CITROEN C4 - Page 152

Safety
150
C4-2_en_Chap05_securite_ed02-2015
Advice
Front airbags
Donotdriveholdingthesteeringwheelbyits
spokesorrestingyourhandsonthecentre
partofthewheel.
Passengersmustnotplacetheirfeetonthe
dashboard.
Donotsmokeasdeploymentoftheairbags
cancauseburnsortheriskofinjuryfroma
cigaretteorpipe.
Neverremoveorpiercethesteeringwheelor
hititviolently.
Donotfitorattachanythingtothesteering
wheelordashboard,thiscouldcauseinjuries
withdeploymentoftheairbags.
Lateral airbags
Useonlyapprovedcoversontheseats,
compatiblewiththedeploymentthelateral
airbags.Forinformationontherangeofseat
covers suitable for your vehicle, you can
contactaCITROËNdealer.
Formoreinformationonaccessories,refer
tothecorrespondingsection.
Donotfixorattachanythingtotheseat
backs(clothing...).Thiscouldcauseinjury
tothechestorarmsifthelateralairbagis
deployed.
Do not sit with the upper part of the body any
nearertothedoorthannecessary.
Curtain airbags
Donotfixorattachanythingtotheroof.This
couldcauseinjurytotheheadifthecurtain
airbagisdeployed.
Iffittedonyourvehicle,donotremovethe
grabhandlesinstalledontheroof,theyplay
apartinsecuringthecurtainairbags.
Sitinanormaluprightposition.
Wearacorrectlyadjustedseatbelt.
Donotleaveanythingbetweenthe
occupantsandtheairbags(achild,pet,
object...),norfixorattachanythingcloseto
theinflationtrajectoryoftheairbags;this
couldcauseinjuriesduringtheirdeployment.
Nevermodifytheoriginaldefinitionofyour
vehicle, particularly in the area directly
aroundtheairbags.
After an accident or if the vehicle has been
stolenorbrokeninto,havetheairbag
systemschecked.
Allworkontheairbagsystemmustbe
carried out by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualifiedworkshop.
Evenifalloftheprecautionsmentioned
areobserved,ariskofinjuryorofminor
burnstothehead,chestorarmswhenan
airbagisdeployedcannotberuledout.The
baginflatesalmostinstantly(withinafew
milliseconds)thendeflateswithinthesame
timedischargingthehotgasviaopenings
providedforthispurpose.
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the safety recommendations below: