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17Familiarisation
Sitting comfortably
Manual adjustment
88
Driver's seat
Forwards-backwards
Height
Electric adjustment
Seat back angle
89
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Front seats
Seat consisting of a seat cushion, a seat back and a head restraint which can all be adjusted to
adapt your position for ease of driving and comfort.
Manual adjustments
Forwards-backwards adjustment
)
Raise the control and slide the seat
for wards or backwards.
Driver's or passenger's seat
height adjustment
)
Pull the control upwards to raise or push
it downwards to lower, as many times as
necessary, to obtain the position required.
Seat back angle adjustment
)
Turn the control knob to adjust the seat
backrest angle.
As a safety measure, seat adjustments
should only be done when stationary.
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89Comfort
Front seats
Seat consisting of a seat cushion, a seat back and a head restraint which can all be adjusted to
adapt your position for ease of driving and comfort.
Driver's seat electric adjustments
Forwards-backwards adjustment
)
Push the control for wards or rear wards to
slide the seat.
Seat cushion height and angle
adjustment
)
Tilt the rear part of the control upwards or
downwards to obtain the required height.
)
Tilt the front part of the control upwards or
downwards to obtain the required angle.
Seat back angle adjustment
)
Tilt the control for wards or rear wards to
adjust the angle of the seat back.
The electrical functions of the driver's
seat are deactivated approximately one
minute after the ignition is switched off.
To reactivate them, switch on the ignition.
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Storing driving positions
System which registers the electrical settings
of the driver's seat and door mirrors. It enables
you to store and recall two positions using the
buttons on the side of the driver's seat.
Storing a position
Using buttons M/1/2
)
Switch on the ignition.
)
Adjust your seat and the door mirrors.
)
Press button M
, then press button 1
or 2
within four seconds.
An audible signal indicates that the position
has been stored.
Recalling a stored position
Ignition on or engine running
)
Press button 1
or 2
to recall the
corresponding position.
An audible signal indicates the end of the
adjustment.
Storing a new position cancels the
previous position. You can interrupt the current movement
by pressing button M
, 1
or 2
or by using
one of the seat controls.
A stored position cannot be recalled
while driving.
Recalling stored positions is
deactivated 45 seconds after switching
off the ignition.
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Automatic adjustment of xenon headlamps
Do not touch the xenon bulbs.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop. This system adjusts the height of the xenon
headlamp beams automatically and when
stationary, according to the load in the vehicle, so
as to avoid causing a nuisance to other road user.
If a malfunction occurs, this
warning lamp is displayed in the
instrument panel, accompanied by
an audible signal and a message in the screen.
The system then places your headlamps in the
lowest position.
Manual adjustment
of halogen
headlamps
To avoid causing a nuisance to other road
users, the height of the halogen headlamps
should be adjusted according to the load in the
vehicle.
0.
1 or 2 people in the front seats.
-.
3 people.
1.
5 people.
-.
Intermediate setting.
2.
5 people + maximum authorised load.
-.
Intermediate setting.
3.
Driver + maximum authorised load.
The initial setting is position "0"
.
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Safety
Seat belts
Front seat belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a
pretensioning and force limiting system.
This system improves safety in the front
seats in the event of a front or side impact.
Depending on the severity of the impact, the
pretensioning system instantly tightens the seat
belts against the body of the occupants.
The pretensioning seat belts are active when
the ignition is on.
The force limiter reduces the pressure of the
seat belt on the chest of the occupant,
so improving their protection.
Fastening
)
Pull the strap, then inser t the tongue in the
buckle.
)
Check that the seat belt is fastened
correctly by pulling the strap.
Unfastening
)
Press the red button on the buckle.
)
Guide the seat belt as it reels in.
Seat belt not fastened/
unfastened warning lamp in the
instrument panel
When the ignition is switched on,
this warning lamp comes on in the
instrument panel if the driver and/or
the front passenger has not fastened their
seat belt.
From approximately 12 mph (20 km/h)
this warning lamp flashes for two minutes
accompanied by an audible signal of increasing
volume. Once these two minutes have elapsed,
this warning lamp remains on until the driver
and/or the front passenger fastens their
seat belt.
Height adjustment
)
To lower the attachment point, squeeze the
control A
and slide it downwards.
)
To raise the attachment point, slide the
control A
upwards.
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The driver must ensure that passengers use
the seat belts correctly and that they are all
restrained securely before setting off.
Wherever you are seated in the vehicle,
always fasten your seat belt, even for short
journeys.
Do not interchange the seat belt buckles as
they will not fulfil their role fully.
The seat belts are fitted with an iner tia reel
permitting automatic adjustment of the length
of the strap to your size. The seat belt is
stowed automatically when not in use.
Before and after use, ensure that the seat
belt is reeled in correctly.
The lower part of the strap must be
positioned as low as possible on the pelvis.
The upper par t must be positioned in the
hollow of the shoulder.
The iner tia reels are fitted with an automatic
locking device which comes into operation in
the event of a collision, emergency braking
or if the vehicle rolls over. You can release
the device by pulling firmly on the strap and
releasing it so that it reels in slightly. In order to be effective, a seat belt must:
- be tightened as close to the body as
possible,
- be pulled in front of you with a smooth
movement, checking that it does not
twist,
- be used to restrain only one person,
- not bear any trace of cuts or fraying,
- not be conver ted or modified to avoid
affecting its per formance.
In accordance with current safety regulations,
for all repairs on your vehicle, go to a
qualified workshop with the skills and
equipment needed, which a CITROËN dealer
is able to provide.
Have your seat belts checked regularly by
a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop,
par ticularly if the straps show signs of
damage.
Clean the seat belt straps with soapy water or
a textile cleaning product, sold by CITROËN
dealers.
After folding or moving a seat or rear bench
seat, ensure that the seat belt is positioned
and reeled in correctly.
Recommendations for children
Use a suitable child seat if the passenger is
less than 12 years old or shor ter than one
and a half metres.
Never use the same seat belt to secure
more than one person.
Never allow a child to travel on your lap.
In the event of an impact
Depending on the nature and
seriousness of the impact
, the
pretensioning device may be deployed
before and independently of the airbags.
Deployment of the pretensioners is
accompanied by a slight discharge of
harmless smoke and a noise, due to the
activation of the pyrotechnic car tridge
incorporated in the system.
In all cases, the airbag warning lamp
comes on.
Following an impact, have the seat belts
system checked, and if necessary replaced,
by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
