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"Rearwards-facing" "Forwards-facing"
* 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 . R e f e r t o 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
Intermediate longitudinal position
CITROËN recommends that chil-
dren should travel in the rear seats
o f y o u r v e h i c l e :
- "rearwards-facing" up to the
age of 2,
- "forwards-facing" over the age
o f 2 . When a "rearwards-facing" child
seat is installed on the
front
passenger seat , it is essential
that the passenger airbag is deacti-
v a t e d . O t h e r w i s e , the child would
risk being seriously injured or
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 .
INSTALLING A CHILD SEAT USING A THREE POINT SEAT BELT
When a "forwards-facing" child seat is
installed on the front passenger seat ,
adjust the vehicle's seat to the interme-
diate longitudinal position with the seat
back upright and leave the passenger
a i r b a g a c t i v a t e d .
A l t h o u g h o n e o f C I T R O Ë N ' s m a i n 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
t h e s e p r e c a u t i o n s :
- in accordance with European reg-
ulations, all children under the
age of 12 or less than one and a
half metres tall must travel in ap-
proved 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 I S O F I X m o u n t i n g s * ,
- 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.
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AIRBAGS
The airbags do not operate
when the ignition is switched
off.
T h i s e q u i p m e n t w i l l o n l y o p e r a t e o n c e .
I f a s e c o n d i m p a c t o c c u r s ( d u r i n g t h e
s a m e o r a s u b s e q u e n t a c c i d e n t ) , t h e
airbag will not operate.
Front air bags
S y s t e m w h i c h p r o t e c t s t h e h e a d a n d
c h e s t o f t h e d r i v e r a n d 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 f r o n t i m p a c t .
T h e d r i v e r ' s a i r b a g i s i n c o r p o r a t e d i n
the centre of the steering wheel; the
f r o n t p a s s e n g e r ' s a i r b a g i s i n c o r p o r a t e d
in the fascia above the glove box.
Activation
T h e a i r b a g s a r e t r i g g e r e d s i m u l t a n e -
o u s l y , u n l e s s t h e p a s s e n g e r ' s f r o n t a i r
b a g i s d i s a r m e d , i n t h e e v e n t o f a s e r i -
o u s f r o n t i m p a c t a p p l i e d t o a l l o r p a r t
o f t h e f r o n t i m p a c t z o n e A , i n t h e l o n -
g i t u d i n a l c e n t r e l i n e o f t h e v e h i c l e o n a
h o r i z o n t a l p l a n e a n d d i r e c t e d f r o m t h e
front to the rear of the vehicle.
T h e f r o n t a i r b a g i n fl a t e s b e t w e e n t h e
f r o n t o c c u p a n t o f t h e v e h i c l e a n d t h e f a s -
c i a t o c u s h i o n h i s f o r w a r d m o v e m e n t .
Impact detection zones
A. F r o n t i m p a c t z o n e .
B. S i d e i m p a c t z o n e .
T r i g g e r i n g o f t h e a i r b a g ( s ) i s a c c o m -
p a n i e d b y a s l i g h t e m i s s i o n o f h a r m -
l e s s s m o k e a n d a n o i s e , d u e t o t h e
a c t i v a t i o n o f t h e 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 i n t h e s y s t e m .
T h i s s m o k e i s n o t h a r m f u l , b u t s e n s i -
t i v e i n d i v i d u a l s m a y e x p e r i e n c e s l i g h t
irritation.
T h e n o i s e o f t h e d e t o n a t i o n m a y r e -
s u l t i n a s l i g h t l o s s o f h e a r i n g f o r a
s h o r t t i m e .
S y s t e m d e s i g n e d t o m a x i m i s e t h e s a f e t y o f t h e o c c u p a n t s ( w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f
t h e r e a r c e n t r e p a s s e n g e r ) i n t h e e v e n t
o f v i o l e n t c o l l i s i o n s . I t s u p p l e m e n t s t h e
a c t i o n o f t h e f o r c e - l i m i t i n g s e a t b e l t s .
I f a c o l l i s i o n o c c u r s , t h e e l e c t r o n i c d e t e c -
t o r s r e c o r d a n d a n a l y s e t h e f r o n t a n d s i d e
i m p a c t s s u s t a i n e d i n t h e i m p a c t d e t e c t i o n
z o n e s :
- i n t h e c a s e o f a s e r i o u s i m p a c t , t h e a i r b a g s a r e t r i g g e r e d i n s t a n t l y a n d
p r o t e c t t h e o c c u p a n t s o f t h e v e h i c l e
( w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f t h e r e a r c e n -
t r e p a s s e n g e r ) ; i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h e
i m p a c t , t h e a i r b a g s d e fl a t e r a p i d l y s o
t h a t t h e y d o n o t h i n d e r v i s i b i l i t y o r t h e
e x i t o f t h e o c c u p a n t s ,
- i n t h e c a s e o f a m i n o r o r r e a r i m p a c t o r i n c e r t a i n r o l l - o v e r c o n d i t i o n s , t h e
a i r b a g s w i l l n o t b e t r i g g e r e d ; t h e
s e a t b e l t a l o n e i s s u f fi c i e n t t o p r o -
v i d e o p t i m u m p r o t e c t i o n i n t h e s e
s i t u a t i o n s .
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Side airbags
U s e o n l y a p p r o v e d c o v e r s o n t h e s e a t s . T h e s e w i l l n o t h i n d e r i n fl a t i o n o f t h e s i d e
a i r b a g s . C o n s u l t a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
D o n o t fi x o r a p p l y a n y t h i n g t o t h e s e a t b a c k s . T h i s c o u l d c a u s e i n j u r y t o t h e
c h e s t o r a r m s i f t h e s i d e a i r b a g i s t r i g g e r e d .
D o n o t s i t w i t h t h e u p p e r p a r t o f t h e b o d y a n y n e a r e r t o t h e d o o r t h a n n e c e s s a r y .
For the airbags to be fully
effective, observe the
following safety rules:
S i t i n a n o r m a l u p r i g h t p o s i t i o n .
W e a r a c o r r e c t l y a d j u s t e d s e a t b e l t .
D o n o t l e a v e a n y t h i n g b e t w e e n t h e
o c c u p a n t s a n d t h e a i r b a g s ( a c h i l d ,
p e t , o b j e c t . . . ) . T h i s c o u l d h a m p e r t h e
o p e r a t i o n o f t h e a i r b a g s o r i n j u r e t h e
o c c u p a n t s .
A f t e r a n a c c i d e n t o r i f t h e v e h i c l e h a s
b e e n s t o l e n o r b r o k e n i n t o , h a v e t h e
a i r b a g s y s t e m s c h e c k e d .
A l l w o r k o n t h e a i r b a g s y s t e m i s s t r i c t l y
f o r b i d d e n u n l e s s i t i s c a r r i e d o u t b y
q u a l i fi e d p e r s o n n e l o f t h e C I T R O Ë N
d e a l e r n e t w o r k .
E v e n i f a l l o f t h e p r e c a u t i o n s m e n t i o n e d
a r e o b s e r v e d , a r i s k o f i n j u r y o r o f m i n o r
b u r n s t o t h e h e a d , c h e s t o r a r m s w h e n
a n a i r b a g i s t r i g g e r e d c a n n o t b e r u l e d
o u t . T h e b a g i n fl a t e s a l m o s t i n s t a n t l y
( w i t h i n a f e w m i l l i s e c o n d s ) t h e n d e -
fl a t e s w i t h i n t h e s a m e t i m e d i s c h a r g i n g
t h e h o t g a s v i a o p e n i n g s p r o v i d e d f o r
t h i s p u r p o s e . Curtain airbags
D o n o t fi x o r a p p l y a n y t h i n g t o t h e r o o f . T h i s c o u l d c a u s e
i n j u r y t o t h e h e a d i f
t h e c u r t a i n a i r b a g i s t r i g g e r e d .
D o n o t r e m o v e t h e g r a b h a n d l e s i n s t a l l e d o n t h e r o o f , t h e y p l a y a p a r t i n s e c u r i n g
t h e c u r t a i n a i r b a g s . Front airbags
D o n o t d r i v e h o l d i n g t h e s t e e r i n g w h e e l b y i t s s p o k e s o r r e s t i
n g y o u r h a n d s o n
the centre part of the wheel.
P a s s e n g e r s m u s t n o t p l a c e t h e i r f e e t o n t h e d a s h b o a r d .
I f p o s s i b l e , d o n o t s m o k e a s d e p l o y m e n t o f t h e a i r b a g s c a n c a u s e b u r n s o r t h e
r i s k o f i n j u r y f r o m a c i g a r e t t e o r p i p e .
N e v e r r e m o v e o r p i e r c e t h e s t e e r i n g w h e e l o r h i t i t v i o l e n t l y .