CITROEN 2012 C-ELYSEE - Page 107

105
7
Safety
The driver must ensure that passen
g
ers use
the seat belts correctl
y
and that the
y
are all
restrained securel
y
be
f
ore settin
g
o
ff
.
Wh
erever
y
ou are seate
d
i
n t
h
e ve
hi
c
l
e,
alwa
y
s
f
asten
y
our seat belt, even
f
or short
j
ourneys.
Do not interchan
g
e the seat belt buckles as
the
y
will not fulfil their role full
y
.
Th
e
sea
t
be
lt
s
a
r
e
fitt
ed
with
a
n in
e
rti
a
r
ee
l
permittin
g
automatic ad
j
ustment of the len
g
th
o
f the strap to
y
our size. The seat belt is
s
towe
d
automat
i
ca
lly
w
h
en not
i
n use.
Be
f
ore and a
f
ter use, ensure that the seat
b
e
l
t
i
s ree
l
e
d
i
n correct
ly
.
The lower
p
art o
f
the stra
p
must be
p
ositioned as low as
p
ossible on the
p
elvis.
The upper part must be positioned in the
h
o
ll
o
w
o
f th
e
s
h
ou
l
de
r.
Th
e
in
e
rti
a
r
ee
l
s
a
r
e
fitt
ed
with
a
n
au
t
o
m
a
ti
c
l
ockin
g
device which comes into operation in
the event o
f
a collision, emer
g
enc
y
brakin
g
o
r i
f
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
r
o
ll
s
o
v
e
r. Y
ou
ca
n r
e
l
ease
the device b
y
pullin
g
f
irml
y
on the strap and
releasing it so that it reels in slightly.
Recommendations for children
Use a suitable child seat i
f
the passen
g
er is
l
ess than 12
y
ears old or shorter than one
a
n
d
a
h
a
l
f
m
e
tr
es
.
N
e
v
e
r
use
th
e
sa
m
e
sea
t
be
lt t
o
secu
r
e
m
o
r
e
than one person.
Never allow a child to travel on
y
our lap.
In order to be effective, a seat belt must:
- be ti
g
htened as close to the bod
y
as
poss
ibl
e,
- be pulled in
f
ront o
f
y
ou with a smooth
movement, c
h
ec
ki
n
g
t
h
at
i
t
d
oes not
twist,
- be used to restrain onl
y
one person,
- not bear an
y
trace of cuts or fra
y
in
g
,
- n
o
t
be
co
nv
e
rt
ed
o
r m
od
ifi
ed
t
o
a
v
o
i
d
affectin
g
its performance.
In accordance with current safet
y
r
e
g
ulations,
f
or all repairs on
y
our vehicle,
g
o to a quali
f
ied workshop with the skills
and e
q
ui
p
ment needed, which a CITRO
Ë
N
dealer is able to
p
rovide.
Have
y
our seat belts checked re
g
ularl
y
b
y
a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop,
particularl
y
if the straps show si
g
ns o
f
dama
g
e.
Clean the seat belt straps with soap
y
w
ater or a text
il
e c
l
ean
i
n
g
pro
d
uct, so
ld
by
C
ITR
OË
N
dea
l
e
r
s
.
A
f
ter
f
oldin
g
or movin
g
a seat or rear bench
seat, ensure that the seat belt is
p
ositioned
and reeled in correctl
y
.
In the event of an im
p
act
D
epen
di
n
g
on t
h
e nature an
d
seriousness of the impac
t
, t
h
e
p
retensioning device may be deployed
be
f
ore and independentl
y
o
f
the airba
g
s.
D
eplo
y
ment of the pretensioners is
a
ccompanied b
y
a sli
g
ht dischar
g
e of
h
armless smoke and a noise, due to the
a
ctivation of the p
y
rotechnic cartrid
g
e
i
ncorporate
d
i
n t
h
e s
y
stem.
I
n a
ll
cases, t
h
e a
i
r
b
a
g
warn
i
n
g
l
amp comes
on
.
Following an impact, have the seat belts
s
y
stem checked, and i
f
necessar
y
replaced,
b
y
a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.