SAFETY -> Seat Belts for Your Citroen Berlingo SUV First Generation (1996-2008)

Seat belts  
The seat belts are fitted with an inertia  
reel which automatically adjusts the  
length of the strap to your size. The  
seat belt is rolled up automatically  
when not in use.  
Ensure that the seat belt is rolled up  
correctly after use.  
Depending on the nature and  
seriousness of any impact, the  
pretensioning device may be triggered  
before and independently of inflation  
of the air bags. It instantly tightens  
the seat belts against the body of the  
occupants.  
Triggering 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.  
SEAT BELTS  
The force limiter reduces the pressure  
of the seat belt against the body of the  
occupants. The equipment fitted to  
these seat belts is operational when  
the ignition is switched on.  
The inertia reels are fitted with a device  
which automatically locks the strap in  
the event of a collision or emergency  
braking. You can release the seat belt  
and allow the strap to roll up.  
Height adjustment  
Unfastening  
Squeeze the control with the return and Press the red button.  
slide the assembly on the driver’s seat  
side and on the individual passenger  
Driver’s seat belt not fastened  
warning light  
seat side.  
The height of the seat belt associated  
with the centre seat of the front bench  
cannot be adjusted.  
When the vehicle is started,  
this warning light comes on if  
the driver has not fastened his  
seat belt.  
The air bag warning light comes on  
if the pretensioners are triggered.  
Consult a CITROËN dealer.  
Fastening  
Pull the strap, then insert the tongue  
into the buckle.  
Check that the seat belt is fastened  
correctly by pulling the strap.  
Good practice  
Wherever you are seated in the  
vehicle, always fasten your seat belt,  
even for short journeys.  
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Seat belts  
In order to be effective, a seat belt  
must:  
Recommendations for children:  
Front seat belts  
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use a suitable child seat if the  
passenger is less than 12 years old  
or shorter than one metre fifty,  
The front seats are fitted with  
pretensioners and force limiters.  
The seat belt associated with the  
centre seat of the front bench does not  
have a pretensioner.  
-
-
restrain one person only,  
must not be twisted, check by  
pulling in front of you with an even  
movement,  
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never allow a child to travel on  
your lap, even with the seat belt  
fastened.  
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be tightened as close to the body  
as possible.  
The upper part of the seat belt should  
be positioned in the hollow of the  
shoulder.  
The lap part should be placed as low  
as possible on the pelvis.  
For further information regarding  
child seats, refer to the "Children  
on board" section of chapter 5.  
Do not invert the seat belt buckles as  
they will not fulfil their role completely.  
If the seats are fitted with armrests, the  
lap part of the seat belt should always  
pass under the armrest.  
Check that the seat belt is fastened  
correctly by pulling the strap firmly.  
In accordance with current safety  
regulations, your CITROËN dealer  
guarantees all work or any checks,  
from testing to maintenance, on your  
seat belt equipment.  
Have the seat belts checked regularly  
(even after a minor impact) by a  
CITROËN dealer: they must not show  
any signs of wear, cutting or fraying  
and they must not be transformed or  
modified.  
Clean the seat belt straps with  
soapy water or a textile cleaning  
product, sold by CITROËN  
dealers.  

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