belt Peugeot 407 2008 User Guide
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"Forwards-facing"
INSTALLING A CHILD SEAT USING
A THREE POINT SEAT BELT
GENERAL POINTS RELATING TO CHILD SEATS
* T h e r u l e s f o r t r a n s p o r t i n g c h i l d r e n a r e s p e c i fi c t o e a c h c o u n t r y . C o n s u l t t h e current legislation in your country.
Intermediate longitudinal
position
W h e n a " r e a r w a r d s - f a c i n g "
child seat is installed on the
front passenger seat , it is
e s s e n t i a l t h a t t h e p a s s e n g e r
a i r b a g i s d i s a r m e d . O t h e r w i s e , the
child would risk being seriously in-
jured or killed if the air bag were to
i n fl a t e . W h e n a " f o r w a r d s - f a c i n g " c h i l d s e a t
is installed on the
front passenger
seat , a d j u s t t h e v e h i c l e ’ s s e a t t o t h e
i n t e r m e d i a t e l o n g i t u d i n a l p o s i t i o n w i t h
t h e s e a t b a c k u p r i g h t a n d l e a v e t h e
p a s s e n g e r a i r b a g a r m e d .
"Rearwards-facing"
Although one of PEUGEOT’s main cri-
t e r i a w h e n d e s i g n i n g y o u r v e h i c l e , t h e
s a f e t y o f y o u r c h i l d r e n a l s o d e p e n d s
on you.
F o r m a x i m u m s a f e t y , p l e a s e
f o l l o w t h e s e p r e c a u t i o n s :
- i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h D i r e c t i v e 2 0 0 3 / 2 0 , all children under the
age of 12 or less than one metre
fi f t y t a l l m u s t t r a v e l i n a p p r o v e d
child seats suited to their weight ,
o n s e a t s fi t t e d w i t h a s e a t b e l t o r
ISOFIX mountings * ,
- statistically, the safest seats in
your vehicle for the transpor-
tation of children are the rear
seats,
- a child weighing less than 9 kg
must travel in the "rearwards-
facing" position both in the front
and in the rear.
PEUGEOT
recommends that chil-
d r e n s h o u l d t r a v e l i n t h e rear seats of
y o u r v e h i c l e :
- "rearwards-facing" u p t o t h e a g e
of 2,
-
"forwards-facing" o v e r t h e a g e o f 2 .
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Group 0: from birth to 10 kg
Group 0+: from birth to 13 kg
L1
"ROMER
Baby-Safe Plus"
I n s t a l l e d i n t h e r e a r - f a c i n g p o s i t i o n
Groups 1, 2 and 3: from 9 to 36 kg
L2
" K I D D Y L i f e "
For the safety of young children (from 9 to 18 kg), PEUGEOT recommends use of
the restraining cushion.
Groups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kg
L3
" R E C A R O S t a r t ’ ’
L4
" K L I P P A N O p t i m a " From the age of 6 years
( a p p r o x i m a t e l y
22 kg), the booster i s u s e d o n i t s o w n .
CHILD SEATS RECOMMENDED BY PEUGEOT
P E U G E O T o f f e r s a c o m p l e t e r a n g e o f r e c o m m e n d e d c h i l d s e a t s w h i c h
a r e se-
cured using a three point seat belt :
Passenger air bag OFF
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LOCATION OF CHILD SEATS SECURED USING THE SEAT BELT
I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e E u r o p e a n r e g u l a t i o n ( D i r e c t i v e 2 0 0 0 / 3 ) , t h i s t a b l e i n d i c a t e s t h e o p t i o n s f o r t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f c h i l d s e a t s
s e c u r e d u s i n g t h e s e a t b e l t a n d u n i v e r s a l l y a p p r o v e d ( a ) d e p e n d i n g o n t h e w e i g h t o f t h e c h i l d a n d t h e s e a t i n t h e v e h i c l e :
Weight of the child/ i n d i c a t i v e a g e
Seat
Below 13 kg
( g r o u p s 0 ( b ) a n d 0 + ) U p t o a p p r o x 1 y e a r
9 to 18 kg
( g r o u p 1 )
D e 1 t o 3 y e a r s a p p r o x
15 to 25 kg
( g r o u p 2 )
D e 3 t o 6 y e a r s
22 to 36 kg
( g r o u p 3 )
D e 6 t o 1 0 y e a r s a p p r o x
F r o n t p a s s e n g e r
seat (c)
- fi x e d
- h e i g h t a d j u s t a b l e
U
U (R)
U
U (R)
U
U (R)
U
U (R)
Rear side seats U U U U
Rear centre seat X X X X
a: U n i v e r s a l c h i l d s e a t : c h i l d s e a t w h i c h c a n b e i n s t a l l e d i n a l l v e h i c l e s u s i n g t h e s e a t b e l t .
b: G r o u p 0 : f r o m b i r t h t o 1 0 k g .
c: C o n s u l t t h e c u r r e n t l e g i s l a t i o n i n y o u r c o u n t r y b e f o r e i n s t a l l i n g y o u r c h i l d o n t h i s s e a t .
U: s e a t s u i t a b l e f o r t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f a c h i l d s e a t s e c u r e d u s i n g t h e s e a t b e l t a n d u n i v e r s a l l y a p p r o v e d , " r e a r f a c i n g " a n d / o r
" f o r w a r d s f a c i n g " .
U (R): identical to U , b u t t h e v e h i c l e s e a t m u s t b e a d j u s t e d t o t h e h i g h e s t p o s i t i o n .
X: s e a t w h i c h i s n o t s u i t a b l e f o r t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f a c h i l d s e a t .
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ADVICE ON CHILD SEATS
C h i l d r e n u n d e r t h e a g e o f 1 0 m u s t n o t
t r a v e l i n t h e " f o r w a r d f a c i n g " p o s i t i o n
o n t h e f r o n t p a s s e n g e r s e a t , u n l e s s
t h e r e a r s e a t s a r e a l r e a d y o c c u p i e d b y
other children, cannot be used or are
absent.
D i s a r m t h e p a s s e n g e r a i r b a g w h e n a
"rear facing" child seat is installed on
the front seat.
O t h e r w i s e , t h e c h i l d w o u l d r i s k b e i n g
s e r i o u s l y i n j u r e d o r k i l l e d i f t h e a i r b a g
w e r e t o i n fl a t e .
Installing a booster seat
T h e c h e s t p a r t o f t h e s e a t b e l t m u s t
b e p o s i t i o n e d o n t h e c h i l d ' s s h o u l d e r
w i t h o u t t o u c h i n g t h e n e c k .
E n s u r e t h a t t h e l a p p a r t o f t h e s e a t
b e l t p a s s e s c o r r e c t l y o v e r t h e c h i l d ' s
thighs.
PEUGEOT recommends the use of
a b o o s t e r s e a t w h i c h h a s a b a c k , fi t -
t e d w i t h a s e a t b e l t g u i d e a t s h o u l d e r
l e v e l . A s a s a f e t y p r e c a u t i o n , d o n o t l e a v e :
- one or more children alone and un-
s u p e r v i s e d i n a v e h i c l e ,
- a c h i l d o r a n a n i m a l i n a v e h i c l e w h i c h i s e x p o s e d t o t h e s u n , w i t h
t h e w i n d o w s c l o s e d ,
- t h e k e y s w i t h i n r e a c h o f c h i l d r e n i n s i d e t h e v e h i c l e .
T o p r e v e n t a c c i d e n t a l o p e n i n g o f t h e
d o o r s a n d r e a r w i n d o w s , u s e t h e
" C h i l d l o c k " .
T a k e c a r e n o t t o o p e n t h e r e a r w i n -
d o w s b y m o r e t h a n o n e t h i r d .
T o p r o t e c t y o u n g c h i l d r e n f r o m t h e
r a y s o f t h e s u n , fi t s i d e b l i n d s o n t h e
r e a r w i n d o w s .
The incorrect installation of a child seat
i n a v e h i c l e c o m p r o m i s e s t h e c h i l d ' s
p r o t e c t i o n i n t h e e v e n t o f a n a c c i d e n t .
Remember to fasten the seat belts or
t h e c h i l d s e a t h a r n e s s e s k e e p i n g t h e
s l a c k i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e c h i l d ' s b o d y t o a
m i n i m u m , e v e n f o r s h o r t j o u r n e y s .
F o r o p t i m u m i n s t a l l a t i o n o f t h e " f o r -
w a r d f a c i n g " c h i l d s e a t , e n s u r e t h a t
the back of the child seat is in contact
w i t h t h e b a c k o f t h e v e h i c l e ' s s e a t a n d
that the head restraint does not cause
any discomfort.
If the head restraint has to be re-
m o v e d , e n s u r e t h a t i t i s s t o r e d o r a t -
t a c h e d s e c u r e l y t o p r e v e n t i t f r o m b e -
i n g t h r o w n a r o u n d t h e v e h i c l e i n t h e
e v e n t o f s h a r p b r a k i n g .
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SEAT BELTS
Detection of fastening of the front
seat belts
When the ignition is switched on ,
i f a f r o n t p a s s e n g e r h a s n o t f a s t e n e d
h i s s e a t b e l t a n d i f t h e v e h i c l e s p e e d
is below 13 mph (20 km/h) , you are
w a r n e d b y l i g h t i n g o f t h e seat belt
warning light .
T h e w a r n i n g l i g h t s w i t c h e s o f f w h e n t h e
seat belt(s) concerned is(are) fastened.
I f t h e v e h i c l e s p e e d i s above 13 mph
(20 km/h) , y o u a r e w a r n e d b y fl a s h -
ing of the seat belt warning light , an
audible signal and a message on the
m u l t i f u n c t i o n d i s p l a y l o c a t i n g t h e u n -
fastened seat belt(s).
Front seat belts with
pre-tensioner and force
limiter
I n t h e e v e n t o f a s e r i o u s f r o n t
i m p a c t , t h e p r e - t e n s i o n i n g s y s t e m i n -
s t a n t l y t i g h t e n s t h e s e a t b e l t s fi r m l y
a g a i n s t t h e b o d i e s o f t h e o c c u p a n t s .
T h e p r e - t e n s i o n i n g s e a t b e l t s a r e
a r m e d w h e n t h e i g n i t i o n i s o n .
T h e f o r c e l i m i t e r r e d u c e s t h e p r e s s u r e
of the seat belt against the chest of
t h e o c c u p a n t , s o i n c r e a s i n g h i s p r o -
tection.
Rear seat belts
T h e r e a r s e a t s a r e a l l fi t t e d w i t h a
t h r e e - p o i n t i n e r t i a r e e l s e a t b e l t .
T h e r e a r s i d e s e a t b e l t s h a v e a f o r c e
l i m i t e r a n d m a y b e fi t t e d w i t h a p r e -
tensioning inertia reel.
To fasten the seat belts
P u l l t h e s t r a p , t h e n i n s e r t t h e
tongue into the buckle.
C h e c k t h a t t h e s e a t b e l t i s s e c u r e d
c o r r e c t l y b y p u l l i n g t h e s t r a p .
To unfasten the seat belts
Press the red button on the buckle. B e f o r e f o l d i n g t h e s e a t b a c k , p u l l t h e
s t r a p a n d i n s e r t t h e s e a t b e l t t o n g u e
i n t o t h e b u c k l e . T h i s p r e c a u t i o n w i l l
e n s u r e t h a t e a c h s e a t b e l t i s i n p l a c e
w h e n t h e r e a r s e a t s a r e l i f t e d a g a i n .
Note: a bag or an animal
p l a c e d o n t h e f r o n t p a s s e n g e r
seat may trigger the lighting of
t h e w a r n i n g l i g h t .
The audible signal ceases and the
w a r n i n g l i g h t s w i t c h e s o f f w h e n t h e
seat belt concerned is fastened.
A f t e r t w o m i n u t e s w i t h o u t a n y a c t i o n
o n t h e s e a t b e l t s , t h e fl a s h i n g w a r n i n g
l i g h t r e m a i n s o n p e r m a n e n t l y a n d t h e
a u d i b l e s i g n a l c e a s e s . A l l o f t h e w a r n -
i n g s c e a s e w h e n a d o o r i s o p e n e d o r
w h e n t h e e n g i n e i s s w i t c h e d o f f .
Front seat belt height adjustment:
T o l o w e r t h e a t t a c h m e n t p o i n t ,
squeeze control 1 and slide it
d o w n w a r d s .
T o r a i s e t h e a t t a c h m e n t p o i n t , s l i d e
control 1 u p w a r d s .
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T h e d r i v e r m u s t e n s u r e t h a t
t h e p a s s e n g e r s u s e t h e s e a t
belts correctly and that they
a r e a l l p r o p e r l y r e s t r a i n e d b e -
fore setting off.
W h e r e v e r y o u a r e s e a t e d i n t h e v e h i -
c l e , a l w a y s f a s t e n y o u r s e a t b e l t , e v e n
f o r s h o r t j o u r n e y s .
D o n o t i n v e r t t h e s e a t b e l t b u c k l e s a s
t h e y w i l l n o t f u l fi l t h e i r r o l e f u l l y .
I f t h e s e a t s h a v e a r m r e s t s * , t h e l a p
p a r t o f t h e s e a t b e l t m u s t a l w a y s p a s s
under the armrest.
T h e s e a t b e l t s a r e fi t t e d w i t h a n i n e r t i a
r e e l p e r m i t t i n g a u t o m a t i c a d j u s t m e n t
o f t h e l e n g t h o f t h e s t r a p t o y o u r s i z e .
The seat belt is stored automatically
w h e n n o t i n u s e .
Before and after use, ensure that the
s e a t b e l t i s r o l l e d u p c o r r e c t l y .
T h e l o w e r p a r t o f t h e s t r a p m u s t b e
p o s i t i o n e d a s l o w a s p o s s i b l e o n t h e
p e l v i s .
T h e u p p e r p a r t m u s t b e p o s i t i o n e d i n
t h e h o l l o w o f t h e s h o u l d e r .
T h e i n e r t i a r e e l s a r e fi t t e d w i t h a n a u -
t o m a t i c l o c k i n g d e v i c e w h i c h c o m e s
i n t o o p e r a t i o n i n t h e e v e n t o f a c o l l i -
sion, on emergency braking or if the
v e h i c l e r o l l s o v e r . Y o u c a n r e l e a s e t h e
d e v i c e b y p u l l i n g r a p i d l y o n t h e s t r a p
and releasing it. Recommendations for children:
- u s e a s u i t a b l e c h i l d s e a t i f t h e p a s -
senger is less than 12 years old or
s h o r t e r t h a n o n e m e t r e fi f t y ,
- d o n o t u s e t h e s t r a p - g u i d e * w h e n a child seat is installed.
- n e v e r u s e t h e s a m e s e a t b e l t t o s e - c u r e m o r e t h a n o n e p e r s o n ,
- n e v e r a l l o w a c h i l d t o t r a v e l o n y o u r l a p .
Depending on the nature and se-
riousness of the impacts , t h e p r e -
t e n s i o n i n g d e v i c e m a y b e t r i g g e r e d
b e f o r e a n d i n d e p e n d e n t l y o f t h e a i r
b a g s . T r i g g e r i n g o f t h e p r e - t e n s i o n e r s
i s a c c o m p a n i e d b y a s l i g h t e m i s s i o n o f
harmless smoke and a noise, due to
t h e a c t i v a t i o n o f t h e p y r o t e c h n i c c a r -
t r i d g e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t h e s y s t e m .
I n a l l c a s e s , t h e a i r b a g w a r n i n g l i g h t
comes on.
F o l l o w i n g a n i m p a c t , h a v e t h e s e a t
belts system checked, and if neces-
s a r y r e p l a c e d , b y a P E U G E O T d e a l e r .
* According to model.
I n o r d e r t o b e e f f e c t i v e , a s e a t b e l t :
- must be tightened as close to the
b o d y a s p o s s i b l e ,
- must restrain one adult only,
- must not bear any trace of cuts or fraying,
- m u s t b e p u l l e d i n f r o n t o f y o u w i t h a s m o o t h m o v e m e n t , c h e c k i n g t h a t
i t d o e s n o t t w i s t ,
- must not be transformed or modi- fi e d t o a v o i d a l t e r i n g i t s p e r f o r -
mance.
I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h c u r r e n t s a f e t y r e g -
u l a t i o n s , a l l r e p a i r s a n d c h e c k s m u s t
be carried out by a PEUGEOT dealer
w h o g u a r a n t e e s t h a t t h e w o r k i s c a r -
ried out correctly.
H a v e y o u r s e a t b e l t s c h e c k e d r e g u l a r l y
b y a P E U G E O T d e a l e r a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y
i f t h e s t r a p s s h o w s i g n s o f d a m a g e .
C l e a n t h e s e a t b e l t s t r a p s w i t h s o a p y
w a t e r o r a t e x t i l e c l e a n i n g p r o d u c t ,
sold by PEUGEOT dealers.
A f t e r f o l d i n g o r m o v i n g a s e a t o r r e a r
bench seat, ensure that the seat belt is
p o s i t i o n e d a n d r o l l e d u p c o r r e c t l y .
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AIR BAGS
T h e a i r b a g s h a v e b e e n d e s i g n e d t o
m a x i m i s e t h e s a f e t y o f t h e o c c u p a n t s
( w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f t h e r e a r c e n t r e
p a s s e n g e r ) i n t h e e v e n t o f v i o l e n t c o l -
l i s i o n s . T h e y s u p p l e m e n t t h e a c t i o n o f
the force-limiting seat belts.
In this case, the electronic detectors
record and analyse the front and side
i m p a c t s s u f f e r e d i n t h e i m p a c t d e t e c -
t i o n z o n e s :
- i n t h e e v e n t o f a s e r i o u s i m p a c t , t h e a i r b a g s a r e d e p l o y e d i n s t a n t a -
n e o u s l y a n d p r o t e c t t h e o c c u p a n t s
o f t h e v e h i c l e ( w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n
o f t h e r e a r c e n t r e p a s s e n g e r ) ; i m -
m e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h e i m p a c t , t h e a i r
b a g s d e fl a t e r a p i d l y s o t h a t t h e y d o
n o t h i n d e r t h e v i s i b i l i t y o f t h e o c -
c u p a n t s o r t h e i r p o s s i b l e e x i t f r o m
t h e v e h i c l e ,
- i n t h e e v e n t o f a m i n o r i m p a c t o r r e a r i m p a c t a n d i n c e r t a i n r o l l - o v e r
c o n d i t i o n s , t h e a i r b a g s w i l l n o t b e
d e p l o y e d ; t h e s e a t b e l t a l o n e i s
s u f fi c i e n t t o p r o v i d e m a x i m u m p r o -
tection in these situations. Front air bags
T h e f r o n t a i r b a g s p r o t e c t t h e d r i v e r
a n d f r o n t p a s s e n g e r i n t h e e v e n t o f a
s e r i o u s f r o n t i m p a c t i n o r d e r t o l i m i t t h e
r i s k s o f i n j u r y t o t h e h e a d a n d c h e s t .
They are folded in the centre of the
s t e e r i n g w h e e l f o r t h e d r i v e r a n d i n t h e
f a s c i a f o r t h e f r o n t p a s s e n g e r .
Impact detection zones
A. F r o n t i m p a c t z o n e .
B. S i d e i m p a c t z o n e .
T h e d e p l o y m e n t o f o n e o r
m o r e a i r b a g s i s a c c o m p a n i e d
by a slight discharge of harm-
less smoke and a noise, due
t o t h e a c t i v a t i o n o f t h e p y r o t e c h n i c
c a r t r i d g e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t h e s y s t e m .
This smoke is not harmful, but sensi-
t i v e i n d i v i d u a l s m a y e x p e r i e n c e s o m e
irritation.
The noise of the detonation may result
in a slight loss of hearing for a short
time. Activation
T h e y a r e d e p l o y e d s i m u l t a n e o u s l y , e x -
c e p t i n c a s e s w h e r e t h e p a s s e n g e r ' s
f r o n t a i r b a g i s d i s a r m e d , i n t h e e v e n t
o f a s e r i o u s f r o n t i m p a c t a p p l i e d t o a l l
o r p a r t o f t h e f r o n t i m p a c t z o n e
A , in
t h e l o n g i t u d i n a l c e n t r e l i n e o f t h e v e h i -
c l e o n a h o r i z o n t a l p l a n e d i r e c t e d f r o m
t h e f r o n t t o t h e r e a r o f t h e v e h i c l e .
T h e f r o n t a i r b a g i n fl a t e s b e t w e e n t h e
f r o n t o c c u p a n t o f t h e v e h i c l e a n d t h e
f a s c i a t o c u s h i o n h i s f o r w a r d m o v e -
ment.
The air bags do not operate
when the ignition is off.
T h i s e q u i p m e n t o n l y o p e r a t e s
o n c e . I f a s e c o n d i m p a c t o c -
curs (during the same or a subsequent
a c c i d e n t ) , t h e a i r b a g w i l l n o t o p e r a t e .