Operation Manual

8
Safety
117
For the airba
g
s to be full
y
e
ffective, observe the followin
g
s
afet
y
rules:
Sit in a normal upri
g
ht position.
Wear a correctl
y
ad
j
usted seat belt.
Do not leave an
y
thin
g
between the
occupants and the airba
g
s
(
a child, pet,
ob
j
ect...
)
. This could hamper the operation o
f
t
h
e a
i
r
b
a
g
s or
i
n
j
ure t
h
e occupants.
Af
t
e
r
a
n
acc
i
de
nt
o
r i
f
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
h
as
bee
n
s
tolen or broken into, have the airba
g
sy
stems checked.
A
ll work on the airba
g
s
y
stem must be
c
arried out b
y
a CITROËN dealer or a
q
ualified workshop.
Even if all of the precautions mentioned
are observed, a risk of in
j
ur
y
or of minor
b
urns to t
h
e
h
ea
d
, c
h
est or arms w
h
en an
a
i
r
b
a
g
i
s
d
ep
l
o
y
e
d
cannot
b
e ru
l
e
d
out.
Th
e
ba
g
in
f
lates almost instantl
y
(
within a
f
ew
m
illiseconds
)
then de
f
lates within the same
time dischar
g
in
g
the hot
g
as via openin
g
s
p
rovided for this purpose.
Front airba
g
s
Do not drive holdin
g
the steerin
g
wheel b
y
its spokes or restin
g
y
our hands on the centre part
o
f th
e
wh
ee
l.
Passen
g
ers must not place their feet on the dashboard.
I
f
possible, do not smoke as deplo
y
ment o
f
the airba
g
s can cause burns or the risk o
f
in
j
ur
y
f
rom a ci
g
arette or pipe.
N
ever remove or p
i
erce t
h
e steer
i
n
g
w
h
ee
l
or
hi
t
i
t v
i
o
l
ent
ly
.
Latera
l
a
i
r
b
a
g
s
U
se on
ly
approve
d
covers on t
h
e seats, compat
ibl
e w
i
t
h
t
h
e
d
ep
l
o
y
ment t
h
e
l
atera
l
a
i
r
b
a
g
s.
For in
f
ormation on the ran
g
e o
f
seat covers suitable
f
or
y
our vehicle,
y
ou can contact a
CITRO
Ë
N dealer
(
see "Practical information -
§
Accessories"
)
.
Do not
f
ix or attach anything to the seat backs
(
clothing...
)
. This could cause injury to the chest
or arms i
f
the lateral airba
g
is deplo
y
ed.
Do not sit with the upper part of the bod
y
an
y
nearer to the door than necessar
y
.
Curtain airba
g
s
Do not fix or attach an
y
thin
g
to the roof. This could cause in
j
ur
y
to the head if the curtain
a
irba
g
is deplo
y
ed.
I
f
f
itted on
y
our vehicle, do not remove the
g
rab handles installed on the roo
f
, the
y
pla
y
a part
i
n secur
i
n
g
t
h
e curta
i
n a
i
r
b
a
g
s.