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SAFETYPR ACTICAL
I
nFOR
MATIO
n
CHILD
SAFETY
172 Child seats
17 5
Dea
ctivating
the pa
ssenger's
fr
ont
a
irbag
182
IS
OFIX child seats
14 8 Di
rection indicators
14 8
Ha
zard
war
ning
lamp
s
14 9
H
orn
14 9
Em
ergency
o
r
a
ssistance
ca
ll
15 0
Un
der-inflation
de
tection
15 4
Br
aking
a
ssistance
s
ystems
155
Tr
ajectory
c
ontrol
s
ystems
157
Ac
tive
C
ity
B
rake
161
Fr
ont seat belts
164
Air
bags 188 Fu
el t ank
190
Mi
sfuel
p
revention
(
Diesel)
191
Ru
nning
o
ut
o
f
f
uel
(
Diesel)
192
AdB
lue
® additive and SCR
system (
BlueHDi D iesel)
199
Te
mporary
p
uncture
r
epair
k
it
204
Ch
anging
a w
heel
2 11
Sn
ow chains
212
Chan
ging
a bul
b
220
Chan
ging
a fus
e
227
12 V b
attery
231
En
ergy
e
conomy
m
ode
232
Ch
anging
a w
iper
b
lade
233
To
wing
t
he
v
ehicle
235
To
wing
a t
railer
237
Ad
vice on care and
maintenance
239
A
ccessories
13 4
Lig
hting
co
ntrols
137
Au
tomatic illumination of
headlamps
138 LE
D d
aytime r
unning l
amps
139 He
adlamp h
eight a
djustment
14 0
Wi
per controls
14 4
Co
urtesy lamp
14 5
In
terior
mo
od
lig
hting
14 5
Bo
ot lamp
008
006 007VISIBILITY005
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Deactivation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has been switched off intentionally.
Th is i s m ay b e a ccompanied b y a n a udible s ignal a nd a m essage i n t he m ultifunction s creen.
Warning /indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Passenger's
airbag system fixed.
The
c
ontrol,
l
ocated
i
n
t
he
g
love
b
ox,
is s
et to the OFF
pos
ition.
The
p
assenger's
f
ront
a
irbag
i
s
de
activated.
You
c
an
i
nstall
a r
ear ward
f
acing
ch
ild seat, unless there is a fault with
the
o
peration
o
f
t
he
a
irbags
(
Airbag
wa
rning
l
amp
o
n).Set the control to the O
n po
sition to activate the
passenger's
f
ront
a
irbag.
In this case, do not fit a child seat in the rear ward
facing
p
osition.
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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 in front of you with a smooth
movement,
c
hecking
t
hat
i
t
d
oes
n
ot
tw
ist,
-
be u
sed to restrain only one person,
-
no
t
b
ear
a
ny
t
race
o
f
c
uts
o
r
f
raying,
-
no
t be converted or modified to avoid
affecting
its pe
rformance.
In
ac
cordance
wi
th
cu
rrent
sa
fety
re
gulations,
fo
r
a
ll
r
epairs
o
n
y
our
v
ehicle's
s
eat
b
elts,
g
o
to a q
ualified
w
orkshop
w
ith
t
he
s
kills
a
nd
eq
uipment needed, which a CITROËN dealer
is
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 or
a
t
extile
c
leaning
p
roduct,
s
old
b
y
C
ITROËN
dea
lers.
After
f
olding
o
r
m
oving
a s
eat
o
r
r
ear
b
ench
se
at, ensure that the seat belt is positioned
and
r
eeled
i
n
c
orrectly.Recommendations for
children
Use a suitable child seat if the passenger is less than 12 years old or shorter than one
and
a h
alf
m
etres.
Never use the same seat belt to secure
more
t
han
o
ne
p
erson.
Never
a
llow
a c
hild
t
o
t
ravel
o
n
y
our
l
ap.
For more information on child seats, refer to
the
c
orresponding
s
ection.
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.
Dep
loyment of the pretensioners is
accompanied
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
co
mes
o
n.
Following
a
n
i
mpact,
h
ave
t
he
s
eat
b
elts
sy
stem
ch
ecked,
an
d
if ne
cessary
re
placed,
by a C
ITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
The
d
river
m
ust
e
nsure
t
hat
p
assengers
u
se
th
e seat belts correctly and that they are all
fastened
b
efore
s
etting
o
ff.
Wherever you are seated in the vehicle,
always 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 seat belts are fitted with an inertia reel
permitting
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 and after use, ensure that the seat
belt
i
s
r
eeled
i
n
c
orrectly.
The lower part of the strap must be
positioned a
s l
ow a
s p
ossible o
n t
he p
elvis.
The upper part must be positioned in the
hollow
o
f
t
he
s
houlder.
The inertia reels are fitted with an automatic
locking
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.
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Deactivation
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's
a
irbag
d
eactivation
s
witch,
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.
This
w
arning
l
amp
c
omes
o
n
i
n
t
he
in
strument
p
anel
w
hen
t
he
i
gnition
is o
n
a
nd
u
ntil
t
he
a
irbag
i
s
r
e-
activated. To assure the safety of your child,
the
p
assenger's
f
ront
a
irbag
m
ust
b
e
de
activated when you install a rear ward
facing
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.
Reactivation
When you remove a child seat that has been
fitted r
ear ward f acing, t urn s witch t o t he "On" po
sition
t
o
r
e-activate
t
he
a
irbag
a
nd
s
o
as
sure
t
he
s
afety
o
f
y
our
f
ront
p
assenger
i
n
t
he
ev
ent
o
f
a
n
i
mpact.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on in the instrument panel, you must contact
a CITROËN dealer or qualified
workshop
t
o
h
ave
t
he
s
ystem
ch
ecked.
T
he
a
irbags
m
ay
n
o
l
onger
be d
eployed in the event of a serious
impact.
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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 d epends o n y ou.
CITROË
n rec
ommends that children
should travel on the rear 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
.
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 , on seats fitted with a seat
belt
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 rearward 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.
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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 , m
ove t he v ehicle's fr
ont
s
eat
f
or wards
a
nd
s
traighten
t
he
b
ackrest
so t
hat
t
he
r
ear ward
f
acing
c
hild
s
eat
d
oes
n
ot
to
uch
t
he
v
ehicle's
f
ront
s
eat.
Forward facing
When a for ward facing child seat is installed on a rear passenger seat , m
ove t he v ehicle's fr
ont
s
eat
f
or wards
a
nd
s
traighten
t
he
b
ackrest
so t
hat
t
he
l
egs
o
f
t
he
c
hild
i
n
t
he
f
or ward
fa
cing
c
hild
s
eat
d
o
n
ot
t
ouch
t
he
v
ehicle's
f
ront
seat
.
Centre rear seat
A child seat with a support leg must never be installed on the centre rear passenger seat .
Ensure
t
hat
t
he
s
eat
b
elt
i
s
c
orrectly
t
ightened.
F
or
c
hild
s
eats
w
ith
a s
upport
l
eg,
e
nsure
th
at
t
he
s
upport
l
eg
i
s
i
n
s
table
c
ontact
w
ith
t
he
f
loor.
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Child seat in the front*
Rearward facingForward facing
Passenger seat adjusted to the intermediate
longitudinal and highest position.
*
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.
When a r
ear ward f
acing c
hild s
eat i
s i
nstalled 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.
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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Deactivating the passenger's front airbag
Never install a rear ward facing child restraint system on a seat protected by
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.The w
arning l abel p resent o n b oth s ides o f t he pa
ssenger'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.
Passenger airbag OFF
For information on deactivating the passenger's f ront a irbag, r efer t o t he "A
irbags"
s
ection.
Child safety