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FAMILIARISATION
KEEPING YOUR PASSENGERS SAFE
Front passenger’s airbag
1. Open the glove box.
2. Insert the key.
3. Select position:
"ON" (activation), with front passen-
ger or "forwards facing" child seat,
"OFF" (deactivation), with "rear fac-
ing" child seat".
4. Remove the key keeping the switch
in the new position.
95 Front seat belts and
passenger’s front airbag
A. Front seat belts not fastened or un-
fastened warning lamp.
96 Electric child lock
The lighting of the indicator lamp indi-
cates the status of the corresponding
function.
A. Deactivation of the rear door controls.
or
B. Deactivation of the rear door and
rear elecric window controls.
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B. Front passenger’s airbag deactiva-
tion indicator lamp.
C. Front passenger’s airbag activation
indicator lamp.
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INSTRUMENTS and CONTROLS
Deactivation warning lamps
I f o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g w a r n i n g l a m p s c o m e s o n , t h i s c o n fi r m s t h a t t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g s y s t e m h a s b e e n s w i t c h e d o f f i n t e n t i o n a l l y .
Passenger's
air bag
system fi x e d . The control, located in the
glove box, is set to the
OFF
position.
The passenger's front
airbag is deactivated. Set the control to the
ON position to activate the
p a s s e n g e r ' s f r o n t a i r b a g . I n t h i s c a s e , d o n o t fi t a
child seat in the rear-facing position.
The passenger's airbag system is put into service
automatically when the vehicle is started.
ESP/ASR fi x e d . The button, located at
the bottom left of the
dashboard, is pressed. Its
indicator lamp is on.
The ESP/ASR is
deactivated.
ESP: electronic stability
programme.
ASR: anti-skid regulation. Press the button to activate the ESP/ASR. Its
indicator lamp switches off.
From approximately 30 mph (50 km/h), the
system is reactivated automatically.
The ESP/ASR system is activated automatically
when the vehicle is started.
Warning lamp is on Cause Action/Observations
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CHILD SAFETY
CITROËN recommends that
children should travel in the rear
seats of your vehicle:
- "rearwards-facing" up to the
age of 2,
- "forwards-facing" over the
age of 2. * 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
current legislation in your country.
GENERAL POINTS RELATING
TO CHILD SEATS
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 -
teria when designing your vehicle, the
safety of your children also depends on
you.
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 regula- tions, all children under the age of
12 or less than one and a half me-
tres 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
I S O F I X m o u n t i n g s * ,
- 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 both in the front
and in the rear. 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 ,
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 e a c t i 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 . "Forwards-facing"
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 i n t e r m e -
diate longitudinal position with the seat
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 c t i v a t e d .
Intermediate longitudinal position
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CHILD SAFETY
Passenger air bag OFF
CHILD SEATS RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN
C I T R O Ë N o f f e r s a c o m p l e t e r a n g e o f r e c o m m e n d e d c h i l d s e a t s w h i c h a r e s e c u r e d
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
" R Ö M E R
B a b y - S a f e P l u s "
Installed in the
rearwards-facing position.
L2
"KIDDY Life"
The use of the
restraining cushion i s c o m p u l s o r y f o r
the transportation of young children ( f r o m 9 t o 1 8 k g ) .
Groups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kg
L3
" R E C A R O S t a r t ' '
L4
" K L I P P A N O p t i m a " F r o m t h e a g e of 6 years
( 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 is used on its own.
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CHILD SAFETY
Passenger air bag OFF
CHILD SEATS RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN
C I T R O Ë N o f f e r s a c o m p l e t e r a n g e o f r e c o m m e n d e d c h i l d s e a t s w h i c h a r e s e c u r e d
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
" R Ö M E R
B a b y - S a f e P l u s "
Installed in the
rearwards-facing position.
L2
"KIDDY Life"
The use of the
restraining cushion i s c o m p u l s o r y f o r
the transportation of young children ( f r o m 9 t o 1 8 k g ) .
Groups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kg
L3
" R E C A R O S t a r t ' '
L4
" K L I P P A N O p t i m a " F r o m t h e a g e of 6 years
( 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 is used on its own.
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CHILD SAFETY
INSTALLING CHILD SEATS ATTACHED USING THE SEAT BELT
I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h E u r o p e a n r e g u l a t i o n s , t h i s t a b l e i n d i c a t e s t h e o p t i o n s f o r i n s t a l l i n g c h i l d s e a t s s e c u r e d u s i n g a s e a t b e l t
and universally approved (a) in accordance with the weight of the child and the seat in the vehicle.
Weight of the child and indicative age
Seat
Under 13 kg
(groups 0 (b)
a n d 0 + )
U p t o a p p r o x 1 y e a r
From 9 to 18 kg
( g r o u p 1 )
1 t o 3 y e a r s a p p r o x
From 15 to 25 kg
( g r o u p 2 )
3 t o 6 y e a r s a p p r o x
From 22 to 36 kg
( g r o u p 3 )
6 t o 1 0 y e a r s a p p r o x
Front passenger seat (c) U U U U
R e a r s i d e s e a t s
U U U U
R e a r c e n t r e s e a t
U U U U
(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 t h a t 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 a s e a t b e l t .
(b
) 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 s e a t s a n d b a b y c a r r i e r s c a n n o t b e i n s t a l l e d i n t h e f r o n t p a s s e n g e r s e a t .
(c
) C o n s u l t t h e l e g i s l a t i o n i n f o r c e i n y o u r c o u n t r y b e f o r e i n s t a l l i n g y o u r c h i l d o n t h i s s e a t .
U : S e a t s u i t a b l e f o r t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f a c h i l d s e a t s e c u r e d u s i n g a s e a t b e l t a n d 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 "
and/or "forwards-facing".
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CHILD SAFETY
ADVICE ON CHILD SEATS
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
accident.
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 o r
t h e c h i l d s e a t h a r n e s s e s k e e p i n g t h e
s l a c k r e l a t i v e t o t h e c h i l d ' 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 .
When installing a child seat using the
s e a t b e l t , e n s u r e t h a t t h e s e a t b e l t i s
tightened correctly on the child seat
a n d t h a t i t s e c u r e s t h e c h i l d s e a t fi r m l y
on the seat of your vehicle.
F o r o p t i m u m i n s t a l l a t i o n o f t h e " f o r -
wards-facing" child seat, ensure that
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 s e a t
and that the head restraint does not
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 ,
ensure that it is stored or attached se-
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
around the vehicle in the event of
s h a r p b r a k i n g . As a safety precaution, do not leave:
- o n e o r m o r e c h i l d r e n a l o n e a n d
unsupervised in a vehicle,
- 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
the windows closed,
- 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 inside the vehicle.
To prevent accidental opening of the
doors and rear windows, use the
" 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
rear windows.
C h i l d r e n u n d e r t h e a g e o f 1 0 m u s t
not travel in the "forwards-facing"
position on the front passenger seat,
unless the rear seats are already oc-
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 e a c t i v a t e t h e p a s s e n g e r a i r b a g
when a "rearwards-facing" child seat
is installed on the front seat.
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 .
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
thighs.
C I T R O Ë N r e c o m m e n d s t h e u s e o f 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 .
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CHILD SAFETY
"ISOFIX" MOUNTINGS
Y o u r v e h i c l e h a s b e e n a p p r o v e d i n a c c o r -
dance with the new ISOFIX regulation .
T h e s e a t s , r e p r e s e n t e d b e l o w , a r e fi t t e d
w i t h r e g u l a t i o n I S O F I X m o u n t i n g s : These are three rings for each seat:
- two rings
A , l o c a t e d b e t w e e n t h e
v e h i c l e s e a t b a c k a n d c u s h i o n , i n d i -
c a t e d b y a l a b e l , 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
the child seat in your vehicle.
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
the two rings A .
S o m e a l s o h a v e a n upper strap which
is attached to ring B .
To attach this strap, raise the vehicle
s e a t ' s h e a d r e s t r a i n t t h e n p a s s t h e h o o k
b e t w e e n i t s r o d s . T h e n fi x t h e h o o k o n
ring B and tighten the upper strap.
- a ring B , b e h i n d t h e s e a t , r e f e r r e d t o
as the TOP TETHER f o r fi x i n g t h e
upper strap. The incorrect installation of a
c h i l d 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
the event of an accident.
F o r i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e 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 .