Operation Manual

7
Child safety
103
As a safet
y
precaution, do not leave:
-
a
c
hil
d
o
r
c
hil
d
r
e
n
a
l
o
n
e
a
n
d
u
nsupervised in a vehicle,
-
a
c
hil
d
o
r
a
n
a
nim
a
l in
a
v
e
hi
c
l
e
whi
c
h
i
s expose
d
to t
h
e sun, w
i
t
h
t
h
e w
i
n
d
ows
cl
ose
d
,
- the ke
y
s within reach o
f
children inside
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
.
To prevent accidental openin
g
o
f
the doors
a
nd rear windows, use the "Child lock".
Take care not to open the rear windows b
y
m
o
r
e
th
a
n
o
n
e
thir
d
.
To protect
y
oun
g
children from the ra
y
s o
f
the sun,
f
it side blinds on the rear windows.
For optimum installation o
f
the "
f
orwards-
facin
g
" child seat, ensure that the back of the
c
hil
d
sea
t i
s
in
co
nt
ac
t with th
e
bac
k
o
f th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
'
s
sea
t
a
n
d
r
e
m
o
v
e
th
e
h
ead
r
es
tr
a
int.
En
su
r
e
th
a
t th
e
h
ead
r
es
tr
a
int i
s
s
t
o
r
ed
or
a
ttached securel
y
to prevent it
f
rom bein
g
thr
o
wn
a
r
ou
n
d
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
in th
e
e
v
e
nt
of
s
harp brakin
g
. Re
f
it it i
f
an adult uses the
s
eating position.
C
hildren under the a
g
e o
f
10 must not travel
in the "forwards-facin
g
" position on the front
p
assen
g
er seat, unless the rear seats are
a
lread
y
occupied b
y
other children, cannot
be
used
o
r
a
r
e
abse
nt.
D
eact
i
vate t
h
e passen
g
er a
i
r
b
a
g
w
h
en a
"rearwards-
f
acin
g
" child seat is installed on
th
e
f
r
o
nt
sea
t.
O
therwise, the child would risk being
s
eriousl
y
in
j
ured or killed i
f
the airba
g
were
t
o
infl
a
t
e
.
Installin
g
a booster seat
The chest part of the seat belt must be
p
ositioned on the child's shoulder without
touc
hi
n
g
t
h
e nec
k
.
Ensure that the lap part o
f
the seat belt
p
asses correct
ly
over t
h
e c
hild'
s t
high
s.
CITROËN recommends the use of a booste
r
seat which has a back,
f
itted with a seat belt
g
uide at shoulder level.
Th
e
in
co
rr
ec
t in
s
t
a
ll
a
ti
o
n
of
a
c
hil
d
sea
t in
a
vehicle compromises the child's protection in
th
e
e
v
e
nt
o
f
a
n
acc
i
de
nt.
En
su
r
e
th
a
t th
e
r
e
i
s
n
o
sea
t
be
lt
o
r
sea
t
be
lt
buckle under the child seat
,
as this could
des
t
abilise
i
t.
R
e
m
e
m
be
r t
o
fas
t
e
n th
e
sea
t
be
lt
s
o
r th
e
child
seat
h
arnesses
k
eep
i
n
g
t
h
e s
l
ac
k
relative to the child's body to a minimum,
e
ven
f
or short
j
ourne
y
s.
When installin
g
a child seat usin
g
the seat
belt, ensure that the seat belt is ti
g
htened
c
orrectl
y
on the child seat and that it secures
the child seat firml
y
on the seat of
y
our
vehicle. I
f
y
our passen
g
er seat is ad
j
ustable,
m
ove it
f
orwards i
f
necessar
y
.
A
t rear seat
i
n
g
pos
i
t
i
ons, a
l
wa
y
s
l
eave
s
u
ff
icient s
p
ace between the
f
ront seat and:
- a "rearwards
f
acin
g
" child seat,
- th
e
c
hil
d
'
s
f
ee
t f
o
r
a
c
hil
d
sea
t fitt
ed
"forwards facin
g
".
To do this, move the front seat forwards
and, if necessar
y
, move its backrest into the
upr
igh
t pos
i
t
i
on.
Advice on child seats