2014.5 Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD seats

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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  
s

eats   in   the   event   of   a   front   or   side   impact.  
D

epending   on   the   severity   of   the   impact,   the  
p

retensioning   system   instantly   tightens   the   seat  
b

elts   against   the   body   of   the   occupants.
The
  pretensioning   seat   belts   are   active   when  
t

he   ignition   is   on.
The
  force   limiter   reduces   the   pressure   of   the  
s

eat belt on the chest of the occupant, so
improving
  their   protection.Fastening
F Pull  the   strap,   then   insert   the   tongue   in   the  buc
kle.
F
 
C
heck   that   the   seat   belt   is   fastened  
c

orrectly   by   pulling   the   strap.
Unfastening
F Press  the   red   button   on   the   buckle.
F  G uide   the   seat   belt   as   it   reels   in.
Rear seat belts
The rear seats are each fitted with a three-point seat   belt.
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Sit in a normal upright position.
W ear   a   correctly   adjusted   seat   belt.
Do
  not   leave   anything   between   the  
o

ccupants   and   the   airbags   (a   child,   pet,  
o

bject...).   This   could   hamper   the   operation   of  
t

he   airbags   or   injure   the   occupants.
After
  an   accident   or   if   the   vehicle   has   been  
s

tolen   or   broken   into,   have   the   airbag  
s

ystems   checked.
All
  work   on   the   airbag   system   must   be  
c

arried   out   by   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a  
q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
Even
  if   all   of   the   precautions   mentioned  
a

re   observed,   a   risk   of   injury   or   of   minor  
b

urns   to   the   head,   chest   or   arms   when   an  
a

irbag   is   deployed   cannot   be   ruled   out.  
T

he   bag   inflates   almost   instantly   (within  
a

  few milliseconds)   then   deflates   within  
t

he   same   time   discharging   the   hot   gas   via  
o

penings   provided   for   this   purpose.Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes   or   resting   your   hands   on   the   centre  
p

art   of   the   wheel.
Passengers
  must   not   place   their   feet   on   the  
das

hboard.
Do
  not   smoke   as   deployment   of   the   airbags  
c

an   cause   burns   or   the   risk   of   injury   from   a  
c

igarette   or   pipe.
Never
 

remove
 
or
 
pierce
 
the
 
steering
 
wheel
 
or
 h

it   it   violently.
Do
  not   fit   or   attach   anything   to   the   steering  
w

heel   or   dashboard,   this   could   cause  
i

njuries   with   deployment   of   the   airbags.
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the following safety rules: Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats, compatible   with   the   deployment   the   lateral  
a

irbags.   For   information   on   the   range   of   seat  
c

overs suitable for your vehicle, you can
contact
  a   CITROËN dealer.
Refer
  to   the   "Accessories"   section.
Do
  not   fix   or   attach   anything   to   the   seat  
b

acks   (clothing...).   This   could   cause   injury  
t

o   the   chest   or   arms   if   the   lateral   airbag   is  
d

eployed.
Do
  not   sit   with   the   upper   part   of   the   body   any  
n

earer   to   the   door   than   necessary.
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. This could   cause   injury   to   the   head   if   the   curtain  
a

irbag   is   deployed.
If
  fitted   on   your   vehicle,   do   not   remove   the  
g

rab   handles   installed   on   the   roof,   they   play  
a

  part   in   securing   the   curtain   airbags.
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General points relating to child seats
CITROËN recommends that   children  s
hould   travel   on   the   rear seats of your
vehicle:
-
 
r
earward facing
 

up   to   the   age   of   3,
-
 
fo
rward facing
 

over   the   age   of   3.
Although
 
one
 
of
 
CITROËN
 
main
 
criteria
 
when
 
designing
 
your   vehicle,   the   safety   of   your   children  
a

lso
 
depends
 
on
 
you.
For
 
maximum
 
safety,
 
please
 
observe
 
the
 f
ollowing r
ecommendations:
-
 
i

n
 
accordance
 
with
 
European
 
regulations,
 
a

ll 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
 
fitted
 
with
 
a
 
seat
 
b

elt
 
or
 
ISOFIX
 
mountings*,
-
 
s

tatistically, the safest seats in your
vehicle for carr ying children are the
rear seats,
-
 
a c

hild weighing less than 9 kg must
travel in the rear ward facing position
both in the front and in the rear.
*
  
T
he   regulations   on   carrying   children   are  
s

pecific   to   each   country.   Refer   to   the  
l

egislation   in   force   in   your   country.
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Child seat at the rear
Rearward facing
When a rear ward facing child seat is installed on a rear passenger seat ,
  move   the   vehicle's  
f

ront   seat   for wards   and   straighten   the   backrest  
s

o   that   the   rear ward   facing   child   seat   does   not  
t

ouch   the   vehicle's   front   seat.
Forward facing
When a for ward facing child seat is installed on a rear passenger seat ,
  move   the   vehicle's  
f

ront   seat   for wards   and   straighten   the   backrest  
s

o   that   the   legs   of   the   child   in   the   for ward  
f

acing   child   seat   do   not   touch   the   vehicle's   front  
sea

t.Ensure
  that   the   seat   belt   is   correctly  
t

ensioned.
For
  child   seats   with   a   support   leg,  
e

nsure   that   this   is   in   firm   contact   with  
t

he   floor.   If   necessary,   adjust   the   front  
s

eat   of   the   vehicle.
Centre rear seat
A child seat with a support leg must never be installed   on   the   centre rear passenger seat .
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Child seat in the front*
Rearward facingForward facing
Passenger seat adjusted to the intermediate
longitudinal position.
Ensure
 
that
 
the
 
seat
 
belt
 
is
 
correctly
 
t

ensioned.
For
 
child
 
seats
 
with
 
a
 
support
 
leg,
 
e

nsure
 
that
 
the
 
support
 
leg
 
is
 
in
 
stable
 
c

ontact
 
with
 
the
 
floor.
 
If
 
necessary,
 
a

djust
 t

he
 p

assenger
 sea

t.
When
 
a
 
rear ward
 
facing
 
child
 
seat
 
is
 
installed
 o
n the front passenger seat ,
 a
djust
 t
he
 s
eat
 t
o
 
t

he
 
intermediate
 
longitudinal
 
position,
 
with
 
the
 
b

ackrest
 st

raightened.
The
 
passenger's
 
front
 
airbag
 
must
 
be
 
d

eactivated.
 O

therwise,
 t

he child would
risk being seriously injured or killed if the
airbag were to inflate . When
 
a
 
for ward
 
facing
 
child
 
seat
 
is
 
installed
 
on
 t
he front passenger seat ,
 
adjust
 
the
 
vehicle's
 
s

eat
 
to
 
the
 
intermediate
 
longitudinal
 
position
 
w

ith
 
seat
 
backrest
 
straightened
 
and
 
leave
 
the
 
p

assenger's
 
front
 
airbag
 
activated.
*
  
R

efer
 
to
 
the
 
current
 
legislation
 
in
 
your
 
country
 
b

efore
 
installing
 
your
 
child
 
on
 
the
 
front
 
seat.
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Child seats recommended by CITROËN
Group 0+: from bir th to 13 kgL1
"RÖMER
  Baby-Safe   Plus"  
I

nstalled   in   the   rear ward   facing   position.
Groups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kg L4
"KLIPPAN
  Optima"
From
 
22   kg   (approximately   6   years),   the   booster   is   used   on   its   own.
L5
"RÖMER
 KIDF

IX"
Can
  be   fitted   to   the   vehicle's   ISOFIX   mountings.
The
  child   is   restrained   by   the   seat   belt.
CITROËN
 
offers
 
a
 
range
 
of
 
recommended   child   seats   which   are   secured   using   a   three point seat
belt .
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Installation of child seats secured using the seat belt
In accordance with European regulations, this table indicates the options for installing child seats secured using the seat belt and universally approved ( a)
  in   relation   to   the   weight   of   the   child   and   the   seat   in   the   vehicle.
Seat Weight of the child /
 

indicative   age
Groups 0 (b) and 0+ Bir th to 13 kg
Up
  to   about   1   yearGroup 1
From 9 to 18 kg
From
  1   to   about   3   yearsGroup 2
From 15 to 25 kg
From
  3   to   about   6   yearsGroup 3
From 22 to 36 kg
From 6 to about 10 years
1st row Front   passenger   seat   (
c )   without  h
eight   adjustment   (d ) U
UUU
2
nd row Outer   rear   seats   (
e ) UUUU
Centre   rear   seat   (e ) U (f) U (f) U U
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(a )  Universal   child   seat:   child   seat   which   can  b
e   installed   in   all   vehicles   using   the   seat  
bel

t.
( b )
 
G
roup   0:   from   birth   to   10   kg.   Infant   car  
s

eats   and   "car   cots"   cannot   be   installed  
o

n the   front   passenger   seat.
 W

hen   installed   in   the   2
nd row, they
may prevent
 
the
 
use
 
of
 
one   or   more  
seats.
( c )
 
C

onsult
 
the
 
legislation
 
in   force   in   your  
c

ountry
 
before
 
installing
  your   child   on  
t

his seat. Remove
  and   stow   the   head   restraint  
b

efore   installing   a   child   seat   on   a  
p

assenger   seat.   Refit   the   head   restraint  
o

nce   the   child   seat   has   been   removed.
U
:  
S
eat   suitable   for   the   installation   of   a   child  
s

eat   secured   using   the   seat   belt   and  
u

niversally   approved   rear ward   facing   and/
or   for ward   facing.
( d )
 
W

hen
 
a
 
rear ward
 
facing
  child   seat   is  
i

nstalled
 
on
 
the
 
front
 
passenger   seat,  
t

he
 
passenger's
 
front
 
airbag   must   be  
d

eactivated.
 
Other wise
 
the   child   would   risk  
b

eing
 
seriously
 
injured
 
or   killed   if   the   airbag  
w

ere
 
deployed.
 W

hen
 
a
 
for ward
 
facing
 
child   seat   is  
i

nstalled
 
on
 
the
 
front
 
passenger   seat,   leave  
t

he
 
passenger's
 
front
 
airbag   active. (
e )  
T
o   install   a   child   seat   on   a   rear   seat,  
r

ear ward   facing   or   for ward   facing,   move  
t

he   front   seat   for ward,   then   straighten   the  
b

ackrest   to   allow   enough   space   for   the  
c

hild   seat   and   the   child's   legs.
( f )  
A
  child   seat   with   support   leg   must   never   be  i
nstalled   on   the   centre   rear   seat.
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