CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Page 122

Safety
120
In order to be e
ff
ective, a seat belt must:
-
b
e t
igh
tene
d
as c
l
ose to t
h
e
b
o
dy
as
p
ossible,
- be pulled in
f
ront o
f
y
ou with a smooth
movement, checkin
g
that it does 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
i
f
i
ed
t
o
a
v
o
i
d
a
ff
ectin
g
its per
f
ormance.
In accordance with current sa
f
et
y
r
e
g
ulations,
f
or all repairs on
y
our vehicle,
go to a quali
f
ied workshop with the skills and
e
quipment needed, which a CITROËN dealer
is able to provide.
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
d
ama
g
e.
C
lean 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
ITROËN dealers.
A
f
ter
f
oldin
g
or movin
g
a seat or rear bench
seat, ensure that the seat belt is positioned
and reeled in correctl
y
.
Recommendations for children
Use a suitable child seat i
f
the passenger is
less than
12
y
ears old or shorter than one
a
n
d
a
h
a
lf 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 the event of an im
p
act
D
ependin
g
on the nature and seriousness
of the im
p
ac
t
, the pretensionin
g
device ma
y
be deplo
y
ed before and independentl
y
of the
airba
g
s. Deplo
y
ment of the pretensioners
is accompanied b
y
a sli
g
ht dischar
g
e of
h
arm
l
ess smo
k
e an
d
a no
i
se,
d
ue to t
h
e
activation o
f
the p
y
rotechnic cartrid
g
e
i
ncorporate
d
i
n t
h
e s
y
stem.
In all cases, the airbag warning lamp comes
on
.
Followin
g
an impact, have the seat belts
sy
stem checked, and if necessar
y
replaced,
b
y
a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Th
e
d
r
i
ver must ensure t
h
at passen
g
ers use
t
h
e seat
b
e
l
ts correct
ly
an
d
t
h
at t
h
e
y
are a
ll
restrained securely be
f
ore setting o
ff
.
Wherever
y
ou are seated in the vehicle,
alwa
y
s fasten
y
our seat belt, even for short
j
ourne
y
s.
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
f
itt
ed
with
a
n in
e
rti
a
r
ee
l
p
ermittin
g
automatic ad
j
ustment o
f
the len
g
th
of
the strap to
y
our size. The seat belt is
s
towed automatically when not in use.
Be
f
ore and a
f
ter use, ensure that the seat
belt is reeled in correctl
y
.
The lower part of the strap must be
p
ositioned as low as possible on the pelvis.
The upper part must be positioned in the
ho
ll
o
w
of
th
e
s
h
ou
l
de
r.
Th
e
in
e
rti
a
r
ee
l
s
a
r
e
f
itt
ed
with
a
n
au
t
o
m
a
ti
c
l
oc
ki
n
g
d
ev
i
ce w
hi
c
h
comes
i
nto operat
i
on
i
n
the event o
f
a collision, emergency braking
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
firml
y
on the strap and
releasin
g
it so that it reels in sli
g
htl
y
.