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Child safety
Adviceonchildseats
Theincorrectinstallationofachildseatina
vehiclecompromisesthechild'sprotection
intheeventofanaccident.
Checkthatthereisnoseatbeltorseatbelt
buckleunderthechildseatasthiscould
destabiliseit.
Remembertofastentheseatbeltsorthe
childseatharnesskeeping the slack in
relationtothechild'sbodyto a minimum,
evenforshortjourneys.
Toinstallachildseatusingthevehicle's
seat belt, ensure that the belt is well
tightenedonthechildseatandthatitholds
thechildseatfirmlyagainstthevehicle's
seat.Ifyourpassengerseatisadjustable,
moveitforwardifnecessary.
Ontherearseats,alwaysleaveenough
spacebetweenthefrontseatand:
- arearwardfacingchildseat,
- thechild'sfeetwheninaforwardfacing
childseat.
Todothis,movethefrontseatforwardand,
ifnecessary,alsostraightenitsbackrest.
Children at the front
Thelegislationoncarryingachildonthe
frontpassengerseatisspecifictoeach
country.
Refertothecurrentlegislationinyour
country.
Deactivatethepassenger'sfrontairbag
whenarearwardfacingchildseatis
installedonthefrontseat.Otherwisethe
childrisksbeingseriouslyinjuredorkilledif
theairbagisdeployed.
Installation of a booster cushion
Thechestpartoftheseatbeltmustbe
positionedonthechild'sshoulderwithout
touchingtheneck.
Ensure that the lap part of the seat belt
passescorrectlyoverthechild'sthighs.
CITROËNrecommendstheuseofa
boosterseatwhichhasaback,fittedwitha
seatbeltguideatshoulderlevel.
Asasafetyprecaution,donotleave:
- oneormorechildrenaloneand
unsupervisedinavehicle,
- achildorananimalinavehiclewhich
isexposedtothesun,withthewindows
closed,
- keyswithinthereachofchildreninside
thevehicle.
Usethechildlocktopreventanyaccidental
openingofthereardoorsorwindows.
Avoidopeningtherearwindowsbymore
thanathird.
Toprotectyoungchildrenfromtheraysof
thesun,fitsideblindsontherearwindows.
Foroptimuminstallationofaforwardfacing
childseat,ensurethatthebackofthechild
seatisascloseaspossibletothebackof
thevehicle'sseat,incontactifpossible.
Youmustremovetheheadrestraintbefore
fittingachildseatonapassengerseat.
Ensurethattheheadrestraintisstowedor
attachedsecurelytopreventitfrombeing
thrownaroundthevehicleintheeventof
sharpbraking.Refittheheadrestraintonce
thechildseathasbeenremoved.