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C H I L D S A F E T Y * The rules for transporting children a r e 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
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
these precautions:
- 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 , all children under
the age of 12 or less than one
and a half metres 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 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.
CITROËN recommends t h a t c h i l -
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 :
- "rearwards-facing" up to the
a g e o f 2 ,
- "forwards-facing" o v e r t h e
a g e o f 2 . INSTALLING A CHILD SEAT
USING A THREE POINT SEAT
BELT
"Rearwards-facing"
W h e n a " r e a r w a r d s - f a c i n g " c h i l d
seat is installed on the
front pas-
senger 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 killed if
t h e a i r b a g w e r e t o i n fl a t e . "Forwards-facing"
W h e n a " f o r w a r d s - f a c i n g " c h i l d s e a t
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 d i a t e l o n g i t u d i n a l p o s i t i o n
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 c t i v a t e d .
Intermediate longitudinal position
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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
secured 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
r e a r w a r d s - f a c i n g p o s i t i o n .
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 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 ) .
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 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 .
L5
" R Ö M E R K I D F I X "
C a n b e fi t t e d t o t h e v e h i c l e ' s I S O F I X a n c h o r a g e s . T h e c h i l d i s r e s t r a i n e d b y t h e s e a t b e l t .
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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
secured 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
r e a r w a r d s - f a c i n g p o s i t i o n .
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 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 ) .
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 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 .
L5
" R Ö M E R K I D F I X "
C a n b e fi t t e d t o t h e v e h i c l e ' s I S O F I X a n c h o r a g e s . T h e c h i l d i s r e s t r a i n e d b y t h e s e a t b e l t .
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* A p p l i e s o n l y t o t h e C I T R O Ë N G r a n d C 4 P i c a s s o .
LOCATION OF CHILD SEATS SECURED BY MEANS OF THE VEHI CLE 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 t e l l s y o u t o w h a t e x t e n t e a c h o f t h e s e a t p o s i t i o n s i n y o u r v e h i c l e m a y t a k e a
c h i l d s e a t t h a t i s s e c u r e d b y m e a n s o f t h e v e h i c l e s e a t b e l t a n d a p p r o v e d a s U n i v e r s a l ( a ) , a c c o r d i n g t o 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 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 b y m e a n s o f t h e 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 e a t 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 .
( 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 p o s i t i o n 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 ( i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e v e h i c l e s e a t b e l t ) o f a u n i v e r s a l 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 .
F o r s e a t s i n g r o u p s 1 , 2 a n d 3 , c h e c k t h a t t h e c h i l d s e a t i s c o r r e c t l y s e c u r e d o n t h e b a c k r e s t o f t h e v e h i c l e s e a t . I f n e c e s s a r y ,
r e m o v e a n d s t o w t h e h e a d r e s t r a i n t .
Seat position
Weight groups established by legislation
< 10 kg and < 13 kg
( g r o u p s 0 ( b ) a n d 0 + )
9 – 18 kg
( g r o u p 1 )
15 – 25 kg
( g r o u p 2 )
22 – 36 kg
( g r o u p 3 )
1 st row Front passenger ( c )
U U U U
2 nd row
Lateral U U U U
Central U U U U
3 rd row * Lateral U U U U
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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
s e a t 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 .
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 .
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 :
- 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 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 .
When installing a child seat using the
s e a t b e l t , c h e c k t h a t t h e s e a t b e l t i s
t i g h t e n e d c o r r e c t l y o n t h e c h i l d s e a t
and that it secures the child seat
fi r m l y o n t h e s e a t o f y o u r v e h i c l e .
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 i n r e l a t i o n 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 .
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 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 . 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
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 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 *
w h e n a " r e a r w a r d s - f a c i n g " c h i l d
s e a t i s 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" 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
accordance with the new ISOFIX
regulation .
T h e t h r e e s e c o n d r o w s e a t s 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:
- t w o r i n g s
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 ,
- a r i n g B , u s e d t o fi x t h e u p p e r
s t r a p , r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e TOP
TETHER , i n d i c a t e d b y a l a b e l
o n a c o v e r a t t h e t o p o f t h e s e a t
b a c k . 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 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 .
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 . 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 .
S o m e a l s o h a v e a n upper strap
which is attached to the ring B .
T o a t t a c h t h i s s t r a p , 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 t h e
c o v e r a t t h e t o p o f t h e s e a t b a c k .
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 .
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* T h e I S O F I X s h e l l i s s e c u r e d t o t h e b o t t o m r i n g s o n a n I S O F I X p o s i t i o n , o c c u p y i n g 2 r e a r s e a t p o s i t i o n s .
* * T o i n s t a l l I S O F I X c h i l d s e a t s t y p e B1 , r e m o v e t h e h e a d r e s t r a i n t s f r o m t h e s e a t s .
TABLE SUMMARISING THE INSTALLATION OF ISOFIX CHIL D SEATS
I n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h E u r o p e a n l e g i s l a t i o n ( E C E 1 6 ) , t h i s t a b l e i n d i c a t e s w h i c h o f t h e I S O F I X c h i l d s e a t s c a n b e i n s t a l l e d i n
s e a t p o s i t i o n s i n y o u r v e h i c l e t h a t a r e e q u i p p 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 F I 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 b e l t .
IL-SU : 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 F I X S e m i - U n i v e r s a l s e a t : I S O F I X " r e a r w a r d s - f a c i n g " c h i l d s e a t s
e q u i p p e d w i t h a t o p b e l t a n d I S O F I X " s h e l l " c h i l d s e a t s w i t h a t o p b e l t .
D o n o t i n s t a l l I S O F I X c h i l d s e a t s e q u i p p e d w i t h a b a r .
Child weight/age given as a guide
Less than 10 kg (group 0)
U p t o a p p r o x . 6 m o n t h s
Less than 10 kg
(group 0)
Less than 13 kg (group 0+)
U p t o a p p r o x . 1 y e a r o l d 9 to 18 kg (group 1)
F r o m 1 t o 3 y e a r s a p p r o x .
Type of ISOFIX child seat Shell seat *
"
Rearwards
-
facing"
"
Rearwards
-
facing"
"
Forwards
-facing"
ISOFIX size classes F G C D E C D A B B1 **
ISOFIX rear lateral seats IL-SU IL-SU IL-SU IUF
ISOFIX central rear seat X IL-SU IL-SU IUF
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SEAT BELTS
Front seat belts
T h e f r o n t s e a t b e l t s a r e fi t t e d w i t h a
pretensioning system and force limiter.
This system improves safety in the front
seats in the event of a front impact.
Depending on the seriousness of the
impact, the pretensioning system in-
stantly tightens the seat belt against
the body of the occupant. Fastening
Pull the belt down in front of you
in a steady movement, making
sure that it does not become
twisted.
Press the fastening into its buckle.
Check that it is properly secured
and that the automatic locking
mechanism operates correctly
by pulling sharply on the belt
strap.
The lap strap should be posi-
tioned as low down as possible in
the lap and as tight as possible.
The diagonal strap should be
positioned across the chest and
away from the neck.
E a c h b e l t h a s a r e e l t h a t a d j u s t s i t s
length automatically to the girth of
the seat occupant. Height adjustment
The pretensioning seat belts are ac-
tive when the ignition is on.
The force limiter reduces the pres-
sure of the seat belt against the
chest of the occupant, so increasing
his protection.
W h e n c o r r e c t l y a d j u s t e d , t h e s e a t
belt shoulder strap falls over the
middle of the shoulder.
T o a d j u s t t h e b e l t , s q u e e z e t h e
control and slide it in the direction
required.
Unfastening
To unfasten the belt, press on
the red button in the buckle.
The belt retracts automatically when
not in use.