Get Safety -> Child seats Guide for Citroen C4 Cactus SUV Second Generation (2018-2024)

Safety

In the event of a minor impact or bump at

the side of the vehicle or if the vehicle

rolls over, the airbags may not be deployed.

In the event of a rear or front collision, none of

the lateral airbags are deployed.

time discharging the hot gas via openings

provided for this purpose.

A damaged door or any unauthorised or

incorrectly executed work (modiﬁcation or

repair) on the front doors or their interior trim

could compromise the operation of these

sensors - risk of malfunction of the lateral

airbags!

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.

Such work must only be done by a CITROËN

dealer or a qualiﬁed workshop.

Advice

For the airbags to be fully eﬀective,

observe the safety recommendations

below.

Adopt a normal upright sitting position.

Fasten the seat belt ensuring it is correctly

positioned and adjusted.

Do not leave anything between the occupants

and the airbags (a child, pet, object, etc.), nor

ﬁx or attach anything close to or in the way of

the airbag release trajectory; 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, have the airbag systems checked.

All work on the airbag systems must only

be performed 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 cannot be

ruled out when an airbag is deployed. The

airbag inﬂates almost instantly (within a few

milliseconds) then deﬂates within the same

Curtain airbags

Do not ﬁx or attach anything to the roof,

as this could cause head injuries when the

curtain airbag is deployed.

Do not remove the grab handles installed on

the roof, as they play a part in securing the

curtain airbags.

Do not ﬁx or attach anything to the steering

wheel or dashboard, as this could cause

injuries when the airbags are deployed.

Lateral airbags

Child seats

Use only approved covers on the seats,

compatible with the deployment of the lateral

airbags. For information on the range of seat

covers suitable for your vehicle, contact a

CITROËN dealer.

Do not ﬁx or attach anything to the seat

backrests (clothes, etc.), as this could cause

injuries to the thorax or arm when the lateral

airbag is deployed.

Do not sit with the upper part of the body any

nearer to the door than necessary.

The vehicle's front door panels include side

impact sensors.

The regulations on carrying children are

speciﬁc to each country. Refer to the

legislation in force in your country.

For maximum safety, please observe the

following recommendations:

– In accordance with European regulations, all

children under the age of 12 or less than 4

ft 11” (150 cm) tall must travel in approved

child seats suited to their weight, on seats

ﬁtted with a seat belt or ISOFIX mountings.

Safety

– Statistically, the safest seats in your

vehicle for carrying children are the rear

seats.

– Children weighing less than 9 kg must

travel in the "rear facing" position, whether in

the front or rear of the vehicle.

Remember to fasten the seat belts or the

harness of child seats, keeping the slack

relative to the child's body to a minimum,

even for short journeys.

When installing a child seat using the seat

belt, ensure that the seat belt is tightened

correctly on the child seat and that it secures

the child seat ﬁrmly on the seat of the vehicle.

If the passenger seat is adjustable, move it

forwards if necessary.

Remove the head restraint before

installing a child seat with a backrest on a

passenger seat.

Ensure that the head restraint is stored 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.

Take care not to open the rear windows by

more than one third.

To protect young children from the rays of the

sun, ﬁt side blinds on the rear windows.

As a safety precaution, do not leave:

– a child alone and unattended in a vehicle,

– a child or an animal in a vehicle which is

exposed to the sun, with the windows closed,

– the keys within reach of children inside the

vehicle.

It is recommended that children travel

on the rear seats of the vehicle:

– ‘rear facing’ up to the age of 3,

– ‘forward facing’ over the age of 3.

Child seat at the rear

Make sure that the seat belt is correctly

positioned and tightened.

For child seats with a support leg, ensure that

the support leg is in ﬁrm and steady contact

with the ﬂoor.

"Forward facing" or "Rearward

facing"

Remove and stow the head restraint

before installing a child seat with

backrest on a passenger seat. Reﬁt the head

restraint once the child seat has been

removed.

Installing a booster seat

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.

Use a booster seat with backrest, equipped

with a belt guide at shoulder level.

Advice

► Move the vehicle's front seat forward and

straighten the backrest so that the legs of the

child in the "forward facing" child seat or the

"rearward facing" child seat itself do not touch

the vehicle's front seat.

An incorrectly installed child seat

compromises the child's safety in the

event of an accident.

Ensure that there is no seat belt or seat belt

buckle under the child seat, as this could

destabilise it.

Additional protections

To prevent accidental opening of the

doors and rear windows, use the "Child lock".

► Verify that the backrest of the "forward facing"

child seat is as close as possible to the backrest

Safety

You must comply with the following instruction,

reminded by the warning label on both sides of

the passenger sun visor:

of the vehicle's rear seat, and is ideally in contact "Rearward facing"

with it.

Centre rear seat

A child seat with a support leg must never be

installed on the centre rear passenger seat.

NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint

on a seat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in

front of it, DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the

CHILD can occur.

Child seat at the front

Deactivating the front

passenger airbag

The front passenger airbag must be

deactivated before installing a rearward

facing child seat. Otherwise, the child risks

being seriously injured or killed if the

airbag deploys.

► Adjust the front passenger seat to the

intermediate longitudinal position, with the

backrest straightened.

"Forward facing"

Passenger airbag OFF

On vehicles equipped with a deactivation control,

this label is aﬃxed to the centre pillar, on the

passenger side.

To guarantee the safety of your child, the

front passenger airbag must be

Warning label - Front passenger airbag

deactivated when a "rear facing" child seat is

installed on the front passenger seat.

Otherwise, the child risks being seriously

injured or killed if the airbag is deployed.

You must leave the front passenger

airbag active.

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