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Good practice
Sit in a normal upright position.
Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt.
Do not leave anything between the
occupants and the airbags (a child, pet,
object...). This could hinder the operation of
the airbags or injure the occupants.
After an accident or if the vehicle has been
stolen or broken into, have the airbag
systems checked.
All work on the airbag system is strictly
forbidden unless it is carried out by qualified
personnel at a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
Lateral airbags
Only put recommended covers on the seats.
These will not hinder inflation of the lateral
airbags. Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
Do not fix or attach anything to the seat
backs. This could cause injury to the chest
or arms when the lateral airbag inflates.
Do not sit with the upper part of the body
any nearer to the door than necessary.
Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel
by its spokes or resting your hands on the
centre part of the wheel.
Do not allow passengers to place their feet
on the dashboard, they risk serious injury if
the airbag is deployed.
Smoke as little as possible as deployment
of the airbags can cause burns or the risk
of injury from a cigarette or pipe.
Never remove or pierce the steering wheel
or hit it violently.
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 airbag
is deployed cannot be ruled out. In fact, the
bag inflates almost instantly (within a few
milliseconds) then deflates within the same
time discharging the hot gas via openings
provided for this purpose.
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or glue anything to the roof. This
could cause injury to the head when the
curtain airbag inflates.
Do not remove the grab handles installed
on the roof, they play a part in securing the
curtain airbags.
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Lateral airbags
If fitted 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 lateral airbag is fitted in the front seat
back frame, on the door side.
Impact detection zones
A.
Front impact zone.
B.
Side impact zone. If this warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel,
accompanied by an audible signal
and a message in the screen,
contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop to have the system checked. The
airbags may no longer be deployed in the
event of a serious impact.
Deployment
It is deployed 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 lateral airbag inflates between the
front occupant of the vehicle and the
corresponding door trim panel.
Curtain airbags
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 airbag is incorporated in the
pillars and the upper part of the passenger
compartment.
Activation
It is triggered at the same time as the
corresponding side airbag 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 curtain airbag inflates between the front
or rear occupant of the vehicle and
the windows.
In the event of a minor impact or bump
on the side of the vehicle or if the
vehicle rolls over, the airbag may not be
deployed.
The airbag is not deployed in the event of
a rear or front collision.
Operating fault
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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 inflate.
"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.
CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT
The rules for carrying children are specific
to each country. Consult the current
legislation in your country.
Please consult the list of seats approved
in your country. The Isofix mountings,
the rear seats, the passenger airbag and
the deactivation of this airbag depend on
the version sold.
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 fifty tall must travel in
approved child seats suited to their
weight, on seats fitted 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.
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The child seats function and the
passenger air bag disarming function
are common to the entire CITROËN range.
If the passenger air bag is not disarmed, the
installation of a "rearwards-facing" child seat
in the front is strictly prohibited.
Refer to chapter 4, "Air bags" section.
Passenger airbag OFF
Refer to the advice given on the label
present on both sides of the passenger's
sun visor.
To assure the safety of your child, you must deactivate the passenger's front airbag
when you install a child seat in the rearwards facing position on the front passenger's
seat.
Otherwise, there is a risk that the child could be seriously injured or killed if the airbag
were deployed.
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"ISOFIX" MOUNTINGS
The mountings comprise three rings for each
seat:
- two front rings, located between the
vehicle seat back and cushion, indicated
by a label,
- a rear ring, for securing the upper
strap referred to as the TOP TETHER,
indicated by another label.
Your vehicle has been approved in
accordance with the new ISOFIX regulation.
If fitted on your vehicle, the regulation
ISOFIX mountings are located by labels. This ISOFIX mounting system guarantees
you fast, reliable and safe fitting of the child
seat in your vehicle.
The ISOFIX child seats are fitted with two
locks which are secured easily on the two
front rings.
Some also have an upper strap which is
attached to the rear ring.
To attach this strap, raise the vehicle seat's
head restraint then pass the hook between
its rods. Then fix the hook on the rear ring
and tighten the upper strap.
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.
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ISOFIX
RÖMER Duo Plus
(size category B1
)
Group 1: from 9 to 18 kg
Installed in the forward facing position.
Fitted with an upper strap to be secured on the ISOFIX upper ring,
referred to as the TOP TETHER.
Three seat body angles: sitting, reclining, lying.
This child seat can also be used on seats which are not fitted with ISOFIX mountings.
In this case, it must be attached to the vehicle seat using the three point seat belt.
Follow the instructions for fitting the child seat given in the seat manufacturer's installation guide.
ISOFIX CHILD SEAT RECOMMENDED BY CITROËN AND APPROVED FOR YOUR VEHICLE
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IUF:
Seat suitable for the installation of an
ISOFIX child seat of the universal category.
"Forward facing" ISOFIX child seat fitted
with an upper strap secured to the upper
ring of the vehicle seats equipped with
ISOFIX mountings.
SUMMARY TABLE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ISOFIX CHILD SEATS
This table indicates the options for the installation of ISOFIX child seats on the vehicle seats fitted with ISOFIX mountings.
In the case of the universal and semi-universal ISOFIX child seats, the child seat's ISOFIX size category, determined by a letter from A
to G
,
is indicated on the child seat next to the ISOFIX logo.
IL-SU:
Seat suitable for the installation of a
semi-universal ISOFIX child seat. "Forward
facing" ISOFIX child seat fitted with a stay.
"Rear facing" ISOFIX child seat or infant car
seat, fitted with an upper strap or a stay.
X:
No restraining system for children.
Weight of the child
/indicative age
Less than
10 kg
(group 0)
Up to 6 months
approx
Less than 10 kg
(group 0)
Less than 13 kg
(group 0+)
Up to 1 year approx
From 9 to 18 kg
(group 1)
From 1 to 3 years approx
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
Row 2 rear side seats with individual seats in Row 1
IL-SU
IL-SU
IL-SU
IUF, IL-SU
Row 2 rear side seats with 2-seat bench in Row 1
IL-SU
X
IL-SU
X
IL-SU
IUF, IL-SU
Rear seats in Row 3
IL-SU
X
IL-SU
X
IL-SU
IUF, IL-SU
Infant car seat:
this is fixed to the lower
rings of a seat equipped with ISOFIX
mountings and occupies two rear seats.
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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
:
Group 0+: from birth to 13 kg
L1
"ROMER Baby-Safe Plus"
Installed in the rear-facing position
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"
Can be fixed on the vehicle's ISOFIX mountings.
The child is restrained by the seat belt.
