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The driver must ensure that passengers use the s eat b elts c orrectly a nd t hat t hey a re a ll fa
stened
b
efore
s
etting
o
ff.
Wherever
y
ou
a
re
s
eated
i
n
t
he
v
ehicle,
al
ways fasten your seat belt, even for short
journeys.
Do
n
ot
i
nterchange
t
he
s
eat
b
elt
b
uckles
a
s
th
ey
w
ill
n
ot
f
ulfil
t
heir
r
ole
f
ully.
The
s
eat
b
elts
a
re
f
itted
w
ith
a
n
i
nertia
r
eel
pe
rmitting
a
utomatic
a
djustment
o
f
t
he
l
ength
of t
he
s
trap
t
o
y
our
s
ize.
T
he
s
eat
b
elt
i
s
st
owed
a
utomatically
w
hen
n
ot
i
n
u
se.
Before
a
nd
a
fter
u
se,
e
nsure
t
hat
t
he
s
eat
b
elt
is r
eeled
i
n
c
orrectly.
The
l
ower
p
art
o
f
t
he
s
trap
m
ust
b
e
p
ositioned
as l
ow
a
s
p
ossible
o
n
t
he
p
elvis.
The
u
pper
p
art
m
ust
b
e
p
ositioned
i
n
t
he
ho
llow
o
f
t
he
s
houlder.
The
i
nertia
r
eels
a
re
f
itted
w
ith
a
n
a
utomatic
lo
cking
d
evice
w
hich
c
omes
i
nto
o
peration
i
n
th
e
e
vent
o
f
a c
ollision,
e
mergency
b
raking
or i
f
t
he
v
ehicle
r
olls
o
ver.
Y
ou
c
an
r
elease
th
e
d
evice
b
y
p
ulling
t
he
s
trap
f
irmly
a
nd
t
hen
re
leasing
i
t
s
o
t
hat
i
t
r
eels
i
n
s
lightly.Recommendations for children
Use a suitable child seat if the passenger is less t han 1 2 ye ars o ld o r s horter t han o ne an
d
a h
alf
m
etres.
Never
u
se
t
he
s
ame
s
eat
b
elt
t
o
s
ecure
m
ore
th
an
o
ne
p
erson.
Never
a
llow
a c
hild
t
o
t
ravel
o
n
y
our
l
ap.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
c
hild
s
eats,
r
efer
t
o
th
e
c
orresponding
s
ection.
In the event of an impact
Depending on the nature and seriousness
of the impact, t
he p retensioning d evice m ay be d
eployed
b
efore
a
nd
i
ndependently
o
f
t
he
ai
rbags.
D
eployment
o
f
t
he
p
retensioners
is a
ccompanied
b
y
a s
light
d
ischarge
o
f
ha
rmless
s
moke
a
nd
a n
oise,
d
ue
t
o
t
he
ac
tivation
o
f
t
he
p
yrotechnic
c
artridge
in
corporated
i
n
t
he
s
ystem.
In
a
ll
c
ases,
t
he
a
irbag
w
arning
l
amp
c
omes
o
n.
Following
a
n
i
mpact,
h
ave
t
he
s
eat
b
elts
sy
stem
c
hecked,
a
nd
i
f
n
ecessary
r
eplaced,
by a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop.
Advice
In order to be effective, a seat belt must:
- be t ightened a s c lose t o t he b ody a s po
ssible,
-
be p
ulled
i
n
f
ront
o
f
y
ou
w
ith
a s
mooth
mov
ement,
c
hecking
t
hat
i
t
d
oes
n
ot
tw
ist,
-
be u
sed
t
o
r
estrain
o
nly
o
ne
p
erson,
-
no
t
b
ear
a
ny
t
race
o
f
c
uts
o
r
f
raying,
-
no
t
b
e
c
onverted
o
r
m
odified
t
o
a
void
af
fecting
its pe
rformance.
In
a
ccordance
w
ith
c
urrent
s
afety
re
gulations,
f
or
a
ll
r
epairs
o
n
y
our
v
ehicle's
se
at
b
elts,
g
o
t
o
a q
ualified
w
orkshop
w
ith
th
e
s
kills
a
nd
e
quipment
n
eeded,
w
hich
a CI
TROËN
d
ealer
i
s
a
ble
t
o
p
rovide.
Have
y
our
s
eat
b
elts
c
hecked
r
egularly
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop,
pa
rticularly
i
f
t
he
s
traps
s
how
s
igns
o
f
dam
age.
Clean the seat belt straps with soapy
water
o
r
a t
extile
c
leaning
p
roduct,
s
old
b
y
CI
TROËN
d
ealers.
After
f
olding
o
r
m
oving
a s
eat
o
r
r
ear
b
ench
se
at,
e
nsure
t
hat
t
he
s
eat
b
elt
i
s
p
ositioned
an
d
r
eeled
i
n
c
orrectly.
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Airbags
General information
System designed to contribute towards improving t he s afety o f t he o ccupants ( with th
e
e
xception
o
f
t
he
r
ear
c
entre
p
assenger)
in t
he
e
vent
o
f
v
iolent
c
ollisions.
T
he
a
irbags
su
pplement
t
he
a
ction
o
f
t
he
s
eat
b
elts
f
itted
wi
th
f
orce
l
imiters
(
all
e
xcept
t
he
c
entre
r
ear
pa
ssenger
be
lt).
If
a c
ollision
o
ccurs,
t
he
e
lectronic
d
etectors
re
cord
a
nd
a
nalyse
t
he
f
ront
a
nd
s
ide
i
mpacts
su
stained
i
n
t
he
i
mpact
d
etection
z
ones:
-
in t
he
c
ase
o
f
a s
erious
i
mpact,
t
he
a
irbags
ar
e
d
eployed
i
nstantly
a
nd
c
ontribute
to
wards
b
etter
p
rotection
o
f
t
he
o
ccupants
of t
he
v
ehicle
(
with
t
he
e
xception
o
f
t
he
re
ar
c
entre
p
assenger);
i
mmediately
a
fter
th
e
i
mpact,
t
he
a
irbags
d
eflate
r
apidly
s
o
th
at
t
hey
d
o
n
ot
h
inder
v
isibility
o
r
t
he
e
xit
of t
he occupants,
-
in t
he
c
ase
o
f
a m
inor
o
r
r
ear
i
mpact
o
r
i
n
ce
rtain
r
oll-over
c
onditions,
t
he
a
irbags
ma
y
n
ot
b
e
d
eployed;
t
he
s
eat
b
elt
al
one
c
ontributes
t
owards
e
nsuring
y
our
pr
otection
i
n
t
hese
s
ituations.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
The airbags do not operate when the
ignition is switched off.
This
e
quipment
w
ill
o
nly
d
eploy
o
nce.
If a s
econd
i
mpact
o
ccurs
(
during
t
he
sa
me
o
r
a s
ubsequent
a
ccident),
t
he
ai
rbag
w
ill
n
ot
b
e
d
eployed
a
gain.
Deployment
o
f
o
ne
o
r
m
ore
o
f
t
he
ai
rbags
i
s
a
ccompanied
b
y
a s
light
em
ission
o
f
s
moke
a
nd
a n
oise,
d
ue
to t
he activation of the pyrotechnic
cartridge
i
ncorporated
i
n
t
he
s
ystem.
This
s
moke
i
s
n
ot
h
armful,
b
ut
s
ensitive
in
dividuals
m
ay
e
xperience
s
light
irr
itation.
The
n
oise
o
f
d
etonation
r
elated
t
o
t
he
de
ployment
o
f
o
ne
o
r
m
ore
a
irbags
m
ay
re
sult
i
n
a s
light
l
oss
o
f
h
earing
f
or
a sh
ort
t
ime.
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Deactivation
Only the passenger's front airbag can be deactivated:
F
in
sert
t
he
k
ey
i
n
t
he
p
assenger
a
irbag
de
activation
swi
tch,
F
tu
rn it to the "OFF" position,
F
th
en,
r
emove
t
he
k
ey
k
eeping
t
he
s
witch
i
n
th
e
n
ew
p
osition.
According
t
o
v
ersion,
t
his
w
arning
la
mp
c
omes
o
n
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
pa
nel
a
nd/or
i
n
t
he
s
eat
b
elt
a
nd
pa
ssenger's
f
ront
a
irbag
w
arning
la
mps
d
isplay
w
hen
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
o
n
an
d
u
ntil
t
he
a
irbag
i
s
r
eactivated.
Front airbags
Deployment
The airbags are deployed, except the passenger's f ront a irbag i f i t i s d eactivated, i n t he ev
ent
o
f
a s
erious
f
ront
i
mpact
t
o
a
ll
o
r
p
art
o
f
t
he
fr
ont
i
mpact
z
one
A, i
n
t
he
l
ongitudinal
c
entreline
of t
he
v
ehicle
o
n
a h
orizontal
p
lane
a
nd
d
irected
fr
om
t
he
f
ront
t
o
t
he
r
ear
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle.
The
f
ront
a
irbag
i
nflates
b
etween
t
he
t
horax
a
nd
he
ad
o
f
t
he
f
ront
o
ccupant
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd
t
he
st
eering
w
heel,
d
river's
s
ide,
a
nd
t
he
d
ashboard,
pa
ssenger's
s
ide
t
o
c
ushion
t
heir
f
or ward
mo
vement. To
a
ssure
t
he
s
afety
o
f
y
our
c
hild,
th
e
p
assenger's
f
ront
a
irbag
m
ust
b
e
de
activated
w
hen
y
ou
i
nstall
a r
ear ward
fa
cing
c
hild
s
eat
o
n
t
he
f
ront
p
assenger
seat
.
Other wise,
t
he
c
hild
w
ould
r
isk
b
eing
se
riously
i
njured
o
r
k
illed
i
f
t
he
a
irbag
we
re
d
eployed.
System
w
hich
p
rotects
t
he
d
river
a
nd
f
ront
pa
ssenger
i
n
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a s
erious
f
ront
i
mpact
in o
rder
t
o
l
imit
t
he
r
isk
o
f
i
njury
t
o
t
he
h
ead
a
nd
th
orax.
The
d
river's
a
irbag
i
s
f
itted
i
n
t
he
c
entre
o
f
t
he
st
eering
w
heel;
t
he
f
ront
p
assenger's
a
irbag
i
s
fi
tted
i
n
t
he
d
ashboard
a
bove
t
he
g
love
b
ox.
Reactivation
When you remove the child seat, turn the sw
itch to the "ON" position to reactivate the
airbag
a
nd
s
o
a
ssure
t
he
s
afety
o
f
y
our
f
ront
pa
ssenger
i
n
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a
n
i
mpact.
With
t
he
i
gnition
o
n,
t
his
w
arning
la
mp
c
omes
o
n
i
n
t
he
s
eat
b
elt
a
nd
pa
ssenger's
f
ront
a
irbag
w
arning
l
amps
di
splay
f
or
a
pproximately
o
ne
m
inute,
i
f
th
e
p
assenger's
f
ront
a
irbag
i
s
a
ctivated.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on in the instrument p anel, c ontact a C ITROËN de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop
t
o
h
ave
th
e
s
ystem
c
hecked.
T
he
a
irbags
m
ay
no l
onger
b
e
d
eployed
i
n
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a s
erious
i
mpact.
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Lateral airbags
Deployment
A lateral airbag is deployed unilaterally in the event o f a s erious s ide i mpact a pplied t o a ll o r pa
rt
o
f
t
he
s
ide
i
mpact
z
one
B
,
p
erpendicular
to t
he
l
ongitudinal
c
entreline
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
o
n
a ho
rizontal
p
lane
a
nd
d
irected
f
rom
t
he
o
utside
to
wards
t
he
i
nside
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle.
The
l
ateral
a
irbag
i
nflates
b
etween
t
he
h
ip
a
nd
sh
oulder
o
f
t
he
f
ront
o
ccupant
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
an
d
t
he
c
orresponding
d
oor
t
rim
p
anel.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
Curtain airbags
Deployment
The curtain airbag is deployed at the same time a s t he c orresponding l ateral a irbag i n t he ev
ent
o
f
a s
erious
s
ide
i
mpact
a
pplied
t
o
a
ll
o
r
pa
rt
o
f
t
he
s
ide
i
mpact
z
one
B
,
p
erpendicular
to t
he
l
ongitudinal
c
entreline
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
o
n
a ho
rizontal
p
lane
a
nd
d
irected
f
rom
t
he
o
utside
to
wards
t
he
i
nside
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle.
The
c
urtain
a
irbag
i
nflates
b
etween
t
he
f
ront
o
r
re
ar
o
ccupant
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd
t
he
w
indows.
System
w
hich
p
rotects
t
he
d
river
a
nd
f
ront
pa
ssenger i
n t
he e
vent o
f a s
erious s
ide i
mpact in o
rder t
o l
imit t
he r
isk o
f i
njury t
o t
he c
hest, be
tween
t
he
h
ip
a
nd
t
he
s
houlder.
Each
l
ateral
a
irbag
i
s
f
itted
i
n
t
he
s
eat
b
ackrest
fr
ame,
d
oor
s
ide. System
w
hich
c
ontributes
t
owards
i
mproving
th
e
p
rotection
o
f
t
he
d
river
a
nd
p
assengers
(w
ith
t
he
e
xception
o
f
t
he
r
ear
c
entre
pa
ssenger)
i
n
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a s
erious
s
ide
im
pact
i
n
o
rder
t
o
l
imit
t
he
r
isk
o
f
i
njury
t
o
t
he
si
de
o
f
t
he
h
ead.
Each
c
urtain
a
irbag
i
s
b
uilt
i
nto
t
he
p
illars
a
nd
th
e
u
pper
p
assenger
c
ompartment
a
rea.
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Advice
Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes o r r esting y our h ands o n t he c entre pa
rt
o
f
t
he
w
heel.
Passengers
m
ust
n
ot
p
lace
t
heir
f
eet
o
n
t
he
dashb
oard.
Do
n
ot
s
moke
a
s
d
eployment
o
f
t
he
a
irbags
ca
n
c
ause
b
urns
o
r
t
he
r
isk
o
f
i
njury
f
rom
a ci
garette
o
r
p
ipe.
Never
r
emove
o
r
p
ierce
t
he
s
teering
w
heel
o
r
hi
t
i
t
v
iolently.
Do
n
ot
f
it
o
r
a
ttach
a
nything
t
o
t
he
s
teering
wh
eel
or da
shboard,
th
is
co
uld
ca
use
in
juries
wi
th
d
eployment
o
f
t
he
a
irbags.
Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats, compatible w ith t he d eployment t he l ateral ai
rbags.
F
or
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
r
ange
o
f
s
eat
cov
ers suitable for your vehicle, you can
contact
a C
ITROËN dealer.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
a
ccessories,
r
efer
to t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
Do
n
ot
f
ix
o
r
a
ttach
a
nything
t
o
t
he
s
eat
ba
cks
(
clothing...).
T
his
c
ould
c
ause
i
njury
to t
he
c
hest
o
r
a
rms
i
f
t
he
l
ateral
a
irbag
i
s
de
ployed.
Do
n
ot
s
it
w
ith
t
he
u
pper
p
art
o
f
t
he
b
ody
a
ny
ne
arer
t
o
t
he
d
oor
t
han
n
ecessary.
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. This could c ause i njury t o t he h ead i f t he c urtain ai
rbag
i
s
d
eployed.
If
f
itted
o
n
y
our
v
ehicle,
d
o
n
ot
r
emove
t
he
gr
ab
h
andles
i
nstalled
o
n
t
he
r
oof,
t
hey
p
lay
a p
art
i
n
s
ecuring
t
he
c
urtain
a
irbags.
Sit
i
n
a n
ormal
u
pright
p
osition.
Wear
a c
orrectly
a
djusted
s
eat
b
elt.
Do
n
ot
l
eave
a
nything
b
etween
t
he
oc
cupants
a
nd
t
he
a
irbags
(
a
c
hild,
p
et,
ob
ject...),
n
or
f
ix
o
r
a
ttach
a
nything
c
lose
t
o
th
e
i
nflation
t
rajectory
o
f
t
he
a
irbags;
t
his
co
uld
c
ause
i
njuries
d
uring
t
heir
d
eployment.
Never
m
odify
t
he
o
riginal
d
efinition
o
f
y
our
ve
hicle,
p
articularly
i
n
t
he
a
rea
d
irectly
ar
ound
t
he
a
irbags.
After
a
n
a
ccident
o
r
i
f
t
he
v
ehicle
h
as
b
een
st
olen
o
r
b
roken
i
nto,
h
ave
t
he
a
irbag
sy
stems
c
hecked.
All
w
ork
o
n
t
he
a
irbag
s
ystem
m
ust
b
e
ca
rried
o
ut
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
Even
i
f
a
ll
o
f
t
he
p
recautions
m
entioned
ar
e
o
bserved,
a r
isk
o
f
i
njury
o
r
o
f
m
inor
bu
rns
t
o
t
he
h
ead,
c
hest
o
r
a
rms
w
hen
a
n
ai
rbag i
s d
eployed c
annot b
e r
uled o
ut. T
he ba
g i
nflates a
lmost i
nstantly (
within a f
ew mi
lliseconds)
t
hen
d
eflates
w
ithin
t
he
s
ame
ti
me
d
ischarging
t
he
h
ot
g
as
v
ia
o
penings
pr
ovided
f
or
t
his
p
urpose.
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the safety recommendations below:
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148
General points relating to child seats
Although one of CITROËN main criteria when designing your vehicle, the safety of your children also d epends o n y ou.
*
Th
e
r
egulations
o
n
c
arrying
c
hildren
a
re
sp
ecific
t
o
e
ach
c
ountry.
R
efer
t
o
t
he
le
gislation
i
n
f
orce
i
n
y
our
c
ountry.
For
m
aximum
s
afety,
p
lease
o
bserve
t
he
fo
llowing
rec
ommendations:
-
in a
ccordance
w
ith
E
uropean
r
egulations,
al
l 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 ,
o
n
s
eats
f
itted
w
ith
a s
eat
be
lt
o
r
I
SOFIX
m
ountings*,
-
st
atistically, the safest seats in your
vehicle for carr ying children are the
rear seats,
-
a ch
ild weighing less than 9 kg must
travel in the rear ward facing position
both in the front and in the rear. CITROËN recommends
t
hat
c
hildren
sh
ould
t
ravel
o
n
t
he
r
ear seats of your
vehicle:
-
re
arward facing
u
p
t
o
t
he
a
ge
o
f
3
,
-
for
ward facing
o
ver
t
he
a
ge
o
f
3
.
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149
Passenger seat adjusted to the intermediate
longitudinal and highest position.
Child seat in the front*
Rearward facingForward facing
When a rear ward facing child seat is installed on t
he front passenger seat , a
djust t he s eat to t
he
i
ntermediate
l
ongitudinal
a
nd
h
ighest
po
sition,
w
ith
t
he
b
ackrest
s
traightened.
The
p
assenger's
f
ront
a
irbag
m
ust
b
e
dea
ctivated.
Ot
herwise,
th
e child risks being
seriously injured or killed if the airbag were
to inflate . When a f
or ward f acing c hild s eat i s i nstalled on t
he front passenger seat, a
djust t he ve
hicle's
s
eat
t
o
t
he
i
ntermediate
l
ongitudinal
an
d
h
ighest
p
osition
w
ith
s
eat
b
ackrest
st
raightened
a
nd
l
eave
t
he
p
assenger's
f
ront
ai
rbag
a
ctivated.
*
Re
fer
t
o
t
he
c
urrent
l
egislation
i
n
y
our
c
ountry
be
fore
i
nstalling
a c
hild
s
eat
o
n
t
his
s
eat.Ensure that the seat belt is correctly
tensioned.
For
c
hild
s
eats
w
ith
a s
upport
l
eg,
en
sure
t
hat
t
he
s
upport
l
eg
i
s
i
n
s
table
co
ntact
w
ith
t
he
f
loor.
I
f
n
ecessary,
ad
just
the pa
ssenger
seat
.
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150
Passenger airbag OFF
Deactivating the passenger's front airbag
The warning label present on both sides of the passenger's s un v isor r epeats t his a dvice. I n li
ne
w
ith
c
urrent
l
egislation,
t
he
f
ollowing
t
ables
co
ntain
t
his
w
arning
i
n
a
ll
o
f
t
he
l
anguages
re
quired.
For
i
nformation
o
n
d
eactivating
t
he
pa
ssenger's
f
ront
a
irbag,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
"A
irbags"
s
ection.
Never i
nstall a r
ear ward f
acing c
hild re
straint
s
ystem
o
n
a s
eat
p
rotected
b
y
an a
ctive
f
ront
a
irbag.
T
his
c
ould
c
ause
th
e
d
eath
o
f
t
he
c
hild
o
r
s
erious
i
njury.
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