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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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Airbagstemporarily. This lamp comes on for a few seconds
when y
ou t urn o n t he i gnition, t hen go
es
o
ff.This l
amp s hould g o o ff w hen t he e ngine i s s tarted.
If i t d oes n ot g o o ff, c ontact a C ITROËN d ealer o r a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
fixed. One
o
f
t
he
a
irbag
o
r
s
eat
b
elt
pr
etensioner
s
ystems
h
as
a f
ault.Have
i
t
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop.
Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Seat belt not
fastened /
unfastened fixed
t
hen
f
lashing
ac
companied by an
increasing
au
dible
si
gnal. The
d
river
a
nd/or
t
he
f
ront
p
assenger
ha
s not fastened or has unfastened
their
s
eat
b
elt.Pull
t
he
s
trap
t
hen
i
nsert
t
he
t
ongue
i
n
t
he
b
uckle.
Power steering fixed. The
p
ower
s
teering
h
as
a f
ault. Drive
c
arefully
a
t
r
educed
s
peed.
Have
i
t
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop.
Monitoring
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Additional adjustments
Access to rear seats
F Pull the handle for wards to fold the seat
backrest a nd m ove t he s eat f or wards.
On r
epositioning,
t
he
s
eat
r
eturns
t
o
i
ts
init
ial
po
sition.
grab handle
This ergonomic grab handle, located at the top of the s ide t rim, s erves:
-
as a h
andle
t
o
s
teady
r
ear
p
assengers
when dr
iving,
-
as a g
rip
t
o
i
mprove
a
ccess
t
o
t
he
r
ear
seat
s,
-
to f
acilitate
e
xit
f
rom
t
he
r
ear
s
eats.
No
p
erson
o
r
o
bject
m
ust
p
revent
t
he
se
at
s
lide
f
rom
r
eturning
t
o
i
ts
i
nitial
po
sition;
r
eturn
t
o
t
his
p
osition
i
s
ne
cessary
f
or
t
he
s
eat
t
o
l
ock
i
n
p
lace.
Ensure that the seat belt reels in
correctly
t
o
a
void
h
indering
a
ccess
f
or
th
e
p
assengers
t
o
t
he
r
ear
s
eats.
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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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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 the action of the seat belts fitted
with
f
orce
l
imiters
(
all
e
xcept
t
he
c
entre
r
ear
pa
ssenger
be
lt).
If a collision occurs, the electronic detectors
record and analyse the front and side impacts
sustained
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 deployed instantly and contribute
towards better protection of the occupants
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 case of a minor or rear impact or in
certain
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. 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.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
Deployment of one or more of the
airbags
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 noise of detonation related to the
deployment
o
f
o
ne
o
r
m
ore
a
irbags
ma
y
r
esult
i
n
a s
light
l
oss
o
f
h
earing
f
or
a s
hort
t
ime.
The airbags do not operate when the
ignition is switched off.
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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.