Operation Manual

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SAFETY
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Seat belts
Recommendations for children:
- use a suitable child seat if the
passenger is less than 12 years old
orshorterthanonemetrefty,
- never allow a child to travel on
your lap, even with the seat belt
fastened.
For more information on child
seats, refer to the "Child safety"
sectionofchapter5.
Clean the seat belt straps with
soapy water or a textile cleaning
product, sold by CITROËN
dealers.
In accordance with current safety
regulations, your CITROËN dealer can
guaranteeallworkoranychecks,from
testing to maintenance, on your seat
beltequipment.
Havetheseatbeltscheckedregularly
(even after a minor impact) by a
CITROËNdealeroraqualied
workshop:theymustnotshowany
signs of wear, cutting or fraying
and they must not be converted or
modied.
The force limiter reduces the pressure
of the seat belt against the body of the
occupants.
The pretensioning seat belts are active
whentheignitionisswitchedon.
Theinertiareelsarettedwithadevice
whichautomaticallylocksthestrapin
the event of a collision or emergency
brakingorifthevehiclerollsover.
You can unfasten the seat belt by
pressingtheredbuttononthebuckle.
Guidetheseatbeltafterunfastening.
The airbag warning lamp comes on
ifthepretensionersaredeployed.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualiedworkshop.
Inordertobeeffective,aseatbelt:
- must restrain one person only,
- mustnotbetwisted,checkby
pulling in front of you with an even
movement,
- must be tightened as close to the
bodyaspossible.
The upper part of the seat belt should
be positioned in the hollow of the
shoulder.
The lap part should be placed as low
aspossibleonthepelvis.
Do not interchange the seat belt
bucklesastheywillnotfulltheirrole
properly.Iftheseatsarettedwith
armrests, the lap part of the seat belt
shouldalwayspassunderthearmrest.
Checkthattheseatbeltisfastened
correctlybypullingthestraprmly.
Front seat belts
Thefrontseatsarettedwith
pretensionersandforcelimiters.
Rear seat belts
(5 seat version)
Therearseatsarettedwith
three-pointinertiareelseatbelts.