage of your vehicle and that 
the fitting of this equipment is entrusted to a 
 CITROËN  dealer.  
 If this equipment is not fitted by a  
 CITROËN  dealer, it is imperative that it is 
fitted using the electrical pre-equipment 
installed at the rear of the vehicle and 
in accordance with the manufacturer ’s 
instructions.  
  Good practice 
 In certain cases of particularly arduous 
use (towing the maximum load up a steep 
slope in high temperatures), the engine 
automatically limits its power. In this 
case, the automatic cutting off of the air 
conditioning allows the engine power to be 
recovered. 
 If the coolant temperature 
warning light comes on, stop the 
vehicle and switch off the engine 
as soon as possible.   
 See the "Levels" section of chapter 7.    
Brakes:   towing increases the braking 
distance. Drive at a moderate speed, 
change down early and brake gradually.  
  
Side wind:   sensitivity to side wind is 
increased. Drive smoothly and at a  
moderate speed.  
  
ABS:   the system only controls the vehicle, 
not the trailer.  
  
Rear parking assistance:   the assistance 
does not function while the vehicle is towing.