2009 Citroen C4 Owner's Manual

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C H I L D S A F E T Y * The rules for transporting children are specifi c to each country. Refer
to the current legislation in your
country.
GENERAL POINTS RELATING TO CHILD SEATS
Although one of CITROËN's main
criteria when designing your vehi-
cle, the safety of your children also
depends on you.
For maximum safety, please follow
these precautions:
- in accordance with European regulations, 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 , on seats
fi tted with a seat belt or ISOFIX
mountings * ,
- 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 that chil-
dren should travel in the rear seats
of your vehicle:
- "rearwards-facing" up to the
age of 2,
- "forwards-facing" over the
age of 2. INSTALLING A CHILD SEAT
USING A THREE POINT SEAT
BELT
"Rearwards-facing"
When a "rearwards-facing" child
seat is installed on the
front pas-
senger seat , it is essential that the
passenger airbag is deactivated.
Otherwise, the child would risk
being seriously injured or killed if
the
airbag
were to infl ate. "Forwards-facing"
When a "forwards-facing" child seat
is installed on the
front passenger
seat , adjust the vehicle's seat to the
intermediate longitudinal position
with the seat back upright and leave
the passenger airbag activated.
Intermediate longitudinal position

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Passenger air bag OFF
CHILD SEATS RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN
CITROËN offers a complete range of recommended child seats which are
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
"RÖMER
Baby-Safe Plus"
Installed in the
rearwards-facing position.
L2
"KIDDY Life"
The use of the
restraining cushion is compulsory for
the transportation of 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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Passenger air bag OFF
CHILD SEATS RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN
CITROËN offers a complete range of recommended child seats which are
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
"RÖMER
Baby-Safe Plus"
Installed in the
rearwards-facing position.
L2
"KIDDY Life"
The use of the
restraining cushion is compulsory for
the transportation of 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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LOCATION OF CHILD SEATS SECURED BY MEANS OF THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT
In accordance with European Regulations, this table tells you to what extent each of the seat positions in your vehicle
may take a child seat that is secured by means of the vehicle seat belt and approved as Universal (a) depending on the
weight of the child.
(a) Universal child seat: child seat which can be installed in all vehicles by means of the vehicle seat belt.
(b) Group 0: from birth to 10 kg. Infant car seats and "car cots" ca nnot be installed on the front passenger seat.
(c) It is essential to deactivate the front passenge r’s airbag when a "rear facing" child seat is installed in the front passenger’s
seat position.
Consult the legislation currently in force in your country befo re placing your child in this seat position.

U: Seat suitable for the installation of a universal rear-facing child seat and a universal forward-facing child seat.

L-: Only the child seats indicated may be installed in the seat position concerned (depending on country).

X: Position not suitable for installation of a child seat of the weight group indicated.
Take care to comply with the fi tting instructions given in the child seat manufacturer’s user guide.

Seat
Weight of the child

Up to 10 kg Up to 13 kg
(groups 0 (b) and 0+)
9 - 18 kg
(group 1)
15 - 25 kg
(group 2)
22 - 36 kg
(group 3)
Front passenger seat (c) Fixed
U U U U
Lateral rear seats U U U U
Central rear seat L1 X L3 L3

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C H I L D S A F E T Y * According to country and current local legislation.
ADVICE ON CHILD SEATS
Installing a booster seat
The chest part of the seat belt must
be positioned on the child's shoulder
without touching the neck.
Ensure that the lap part of the
seat belt passes correctly over the
child's thighs.
CITROËN recommends the use of
a booster seat which has a back,
fi tted with a seat belt guide at
shoulder level. As a safety precaution, do not leave:
- one or more children alone and
unsupervised in a vehicle,
- a child or an animal in a vehicle which is exposed to the sun, with
the windows closed,
- the keys within reach of children inside the vehicle.
To prevent accidental opening of the
doors, use the "Child lock".
Take care not to open the rear win-
dows by more than one third.
To protect young children from the
rays of the sun, fi t side blinds on the
rear windows.
The incorrect installation of a child
seat in a vehicle compromises the
child's protection in the event of an
accident.
When installing a child seat using the
seat belt, check that the seat belt is
tightened correctly on the child seat
and that it secures the child seat
fi rmly on the seat of your vehicle.
Remember to fasten the seat belts
or the child seat harnesses
keeping
the slack in relation to the child's
body to a minimum, even for short
journeys.
For optimum installation of the
"forwards-facing" child seat, ensure
that the back of the child seat is in
contact with the back of the vehicle's
seat and that the head restraint does
not cause any discomfort.
If the head restraint has to be re-
moved, ensure that it is stored or
attached securely to prevent it from
being thrown around the vehicle in
the event of sharp braking. Children under the age of 10 must
not travel in the "forwards-facing"
position on the front passenger
seat, unless the rear seats are al-
ready occupied by other children,
cannot be used or are absent.
Deactivate the passenger air bag *
when a "rearwards-facing" child
seat is installed on the front seat.
Otherwise, the child would risk be-
ing seriously injured or killed if the
air bag were to infl ate.

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C H I L D S A F E T Y
"ISOFIX" MOUNTINGS
Your vehicle has been approved in
accordance with the new ISOFIX
regulation .
The outer rear seats of your vehi-
cle are fi tted with regulation ISOFIX
mountings.
The incorrect installation of a child
seat in a vehicle compromises the
child's protection in the event of an
accident.
For information regarding the
ISOFIX child seats which can be
installed in your vehicle, consult
the summary table for the location
of the ISOFIX child seats.
These are three rings for each seat:
- two rings
A , located between the
vehicle seat back and cushion,
indicated by a label,
- a ring B , referred to as the TOP
TETHER , located in the boot be-
tween the wheel arch and the
seat back. This ISOFIX mounting system guar-
antees you fast, reliable and safe fi t-
ting of the child seat in your vehicle.
The
ISOFIX child seats are fi tted
with two locks which are secured
easily on the two rings A .
Some also have an upper strap
which is attached to the ring B .
To attach this strap, remove the ve-
hicle seat's head restraint and the
cover at the top of the seat back.
Then fi x the hook on the ring B and
tighten the upper strap.

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ISOFIX CHILD SEAT RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN AND APPROVED FOR YOUR VEHICLE
This child seat can also be used on seats which are not fi tted with ISOFIX mountings. In this case, it must be attached
to the vehicle seat using the three point seat belt.

Follow the instructions for fi tting the child seat given in the seat manufacturer's installation guide.

RÖMER Duo Plus ISOFIX (size category B1 )

Group 1: from 9 to 18 kg
Installed in the forwards-facing position.
Fitted with an upper strap to be secured on the upper ring B , referred to as
the TOP TETHER.
Three seat body angles: sitting, reclining, lying.

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* The ISOFIX shell is secured to the bottom rings on an I SOFIX position, occupying 2 rear seat positions.
** To install ISOFIX child seats type B1 , remove the head restraints from the seats.
TABLE SUMMARISING THE INSTALLATION OF ISOFIX CHIL D SEATS
In compliance with European legislation (ECE 16), this table indicates which of the ISOFIX child seats can be installed in
seat positions in your vehicle that are equipped with ISOFIX anchoring points.
For ISOFIX universal and semi-universal child seats, the ISOFIX size class, defi ned by a letter from A to G , is shown on
the child seat to the right of the ISOFIX logo.

IUF: seat position suitable for installation of an I SOFIX U niversal " F orwards-facing" seat attached using the top belt.

IL-SU: seat position suitable for installation of an I SOFIX S emi- U niversal seat: ISOFIX "rearwards-facing" child seats
equipped with a top belt and ISOFIX "shell" child seats wit h a top belt.
Do not install ISOFIX child seats equipped with a bar.


Child weight/age given as a guide
Less than 10 kg (group 0)
Up to approx. 6 months Less than 10 kg
(group 0)
Less than 13 kg (group 0+)
Up to approx. 1 year old 9 to 18 kg (group 1)
From 1 to 3 years approx.

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