Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD 2016 1.G Owners Manual
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89
Special position of the
windscreen wipers
To maintain the effectiveness of the flat wiper b lades, i t i s a dvisable t o:
-
ha
ndle
t
hem
w
ith
c
are,
-
cl
ean
t
hem
r
egularly
u
sing
s
oapy
wat
er,
-
av
oid
u
sing
t
hem
t
o
r
etain
ca
rdboard
o
n
t
he
w
indscreen,
-
re
place
t
hem
a
t
t
he
f
irst
s
igns
o
f
w e
a r.
This p
osition p
ermits r
elease o
f t
he w
indscreen wi
per b
lades.
It
i
s
u
sed
f
or
c
leaning
o
r
r
eplacement
o
f
t
he
bl
ades.
I
t
c
an
a
lso
b
e
u
seful,
i
n
w
inter,
t
o
de
tach
t
he
b
lades
f
rom
t
he
w
indscreen.
F
An
y
a
ction
o
n
t
he
w
iper
s
talk
i
n
t
he
m
inute
af
ter
s
witching
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
p
laces
t
he
bl
ades
v
ertically
o
n
t
he
s
creen.
F
To p
ark
t
he
b
lades
a
gain,
s
witch
o
n
t
he
ig
nition
a
nd
o
perate
t
he
w
iper
s
talk.
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Lighting and visibility
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Hazard warning lamps
Visual warning with of all the direction in
dicators f lashing t o a lert o ther r oad u sers t o a ve
hicle
b
reakdown,
t
owing
o
r
a
ccident.
F
Pr
ess
t
his
b
utton,
a
ll
o
f
t
he
d
irection
ind
icators
fla
sh.
They
c
an
o
perate
w
ith
t
he
i
gnition
o
ff.
Automatic operation of
hazard warning lamps
When braking in an emergency, depending on the d eceleration, t he h azard w arning l amps co
me
o
n
a
utomatically.
They
s
witch
o
ff
a
utomatically
t
he
f
irst
t
ime
y
ou
ac
celerate.
F
Yo
u
c
an
a
lso
s
witch
t
hem
o
ff
b
y
p
ressing
th
e
b
utton. This
s
ystem
a
llows
y
ou
t
o
m
ake
a
n
e
mergency
or a
ssistance
c
all
t
o
t
he
e
mergency
s
ervices
o
r
to t
he
d
edicated
C
ITROËN
s
ervice.
Emergency or
as
sistance call
For more information on the use of this fu
nction, r efer t o t he " Audio a nd t elematics" sec
tion.
Horn
F Press t he c entral p art o f t he s teering wh
eel.
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Electronic Stability Control (ESC) incorporating the f ollowing s ystems:
-
an
ti-lock
b
raking
s
ystem
(
ABS)
a
nd
t
he
el
ectronic
b
rake
f
orce
d
istribution
(
EBFD),
-
em
ergency
b
raking
a
ssistance
(
EBA),
-
wh
eel
a
nti-slip
r
egulation
(
ASR)
o
r
t
raction
co
ntrol,
-
dy
namic
s
tability
c
ontrol
(
DSC).
Electronic stability control (ESC)
Definitions
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
and electronic brake force
distribution (EBFD)
This system improves the stability and manoeuvrability o f y our v ehicle w hen b raking an
d
c
ontributes
t
owards
i
mproved
c
ontrol
i
n
co
rners,
i
n
p
articular
o
n
p
oor
o
r
s
lippery
r
oad
sur
faces.
The
A
BS
p
revents
w
heel
l
ock
i
n
t
he
e
vent
o
f
emer
gency
br
aking.
The
e
lectronic
b
rake
f
orce
d
istribution
s
ystem
ma
nages
t
he
b
raking
p
ressure
w
heel
b
y
w
heel.
Emergency braking assistance
(EBA)
In an emergency, this system enables you to reach t he o ptimum b raking p ressure m ore qu
ickly
a
nd
t
herefore
r
educe
t
he
s
topping
dist
ance.
It
i
s
t
riggered
a
ccording
t
o
t
he
s
peed
a
t
w
hich
th
e
b
rake
p
edal
i
s
p
ressed.
T
his
i
s
f
elt
b
y
a re
duction
i
n
t
he
r
esistance
o
f
t
he
p
edal
a
nd
a
n
in
crease
i
n
t
he
e
ffectiveness
o
f
t
he
b
raking.
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
The ASR system (also known as Traction Control) o ptimises t raction i n o rder t o l imit wh
eel
s
lip
b
y
a
cting
o
n
t
he
b
rakes
o
f
t
he
d
riving
wh
eels
a
nd
o
n
t
he
e
ngine.
I
t
a
lso
i
mproves
th
e
d
irectional
s
tability
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
o
n
ac
celeration.
Dynamic stability control (DSC)
If there is a difference between the path followed b y t he v ehicle a nd t hat r equired b y th
e
d
river,
t
he
D
SC
m
onitors
e
ach
w
heel
a
nd
au
tomatically
a
cts
o
n
t
he
b
rake
o
f
o
ne
o
r
m
ore
wh
eels
a
nd
o
n
t
he
e
ngine
t
o
r
eturn
t
he
v
ehicle
to t
he
r
equired
p
ath,
w
ithin
t
he
l
imits
o
f
t
he
l
aws
of p
hysics.
5
Safety
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When this warning lamp comes on, coupled w ith t he S TOP war ning lamp , ac
companied
b
y
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
a
nd
a me
ssage,
i
t
i
ndicates
t
hat
t
here
i
s
a f
ault
wi
th
t
he
e
lectronic
b
rake
f
orce
d
istribution
(E
BFD),
w
hich
c
ould
c
ause
l
oss
o
f
c
ontrol
of t
he
v
ehicle
w
hen
b
raking.
Operation
When this warning lamp comes on, accompanied b y a n a udible s ignal an
d
a m
essage,
i
t
i
ndicates
t
hat
t
here
is a f
ault
w
ith
t
he
A
BS,
w
hich
c
ould
ca
use loss of control of the vehicle
when
br
aking.
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
and electronic brake force
distribution (EBFD)When changing wh eels (t yres an d ri ms), ma
ke s ure t hat t hese a re a pproved f or yo
ur
v
ehicle.
Normal
o
peration
o
f
t
he
A
BS
m
ay
m
ake
it
self
f
elt
b
y
s
light
v
ibrations
o
f
t
he
b
rake
peda
l.
In emergency braking, press
very firmly without releasing the
pressure.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
In
b
oth
c
ases,
c
ontact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
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Dynamic stability control
(DSC) and anti-slip regulation
(ASR)The DSC system offers exceptional safety i n n ormal d riving, b ut t his s hould no
t
e
ncourage
t
he
d
river
t
o
t
ake
e
xtra
ri
sks
o
r
d
rive
a
t
h
igh
s
peed.
The
c
orrect
o
peration
o
f
t
he
s
ystem
de
pends
o
n
o
bservation
o
f
t
he
man
ufacturer's
re
commendations
re
garding
t
he
w
heels
(
tyres
a
nd
r
ims),
th
e
b
raking
c
omponents,
t
he
e
lectronic
co
mponents
a
nd
t
he
a
ssembly
a
nd
re
pair
p
rocedures
u
sed
b
y
C
ITROËN
dea
lers.
After
a
n
i
mpact,
h
ave
t
he
s
ystem
ch
ecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
Activation
These systems are activated automatically each t ime t he v ehicle i s s tarted.
As
s
oon
a
s
t
hey
d
etect
a p
roblem
o
f
g
rip
o
r
tr
ajectory,
t
hese
s
ystems
a
ct
o
n
t
he
o
peration
i
f
th
e
e
ngine
a
nd
b
rakes.
Deactivation
In exceptional conditions (starting a vehicle which i s b ogged d own, s tuck i n s now, o n s oft gr
ound...),
i
t
m
ay
b
e
a
dvisable
t
o
d
eactivate
th
e
D
SC
s
ystem,
s
o
t
hat
t
he
w
heels
c
an
m
ove
fr
eely
a
nd
r
egain
g
rip.
This
i
s
i
ndicated
b
y
f
lashing
o
f
t
his
wa
rning
l
amp
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel.
Operating fault
But it is recommended that the system be re activated a s s oon a s p ossible.
F
Pr
ess
t
he
b
utton.
This
w
arning
l
amp
a
nd
t
he
i
ndicator
la
mp
i
n
t
he
b
utton
c
ome
o
n:
t
he
DS
C
s
ystem
n
o
l
onger
a
cts
o
n
t
he
op
eration
o
f
t
he
e
ngine.
Reactivation
The system is reactivated automatically each time t he i gnition i s s witched b ack o n o r f rom
3
0
m
ph
(
50
k
m/h).
F
Pr
ess
t
he
b
utton
a
gain
t
o
re
activate
i
t
m
anually. If
t
his
w
arning
l
amp
c
omes
o
n,
ac
companied
b
y
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
an
d
a m
essage,
t
his
i
ndicates
a f
ault
wi
th
t
he
s
ystem.
Contact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop
t
o
h
ave
t
he
s
ystem
c
hecked.
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Safety
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Seat belts
Front seat belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a pretensioning a nd f orce l imiting s ystem.
This
s
ystem
i
mproves
s
afety
i
n
t
he
f
ront
se
ats
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
f
orce
l
imiter
r
educes
t
he
p
ressure
o
f
t
he
se
at 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 th
e buckle.
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 r eels i n.
Rear seat belts
The rear seats are each fitted with a three-point seat b elt.
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From approximately 12 mph (20 km/h), t he w arning l amp(s) fl
ash
f
or
t
wo
m
inutes
a
ccompanied
by a
n
a
udible
s
ignal.
O
nce
t
hese
tw
o minutes
h
ave
e
lapsed,
t
he
wa
rning
l
amp(s)
r
emain
o
n
u
ntil
t
he
dr
iver
o
r
f
ront
p
assenger
f
astens
t
heir
se
at
b
elt.
Seat belt not fastened /
unfastened warning lamps Front seat belt warning lamps
On switching on the ignition, warning lamp 1 c
omes o n i n t he i nstrument pa
nel
a
nd
t
he
c
orresponding
w
arning
la
mp
(2 a
nd
3) c
omes
o
n
i
n
r
ed
i
n
t
he
pa
ssenger's
s
eat
b
elt
a
nd
f
ront
a
irbag
wa
rning
l
amp
d
isplay
i
f
t
he
d
river's
se
at
b
elt
o
r
f
ront
p
assenger's
s
eat
b
elt
is n
ot
f
astened
o
r
i
s
u
nfastened.
1.
Fr
ont
s
eat
b
elts
n
ot
f
astened
/ u
nfastened
wa
rning
l
amp
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel.
2.
Fr
ont
l
eft
s
eat
b
elt
w
arning
l
amp.
3.
Fr
ont
r
ight
s
eat
b
elt
w
arning
l
amp.
4.
Re
ar
r
ight
s
eat
b
elt
w
arning
l
amp.
5.
Re
ar
c
entre
s
eat
b
elt
w
arning
l
amp.
6.
Re
ar
l
eft
s
eat
b
elt
w
arning
l
amp.
Rear seat belt warning lamps
The corresponding warning lamp ( 4 t
o 6) c
omes o n i n r ed i n t he se
at
b
elt
a
nd
f
ront
a
irbag
w
arning
la
mp
d
isplay
i
f
o
ne
o
r
m
ore
r
ear
pa
ssengers
un
fasten
thei
r
seat be
lt.
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The driver must ensure that passengers use the s eat b elts c orrectly a nd t hat t hey a re a ll fa
stened
b
efore
s
etting
o
ff.
Wherever
y
ou
a
re
s
eated
i
n
t
he
v
ehicle,
al
ways 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
s
eat
b
elts
a
re
f
itted
w
ith
a
n
i
nertia
r
eel
pe
rmitting
a
utomatic
a
djustment
o
f
t
he
le
ngth
o
f
t
he
s
trap
t
o
y
our
s
ize.
T
he
s
eat
b
elt
is s
towed
a
utomatically
w
hen
n
ot
i
n
u
se.
Before
a
nd
a
fter
u
se,
e
nsure
t
hat
t
he
s
eat
be
lt
i
s
r
eeled
i
n
c
orrectly.
The
l
ower
p
art
o
f
t
he
s
trap
m
ust
b
e
po
sitioned
a
s
l
ow
a
s
p
ossible
o
n
t
he
p
elvis.
The
u
pper
p
art
m
ust
b
e
p
ositioned
i
n
t
he
ho
llow
o
f
t
he
s
houlder.
The
i
nertia
r
eels
a
re
f
itted
w
ith
a
n
a
utomatic
lo
cking
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
th
en
r
eleasing
i
t
s
o
t
hat
i
t
r
eels
i
n
s
lightly.Recommendations for
children
Use a suitable child seat if the passenger is less t han 1 2 ye ars o ld o r s horter t han o ne an
d
a h
alf
m
etres.
Never
u
se
t
he
s
ame
s
eat
b
elt
t
o
s
ecure
m
ore
th
an
o
ne
p
erson.
Never
a
llow
a c
hild
t
o
t
ravel
o
n
y
our
l
ap.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
c
hild
s
eats,
r
efer
t
o
th
e
c
orresponding
s
ection.
In
o
rder
t
o
b
e
e
ffective,
a s
eat
b
elt
m
ust:
-
be t
ightened
a
s
c
lose
t
o
t
he
b
ody
a
s
po
ssible,
- be p
ulled i
n f
ront o
f y
ou w
ith a s
mooth mov
ement,
c
hecking
t
hat
i
t
d
oes
n
ot
tw
ist,
-
be u
sed
t
o
r
estrain
o
nly
o
ne
p
erson,
-
no
t
b
ear
a
ny
t
race
o
f
c
uts
o
r
f
raying,
-
no
t
b
e
c
onverted
o
r
m
odified
t
o
a
void
af
fecting
its pe
rformance.
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.
De
ployment
o
f
t
he
p
retensioners
i
s
ac
companied
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
c
omes
o
n.
Following
a
n
i
mpact,
h
ave
t
he
s
eat
b
elts
sy
stem
c
hecked,
a
nd
i
f
n
ecessary
r
eplaced,
by a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop.
In
a
ccordance
w
ith
c
urrent
s
afety
re
gulations,
f
or
a
ll
r
epairs
o
n
y
our
v
ehicle's
se
at
b
elts,
g
o
t
o
a q
ualified
w
orkshop
w
ith
th
e s
kills a
nd e
quipment n
eeded, w
hich a CI
TROËN d
ealer i
s 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
o
r
a t
extile
c
leaning
p
roduct,
s
old
b
y
CI
TROËN
d
ealers.
After
f
olding
o
r
m
oving
a s
eat
o
r
r
ear
b
ench
se
at,
e
nsure
t
hat
t
he
s
eat
b
elt
i
s
p
ositioned
an
d
r
eeled
i
n
c
orrectly.
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97
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
t
he
a
ction
o
f
t
he
s
eat
b
elts
f
itted
wi
th
f
orce
l
imiters
(
all
e
xcept
t
he
c
entre
r
ear
pa
ssenger
be
lt).
If
a c
ollision
o
ccurs,
t
he
e
lectronic
d
etectors
re
cord
a
nd
a
nalyse
t
he
f
ront
a
nd
s
ide
i
mpacts
su
stained
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
d
eployed
i
nstantly
a
nd
c
ontribute
to
wards
b
etter
p
rotection
o
f
t
he
o
ccupants
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
c
ase
o
f
a m
inor
o
r
r
ear
i
mpact
o
r
i
n
ce
rtain
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. The airbags do not operate when the
ignition is switched off.
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.Deployment
o
f
o
ne
o
r
m
ore
o
f
t
he
ai
rbags
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
n
oise
o
f
d
etonation
r
elated
t
o
t
he
de
ployment
o
f
o
ne
o
r
m
ore
a
irbags
m
ay
re
sult
i
n
a s
light
l
oss
o
f
h
earing
f
or
a sh
ort
t
ime.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
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98
Deactivating the passenger's
front airbag
Only the passenger's front airbag can be deactivated.
F
Wi
th the ignition off ,
i
nsert
t
he
k
ey
i
n
t
he
pa
ssenger
a
irbag
d
eactivation
s
witch.
F
Tu
rn it to the "OFF"
pos
ition.
F
Re
move
t
he
k
ey
k
eeping
t
he
s
witch
i
n
t
he
ne
w
p
osition.
When
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
o
n,
t
his
w
arning
la
mp
c
omes
i
n
t
he
s
eat
b
elt
w
arning
la
mps
d
isplay
s
creen.
I
t
s
tays
o
n
wh
ile
t
he
a
irbag
i
s
d
eactivated.To
a
ssure
t
he
s
afety
o
f
y
our
c
hild,
th
e
p
assenger's
f
ront
a
irbag
m
ust
b
e
de
activated
w
hen
y
ou
i
nstall
a r
ear ward
fa
cing
c
hild
s
eat
o
n
t
he
f
ront
p
assenger
seat
.
Other wise,
t
he
c
hild
w
ould
r
isk
b
eing
se
riously
i
njured
o
r
k
illed
i
f
t
he
a
irbag
we
re
d
eployed.
Reactivating the passenger's
front airbag
When you remove a rearward facing c
hild seat
, with the ignition off , turn the switch to
the "ON"
p
osition
t
o
r
eactivate
t
he
a
irbag
a
nd
so a
ssure
t
he
s
afety
o
f
y
our
f
ront
p
assenger
i
n
th
e
e
vent
o
f
a
n
i
mpact.
Front airbags
Deployment
The airbags are deployed, except the passenger's f ront a irbag i f i t i s d eactivated, i n t he ev
ent
o
f
a s
erious
f
ront
i
mpact
t
o
a
ll
o
r
p
art
o
f
t
he
fr
ont
i
mpact
z
one
A, i
n
t
he
l
ongitudinal
c
entreline
of t
he
v
ehicle
o
n
a h
orizontal
p
lane
a
nd
d
irected
fr
om
t
he
f
ront
t
o
t
he
r
ear
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle.
The
f
ront
a
irbag
i
nflates
b
etween
t
he
t
horax
a
nd
he
ad
o
f
t
he
f
ront
o
ccupant
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd
t
he
st
eering
w
heel,
d
river's
s
ide,
a
nd
t
he
d
ashboard,
pa
ssenger's
s
ide
t
o
c
ushion
t
heir
f
or ward
mo
vement.
System
w
hich
p
rotects
t
he
d
river
a
nd
f
ront
pa
ssenger
i
n
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a s
erious
f
ront
i
mpact
in o
rder
t
o
l
imit
t
he
r
isk
o
f
i
njury
t
o
t
he
h
ead
a
nd
th
orax.
The
d
river's
a
irbag
i
s
f
itted
i
n
t
he
c
entre
o
f
t
he
st
eering
w
heel;
t
he
f
ront
p
assenger's
a
irbag
is f
itted
i
n
t
he
r
oof
t
o
a
llow
m
ore
s
pace
i
n
t
he
gl
ove
b
ox.
When t he i gnition i s s witched o n, t his wa
rning
l
amp
c
omes
o
n
i
n
t
he
s
eat
be
lt
w
arning
l
amps
d
isplay
s
creen
f
or
ap
proximately
o
ne
m
inute
t
o
s
ignal
th
at
t
he
f
ront
a
irbag
i
s
a
ctivated.
Safety