2016 Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD Owner's Manual

95
From approximately 12 mph (20 km/h), t he w arning l amp(s) fl

ash
 f
or
 t
wo
 m
inutes
 a
ccompanied
 by a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal.
 O
nce
 t
hese
 tw

o minutes
 h
ave
 e
lapsed,
 t
he
 wa

rning
 l
amp(s)
 r
emain
 o
n
 u
ntil
 t
he
 dr

iver
 o
r
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 f
astens
 t
heir
 se

at
 b
elt.
Seat belt not fastened /
unfastened warning lamps Front seat belt warning lamps
On switching on the ignition, warning lamp 1 c
omes o n i n t he i nstrument pa

nel
 a
nd
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 w
arning
 la

mp
 (2 a

nd
 3) c

omes
 o
n
 i
n
 r
ed
 i
n
 t
he
 pa

ssenger's
 s
eat
 b
elt
 a
nd
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 d
isplay
 i
f
 t
he
 d
river's
 se

at
 b
elt
 o
r
 f
ront
 p
assenger's
 s
eat
 b
elt
 is n

ot
 f
astened
 o
r
 i
s
 u
nfastened.
1.
 Fr

ont
 s

eat
 b

elts
 n

ot
 f

astened
 / u

nfastened
 wa

rning
 l

amp
 i

n
 t

he
 i

nstrument
 p

anel.
2.
 Fr

ont
 l

eft
 s

eat
 b

elt
 w

arning
 l

amp.
3.
 Fr

ont
 r

ight
 s

eat
 b

elt
 w

arning
 l

amp.
4.
 Re

ar
 r

ight
 s

eat
 b

elt
 w

arning
 l

amp.
5.
 Re

ar
 c

entre
 s

eat
 b

elt
 w

arning
 l

amp.
6.
 Re

ar
 l

eft
 s

eat
 b

elt
 w

arning
 l

amp.
Rear seat belt warning lamps
The corresponding warning lamp ( 4 t
o 6) c
omes o n i n r ed i n t he se

at
 b
elt
 a
nd
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 w
arning
 la

mp
 d
isplay
 i
f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 r
ear
 pa

ssengers
 un
fasten
 thei
r
 seat be
lt.
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96
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
 le

ngth
 o
f
 t
he
 s
trap
 t
o
 y
our
 s
ize.
 T
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 is s

towed
 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
 be

lt
 i
s
 r
eeled
 i
n
 c
orrectly.
The
 l

ower
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 s
trap
 m
ust
 b
e
 po

sitioned
 a
s
 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
 th

en
 r
eleasing
 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
 o

rder
 t

o
 b

e
 e

ffective,
 a s

eat
 b

elt
 m

ust:
-
 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 the event of an impact
Depending on the nature and
seriousness of the impact , the
pretensioning
 d

evice
 m
ay
 b
e
 d
eployed
 be

fore
 a
nd
 i
ndependently
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags.
 De

ployment
 o
f
 t
he
 p
retensioners
 i
s
 ac

companied
 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.
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.
Advice
Safety

97
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. 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.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
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98
Deactivating the passenger's
front airbag
Only the passenger's front airbag can be deactivated.
F
Wi

th the ignition off ,
 i

nsert
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 pa

ssenger
 a
irbag
 d
eactivation
 s
witch.
F
Tu

rn it to the "OFF"
 pos
ition.
F
 Re

move
 t
he
 k
ey
 k
eeping
 t
he
 s
witch
 i
n
 t
he
 ne

w
 p
osition.
When
 t

he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
n,
 t
his
 w
arning
 la

mp
 c
omes
 i
n
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 w
arning
 la

mps
 d
isplay
 s
creen.
 I
t
 s
tays
 o
n
 wh

ile
 t
he
 a
irbag
 i
s
 d
eactivated.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.
Reactivating the passenger's
front airbag
When you remove a rearward facing c
hild seat
, with the ignition off , turn the switch to
the "ON"
 p

osition
 t
o
 r
eactivate
 t
he
 a
irbag
 a
nd
 so a

ssure
 t
he
 s
afety
 o
f
 y
our
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 i
n
 th

e
 e
vent
 o
f
 a
n
 i
mpact.
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.
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
 is f

itted
 i
n
 t
he
 r
oof
 t
o
 a
llow
 m
ore
 s
pace
 i
n
 t
he
 gl

ove
 b
ox.
When t he i gnition i s s witched o n, t his wa

rning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 s
eat
 be

lt
 w
arning
 l
amps
 d
isplay
 s
creen
 f
or
 ap

proximately
 o
ne
 m
inute
 t
o
 s
ignal
 th

at
 t
he
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 i
s
 a
ctivated.
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99
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.
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.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact z
one.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on in the instrument p anel, y ou m ust c ontact a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 w
ithout
 d
elay
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 sy

stem
 c
hecked.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 m
ay
 n
o
 lo

nger
 b
e
 d
eployed
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a se

rious
 impa
ct.
5
Safety

100
In the event of a minor impact or bump on the s ide o f t he v ehicle o r i f t he ve

hicle
 r
olls
 o
ver,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 m
ay
 n
ot
 be d

eployed.
In the event of a rear or front collision,
none
 o

f
 t
he
 l
ateral
 a
irbags
 i
s
 d
eployed.
System
 c

ontributing
 t

owards
 g

reater
 p

rotection
 fo

r
 t

he
 t

he
 d

river
 a

nd
 p

assengers
 (

with
 t

he
 ex

ception
 o

f
 t

he
 r

ear
 c

entre
 p

assenger)
 i

n
 t

he
 ev

ent
 o

f
 a s

erious
 s

ide
 i

mpact
 i

n
 o

rder
 t

o
 l

imit
 th

e
 r

isk
 o

f
 i

njury
 t

o
 t

he
 s

ide
 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.
Curtain airbags
Deployment
The curtain airbag is deployed at the same ti
me 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.If
 t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel,
 y
ou
 m
ust
 c
ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 c
hecked.
Operating fault
The airbags may no longer be deployed in the ev
ent o f a s erious i mpact.
Safety

101
Sit in a normal upright position.
We ar 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.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,
 t
he
 d
ashboard
 o
r
 t
he
 p
assenger's
 su

n
 v
isor
 a
s
 t
his
 c
ould
 c
ause
 i
njuries
 w
ith
 de

ployment
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags.
Advice
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.
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the safety recommendations below:
5
Safety

102
General points relating to child seats
CITROËN recommends that 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
.
Although
 o

ne
 o

f
 C

ITROËN
 m

ain
 c

riteria
 w

hen
 d

esigning
 y

our
 v
ehicle,
 t
he
 s
afety
 o
f
 y
our
 c
hildren
 a
lso
 d
epends
 o
n
 y
ou.
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.
*
  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.
Safety