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Safety
Sitinanormaluprightposition.
Wearacorrectlyadjustedseatbelt.
Donotleaveanythingbetweenthe
occupantsandtheairbags(achild,pet,
object...).Thiscouldhampertheoperationof
theairbagsorinjuretheoccupants.
Afteranaccidentorifthevehiclehasbeen
stolenorbrokeninto,havetheairbag
systemschecked.
Allworkontheairbagsystemmustbe
carriedoutbyaCITROËNdealerora
qualifiedworkshop.
Evenifalloftheprecautionsmentioned
areobserved,ariskofinjuryorofminor
burnstothehead,chestorarmswhenan
airbagisdeployedcannotberuledout.The
baginflatesalmostinstantly(withinafew
milliseconds)thendeflateswithinthesame
timedischargingthehotgasviaopenings
providedforthispurpose.
Front airbags
Donotdriveholdingthesteeringwheelbyits
spokesorrestingyourhandsonthecentre
partofthewheel.
Passengersmustnotplacetheirfeetonthe
dashboard.
Donotsmokeasdeploymentoftheairbags
cancauseburnsortheriskofinjuryfroma
cigaretteorpipe.
Neverremoveorpiercethesteeringwheelor
hititviolently.
Donotfitorattachanythingtothesteering
wheelordashboard,thiscouldcause
injurieswithdeploymentoftheairbags.
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the following safety rules:
Lateral airbags
Useonlyapprovedcoversontheseats,
compatiblewiththedeploymentthelateral
airbags.Forinformationontherangeofseat
covers suitable for your vehicle, you can
contactaCITROËNdealer.
Refertothe"Accessories"section.
Donotfixorattachanythingtotheseat
backs(clothing...).Thiscouldcauseinjury
tothechestorarmsifthelateralairbagis
deployed.
Donotsitwiththeupperpartofthebodyany
nearertothedoorthannecessary.
Curtain airbags
Donotfixorattachanythingtotheroof.This
couldcauseinjurytotheheadifthecurtain
airbagisdeployed.
Iffittedonyourvehicle,donotremovethe
grabhandlesinstalledontheroof,theyplay
apartinsecuringthecurtainairbags.