Operation Manual

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Child safety
GENERAL POINTS RELATING TO CHILD
SEATS
Although one of CITROËN ’s main criteria
when designing your vehicle, the safety of
your children also depends on you.
For maximum safety, please follow these
precautions:
- in accordance with Directive 2003/20, all
children under the age of 12 or less
than one metre fifty tall must travel in
approved child seats suited to their
weight , on seats fitted with a seat belt or
ISOFIX mountings.
-
statistically, the safest seat positions
for carrying children are the rear seats
of the vehicle,
- a child weighing under 9 kg must
always be carried in the “rearwards-
facing” position whether in the front or
the back of the vehicle.
CITROËN recommends
that children are
carried in the
rear seats
of your vehicle :
-
“rearwards-facing” up to the age of 2,
-
“forwards-facing” over the age of 2.
INSTALLING A CHILD SEAT USING A THREE POINT SEAT BELT
“Rearwards-facing”
Do not forget to disarm the air
bag before installing the child.
When a “rearwards-facing” child
seat is installed on the front
passenger seat , it is essential that the
passenger air bag is disarmed. Otherwise,
the child would risk being seriously
injured or killed if the air bag were to
inflate .
“Forwards-facing”
When a “forwards-facing” child
seat is installed on the front
passenger seat , leave the
passenger air bag armed.
The rules for transporting children are
specific to each country. Consult the
current legislation in your country.
Please consult the list of seats approved
in your country. The Isofix mountings, the
rear seats, the passenger air bag and the
disarming of this air bag depend on the
version sold.