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"Rearwards-facing" "Forwards-facing"
* The rules for carrying 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
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
Intermediate longitudinal position
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" u p t o t h e
age of 2,
-
"forwards-facing" o v e r t h e a g e o f 2 .
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
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 .
CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT
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 .
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 , all children under the
age of 12 or less than one and a
half metres tall must travel in ap-
proved 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 carrying 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.
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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 :
Passenger airbag OFF
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 Plus"
I n s t a l l e d i n t h e
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"
T h e u s e o f t h e
r e s t r a i n i n g c u s h i o n i s
c o m p u l s o r y f o r c a r r y i n g 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 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 m o u n t i n g 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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LOCATIONS FOR CHILD SEATS SECURED 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
a n d u n i v e r s a l l y a p p r o v e d ( a ) i n r e l a t i o n 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 s e a t 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 u s i n g 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 . I n f a n t c a r 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 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 t h e 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 f a c i n g " a n d / o r
" f o r w a r d f a c i n g " .
X: s e a t n o 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 o f t h e w e i g h t g r o u p i n d i c a t e d .
L-: o n l y t h e c h i l d s e a t s i n d i c a t e d c a n b e i n s t a l l e d o n t h e s e a t c o n c e r n e d ( a c c o r d i n g t o c o u n t r y ) .
Seat
Weight of the child and indicative age
Less than 13 kg
( g r o u p s 0 ( b ) a n d 0 + ) U p t o ≈ 1 y e a r
From 9 to 18 kg
( g r o u p 1 )
F r o m 1 t o ≈ 3 years
From 15 to 25 kg
( g r o u p 2 )
F r o m 3 t o ≈ 6 y e a r s
From
22 to 36 kg
( g r o u p 3 )
F r o m 6 t o ≈ 1 0 y e a r s
F r o n t p a s s e n g e r
s e a t ( c ) w i t h p a s s e n g e r
a i r b a g a c t i v a t e d
X L2 L3, L4 L3, L4
F r o n t p a s s e n g e r
s e a t ( c ) w i t h p a s s e n g e r
a i r b a g d e a c t i v a t e d
L1 L2 L3, L4 L3, L4
O u t e r r e a r s e a t s
( r o w 2 )
U U U U
C e n t r e r e a r s e a t
( r o w 2 )
L1 L2 L3, L4 L3, L4
O u t e r r e a r s e a t s
( r o w 3 )
L1 L2 L3, L4 L3, L4
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T h e i n c o r r e c t i n s t a l l a t i o n o f 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
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 t a b l e s h o w -
i n g t h e l o c a t i o n s f o r I S O F I X c h i l d
s e a t s .
"ISOFIX" MOUNTINGS T h e s e a r e t h r e e r i n g s f o r e a c h s e a t :
- 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 . T h i s I S O F I X m o u n t i n g s y s t e m p r o v i d e s
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
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
i s a t t a c h e d t o t h e r i n g 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 . T h e n fi x t h e
h o o k o n t h e r i n g B a n d t i g h t e n t h e u p -
p e r s t r a p .
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 d a n c e w i t h t h e
new I S O F I X regu-
lation .
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 :
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T h i s c h i l d s e a t c a n a l s o b e u s e d o n s e a t s w h i c h a r e n o t fi t t e d w i t h I S O F I X m o u n t i n g s .
I n t h i s c a s e , i t m u s t b e a t t a c h e d t o t h e v e h i c l e s e a t u s i n g t h e t h r e e p o i n t s e a t b e l t .
F o l l o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r fi t t i n g t h e c h i l d s e a t g i v e n i n t h e s e a t m a n u f a c t u r e r ' s i n s t a l l a t i o n g u i d e .
ISOFIX
RÖMER Duo Plus
( s i z e c a t e g o r y B1 )
Group 1: from 9 to 18 kg
I n s t a l l e d i n t h e f o r w a r d f a c i n g p o s i t i o n .
F i t t e d w i t h a n u p p e r s t r a p t o b e s e c u r e d o n t h e I S O F I X u p p e r r i n g ,
r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e T O P T E T H E R .
T h r e e s e a t b o d y a n g l e s : s i t t i n g , r e c l i n i n g , l y i n g .
ISOFIX CHILD SEAT RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN AND APPRO VED FOR YOUR VEHICLE
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LOCATIONS FOR ISOFIX CHILD SEATS
IUF: 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 n I s o fi x U n i v e r s a l s e a t , " F o r w a r d f a c i n g " s e c u r e d u s i n g t h e " T o p T e t h e r " u p p e r
s t r a p .
IL-SU: 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 n I s o fi x S e m i - U n i v e r s a l s e a t e i t h e r :
- " r e a r f a c i n g " fi t t e d w i t h a " T o p T e t h e r " u p p e r s t r a p o r a s u p p o r t ,
- " f o r w a r d f a c i n g " fi t t e d w i t h a s u p p o r t .
F o r a d v i c e o n s e c u r i n g o f t h e " T o p T e t h e r " u p p e r s t r a p , r e f e r t o t h e " I s o fi x m o u n t i n g s " s e c t i o n .
X: s e a t n o 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 n I S O F I X s e a t o f t h e s i z e c a t e g o r y i n d i c a t e d .
T h e h e a d r e s t r a i n t o f t h e v e h i c l e ' s I S O F I X s e a t m u s t b e r e m o v e d a n d s t o r e d .
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 ( E C E 1 6 ) , 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 I S O F I X c h i l d s e a t s o n s e a t s
i n t h e v e h i c l e fi t t e d w i t h I S O F I X m o u n t i n g s .
I n t h e c a s e o f 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 I S O F I X c h i l d s e a t s , t h e I S O F I X s i z e c a t e g o r y , d e t e r m i n e d b y a l e t t e r f r o m A t o G ,
i s i n d i c a t e d o n t h e c h i l d s e a t n e x t t o t h e I S O F I X l o g o .
Weight of the child / i n d i c a t i v e a g e
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
From 9 to 18 kg (group 1)
F r o m a p p r o x . 1 t o 3 y e a r s
Type of ISOFIX child seat infant car seat "rear facing" "rear facing" "forward facing"
ISOFIX size category F G C D E C D A B B1
Universal and semi-
universal ISOFIX child seats
which can be installed on
the rear seats X IL-SU IL-SU
IUF
IL-SU
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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 .
E n s u r e t h a t t h e l a p p a r t o f t h e 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 .
CHILD LOCK
L o w e r t h e c o n t r o l A t o p o s i t i o n 1 .
Child lock on
Child lock off
R a i s e t h e c o n t r o l A t o p o s i t i o n 2 .
M e c h a n i c a l s y s t e m t o p r e v e n t o p e n i n g
o f t h e r e a r d o o r u s i n g i t s i n t e r i o r c o n t r o l .
T h e c o n t r o l i s l o c a t e d o n t h e e d g e o f
e a c h r e a r d o o r .
T h e i n c o r r e c t i n s t a l l a t i o n o f 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 t h e e v e n t o f a n
a c c i d e n t .
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
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 to
a minimum , 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 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 s e a t a n d
t h a t t h e h e a d r e s t r a i n t d o e s 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 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 ’ s a i r b a g
w h e n a “ r e a r 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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CHILD SEATS RECOMMENDED BYCITROËN
CITROËN offers a complete range of recommended child seats which are
secured using a three point seat belt :
Passenger airbag OFF
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 carrying 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.
L5
"RÖMER KIDFIX"
*
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 m o u n t i n g s . The child is restrained by the seat belt.
W i t h y o u r v e h i c l e , y o u c a n i n s t a l l o n t h e
outer rear seats:
- c h i l d s e a t s s e c u r e d w i t h t h e v e h i -cle’s seat belt only,
- ISOFIX child seats secured with the ISOFIX mountings only,
- child seats secured using the ISOFIX mountings and the seat belt, only on
the right hand rear seat.
* On this type of seat, you must use the ISOFIX mountings and the seat belt.
T o c h e c k w h e t h e r t h i s s e a t c a n b e fi t -
ted to an ISOFIX position, you must
make sure that the buckle is located
outside the ISOFIX mountings.