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109
7
Safety
C-elysee_en_Chap07_securite_ed01-2016
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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.
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
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