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Safety
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the following safety rules:
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.
Refertothe"Accessories"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...).This
couldhampertheoperationoftheairbagsor
injuretheoccupants.
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.