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Advice
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
o
r
d
ashboard,
t
his
c
ould
c
ause
i
njuries
w
ith deployment of the airbags.
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.
For
more information on accessories, refer
t
o the corresponding 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
nearer
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.
Sit
in
a
normal
upright
position.
Wear
a
correctly
adjusted
seat
belt.
Do
not
leave
anything
between
the
o
ccupants
and
the
airbags
(a
child,
pet,
o
bject...),
nor
fix
or
attach
anything
close
to
t
he
inflation
trajectory
of
the
airbags;
this
c
ould
cause
injuries
during
their
deployment.
Never
modify
the
original
definition
of
your
v
ehicle, particularly in the area directly
around
the
airbags.
After an accident or if the vehicle has been
stolen
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
qualified
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.
The
b
ag
inflates
almost
instantly
(within
a
few
m
illiseconds)
then
deflates
within
the
same
t
ime
discharging
the
hot
gas
via
openings
p
rovided
for
this
purpose.
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the safety recommendations below:
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General points relating to child seats
Although one of CITROËN main criteria when designing your vehicle, the safety of your children also depends on you.
*
T
he regulations on carrying children are
s
pecific to each country. Refer to the
l
egislation in force in your country.
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
belt
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. CITROËN recommends
that children
should 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.
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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 o
n the front passenger seat ,
adjust the seat
t
o the intermediate longitudinal and highest
p
osition, with the backrest straightened.
The
passenger's front airbag must be
d
eactivated.
O
therwise,
t
he child risks being
seriously injured or killed if the airbag were
to inflate . When
a for ward facing child seat is installed o
n the front passenger seat,
adjust the
v
ehicle's seat to the intermediate longitudinal
a
nd highest position with seat backrest
s
traightened and leave the passenger's front
a
irbag activated.
*
R
efer to the current legislation in your country
b
efore installing a child seat on this seat.Ensure that the seat belt is correctly
tensioned.
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.
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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 ward 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 ward 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.
Centre rear seat
A child seat with a support leg must never be installed on the centre rear passenger seat .
Ensure that the seat belt is correctly
tensioned.
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. The incorrect installation of a child seat
in
a vehicle compromises the protection
o
f the child in the event of an accident.
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Child seats recommended by CITROËN
Group 0+: from bir th to 13 kgL1
"RÖMER Baby-Safe Plus"
Installed
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 KIDFIX"
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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Locations for child seats secured using the seat belt
SeatWeight of the child /
indicative age
Less than 13 kg
(groups 0 (b) and 0+)
Up
to ≈ 1 yearFrom 9 to 18 kg
(group 1)
From
1 to ≈ 3 yearsFrom 15 to 25 kg
(group 2)
From
3 to ≈ 6 yearsFrom 22 to 36 kg
(group 3)
From
6 to ≈ 10 years
Front
passenger
seat
(c)
-
f
ixed U(R1)U(R1)U(R1)U(R1)
-
h
eight
adjustable U(R2)U(R2)U(R2)U(R2)
Outer
rear
seats
(d) UUUU
Centre
rear
seat
(d) XXXX
In
accordance
with
European regulations, this table indicates the options for installing child seats secured using the seat belt and universally approved (a)
i
n
relation
to
the
weight
of
the child and the seat in the vehicle.
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U: seating position suitable for the installation o
f a child seat secured using the seat belt
a
nd universally approved rear ward facing
a
nd/or for ward facing.
U(R1) :
i
dentical to U,
with the vehicle's seat
b
ackrest inclined fully for wards.
U(R2) :
i
dentical to U,
with the vehicle's seat
a
djusted to the highest position.
X :
s
eating position not suitable for installing a
c
hild seat for the weight group indicated.(a)
U niversal child seat: child seat which can be i
nstalled in all vehicles using the seat belt.
(b)
G
roup 0: from birth to 10 kg. Infant car seats
a
nd "car cots" cannot be installed on the
front
p
assenger
sea
t.
(c)
C
onsult the legislation in force in your
c
ountry before installing your child on this
sea
t.
(d)
T
o install a child seat at the rear, rear ward
o
r for ward facing, move the front seat
f
or ward, then straighten the backrest to
a
llow enough room for the child seat and the
c
hild's legs.Remove
and stow the head restraint
b
efore installing a child seat with
b
ackrest on a passenger seat. Refit the
h
ead restraint once the child seat has
been
removed.
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"ISOFIX" mountings
There are three rings for each seat:
-
t
wo rings A, located between the vehicle
seat
back and cushion, indicated by
a m
arking, This
ISOFIX mounting system provides fast,
r
eliable and safe fitting of the child seat in your
v
ehicle.
The ISOFIX child seats are fitted with two
latches
which are secured on the two rings A.
Some
seats also have an upper strap, which is
attached
to ring B.
Your vehicle has been approved in accordance with the latest
ISOFIX regulation.
To secure the child seat to the TOP TETHER :
-
r
emove and stow the head restraint before
i
nstalling the child seat on the seat (refit it
o
nce the child seat has been removed),
-
r
aise the carpet cover on the TOP
TETHER,
-
p
ass the upper strap of the child seat
behind the seat backrest, between the
a
pertures for the head restraint rods,
-
f
ix the hook of the upper strap to the ring B,
-
t
ighten the upper strap.
-
a
ring B
, behind the seat and identified by
a marking, referred to as the TOP TETHER
for fixing the upper strap.
The incorrect installation of a child seat
in
a vehicle compromises the child's
p
rotection in the event of an accident.
Follow
strictly the fitting instructions
p
rovided by with the child seat.
When
fitting an ISOFIX child seat to
t
he left hand rear seat, before fitting the
s
eat, first move the centre rear seat belt
t
owards the middle of the vehicle, so
a
s to avoid the seat inter fering with the
o
peration of the seat belt.
For
information on the possibilities for
i
nstalling ISOFIX child seats in your
v
ehicle, refer to the summary table.
The seats, represented below, are fitted with
regulation
I
SOFIX
m
ountings:
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