CITROEN 2012 C-ELYSEE - Page 117

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8
Child safety
Th
e
in
co
rr
ec
t in
s
t
a
ll
a
ti
o
n
o
f
a
c
hil
d
sea
t in
a
ve
hi
c
l
e comprom
i
ses t
h
e c
hild'
s protect
i
on
i
n
th
e
e
v
e
nt
of
a
n
acc
i
de
nt.
R
e
m
e
m
be
r t
o
fas
t
e
n th
e
sea
t
be
lt
s
o
r th
e
c
hild seat harnesses keeping the slack
relative to the child's bod
y
to a minimum,
e
ven for 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
f
irml
y
on the seat o
f
y
our
vehicle. I
f
y
our passen
g
er seat is ad
j
ustable,
move it
f
orwards i
f
necessar
y
.
For o
p
timum installation o
f
the "
f
orwards-
f
acin
g
" child seat, ensure that the back o
f
th
e
c
hil
d
sea
t i
s
in
co
nt
ac
t with th
e
bac
k
of
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
'
s
sea
t
a
n
d
th
a
t th
e
h
ead
r
es
tr
a
int
does not cause an
y
discomfort.
If the head restraint has to be removed
,
e
nsure t
h
at
i
t
i
s store
d
or attac
h
e
d
secure
ly
to prevent it
f
rom bein
g
thrown around the
vehicle in the event o
f
sharp brakin
g
.
Advice on child seats
As a safet
y
precaution, do not leave:
-
a
child
o
r
child
r
e
n
alo
n
e
a
n
d
u
nsuperv
i
se
d
i
n a ve
hi
c
l
e,
-
a
child
o
r
a
n
a
n
i
m
al
i
n
a
v
ehicle
w
hich
is ex
p
osed to the sun, with the windows
c
losed,
- the ke
y
s within reach of children inside
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
.
To prevent accidental openin
g
of the doors
a
nd rear windows
,
use the "Child lock".
T
a
k
e care not to open t
h
e rear w
i
n
d
ows
by
mo
r
e
t
ha
n
o
n
e
t
hi
r
d
.
To protect
y
oun
g
children
f
rom the ra
y
s o
f
the sun,
f
it side blinds on the rear windows.
Children under the a
g
e of 10 must not travel
in the "
f
orwards-
f
acin
g
" position on the
f
ront
passen
g
er seat, un
l
ess t
h
e rear seats are
a
l
rea
dy
occup
i
e
d
by
ot
h
er c
hild
ren, cannot
be
used
o
r
a
r
e
abse
nt.
Deactivate the passen
g
er airba
g
when a
"
rearwards-facin
g
" child seat is installed on
th
e
fr
o
nt
sea
t.
O
therwise, the child would risk bein
g
seriousl
y
in
j
ured or killed if the airba
g
were
t
o
in
f
l
a
t
e
.
Installin
g
a booster seat
The chest part of the seat belt must be
positioned 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
passes correct
ly
over t
h
e c
hild'
s t
high
s.
CITROËN recommends the use of a booster
seat which has a back,
f
itted with a seat belt
g
uide at shoulder level.