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Advice
For the airbags to be fully effective,
observe the safety recommendations
below.
Adopt a normal and upright sitting position.
Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt.
Do not leave anything between the
occupants and the airbags (a child, pet,
object, etc.), nor fix or attach anything close
or in the way of airbag trajectory; this could
cause injuries during their deployment.
Never modify the original definition of your
vehicle, particularly in the area directly
around the airbags.
After an accident or if the vehicle has been
stolen, have the airbag systems checked.
All work on the airbag system must be
carried out by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
Even when following all the precautions
listed, a risk of injuries or slight burns to
the head, the chest or the arms, when an
airbag deploys cannot be excluded. The
bag inflates almost instantly (within a few
milliseconds) then deflates within the same
time discharging the hot gas via openings
provided for this purpose.Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its
spokes or resting your hands on the centre
part of the wheel.
Passengers must not place their feet on the
dashboard.
Do not smoke as deployment of the airbags
can cause burns or the risk of injury from a
cigarette or pipe.
Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or
hit it violently.
Do not fit or attach anything to the steering
wheel or dashboard, this could cause injuries
in case of airbag deployment.
Side airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats,
compatible with the deployment of the lateral
airbags. For information on the range of seat
covers suitable for your vehicle, you can
contact a CITROËN dealer.
Do not attach or hang anything on the seat
backrests (clothes, etc.) as this could cause
injuries to the thorax or arm when the side
airbag is deployed.
Do not sit with the upper part of the body any
nearer to the door than necessary.
Curtain airbags
Do not attach anything or hang anything to
the roof, as this could cause head injuries
when the curtain airbag is deployed.
If fitted to your vehicle, do not remove the
grab handles installed on the roof, they play a
part in securing the curtain airbags. The vehicle's front door panels include side
impact sensors.
A damaged door or any unauthorised or
incorrectly executed work (modification or
repair) on the front doors or their interior trim
could compromise the operation of these
sensors – Risk of malfunction of the lateral
airbags!
Such work must only be done by a CITROËN
dealer or a qualified workshop.
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General points relating to
child seats
* The legislation on carrying children is specific to each country.
Although one of CITROËN's main
considerations when designing your vehicle,
the safety of your children also depends on
you.
For maximum safety, please obser ve the
following recommendations:
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n accordance with European regulations,
all children under the age of 12 or less
than one and a half metres tall must
travel in an approved child seat suited to
their weight and installed on a vehicle seat
fitted with a seat belt or ISOFIX mountings*.
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S
tatistically, the safest seats in your
vehicle for carr ying children are the rear
seats.
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A c
hild weighing less than 9 kg must
travel in the rear ward facing position
both in the front and in the rear.
CITROËN recommends that children
should travel on the rear seats of your
vehicle:
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re
arward facing
up to the age of 3,
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fo
rward facing
over the age of 3.
Child seat at the rear
Row 2
"Rearward facing"
When a "rear ward facing" child seat is installed
on a rear passenger seat , move the vehicle's
front seat for ward and straighten the backrest
so that the rear ward facing child seat does not
touch the vehicle's front seat.
Adjust the rear seat to the fully back position,
with the backrest straightened.
"Forward facing"
Ensure that the seat belt is properly
tightened.
For child seats with a support leg, ensure
that this is in firm contact with the floor.
If necessary, adjust the front seat of the
vehicle.
When a "for ward facing" child seat is installed
on a rear passenger seat
, move the vehicle's
front seat for ward and straighten the backrest
so that the legs of the child in the for ward
facing child seat do not touch the vehicle's front
seat.
Adjust the rear seat to the fully back position,
with the backrest straightened.
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Row 3
If fitted to your vehicle, when a child seat is
installed on a passenger seat in the 3rd row,
move the seats in the 2nd row for ward and
straighten the backrests so that the child seat
and the child's legs do not touch the seats in
the 2nd row.
Child seat at the front
"Rearward facing"
The passenger's front airbag must be
deactivated. Otherwise, the child risks
being seriously injured or killed if the
airbag is deployed.
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.
"Forward facing"
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
the seat backrest straightened and leave the
passenger's front airbag activated.
Ensure that the seat belt is properly
tightened.
For child seats with a support leg, ensure
that this is in firm contact with the floor. If
necessary, adjust the passenger seat.
(Refer to the current legislation in your country
before installing your child on this seat.)
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F With the ignition off, insert the key in the
passenger airbag deactivation switch.
F
T
urn it to the OFF position.
F
R
emove the key, leaving the switch in this
position.
When the ignition is switched on, this
warning lamp comes on in the seat
belt warning display screen. It stays on
while the airbag is deactivated. To ensure the safety of your child,
the passenger front airbag must be
deactivated when you install a rear ward
facing child seat on the front passenger
seat.
Other wise, there is a risk of serious or
fatal injury to the child if the airbag is
deployed.
Reactivation
When you remove the child seat, with the
ignition off
, turn the switch to the ON position
to reactivate the airbag and so assure the
safety of your front passenger(s) in the event of
an impact.
When the ignition is switched on,
this warning lamp comes on in the
seat belt warning display screen for
approximately one minute to signal
that the front airbag is activated.
Deactivation
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Child seats recommended by CITROËN
Groups 2 and 3: 15-36 kg
L5
"
RÖMER KIDFIX XP"
Can be fitted to the vehicle's ISOFIX mountings.
The child is restrained by the seat belt. Groups 2
and 3: 15-36 kg
L6
"BOOSTER GRACO"
The child is restrained by the seat belt.
CITROËN offers a range of recommended child seats which are secured using a three point seat belt
.
Group 0+: from bir th to 13
kg
L1
"RÖMER Baby-Safe Plus"
Installed in the rearward facing position.
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Locations for child seats secured using the seat belt
In line with European legislation, the table indicates the options for installing child seats secured using a seat belt and universally approved (a) for the
weight of the child and the seat in the vehicle.Seats Weight of the child and indicative age
Under 13
kg
(groups 0
(b)
a n d 0 +)
Up to about 1
year9 -18
kg
(g r o u p 1)
From about 1 to 3
years15 -25
kg
(group 2)
From about 3 to 6
years22-36
kg
(group 3)
From about 6 to 10
years
Row 1
(c) With individual
seat,
passenger seat with passenger airbag
deactivated " OFF" U
UUU
with passenger airbag activated " ON" X
UF UFUF
With bench
seat, centre seat with passenger airbag
deactivated " OFF" X
XXX
with passenger airbag activated " ON" X
XXX
With bench seat, outer seat with passenger airbag
deactivated " OFF" U
UUU
with passenger airbag activated " ON" X
UF UFUF
Row 2 Seat behind driver
UUUU
Centre seat UUUU
Seat behind passenger UUUU
Row 3 Left outer seat
UUUU
Centre seat UUUU
Right outer seat UUUU
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Remove and stow the head restraint
before installing a child seat on a
passenger seat.
Refit the head restraint once the child seat
has been removed.
(a)
Universal child seat: child seat which can
be installed in all vehicles using the seat
belt.
(b) Group 0: from birth to 10
kg. Infant car
seats and "car cots" cannot be installed
on the front passenger seat(s) or the
seats in row 3.
(c) Refer to the legislation in force in your
country before carrying your child in this
seating position.
(d) To install a child seat at the rear, for ward
facing or rear ward facing, move the seats
in front for ward, then straighten their
backrests to allow sufficient room for the
child seat and the child's legs.
(e) The seat can be installed centrally in the
vehicle; it then prevents the use of the
outer seats.
(f ) When a "rear ward facing" child seat
is placed on the front passenger seat,
the front passenger airbag must be
deactivated. Otherwise, the child could
face severe injury or death if the airbag
were deployed.
U Seating position suitable for the
installation of a child seat secured using
the seat belt and universally approved
"rearward facing" and/or "forward facing". UF
Seat suitable for the installation of a child
seat secured using the seat belt and
universally approved "forward facing".
X Seat position not suitable for installation
of a child seat for the weight class
indicated.
Key"ISOFIX" mountings and child seats
Your vehicle has been approved in accordance
with the latest ISOFIX regulation.
If fitted on your vehicle, the regulation ISOFIX
mountings are located by labels.
The mountings comprise three rings for each
seat:
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T
wo front rings A , located between the
vehicle seat backrest and cushion, indicated
by an "ISOFIX" marking,
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I
f fitted to your vehicle, a rear ring B , located
behind the vehicle's seat, called Top Tether,
for securing the upper strap, indicated by a
"Top Tether" marking.
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ISOFIX child seats
recommended by
CITROËN
CITROËN offers a range of ISOFIX child
seats listed and type approved for your
vehicle.
Also consult the installation notes of the
child seat’s manufacturer to find out how
to install and remove the seat.
"RÖMER Baby- Safe Plus and its ISOFIX base "
(size category: E )
Group 0+: from bir th to 13 kg
I
nstalled "rearward facing" using an ISOFIX base which is attached to rings A .
The base has a support leg, adjustable for height, which sits on the vehicle's floor.
This child seat can also be secured with a
seat belt. In this case, only the shell is used and must be attached to the vehicle seat using the three-point seat belt. "
RÖMER Duo Plus ISOFIX "
(size category: B1 )
Group 1: from 9-18 kg
Installed only in the "forward facing" position. Is attached to rings A and upper ring B ,
referred to as TOP TETHER, using an upper strap.
Three seat body angles: sitting, reclining, lying down.
This child seat can also be used on seats
not equipped with ISOFIX mountings. In this
case, it must be secured to the vehicle's seat by the three-point seat belt. Adjust the front
seat of the vehicle so that the child's feet do not touch the backrest.
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