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Central locking
Driving with the doors locked may make
access to the passenger compartment
by the emergency services more
difficult in an emergency. If one of the doors or the boot is
open, automatic central locking does
not complete: the sound of the locks
rebounding can be heard.
Transporting long or voluminous
objects
If you want to drive with the boot open
but the vehicle's side doors locked,
press the central locking control button
to lock the doors.
Manual central locking
F Press this button to operate the central locking of the vehicle (doors and boot) from
inside the vehicle.
F
P
ressing the button again unlocks the
vehicle completely.
When locking / deadlocking from the
outside
If the vehicle is locked or deadlocked from the
outside, the button is not active.
F
A
fter normal locking, pull one of the interior
door handles to unlock the vehicle.
F
A
fter deadlocking, you have to use the
remote control, the Keyless Entry and
Starting system or the integral key to
unlock the vehicle.
Automatic central locking
of doors (anti-intrusion
security)
The doors and boot lock automatically when
driving, as soon as the speed exceeds 6 mph
(10 km/h).
To activate or deactivate this function
(activated by default):
F
w
ith the ignition on, press this
button until a message appears
in the instrument panel.
Access
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Repositioning the seat
backrest and cushion
F Keep the seat belt guide 2 held against the vehicle to avoid trapping the seat belt when
repositioning the seat.
F
S
traighten the seat back 4 while refitting
the head restraints and secure it.
F
C
heck that the red indicator, located next to
the control 3 , is no longer visible. F
R eposition the cushion 1
.
F R elease the seat belt guide 2.
F
P
ut the seat belt back in place in the guide.When repositioning the seat backrest,
take care not to trap the seat belts.
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Mats
Fitting
To fit the mat on the driver's side:
F m ove the seat fully back,
F
f
it the mat in place,
F
engage the fixings by pressing down on them.
Removal
To remove the mat on the driver's side:
F m ove the seat fully back,
F
d
isengage the fixings, leaving the fixing
pins in the floor carpet,
F
r
emove the mat.
Refitting
To refit the mat on the driver's side:
F p osition the mat correctly,
F
r
efit the fixings by pressing,
F
c
heck that the mat is secured correctly.
To avoid any risk of jamming of the
pedals:
-
o
nly use mats which are suited to
the fixings already present in the
vehicle; these fixings must be used,
-
n
ever fit one mat on top of another.
The use of mats not approved by
CITROËN may inter fere with access to
the pedals and hinder the operation of
the cruise control / speed limiter.
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Child safety
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General points relating to child seats
For maximum safety, please observe the
following recommendations:
-
i
n accordance with European regulations,
all 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.cI TROËN recommends that children
should travel in the outer rear seats of
your vehicle:
-
re
arward facing up to the age of 3,
-
fo
rward facing over the age of 3.
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
specific to each country. Refer to the
legislation in force in your country.
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Child seat at the front*
Rearward facingForward facing
Ensure that the seat belt is correctly
tensioned.
For child seats with a support leg,
ensure that the support leg is in firm
and stable contact with the floor. If
necessary, adjust the passenger seat.
Passenger seat in the fully back and
highest position.
When a rear ward facing child seat is installed
on the front passenger seat
, adjust the seat
to the fully back and highest position, with the
backrest straightened.
The passenger's front airbag must be
deactivated. Otherwise, the child risks being
seriously injured or killed if the airbag is
deployed . When a for ward facing child seat is installed on
the front passenger seat
, adjust the vehicle's
seat to the fully back and highest position
with seat backrest straightened and leave the
passenger's front airbag activated.
*
R
efer to the legislation in force in your country
before carrying your child in this seating
position.
child safety
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Deactivating the passenger's front airbag
For information on deactivating the
passenger's front airbag, refer to the
"Airbags" section.
Passenger airbag OFF
Never install a rear ward facing child
restraint system on a seat protected by
an active front airbag. This could cause
the death of the child or serious injury.The warning label present on both sides of the
passenger's sun visor repeats this advice. In
line with current legislation, the following tables
contain this warning in all of the languages
required.