belt CITROEN DS3 2009 User Guide

Safety
Seat belts Front seat
belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a pretensionin
g and
force limitin
g system.

This s
ystem improves sa
fety in the
front seats
in the event o
f a front impact. Depending on the
severity of the impact, the pretensioning systeminstantly tightens the seat belts against the body of the occupants.
The pretensionin
g seat belts are active when
t
he ignition
is on.
The force limiter reduces the pressure of theseat belt on the chest o
f the occu
pant,
so improving their protection.
Fastenin
g
) Pull the strap, then insert the tongue in the
buc
kle.
) Check that the seat belt is fastenedcorrectl
y by pullin
g the strap.
Unfastening ) Press the red button on the buckle.) Guide the seat belt as it is reeled in.
Seat
be
lt not faste
ned
/
unfastened warnin
g lamp
When the ignition is switched on,
this warning lamp comes on in theinstrument panel, if the driver and/o
r
the
front passen
ger has not
fastened
t
hei
r sea
t bel
t.
From approximatel
y 12 mph
(20 km
/h)
this warning lamp
flashes
for two minutes
accompanied by an audible signal o
f increasing
volume. Once these two minutes have elapsed,
this warning lamp remains on until the drive
r
and/or the front passenger fastens thei
r
sea
t belt.

Rear seat belts
Fasten
ing
) Pull the strap, t
hen
insert t
he tongue
in the
buckle.
) Check that the seat belt is fastened correctly by pulling the strap.
Unfastening )
Press t
he re
d button on t
he buckle.
)
Guide the seat belt as it is reeled in.
The rear seats are each fitted with a three-point inertia reel seat belt with force limiter.

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The driver must ensure t
hat passen
gers use
the seat
belts correct
ly an
d that t
hey are a
ll
restrained securel
y be
fore settin
g off.
Wh
erever you are seate
d in the ve
hicle,
always fasten your seat belt, even for short journeys.
Do not invert the seat belt buckles as they willnot fulfil their role full
y.

The sea
t belts are fitted with
an in
ertia reel
permittin
g automatic ad
justment o
f the len
gth
of the strap to
your size. The seat belt is
store
d automat
ically when not
in use.

Before and a
fter use, ensure that the seat
belt is reeled in correctly.
The lower part of the strap must be positioned as low as possible on the pelvis. The upper part must be positioned in the hollow of the shoulder.

The inertia reels are fitted with
an automatic
locking device w
hich comes
into operat
ion
in
the event o
f a collision, emer
genc
y brakin
g
or if the vehicle rolls over. You can release
the device by pulling firmly on the strap and releasing it so that it re-winds slightly.
In order to be e
ffective, a seat belt must:
-
be tigh
tene
d as c
lose to t
he body as
possible,
- be pulled in
front o
f you with a smooth
movement, checking that it does nottwist
,
- be used to restrain only one person, - not bear an
y trace of cuts or fra
ying,
- n
ot be converted or m
odified to avoid
affectin
g its per
formance.

In accordance with current sa
fety regulations,
all repa
irs an
d checks must
be carr
ied out
by
a CITRO
ËN dealer who guarantees that the
work is carried out correctly.
Have your seat belts checked regularly by aCITROËN dealer and particularly if the strapsshow si
gns of dama
ge.
Clean the seat belt straps with soap
y water or
a textile cleanin
g product, sold b
y CITRO
ËN
dealers. After
foldin
g or movin
g a seat or rear bench
seat, ensure t
hat t
he seat
belt is positione
d
and reeled in correctly.
Recommendations
for children
Use a suitable child seat if the passenger isless than
12 years old or shorter than one
and a half m
etres.
Never use
the same sea
t bel
t to secu
re
more t
han one
person.
Never a
llow a c
hild
to trave
l on
your
lap.
In the event o
f an impact
Depen
ding on t
he nature an
d ser
iousness
of the impacts
, the pre-tens
ioning
device
may be triggered be
fore and independently
of the airbags. Triggering of the pre
-
tensioners is accompanied by a slight discharge of harmless smoke and a noise, due to the activation of the p
yrotechnic
cartr
idg
e incorporate
d in the s
ystem.
In all cases, t
he airbag warn
ing lamp comes on.
Following an
impact,
have t
he seat
belts
system checked, and i
f necessary replaced,
by a CITRO
ËN dealer.

Airbags System desi
gned to maximise the sa
fety of the
occupants
(with the exception o
f the rear centre
passen
ger) in the event o
f violent collisions.
It supplements the action of the
force-limiting
seat belts (with the exception of the rear centre passenger).If a collision occurs, the electronic detectors record and anal
yse the front and side impacts
sustained in the impact detection zones: - in the case of a serious impact, the airbags
are tr
igg
ere
d instant
ly an
d protect t
he
occupants o
f the vehicle
(with the exception
o
f the rear centre passenger
); immediately
after the impact, the airbags deflate rapidly
so that they do not hinder visibility or the
exit of the occupants,
- in the case of a minor or rear impact or in
certa
in ro
ll-over con
ditions, t
he a
irbags
will
not
be tr
igg
ere
d; the seat
belt alone
is
su
fficient to
provide o
ptimum
protection in
these s
ituat
ions.
The airbags do not operate when theignition is switched off
.
This equipment will onl
y deplo
y once.
If a second impact occurs
(durin
g the
same or a subsequent accident
), the
airbag will not
be tr
igg
ere
d again.
Impact
detect
ion zones
A.
Front
impact zone.
B.Side im
pact zone.
Tr iggerin
g of the airba
g(s) is
accompan
ied by a s
ligh
t em
ission
of harmless smoke and a noise, due to the activation of the pyrotechniccartridge incorporated in the system. This smoke is not harmful
, but sensitive
individuals ma
y experience sli
ght
irrit
ation.

The noise o
f the detonation ma
y result
in a sli
ght loss o
f hearin
g for a short time.

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Safety
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the following safety rules:

Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by itsspokes or resting your hands on the centre part of the wheel.
Passen
gers must not place their feet on the
dashboard. If possible, do not smoke as deplo
yment o
f
the airba
gs can cause burns or the risk o
f
injury from a ci
garette or pipe.
Never remove or p
ierce t
he steer
ing w
heel or
hit it violently. Side airba
gs

Use only approved covers on the seats. These
will n
ot hin
der infl
ation of th
e side
airba
gs. Consult a CITRO
ËN dealer.
Do not
fix or attach an
ythin
g to the seat
backs
(clothin
g...). This could cause in
jury
to the chest or arms i
f the side airbag is
triggere
d.
Do not sit with the upper part of the body any nearer to the door than necessary.
Curtain airbags Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. Thiscould cause injury to the head if the curtain airbag is triggered. Do not remove the
grab handles installed
on the roo
f, the
y pla
y a part in securin
g the
curta
in a
irbags.
Sit in a normal upri
ght position.
Wear a correct
ly a
djuste
d seat
belt.

Do not leave anything between the occupants and the airbags (a child, pet, object...). This could hamper the operation of the airbags o
r
injure the occupants. After an acc
ident or if th
e vehicle has bee
n
sto
len or
broken
into,
have t
he a
irbag
systems c
hecked.
All wor
k on t
he a
irbag system
is str
ictly
forbidden unless it is carried out by quali
fied
personnel of the CITROËN dealer network.
Even if all of the precautions mentioned are obser ved, a risk of injury or of minor burns to the head, chest or arms when an airba
g is
triggered cannot be ruled out. The ba
g inflates almost instantl
y (within a
few
milliseconds
) then de
flates within the same
time
discharging the hot gas v
ia open
ings
provided
for this
purpose.