2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO Handbook (in English)

183
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
Child safety

(a) Universal child s eat: c hild s eat t hat c an b e in
stalled i n a ll v ehicles u sing a s eat b elt.
(b )
 Gr

oup
 0
:
 f
rom
 b
irth
 t
o
 1
0
 k
g.
 S
hells
 s
eats
 an

d
 b
aby
 c
arriers
 c
annot
 b
e
 i
nstalled
 i
n
 t
he
 fr

ont
 pa
ssenger
 seat
.
(c )
 Co

nsult
 t
he
 l
egislation
 i
n
 f
orce
 i
n
 y
our
 co

untry
 b
efore
 i
nstalling
 y
our
 c
hild
 o
n
 t
his
 seat

.
(d)
 To i

nstall
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 o
n
 a r
ear
 s
eat,
 re

ar ward
 o
r
 f
or ward
 f
acing,
 m
ove
 t
he
 f
ront
 se

at
 f
or ward,
 t
hen
 s
traighten
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 to a

llow
 e
nough
 r
oom
 f
or
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 a
nd
 th

e
 c
hild's
 l
egs.
(e)
 Wh

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

stalled
 o
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 s
eat,
 th

e
 p
assenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 m
ust
 b
e
 de

activated.
 O
ther wise
 t
he
 c
hild
 w
ould
 r
isk
 be

ing
 s
eriously
 d
amaged
 o
r
 k
illed
 d
uring
 de

ployment
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbag.
 W
hen
 a f
or ward
 fa

cing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 i
s
 i
nstalled
 o
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 pa

ssenger
 seat
,
 the pa
ssenger's
 fr
ont
 ai

rbag
 m
ust
 r
emain
 a
ctive.
(f )
 A c

hild
 s
eat
 w
ith
 s
upport
 l
eg
 m
ust
 n
ever
 b
e
 in

stalled
 on the cen
tre
 rea
r
 pa
ssenger
 seat
. Remove a
nd s tow t he h ead r estraint be

fore
 i
nstalling
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 w
ith
 a ba

ckrest
 o
n
 a p
assenger
 s
eat.
 R
efit
 t
he
 he

ad
 r
estraint
 o
nce
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 h
as
 be

en
 r
emoved.
U: Se
at suitable for the installation of a
child s eat s ecured u sing a s eat b elt a nd un

iversally
 a
pproved,
 r
ear ward
 f
acing
 a
nd/or
 for

ward
 fa
cing.
U(R):
as f

or U,
 w

ith
 t
he
 p
assenger
 s
eat
 ad

justed
 t
o
 i
ts
 h
ighest
 p
osition
 a
nd
 i
n
 t
he
 int

ermediate
 lo
ngitudinal
 po
sition.

185
Advice on child seats
The incorrect installation of a child seat in a vehicle c ompromises 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
 t

o
 f
asten
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elts
 o
r
 t
he
 ch

ild
 s
eat
 h
arness
 k
eeping 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
 d

o
 t
his,
 m
ove
 t
he
 f
ront
 s
eat
 f
or ward
 a
nd,
 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 o n 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
 r

ecommends
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 a bo

oster
 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
 o
r
 m
ore
 c
hildren
 a
lone
 a
nd
 un

supervised
 i
n
 a v
ehicle,
-
 a c

hild
 o
r
 a
n
 a
nimal
 i
n
 a v
ehicle
 w
hich
 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
 m

ust
 r

emove
 t

he
 h

ead
 r

estraint
 b

efore
 fi

tting
 a c

hild
 s

eat
 o

n
 a p

assenger
 s

eat.
 En

sure
 t

hat
 t

he
 h

ead
 r

estraint
 i

s
 s

towed
 o

r
 at

tached
 s

ecurely
 t

o
 p

revent
 i

t
 f

rom
 b

eing
 th

rown
 a

round
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 i

n
 t

he
 e

vent
 o

f
 sh

arp
 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

Your vehicle has been approved in accordance with the latest ISOFIX regulation .
The
 s

eats,
 r
epresented
 b
elow,
 a
re
 f
itted
 w
ith
 reg

ulation
 IS
OFIX
 mo
untings:
"ISOFIX" mountings
There are three rings for each seat: -
 a r
ing
 B
, b
ehind
 t
he
 s
eat,
 r
eferred
 t
o
 a
s
 t
he
 TO

P TETHER
 f
or
 s
ecuring
 t
he
 u
pper
 s
trap.
The TOP TETHER i s u sed t o s ecure t he up

per
 s
trap
 o
f
 c
hild
 s
eats
 t
hat
 h
ave
 o
ne.
 T
his
 ar

rangement
 l
imits
 t
he
 f
or ward
 t
ipping
 o
f
 t
he
 ch

ild
 s
eat
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a f
ront
 i
mpact.
This
 I

SOFIX
 m
ounting
 s
ystem
 p
rovides
 f
ast,
 re

liable
 a
nd
 s
afe
 f
itting
 o
f
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 i
n
 y
our
 ve

hicle.
-
 two rings A , l ocated b etween t he v ehicle se
at b ack a nd c ushion, i ndicated b y a l abel,
The ISOFIX child seats are fitted with two latches w hich a re s ecured o n t he t wo r ings A.
S
ome
 s
eats
 a
lso
 h
ave
 a
n
 up
per strap which is
attached
 t

o
 r
ing
 B. T

o
 s
ecure
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 t
o
 t
he
 t
op
 t
ether:
-
 re
move
 a
nd
 s
tow
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 b
efore
 in

stalling
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 o
n
 t
his
 s
eat
 (
refit
 i
t
 on

ce
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 h
as
 b
een
 r
emoved),
-
 pa
ss
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 s
trap
 ov
er
 t
he
 t
op
 o
f
 th

e
 b
ackrest
 o
f
 t
he
 s
eat,
 k
eeping
 i
t
 c
entred
 be

tween
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 a
pertures,
-
 se
cure
 t
he
 h
ook
 o
f
 t
he
 u
pper
 s
trap
 t
o
 t
he
 ri

ng
 B
,
- ti
ghten
 t
he
 u
pper
 s
trap.
When
 f
itting
 a
n
 I
SOFIX
 c
hild
 s
eat
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ight
 ha

nd
 r
ear
 s
eat,
 b
efore
 f
ixing
 t
he
 s
eat
 i
n
 p
lace,
 fi

rst
 m
ove
 t
he
 c
entre
 r
ear
 s
eat
 b
elt
 t
owards
 t
he
 mi

ddle
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 s
o
 a
s
 t
o
 n
ot
 i
nter fere
 w
ith
 th

e operation of the seat be
lt.
The
 i
ncorrect
 i
nstallation
 o
f
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 in a v

ehicle
 c
ompromises
 t
he
 c
hild's
 pr

otection
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a
n
 a
ccident.
Follow
 s
trictly
 t
he
 a
dvice
 g
iven
 i
n
 t
he
 in

stallation
 i
nstructions
 p
rovided
 w
ith
 th

e
 c
hild
 s
eat.
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 t
able
 f
or
 t
he
 p
ossibilities
 f
or
 f
itting
 IS

OFIX
 c
hild
 s
eats
 i
n
 y
our
 v
ehicle.

187
ISOFIX child seat
This child seat can also be used on seats which are not fitted with ISOFIX mountings.
In t his c ase, i t m ust b e a ttached t o t he v ehicle s eat u sing t he t hree p oint s eat b elt.
Adjust
 t

he
 f
ront
 s
eat
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 s
o
 t
hat
 t
he
 c
hild's
 f
eet
 d
o
 n
ot
 t
ouch
 t
he
 b
ackrest.
Follow the instructions for fitting the child seat given in the seat manufacturer's installation guide.
Recommended by CITROËn an d approved for your vehicle
ISOFIX child seat with TOP TETHER
RÖ MER
duo P

lus ISOFIX
 (

size
 c
ategory
 B1)
gro

up 1: from 9 to 18 kg Installed
 o

nly
 i
n
 t
he
 f
or ward
 f
acing
 p
osition.
Is
 a

ttached
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ings
 A, a

s
 w
ell
 a
s
 t
he
 r
ing
 B, r

eferred
 t
o
 a
s
 t
he
 T
OP
 T
ETHER,
 
u

sing
 a
n
 u
pper
 s
trap.
Three
 s

eat
 b
ody
 a
ngles:
 s
itting,
 r
eclining,
 l
ying.
Child safety

Installing ISOFIX child seatsIn accordance with European regulations, this table indicates the options for the installation of ISOFIX child seats on the vehicle seats fitted with ISOFIX mou ntings.
In
 t

he
 c
ase
 o
f
 t
he
 u
niversal
 a
nd
 s
emi-universal
 I
SOFIX
 c
hild
 s
eats,
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat's
 I
SOFIX
 s
ize
 c
ategory,
 d
etermined
 b
y
 a l
etter
 b
etween
 A a
nd
 
g
,
is i

ndicated
 o
n
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 n
ext
 t
o
 t
he
 I
SOFIX
 l
ogo.
I UF:
se

at suitable for the installation of an I sofix
 Un

iversal seat, For ward
 f

acing
 a
nd
 s
ecured
 u
sing
 th

e
 T
OP
 T
ETHER
 u
pper
 s
trap.
IL- SU: seat suitable for the installation an I sofix
 Se

mi-Universal
 s

eat
 w
hich
 i
s:
-
 re

ar ward
 f
acing
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a T
op
 T
ether
 u
pper
 s
trap
 o
r
 a s
upport
 l
eg,
-
 fo

r ward
 f
acing
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a s
upport
 l
eg,
-
 ba

by
 c
ot
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a T
op
 T
ether
 u
pper
 s
trap
 o
r
 a s
upport
 l
eg.
For
 t

he
 s
ecuring
 o
f
 t
he
 T
op
 T
ether
 u
pper
 s
trap,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
ISOFIX
 M
ountings"
 s
ection.
X:
  se

at
 w
hich
 i
s
 n
ot
 s
uitable
 f
or
 t
he
 i
nstallation
 o
f
 a
n
 I
SOFIX
 c
hild
 s
eat
 o
r
 c
ot
 o
f
 t
he
 w
eight
 g
roup
 in

dicated. Weight of the child and indicative age
Less than 10 kg (group 0)
Up
 t

o
 6 m
onths
 appro

xLess than 10 kg
(group 0)
Less than 13 kg (group 0+)
Up
 t

o
 1 ye
ar
 a
pproxFrom 9 to 18 kg (group 1)
From
 1 t

o
 3 ye
ars
 a
pprox
Type of ISOFIX child seat Infant car seatrearward facing rearward facing forward facing
ISOFIX size categor y F
gCdE CdA BB1
Un

iversal and semi-universal ISOFIX child
seats which can be installed on the outer
rear seats X
XIL- SU XIL- SU IUF

IL- SU
Remove
 a

nd
 s
tow
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 be

fore
 i
nstalling
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 w
ith
 a ba

ckrest
 o
n
 a p
assenger
 s
eat.
 R
efit
 t
he
 he

ad
 r
estraint
 o
nce
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 h
as
 be

en
 r
emoved.

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