2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG seats

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Seat belts
Front seat belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a
pretensioning and f orce l imiting s ystem.
This system improves safety in the front
seats
 i

n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a f
ront
 o
r
 s
ide
 i
mpact.
 De

pending
 o
n
 t
he
 s
everity
 o
f
 t
he
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 pr

etensioning
 s
ystem
 i
nstantly
 t
ightens
 t
he
 s
eat
 be

lts
 a
gainst
 t
he
 b
ody
 o
f
 t
he
 o
ccupants.
The
 p

retensioning
 s
eat
 b
elts
 a
re
 a
ctive
 w
hen
 th

e
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
n.
The force limiter reduces the pressure of the
seat belt on the chest of the occupant, so
improving
 t

heir
 p
rotection.
Fastening
F Pull the strap, t hen i nsert t he t ongue i n t he buck
le.
F
 Ch

eck
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 f
astened
 co

rrectly
 b
y
 p
ulling
 t
he
 s
trap.
Unfastening
F Press the r ed b utton o n t he b uckle.
F Gu ide t he s eat b elt a s i t i s r eeled i n.
Seat belt not fastened /
unfastened warning lamp
When the ignition is switched on, this warning l amp c omes o n i n t he i nstrument pa

nel,
 i
f
 t
he
 d
river
 a
nd/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 pa

ssenger
 h
as
 n
ot
 f
astened
 t
heir
 s
eat
 b
elt.
From approximately 12 mph (20 km/h) this w arning l amp f lashes f or t wo m inutes ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 o
f
 i
ncreasing
 vo

lume.
 O
nce
 t
hese
 t
wo
 m
inutes
 h
ave
 e
lapsed,
 th

is
 w
arning
 l
amp
 r
emains
 o
n
 u
ntil
 t
he
 d
river
 an

d/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 f
astens
 t
heir
 
s

eat
 b
elt.
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Rear seat belts
Fastening
F Pull the strap, t hen i nsert t he t ongue i n t he buck
le.
F
 Ch

eck
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 f
astened
 co

rrectly
 b
y
 p
ulling
 t
he
 s
trap.
Unfastening
F Press the r ed b utton o n t he b uckle.
F Gu ide t he s eat b elt a s i t i s r eeled i n.
The rear seats are each fitted with a three-point
inertia
 r

eel
 s

eat
 b

elt.

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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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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
 o
r
 d
ashboard,
 t
his
 c
ould
 c
ause
 i
njuries
 wi

th
 d
eployment
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags.
Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats,
compatible with the deployment the lateral
airbags.
 F
or
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 r
ange
 o
f
 se

at covers suitable for your vehicle, you
can
 c

ontact
 a C
ITROËN dealer.
For more information on accessories, refer
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 not sit with the upper part of the body
any
 n

earer
 t
o
 t
he
 d
oor
 t
han
 n
ecessary.
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. This c ould c ause i njury t o t he h ead i f t he cu

rtain
 a
irbag
 i
s
 d
eployed.
If fitted on your vehicle, do not remove the
grab
 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
 no

t
 le

ave
 an

ything
 be

tween
 th

e
 oc

cupants
 an

d
 t

he
 a

irbags
 (

a
 c

hild,
 p

et,
 o

bject...),
 n

or
 fi

x
 o

r
 a

ttach
 a

nything
 c

lose
 t

o
 t

he
 i

nflation
 tr

ajectory
 o

f
 t

he
 a

irbags;
 t

his
 c

ould
 c

ause
 in

juries
 d

uring
 t

heir
 d

eployment.
Never
 m

odify
 t

he
 o

riginal
 d

efinition
 o

f
 y

our
 ve

hicle, particularly in the area directly
around
 t

he
 a

irbags.
After an accident or if the vehicle has been
stolen
 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 out by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
Even if all of the precautions mentioned
are
 o

bserved,
 a r

isk
 o

f
 i

njury
 o

r
 o

f
 m

inor
 bu
rns to the head, chest or arms when an
airbag i
s d
eployed c
annot b
e r
uled o
ut. Th

e
 b

ag
 i

nflates
 a

lmost
 i

nstantly
 (

within
 a f

ew milliseconds)
 t

hen
 d

eflates
 w

ithin
 th

e
 s

ame
 t

ime
 d

ischarging
 t

he
 h

ot
 g

as
 v

ia
 op

enings
 p

rovided
 f

or
 t

his
 p

urpose.
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 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 seats recommended by CITROËNCITROËN offers a range of recommended child seats which are secured using a three point seat belt.
gro

up 0+: from bir th to 13 kgL1
"RÖMER Baby-Safe Plus"
Installed
 i

n
 t
he
 r
ear ward
 f
acing
 p
osition.
gro

ups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kgL4
"KLIPPAN Optima"
From
 2

2
 k
g
 (
approximately
 6 ye
ars),
 t
he
 b
ooster
 i
s
 u
sed
 o
n
 i
ts
 o
wn.
L5
"RÖMER KIDFIX"
Can
 b

e
 f
itted
 t
o
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 I
SOFIX
 m
ountings.
The
 c

hild
 i
s
 r
estrained
 b
y
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt.

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Installing child seats attached with the seat beltIn accordance with Eu ropean r egulations, th is ta ble in dicates th e op tions f or in stalling ch ild se ats se cured u sing a s eat be lt a nd un iversally a pproved (a)
in a ccordance w ith t he w eight o f t he c hild a nd t he s eat i n t he v ehicle.
Weight of the child and indicative age
Seat Under 13 kg
(groups
 0 (

b)
 a
nd
 0
+)
Up
 t

o
 a
pprox.
 1 ye
arFrom 9 to 18 kg
(group
 1

)
1
 t

o
 3 ye
ars
 a
pprox.From 15 to 25 kg
(group
 2

)
3
 t

o
 6 ye
ars
 a
pprox.From 22 to 36 kg
(group
 3

)
6
 t

o
 1
0
 ye
ars
 a
pprox.
Front
 pa

ssenger
 seat (c) w
ith
height
 a

djustment
 (
e) U(R)
U(R)U(R)U(R)
Front
 pa

ssenger
 seat (c)
w

ithout
 h
eight
 a
djustment
 (
e) U
UUU
Outer rear seats (d) UUUU
Centre rear seat (d) U (f )U (f ) UU
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Advice on child seats
The incorrect installation of a child seat in a
vehicle compromises t he c hild's p rotection in t

he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a
n
 a
ccident.
Check
 t

hat
 t
here
 i
s
 n
o
 s
eat
 b
elt
 o
r
 s
eat
 b
elt
 bu

ckle
 u
nder
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 a
s
 t
his
 c
ould
 des

tabilise
 it
.
Remember to fasten the seat belts or the
child seat harness keeping the slack in
relation
 t

o
 t
he
 c
hild's
 b
ody
 t
o a minimum,
even
 f

or
 s
hort
 j
ourneys.
To
 i

nstall
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 u
sing
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 se

at belt, ensure that the belt is well
tightened
 o

n
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 a
nd
 t
hat
 i
t
 h
olds
 th

e
 c
hild
 s
eat
 f
irmly
 a
gainst
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 se

at.
 I
f
 y
our
 p
assenger
 s
eat
 i
s
 a
djustable,
 mov

e
 i
t
 f
or ward
 i
f
 n
ecessary.
On
 t

he
 r
ear
 s
eats,
 a
lways
 l
eave
 e
nough
 sp

ace
 b
etween
 t
he
 f
ront
 s
eat
 a
nd:
-
 a r

ear ward
 f
acing
 c
hild
 s
eat,
-
 th

e
 c
hild's
 f
eet
 w
hen
 i
n
 a f
or ward
 f
acing
 ch

ild
 s
eat.
To do this, move the front seat for ward and,
if
 n

ecessary,
 a
lso
 s
traighten
 i
ts
 b
ackrest.
Children at the front
The legislation on carrying a child on the front p assenger s eat i s s pecific t o e ach c o

unt r y.
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 c
urrent
 l
egislation
 i
n
 y
our
 c o

unt r y.
Deactivate
 t

he
 p
assenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 wh

en
 a r
ear ward
 f
acing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 i
s
 in

stalled
 o
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 s
eat.
 O
ther wise
 t
he
 ch

ild
 r
isks
 b
eing
 s
eriously
 i
njured
 o
r
 k
illed
 i
f
 th

e
 a
irbag
 i
s
 d
eployed.
Installation of a booster cushion
The chest part of the seat belt must be
positioned on t he c hild's s houlder w ithout to

uching
 t
he
 n
eck.
Ensure that the lap part of the seat belt
passes
 c

orrectly
 o
ver
 t
he
 c
hild's
 t
highs.
CITROËN recommends the use of a
booster
 s

eat
 w
hich
 h
as
 a b
ack,
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a se

at
 b
elt
 g
uide
 a
t
 s
houlder
 l
evel.
As
 a s

afety
 p
recaution,
 d
o
 n
ot
 l
eave:
-
on

e or more children alone and
unsupervised in a vehicle,
-
a ch

ild or an animal in a vehicle which
is
 e

xposed
 t
o
 t
he
 s
un,
 w
ith
 t
he
 w
indows
 clos

ed,
-
 ke

ys
 w
ithin
 t
he
 r
each
 o
f
 c
hildren
 i
nside
 th

e
 v
ehicle.
Use
 t

he
 c
hild
 l
ock
 t
o
 p
revent
 a
ny
 a
ccidental
 op

ening
 o
f
 t
he
 r
ear
 d
oors
 o
r
 w
indows.
Avoid
 o

pening
 t
he
 r
ear
 w
indows
 b
y
 m
ore
 th

an
 a t
hird.
To
 p

rotect
 y
oung
 c
hildren
 f
rom
 t
he
 r
ays
 o
f
 th

e
 s
un,
 f
it
 s
ide
 b
linds
 o
n
 t
he
 r
ear
 w
indows.
For
 o

ptimum
 i

nstallation
 o

f
 a f

or ward
 f

acing
 ch
ild s
eat, e
nsure t
hat t
he b
ack o
f t
he c
hild se
at i
s a
s c
lose a
s p
ossible t
o t
he b
ack o
f th

e
 v

ehicle's
 s

eat,
 i

n
 c

ontact
 i

f
 p

ossible.
You must remove the head restraint before
fitting
 a c

hild
 s

eat
 o

n
 a p

assenger
 s

eat.
 En

sure that the head restraint is stowed or
attached
 s

ecurely
 t

o
 p

revent
 i

t
 f

rom
 b

eing
 th

rown around the vehicle in the event of
sharp
 b

raking.
 R

efit
 t

he
 h

ead
 r

estraint
 o

nce
 th

e
 c

hild
 s

eat
 h

as
 b

een
 r

emoved.
Child safety