CITROEN C4 - Page 148

Safety
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Thedrivermustensurethatpassengersuse
the seat belts correctly and that they are all
fastenedbeforesettingoff.
Wherever you are seated in the vehicle,
always fasten your seat belt, even for short
journeys.
Donotinterchangetheseatbeltbucklesas
theywillnotfulfiltheirrolefully.
The seat belts are fitted with an inertia reel
permittingautomaticadjustmentofthelength
ofthestraptoyoursize.Theseatbeltis
stowedautomaticallywhennotinuse.
Before and after use, ensure that the seat belt
isreeledincorrectly.
Thelowerpartofthestrapmustbepositioned
aslowaspossibleonthepelvis.
Theupperpartmustbepositionedinthe
hollowoftheshoulder.
Theinertiareelsarefittedwithanautomatic
lockingdevicewhichcomesintooperationin
theeventofacollision,emergencybraking
orifthevehiclerollsover.Youcanrelease
thedevicebypullingthestrapfirmlyandthen
releasingitsothatitreelsinslightly.
Recommendations for children
Useasuitablechildseatifthepassengeris
less than 12 years old or shorter than one
andahalfmetres.
Neverusethesameseatbelttosecuremore
thanoneperson.
Neverallowachildtotravelonyourlap.
Formoreinformationonchildseats,referto
thecorrespondingsection.
In the event of an impact
Depending on the nature and seriousness
of the impact,thepretensioningdevicemay
be deployed before and independently of the
airbags.Deploymentofthepretensioners
isaccompaniedbyaslightdischargeof
harmlesssmokeandanoise,duetothe
activationofthepyrotechniccartridge
incorporatedinthesystem.
Inallcases,theairbagwarninglampcomeson.
Followinganimpact,havetheseatbelts
systemchecked,andifnecessaryreplaced,
byaCITROËNdealeroraqualified
workshop.
Advice
Inordertobeeffective,aseatbeltmust:
- betightenedasclosetothebodyas
possible,
- bepulledinfrontofyouwithasmooth
movement,checkingthatitdoesnot
twist,
- be used to restrain only one person,
- notbearanytraceofcutsorfraying,
- notbeconvertedormodifiedtoavoid
affectingitsperformance.
In accordance with current safety
regulations,forallrepairsonyourvehicle's
seatbelts,gotoaqualifiedworkshopwith
theskillsandequipmentneeded,whicha
CITROËNdealerisabletoprovide.
Haveyourseatbeltscheckedregularlyby
aCITROËNdealeroraqualifiedworkshop,
particularlyifthestrapsshowsignsof
damage.
Clean the seat belt straps with soapy
wateroratextilecleaningproduct,soldby
CITROËNdealers.
Afterfoldingormovingaseatorrearbench
seat, ensure that the seat belt is positioned
andreeledincorrectly.