remove seats CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

Advice on child seats

The incorrect in
stallation of a child sea
t in
a
vehicle compromises the child's protection in the event of an accident. Remember to fas
ten th
e sea
t belts or th
e
child
sea
t harness
keeping the slack
in
relation to the child's body
to a minimum ,
even
for short journeys.
To insta
ll a c
hild
seat us
ing t
he ve
hicle's
seat belt, ensure that the belt is well tightened on the child seat and that it holds the child seat firmly against the vehicle's seat
.

For o
ptimum installation o
f the "
forward
facin
g" child seat, ensure that the back o
f
the c
hild
seat
is in contact w
ith the back
of the vehicle's seat and that the head restraint does not cause any discom
fort.

If the head restraint has to be removed
,
ensure that it is stored or attached securely to prevent it from being thrown around the vehicle in the event of sharp brakin
g.

Children under the age of 10 must not travelin the "for ward facing" position on the front passen
ger seat, unless the rear seats are
alrea
dy occup
ied by other c
hild
ren, cannot
be used
or are abse
nt.

Deactivate the passen
ger airba
g * when a
"rear
facing" child seat is installed on the
front seat.
Other wise, the child would risk being seriously injured or killed if the airbag were to infl
ate.
Insta
lling a
booster seat
The chest
part o
f the seat belt must be
positione
d on t
he c
hild'
s shoulder w
ithout
touc
hing the nec
k.

Ensure that the la
p part o
f the seat belt
passes correct
ly over t
he c
hild'
s thighs.
CITROËN recommends the use of abooster seat which has a back
, fitted with a
seat belt guide at shoulder level.
* Accordin
g to countr
y.
As a safet
y precaution, do not leave:
-
one or m
ore child
ren alo
ne and
unsu
perv
ised in a ve
hicle,
- a c
hild
or an an
ima
l in a ve
hicle w
hich
is ex
pose
d to t
he sun, w
ith the w
indows
close
d,
- the keys within reach of children inside
the vehicle.

To protect young children from the rays of the sun
, fit side blinds on the rear windows.

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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.