driver seat adjustment Citroen DS3 RHD 2016 1.G Owner's Manual

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Advice
In order to be effective, a seat belt must:
-  b e   tightened   as   close   to   the   body   as  
p

ossible,
-
 
b
e   pulled   in   front   of   you   with   a   smooth  
m

ovement,   checking   that   it   does   not  
t

wist,
-
 
b
e   used   to   restrain   only   one   person,
-
 
n
ot   bear   any   trace   of   cuts   or   fraying,
-
 
n
ot   be   converted   or   modified   to   avoid  
a

ffecting
 it
s
 p
erformance.
In
 
a
ccordance  
w
ith  
c
urrent  
s
afety  
r
egulations,  
f

or   all   repairs   on   your   vehicle's   seat   belts,   go  
t

o   a   qualified   workshop   with   the   skills   and  
e

quipment   needed,   which   a   CITROËN   dealer  
i

s   able   to   provide.
Have
  your   seat   belts   checked   regularly   by  
a

  CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified   workshop,  
p

articularly   if   the   straps   show   signs   of  
d

amage.
Clean the seat belt straps with soapy water or
a
  textile   cleaning   product,   sold   by   CITROËN  
d

ealers.
After
  folding   or   moving   a   seat   or   rear   bench  
s

eat,   ensure   that   the   seat   belt   is   positioned  
a

nd   reeled   in   correctly.Recommendations for
children
Use a suitable child seat if the passenger is less   than   12   years   old   or   shorter   than   one  
a

nd   a   half   metres.
Never
  use   the   same   seat   belt   to   secure  
m

ore   than   one   person.
Never
  allow   a   child   to   travel   on   your   lap.
For
  more   information   on   child   seats,   refer   to  
t

he   corresponding   section.
In the event of an impact
depending on the nature and
seriousness of the impact , the
pretensioning
  device   may   be   deployed  
b

efore   and   independently   of   the   airbags.  
D

eployment   of   the   pretensioners   is  
a

ccompanied   by   a   slight   discharge   of  
h

armless   smoke   and   a   noise,   due   to   the  
a

ctivation   of   the   pyrotechnic   cartridge  
i

ncorporated   in   the   system.
In
  all   cases,   the   airbag   warning   lamp  
c

omes   on.
Following
  an   impact,   have   the   seat   belts  
s

ystem  
c
hecked,  
a
nd  
i
f  
n
ecessary  
r
eplaced,  
b

y   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop.
The
 
driver
 
must
 
ensure
 
that
 
passengers
 
use
 
t

he
 
seat
 
belts
 
correctly
 
and
 
that
 
they
 
are
 
all
 
f

astened
 
before
 
setting
 
off.
Wherever
 
you
 
are
 
seated
 
in
 
the
 
vehicle,
 
a

lways fasten your seat belt, even for short
journeys.
Do
 
not
 
interchange
 
the
 
seat
 
belt
 
buckles
 
as
 
t

hey
 
will
 
not
 
fulfil
 
their
 
role
 
fully.
The
 
seat
 
belts
 
are
 
fitted
 
with
 
an
 
inertia
 
reel
 
p

ermitting
 
automatic
 
adjustment
 
of
 
the
 
length
 
o

f
 
the
 
strap
 
to
 
your
 
size.
 
The
 
seat
 
belt
 
is
 
s

towed
 
automatically
 
when
 
not
 
in
 
use.
Before
 
and
 
after
 
use,
 
ensure
 
that
 
the
 
seat
 
b

elt
 
is
 
reeled
 
in
 
correctly.
The
 
lower
 
part
 
of
 
the
 
strap
 
must
 
be
 p
ositioned
 
as
 
low
 
as
 
possible
 
on
 
the
 
pelvis.
The
 
upper
 
part
 
must
 
be
 
positioned
 
in
 
the
 
h

ollow
 
of
 
the
 
shoulder.
The
 
inertia
 
reels
 
are
 
fitted
 
with
 
an
 
automatic
 
l

ocking
 
device
 
which
 
comes
 
into
 
operation
 
in
 
t

he
 
event
 
of
 
a
 
collision,
 
emergency
 
braking
 
o

r
 
if
 
the
 
vehicle
 
rolls
 
over.
 
You
 
can
 
release
 
t

he
 
device
 
by
 
pulling
 
the
 
strap
 
firmly
 
and
 
then
 
r

eleasing
 
it
 
so
 
that
 
it
 
reels
 
in
 
slightly.
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