Citroen C4 RHD 2016 2.G Owner's Manual

139
Reactivation
These systems are reactivated automatically each t ime t he i gnition i s s witched b ack o n o r fr

om
 3
0
 m
ph
 (
50
 k
m/h).
F
 Pr

ess
 t
his
 b
utton
 a
gain
 t
o
 r
eactivate
 t
hem
 man

ually.
The
 i

llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 i
ndicator
 la

mps
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 a
nd
 in t

his
 b
utton,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 sc

reen,
 i
ndicates
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 t
hese
 sys

tems.
Operating fault
The trajectory control systems offer increased s afety i n n ormal d riving, b ut th

is
 s
hould
 n
ot
 e
ncourage
 t
he
 d
river
 t
o
 ta

ke
 e
xtra
 r
isks
 o
r
 d
rive
 a
t
 h
igh
 s
peed.
The
 c

orrect
 f
unctioning
 o
f
 t
hese
 sy

stems
 i
s
 a
ssured
 p
rovided
 t
hat
 ma

nufacturer's
 r
ecommendations
 a
re
 obs

erved
 on:
- wh

eels
 (
tyres
 a
nd
 r
ims),
-
 br

aking
 c
omponents,
-
 elec

tronic
 com
ponents,
-
 as

sembly
 a
nd
 r
epair
 p
rocedures.
After
 a

n
 i
mpact,
 h
ave
 t
hese
 s
ystems
 ch

ecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Have
 i

t
 c

hecked
 b

y
 a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o

r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop.
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140
F To lower the a ttachment p oint, s queeze t he co
ntrol A a nd s lide i t d ownwards.
F
 To r

aise
 t
he
 a
ttachment
 p
oint,
 s
lide
 t
he
 co

ntrol A
 upw
ards.
Height adjustment
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 t he buck
le.
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.
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141
Seat belt not fastened / unfastened
warning lamp in the instrument
panel
When the ignition is switched on, this warning l amp c omes o n i n t he i nstrument pa

nel
 i
f
 t
he
 d
river
 a
nd/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 pa

ssenger
 h
as
 n
ot
 f
astened
 t
heir
 s
eat
 b
elt.
1. Driver's seat b elt n ot f astened / u nfastened war
ning lamp .
2.
 Fr

ont
 p
assenger's
 s
eat
 b
elt
 n
ot
 f
astened
 / un

fastened
 w
arning
 l
amp.
Seat belt not fastened /
unfastened warning lamps
display
The corresponding warning lamp 1 or 2 comes on in r ed o n t he s eat b elt a nd p assenger's f ront ai

rbag
 w
arning
 l
amps
 d
isplay,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 an a

udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 
if t

he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 n
ot
 f
astened
 o
r
 i
s
 u
nfastened.
From
 a

pproximately
 1

2
 m

ph
 (

20 km/h)
 th

is
 w

arning
 l

amp
 f

lashes
 f

or
 t

wo
 m

inutes
 ac

companied
 b

y
 a

n
 a

udible
 s

ignal
 o

f
 i

ncreasing
 vo

lume.
 O

nce
 t

hese
 t

wo
 m

inutes
 h

ave
 e

lapsed,
 th

is
 w

arning
 l

amp
 r

emains
 o

n
 u

ntil
 t

he
 d

river
 an

d/or
 t

he
 f

ront
 p

assenger
 f

astens
 t

heir
 
s

eat
 b

elt.
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Safety

142
Rear seat belts
Fastening
F Pull the strap, t hen i nsert t he t ongue i n t he buck
le.
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.
F
On t

he outer seat belts, raise the bar to the
top
 o

f
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 t
o
 p
revent
 t
he
 t
ongue
 fr

om
 k
nocking
 a
gainst
 t
he
 s
ide
 t
rim.
This
 w

arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 w
hen
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 r
ear
 pa

ssengers
 un
fasten
 thei
r
 seat be
lt.
Seat belt unfastened warning
lamp in the instrument panelSeat belt unfastened warning
lamps display
3. Right h
and r ear s eat b elt w arning l amp.
4. Ce ntre r ear s eat b elt w arning l amp.
5.
 Le

ft
 h
and
 r
ear
 s
eat
 b
elt
 w
arning
 l
amp.
From
 a

pproximately
 1

2 mph
 (

20 km/h),
 th

is
 w

arning
 l

amp
 f

lashes
 f

or
 t

wo
 m

inutes
 ac

companied
 b

y
 a

n
 a

udible
 s

ignal
 o

f
 i

ncreasing
 vo

lume.
 O

nce
 t

hese
 t

wo
 m

inutes
 h

ave
 e

lapsed,
 th

is
 w

arning
 l

amp
 r

emains
 o

n
 u

ntil
 t

he
 o

ne
 o

r
 mo

re
 r

ear
 p

assengers
 f

asten
 t

heir
 s

eat
 b

elt.
The
 r

ear
 s

eats
 a

re
 e

ach
 f

itted
 w

ith
 a t

hree-point
 se

at
 b

elt,
 w

ith
 f

orce
 l

imiter
 a

nd,
 f

or
 t

he
 o

uter
 se
ats, a
n e
ffort l
imiter.
When
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ru

nning
 o
r
 w
hen
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 m
oving
 a
t
 l
ess
 th

an
 1
2
 m
ph
 (
20
 k
m/h),
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 war

ning
 lamp
s
 3, 4 a

nd
 5 c
ome
 o
n
 i
n
 r
ed
 f
or
 ap

proximately
 3
0
 s
econds,
 i
f
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 n
ot
 fa

stened.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 m
oving
 a
t
 m
ore
 t
han
 1
2
 m
ph
 (2

0
 k
m/h),
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 w
arning
 l
amps 3,
4
 a

nd
 5 c
ome
 o
n
 i
n
 r
ed,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 i
f
 a re

ar
 p
assenger
 h
as
 u
nfastened
 t
heir
 s
eat
 b
elt.
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143
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
 l
ength
 of t

he
 s
trap
 t
o
 y
our
 s
ize.
 T
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 st

owed
 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
 b
elt
 is r

eeled
 i
n
 c
orrectly.
The
 l

ower
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 s
trap
 m
ust
 b
e
 p
ositioned
 as 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
 t
hen
 re

leasing
 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 the event of an impact
Depending on the nature and seriousness
of the impact, t
he p retensioning d evice m ay be d

eployed
 b
efore
 a
nd
 i
ndependently
 o
f
 t
he
 ai

rbags.
 D
eployment
 o
f
 t
he
 p
retensioners
 is a

ccompanied
 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.
Advice
In order to be effective, a seat belt must:
- 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
 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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144
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.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
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.
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145
Deactivation
Only the passenger's front airbag can be deactivated:
F
 in

sert
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 p
assenger
 a
irbag
 de

activation
 swi
tch,
F
tu

rn it to the "OFF" position,
F
 th

en,
 r
emove
 t
he
 k
ey
 k
eeping
 t
he
 s
witch
 i
n
 th

e
 n
ew
 p
osition.
According
 t

o
 v
ersion,
 t
his
 w
arning
 la

mp
 c
omes
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pa

nel
 a
nd/or
 i
n
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 a
nd
 pa

ssenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 w
arning
 la

mps
 d
isplay
 w
hen
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
n
 an

d
 u
ntil
 t
he
 a
irbag
 i
s
 r
eactivated.
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. 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.
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
 i
s
 fi

tted
 i
n
 t
he
 d
ashboard
 a
bove
 t
he
 g
love
 b
ox.
Reactivation
When you remove the child seat, turn the sw
itch to the "ON" position to reactivate the
airbag
 a

nd
 s
o
 a
ssure
 t
he
 s
afety
 o
f
 y
our
 f
ront
 pa

ssenger
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a
n
 i
mpact.
With
 t

he
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 t
his
 w
arning
 la

mp
 c
omes
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 a
nd
 pa

ssenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 w
arning
 l
amps
 di

splay
 f
or
 a
pproximately
 o
ne
 m
inute,
 i
f
 th

e
 p
assenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 i
s
 a
ctivated.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on in the instrument p anel, c ontact a C ITROËN de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 th

e
 s
ystem
 c
hecked.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 m
ay
 no l

onger
 b
e
 d
eployed
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a s

erious
 i
mpact.
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146
Lateral airbags
Deployment
A lateral airbag is deployed unilaterally in the event o f a s erious s ide i mpact a pplied t o a ll o r pa

rt
 o
f
 t
he
 s
ide
 i
mpact
 z
one
 B
,
 p
erpendicular
 to t

he
 l
ongitudinal
 c
entreline
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 a ho

rizontal
 p
lane
 a
nd
 d
irected
 f
rom
 t
he
 o
utside
 to

wards
 t
he
 i
nside
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
The
 l

ateral
 a
irbag
 i
nflates
 b
etween
 t
he
 h
ip
 a
nd
 sh

oulder
 o
f
 t
he
 f
ront
 o
ccupant
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 an

d
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 d
oor
 t
rim
 p
anel.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
Curtain airbags
Deployment
The curtain airbag is deployed at the same time a s t he c orresponding l ateral a irbag i n t he ev

ent
 o
f
 a s
erious
 s
ide
 i
mpact
 a
pplied
 t
o
 a
ll
 o
r
 pa

rt
 o
f
 t
he
 s
ide
 i
mpact
 z
one
 B
,
 p
erpendicular
 to t

he
 l
ongitudinal
 c
entreline
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 a ho

rizontal
 p
lane
 a
nd
 d
irected
 f
rom
 t
he
 o
utside
 to

wards
 t
he
 i
nside
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
The
 c

urtain
 a
irbag
 i
nflates
 b
etween
 t
he
 f
ront
 o
r
 re

ar
 o
ccupant
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 t
he
 w
indows.
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 s
ide i
mpact in o
rder t
o l
imit t
he r
isk o
f i
njury t
o t
he c
hest, be

tween
 t

he
 h

ip
 a

nd
 t

he
 s

houlder.
Each
 l

ateral
 a

irbag
 i

s
 f

itted
 i

n
 t

he
 s

eat
 b

ackrest
 fr

ame,
 d

oor
 s

ide. System
 w

hich
 c
ontributes
 t
owards
 i
mproving
 th

e
 p
rotection
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river
 a
nd
 p
assengers
 (w

ith
 t
he
 e
xception
 o
f
 t
he
 r
ear
 c
entre
 pa

ssenger)
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a s
erious
 s
ide
 im

pact
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 l
imit
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 t
o
 t
he
 si

de
 o
f
 t
he
 h
ead.
Each
 c
urtain
 a
irbag
 i
s
 b
uilt
 i
nto
 t
he
 p
illars
 a
nd
 th

e
 u
pper
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 a
rea.
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147
Advice
Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes o r r esting y our h ands o n t he c entre pa

rt
 o
f
 t
he
 w
heel.
Passengers
 m

ust
 n
ot
 p
lace
 t
heir
 f
eet
 o
n
 t
he
 dashb

oard.
Do
 n

ot
 s
moke
 a
s
 d
eployment
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ca

n
 c
ause
 b
urns
 o
r
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 f
rom
 a ci

garette
 o
r
 p
ipe.
Never
 r

emove
 o
r
 p
ierce
 t
he
 s
teering
 w
heel
 o
r
 hi

t
 i
t
 v
iolently.
Do
 n

ot
 f
it
 o
r
 a
ttach
 a
nything
 t
o
 t
he
 s
teering
 wh

eel
 or da
shboard,
 th
is
 co
uld
 ca
use
 in
juries
 wi

th
 d
eployment
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags.
Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats, compatible w ith t he d eployment t he l ateral ai

rbags.
 F
or
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 r
ange
 o
f
 s
eat
 cov

ers suitable for your vehicle, you can
contact
 a C

ITROËN dealer.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 a
ccessories,
 r
efer
 to t

he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
Do
 n

ot
 f
ix
 o
r
 a
ttach
 a
nything
 t
o
 t
he
 s
eat
 ba

cks
 (
clothing...).
 T
his
 c
ould
 c
ause
 i
njury
 to t

he
 c
hest
 o
r
 a
rms
 i
f
 t
he
 l
ateral
 a
irbag
 i
s
 de

ployed.
Do
 n

ot
 s
it
 w
ith
 t
he
 u
pper
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 b
ody
 a
ny
 ne

arer
 t
o
 t
he
 d
oor
 t
han
 n
ecessary.
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. This could c ause i njury t o t he h ead i f t he c urtain ai

rbag
 i
s
 d
eployed.
If
 f

itted
 o
n
 y
our
 v
ehicle,
 d
o
 n
ot
 r
emove
 t
he
 gr

ab
 h
andles
 i
nstalled
 o
n
 t
he
 r
oof,
 t
hey
 p
lay
 a p

art
 i
n
 s
ecuring
 t
he
 c
urtain
 a
irbags.
Sit
 i

n
 a n

ormal
 u

pright
 p

osition.
Wear
 a c

orrectly
 a

djusted
 s

eat
 b

elt.
Do
 n

ot
 l

eave
 a

nything
 b

etween
 t

he
 oc

cupants
 a

nd
 t

he
 a

irbags
 (

a
 c

hild,
 p

et,
 ob

ject...),
 n

or
 f

ix
 o

r
 a

ttach
 a

nything
 c

lose
 t

o
 th

e
 i

nflation
 t

rajectory
 o

f
 t

he
 a

irbags;
 t

his
 co

uld
 c

ause
 i

njuries
 d

uring
 t

heir
 d

eployment.
Never
 m

odify
 t

he
 o

riginal
 d

efinition
 o

f
 y

our
 ve

hicle,
 p

articularly
 i

n
 t

he
 a

rea
 d

irectly
 ar

ound
 t

he
 a

irbags.
After
 a

n
 a

ccident
 o

r
 i

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 h

as
 b

een
 st

olen
 o

r
 b

roken
 i

nto,
 h

ave
 t

he
 a

irbag
 sy

stems
 c

hecked.
All
 w

ork
 o

n
 t

he
 a

irbag
 s

ystem
 m

ust
 b

e
 ca

rried
 o

ut
 b

y
 a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o

r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop.
Even
 i

f
 a

ll
 o

f
 t

he
 p

recautions
 m

entioned
 ar

e
 o

bserved,
 a r

isk
 o

f
 i

njury
 o

r
 o

f
 m

inor
 bu

rns
 t

o
 t

he
 h

ead,
 c

hest
 o

r
 a

rms
 w

hen
 a

n
 ai
rbag i
s d
eployed c
annot b
e r
uled o
ut. T
he ba
g i
nflates a
lmost i
nstantly (
within a f
ew mi

lliseconds)
 t

hen
 d

eflates
 w

ithin
 t

he
 s

ame
 ti

me
 d

ischarging
 t

he
 h

ot
 g

as
 v

ia
 o

penings
 pr

ovided
 f

or
 t

his
 p

urpose.
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the safety recommendations below:
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General points relating to child seats
Although one of CITROËN main criteria when designing your vehicle, the safety of your children also d epends o n y ou.
*
  Th

e
 r
egulations
 o
n
 c
arrying
 c
hildren
 a
re
 sp

ecific
 t
o
 e
ach
 c
ountry.
 R
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 le

gislation
 i
n
 f
orce
 i
n
 y
our
 c
ountry.
For
 m

aximum
 s
afety,
 p
lease
 o
bserve
 t
he
 fo

llowing
 rec
ommendations:
-
 in a

ccordance
 w
ith
 E
uropean
 r
egulations,
 al

l 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 ,
 o

n
 s
eats
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a s
eat
 be

lt
 o
r
 I
SOFIX
 m
ountings*,
-
 st

atistically, the safest seats in your
vehicle for carr ying children are the
rear seats,
-
 a ch

ild weighing less than 9 kg must
travel in the rear ward facing position
both in the front and in the rear. CITROËN recommends
 t

hat
 c
hildren
 sh

ould
 t
ravel
 o
n
 t
he
 r
ear seats of your
vehicle:
-
 re

arward facing
 u

p
 t
o
 t
he
 a
ge
 o
f
 3
,
-
 for

ward facing
 o

ver
 t
he
 a
ge
 o
f
 3
.
Safety