2009.5 Citroen C8 Owner's Manual

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Air bags
Good practice
If your vehicle is fi tted with a front
passenger air bag, side air bags or
curtain air bags, observe this good
practice.
Sit in a normal upright position.
Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt.
Do not leave anything between the
occupants and the air bags (a child,
pet, object...). This could hamper the
operation of the air bags or injure the
occupants.
After an accident or if the vehicle has
been stolen or broken into, have the air
bag systems checked.
All work on the air bag system is
strictly forbidden unless it is carried out
by qualifi ed personnel of the CITROËN
network . Front air bags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel
by its spokes or resting your hands on
the centre part of the wheel.
Passengers must not place their feet
on the fascia.
Smoke as little as possible as
deployment of the air bags can cause
burns or the risk of injury from a
cigarette or pipe.
Never remove or pierce the steering
wheel or hit it violently.
Side air bags
Only put approved covers on the seats.
These will not hinder infl ation of the
side air bags.
Consult a
CITROËN
dealer.
Do not fi x or glue anything to the seat backs. This could cause injury to the chest or arms when the side air bag infl ates.
Do not sit with the upper part of the
body any nearer to the door than
necessary.
Curtain air bags
Do not fi x or glue anything to the roof.
This could cause injury to the head
when the curtain air bag infl ates.
Do not remove the grab handles
installed on the roof, they play a part
in securing the curtain air bags.
Even if all of the precautions
mentioned are observed, a risk of
injury or of minor burns to the head,
chest or arms when an air bag is
triggered cannot be ruled out. In fact,
the bag infl ates almost instantly (within
a few milliseconds) then defl ates within
the same time discharging the hot gas
via openings provided for this purpose.

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Side air bags
If fi tted on your vehicle, this is a system
which protects the driver and front
passenger in the event of a serious
side impact in order to limit the risk of
injury to the chest.
Each side air bag is incorporated in the
front seat back frame, on the door side. The curtain air bag infl ates between
the front or rear occupant of the vehicle
and the windows.
Impact detection zones

A. Front impact zone.

B. Side impact zone. In the event of a minor impact or
bump on the side of the vehicle or
if the vehicle rolls over, the air bag
may not be triggered.
The air bag is not triggered in the event
of a rear or front collision.
Operating fault
Curtain air bags
If fi tted on your vehicle, this is a
system which protects the driver and
passengers (with the exception of the
centre seats of rows 2 and 3) in the
event of a serious side impact in order
to limit the risk of head injuries.
Each curtain air bag is incorporated
in the pillars and the upper part of the
passenger compartment.
Activation
It is triggered unilaterally in the event
of a serious side impact applied to
all or part of the side impact zone
B ,
perpendicular to the longitudinal
centreline of the vehicle on a horizontal
plane and directed from the outside
towards the inside of the vehicle.
The side air bag infl ates between the
front occupant of the vehicle and the
corresponding door trim pad. Activation
It is triggered at the same time as the
corresponding side air bag in the event
of a serious side impact applied to
all or part of the side impact zone
B ,
perpendicular to the longitudinal
centreline of the vehicle on a horizontal
plane and directed from the outside
towards the inside of the vehicle. If this warning light comes
on on the instrument panel,
accompanied by an audible
signal and a message on the
display, consult a CITROËN
dealer to have the system
checked. The air bags may no longer
be triggered in the event of a serious
impact.

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Child safety
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CHILD SAFETY
GENERAL POINTS RELATING
TO CHILD SEATS
"Rearwards-facing"
Recommended on the rear seats up to
the age of 2.
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 infl ate. "Forwards-facing"
Recommended on the rear seats over
the age of 2.
When a "forwards-facing" child seat is
installed on the front passenger seat,
leave the passenger air bag armed.
INSTALLING A CHILD SEAT USING A THREE POINT SEAT BELT
The rules for transporting children are
specifi c to each country. Consult the
current legislation in your country.
Please consult the list of seats
approved in your country. The isofi x
mountings, the rear seats, the
passenger air bag and the disarming
of this air bag depend on the version
sold.
The child seats function and the
passenger air bag disarming function
are common to the entire CITROËN
range.
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:
- all children under the age of 12 or
less than one metre fi fty tall must
travel in approved child seats suited
to their weight, on seats fi tted 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 both in the front
and in the rear,
- the passenger must not travel with a child on his lap.
Refer to chapter 4, "Air bags"
section.
If the passenger air bag is not
disarmed, the installation of a
"rearwards-facing" child seat in the
front is strictly prohibited.

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CHILD SEATS RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN
CITROËN offers a complete range of recommended child seats which are

secured using a three point seat belt :
INSTALLING CHILD SEATS
ATTACHED USING THE SEAT
BELT
The table presented on the following
page indicates the options for installing
child seats secured using a seat
belt and universally approved in
accordance with the weight of the child
and the seat in the vehicle.

Group 0: from birth to 10 kg
Group 0+: from birth to 13 kg


L1
"ROMER Baby-Safe Plus"
Installed in the rear-facing position.

Groups 1, 2 and 3: from 9 to 36 kg


L2
"KIDDY Life"
The use of the restraining cushion is compulsory for transporting young children (from 9 to 18 kg).

Groups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kg

L3
"RECARO Start''.

L4
"KLIPPAN Optima" From the age of 6 years
(approximately
22 kg), the booster is used on its own.

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"ISOFIX" MOUNTINGS
These seats are fi tted with ISOFIX
mountings.
These are two rings located between
the seat back and the seat cushion .
The ISOFIX child seats are fi tted with
two locks which are secured easily on
these rings.
This ISOFIX mounting system
guarantees reliable, safe and fast
fi tting of the child seat in your vehicle.

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ISOFIX CHILD SEATS RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN AND APPROVED FOR YOUR VEHICLE
These child seats can also be used on seats which are not fi tted with ISOFIX mountings. In this case, it is essential that
they are secured to the vehicle's seat by means of the three-poi nt seat belt.

Follow the instructions for fi tting the child seat indicated in the seat manufacturer's
i nstallation
guide
.

ISOFIX KIDDY
ISOFIX RÖMER Duo Plus

Group 0+: from birth to 13 kg Group 1: from 9 to 18 kg Group 1: from 9 to 18 kg
Installed in the rear facing position. Installed in the forwards facing position.
Installed in the forwards facing position only.
The body of the child seat must be in
contact with the back of the vehicle's
front seat. It is essential that the vehicle's front
seat is adjusted to the intermediate
longitudinal position. Secured without the top strap.
Three child seat body angles: sitting,
reclining and lying positions.
Adjust the vehicle's front seat so that
the child's feet do not touch the seat
back.

The ISOFIX KIDDY seat is installed in row 2 only.

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CHILD SEATS RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN
CITROËN offers a complete range of recommended child seats which are

secured using a three point seat belt :
INSTALLING CHILD SEATS
ATTACHED USING THE SEAT
BELT
The table presented on the following
page indicates the options for installing
child seats secured using a seat
belt and universally approved in
accordance with the weight of the child
and the seat in the vehicle.

Group 0: from birth to 10 kg
Group 0+: from birth to 13 kg


L1
"ROMER Baby-Safe Plus"
Installed in the rear-facing position.

Groups 1, 2 and 3: from 9 to 36 kg


L2
"KIDDY Life"
The use of the restraining cushion is compulsory for transporting young children (from 9 to 18 kg).

Groups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kg

L3
"RECARO Start''.

L4
"KLIPPAN Optima" From the age of 6 years
(approximately
22 kg), the booster is used on its own.

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a: Group 0: from birth to 10 kg. Infant car seats and "car cots" can not be installed on the front passenger seat.

b: consult the legislation in force in your country before insta lling your child on this seat.

U: seat suitable for the installation of a child seat secured using a seat belt and universally approved, "rear facing" and/o r
"forward facing".

L-: only the child seats indicated can be installed on the se at concerned (according to country).

X: seat not suitable for the installation of a child seat of the weight group indicated.


Seat
Weight of the child and indicative age

Under 13 kg (groups 0 ( a ) and 0+)

Up to approx 1 year

From 9 to 18 kg
(group 1)

1 to 3 years approx
From 15 to 25 kg
(group 2)
3 to 6 years approx
From 22 to 36 kg

(group 3)
6 to 10 years approx

Front passenger
seat ( b )
U U U U
Side seats
of row 2
U U U U
Centre seat
of row 2
U U U U
Side seats of row 2,
placed in row 3
L1 L2 L2, L3, L4 L2, L3, L4
Centre seat
of row 2,
placed in row 3
U U U U
3-seat bench seat,
placed in row 3
L1 L2 L2, L3, L4 L2, L3, L4

X L2 L2, L3, L4 L2, L3, L4