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SEAT BELTS
Height adjustment
Squeeze the control with the return and
slide the assembly on the driver's seat
side and on the individual passenger
seat
side.
Fastening
Pull the strap, then insert the tongue
into the buckle.
Check
that the seat belt is fastened
correctly
by pulling the strap.
Seat belt(s) not fastened
warning lamp Unfastening
Press the red button.
When the vehicle is started,
this
warning lamp comes on
if a user at the front has not
fastened
their seat belt.
Good practice
The driver must ensure that passengers use the seat belts correctly
and that they are all strapped in
securely before moving off.
Wherever you are seated in the
vehicle, always fasten your seat belt,
even
for short journeys.
The
seat belts are fitted with an inertia
reel
which automatically adjusts the
length
of the strap to your size.
d
o not use accessories (clothes pegs,
clips,
safety pins, etc.) which allow the
seat
belt straps to fit loosely.
Ensure that the seat belt has reeled in
correctly
after use.
After
folding or moving a seat or a rear
bench seat, ensure that the seat belt
has reeled in correctly and that the
buckle
is ready to accommodate the
tongue.
d
epending on the nature and
seriousness
of any impact, the
pretensioning
device may be deployed
before
and independently of inflation
of
the airbags. It instantly tightens
the seat belts against the body of the
occupants.
Deployment
of the pretensioners is
accompanied
by a slight discharge
of
harmless smoke and a noise, due
to the activation of the pyrotechnic
cartridge
incorporated in the system.
The
front
passenger's
seat
may
be
fitted
with
a
presence
detector
,
in
which
case you should not place anything
heavy on this seat as this could trigger
the
alert.
Seat belts
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Front airbags
Deployment
They are deployed, except the
passenger's front airbag if it has been
deactivated, in the event of a serious
front impact applied to all or part of the
front
impact zone A in the longitudinal
centreline of the vehicle on a horizontal
plane
directed from the front towards
the
rear of the vehicle.
The
front airbag inflates between the
front occupant of the vehicle and the
dashboard to cushion their forward
movement. Deactivating the passengers front
airbag
o
nly the passenger's front airbag can
be deactivated.
-
W
ith the ignition switched off,
insert the key into the passenger's front
airbag deactivation switch.
- T urn it to the "OFF" position.
-
Remove
the key keeping the switch
in
the new position.
The passenger's front airbag
warning
lamp
in
the
instrument panel
remains on while the
airbag
is deactivated.If
the two airbag warning lamps
are on continuously
, do not install
a rearward facing child seat and
contact a CITR
o Ë n dealer or a
qualified
workshop.
Front airbag fault
To ensure the safety of your child,
it is essential to deactivate the
passenger's front airbag when you
install a rearward facing child seat on
the
front passenger seat. Otherwise,
the
child would risk being killed or
seriously
injured if the airbag were
deployed.Reactivation
In the
"OFF" position, the passenger's
front airbag will not be deployed in the
event of an impact.
As soon as the child seat is removed,
turn the passenger's front airbag switch
to the
"ON" position to reactivate the
airbag and thus ensure the safety
of your passenger in the event of an
impact.
If this warning lamp comes
on,
accompanied by an
audible
signal and a message
in the screen, consult a
CITR
o Ë n dealer or a
qualified workshop to have the
system checked.
The
front airbags are fitted in the
centre of the steering wheel for the
driver and in the dashboard for the
front
passenger.
airbags
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Equipment
OTHER ACCESSORIES
These accessories and parts, having
been tested and approved for reliability
and safety, are all adapted to your
vehicle.
A
wide range of recommended
accessories and genuine parts is
available.
a further range is also available,
structured
around comfort, leisure and
maintenance:
Anti-theft
alarm, window etching, first
aid
kit, high visibility vest, front and
rear
parking sensors, warning triangle,
security
bolts for alloy wheels, ...
Seat
covers compatible with airbags
for the front seats, bench seat, rubber
mats,
carpet
mats,
snow
chains,
blinds,
tailgate
bicycle carrier, ...
To
prevent the mat from becoming
caught
under the pedals:
-
ensure
that the mat and its fixings
are positioned correctly
,
-
never
fit one mat on top of another.Audio
equipment, hands-free kit, speakers,
CD changer, satellite navigation
system,
USB
box,
V
ideo
kit,
...
Regardless
of the audio and telematic
equipment
offered on the market, the
technical constraints associated with
the
fitting of equipment of these product
groups
mean that the special features
of
the equipment and its compatibility
with the capacities of your vehicle's
standard
equipment must be taken into
account.
Please ask a CITROËN dealer
for
more information before fitting such
equipment.
Maximum weights on bars
-
T
ransverse bars on longitudinal
bars:
75 Kg (these bars are not
compatible
with the Modutop roof).
Installing radiocommunication
transmitters
You are advised to contact a CITR
o Ë n
dealer before installing accessory
radiocommunication
transmitters with
external
aerial on your vehicle.
The
CITROËN dealer network
will
inform you of the specification
(frequency
band, maximum output
power
, aerial position, specific
conditions of installation) of the
transmitters
which can be fitted, in
accordance with the Motor V
ehicle
Electromagnetic
Compatibility
Directive (2004/104/EC).Front
mud flaps, rear mud flaps, 15/17 inch
alloy wheels, wheelarch
trim,
leather steering wheel, ...
Screenwash, interior and exterior
cleaning
and maintenance products,
spare
bulbs, ...
The
fitting of electrical equipment
or accessories which are not
recommended
by CITROËN may
result in a failure of your vehicle's
electronic
system. Please note this
specific
warning.
Y
ou are advised
to contact a dealer to be shown the
range
of recommended equipment or
accessories.
d
epending on the country in which
the
vehicle is sold, it is compulsory
to have a high visibility vest, warning
triangle and spare bulbs available in
the
vehicle.