Operation Manual

Safety
116
L
ateral airba
g
s
Deplo
y
ment
The lateral airba
g
s are deplo
y
ed unilaterall
y
in
the event of a serious side impact applied to all
or part o
f
the side impact zone
B
, perpen
di
cu
l
ar
to the lon
g
itudinal centreline o
f
the vehicle on a
h
orizontal
p
lane and directed
f
rom the outside
t
o
w
a
r
ds
th
e
in
s
i
de
of
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
.
The lateral airba
g
in
f
lates between the hip and
s
houlder of the front occupant of the vehicle
a
nd the correspondin
g
door trim panel.
Im
p
act detection zones
A
.
Front im
p
act zone.
B
.
S
ide im
p
act zone.
Curtain airba
g
s
S
y
stem which protects the driver and
passen
g
ers
(
with the exception of the rear
c
entre passen
g
er
)
in the event o
f
a serious side
impact in order to limit the risk o
f
in
j
ur
y
to the
s
i
de
of
th
e
h
ead
.
Each curtain airbag is built into the pillars and
the upper passen
g
er compartment area.
Deplo
y
ment
The curtain airba
g
is deplo
y
ed at the same
time as the correspondin
g
lateral airba
g
in the
e
vent of a serious side impact applied to all o
r
p
art o
f
the side impact zone
B
, perpen
di
cu
l
ar
to the lon
g
itudinal centreline o
f
the vehicle on a
h
orizontal
p
lane and directed
f
rom the outside
t
o
w
a
r
ds
th
e
in
s
i
de
of
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
.
The curtain airba
g
in
f
lates between the
f
ront or
rear occupant of the vehicle and the windows.
Operatin
g
fault
I
f
this warnin
g
lamp comes on in the
i
nstrument pane
l
, accompan
i
e
d
by
an
a
udible si
g
nal and a messa
g
e in the
s
creen, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop to have the s
y
stem
c
hecked. The airba
g
s ma
y
no lon
g
er be
deplo
y
ed in the event of a serious impact.
In the event of a minor impact or bump
o
n th
e
s
i
de
o
f th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
o
r if th
e
ve
hi
c
l
e ro
ll
s over, t
h
e a
i
r
b
a
g
ma
y
not
b
e
d
ep
l
o
y
e
d
.
In the event o
f
a rear or
f
ront collision,
the airbag is not deployed.
Sy
stem which protects the driver and
f
ront
p
assen
g
er in the event of a serious side impact
in order to limit the risk of in
j
ur
y
to the chest,
between the hip and the shoulder.
Each lateral airba
g
is fitted in the seat backrest
f
rame, door side.