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C H I L D S A F E T Y * T h e r u l e s f o r c a r r y i n g c h i l d r e n 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 o b s e r v e
t h e f o l l o w i n g r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s :
- 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 , a l l c h i l d r e n u n d e r
the age of 12 or less than one
and a half metres tall must
t r a v e l i n a p p r o v e d c h i l d s e a t s
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 * ,
- s t a t i s t i c a l l y , t h e s a f e s t s e a t s i n
y o u r v e h i c l e f o r c a r r y i n g c h i l -
dren are the rear seats,
- a c h i l d w e i g h i n g l e s s t h a n 9 k g
must travel in the "rearwards-
f a c i n g " p o s i t i o n b o t h i n t h e
front and in the rear.
C I T R O Ë N r e c o m m e n d s 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 :
- " r e a r w a r d s - f a c i n g " u p t o t h e
a g e o f 2 ,
- " f o r w a r d s - f a c i n g " o v e r t h e
a g e o f 2 .
CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT
" R e a r w a r d s - f a c i n 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 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 , t h e c h i l d w o u l d r i s k
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 . " F o r w a r d s - f a c i n g "
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
i s i n s t a l l e d o n t h e
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
