Safety -> Child seats for Your DS 3 Crossback 4 Door First Generation (2018-2022)

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Passengers must not place their feet on the  
dashboard.  
sensors - risk of malfunction of the lateral  
airbags!  
It is recommended that children travel on  
the rear seats of the vehicle:  
Do not smoke as deployment of the airbags  
can cause burns or the risk of injury from a  
cigarette or pipe.  
Such work must only be done by a dealer or a  
qualified workshop.  
– "rearward facing" up to the age of 3,  
– "forward facing" over the age of 3.  
Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or  
hit it violently.  
Do not fix or attach anything to the steering  
wheel or dashboard, as this could cause  
injuries when the airbags are deployed.  
Curtain airbags  
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.  
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.  
Lateral airbags  
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.  
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.  
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  
dealer.  
Do not fix or attach anything to the seat  
backrests (clothing, etc.), as this could cause  
injuries to the chest 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.  
At the rear, any objects placed on the outer  
seats or the folded backrest of the 1/3 bench  
seat could become projectiles when the lateral  
airbags are deployed.  
Child seats  
The legislation on carrying children is  
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 one and  
a half metres tall must travel in approved child  
seats suited to their weight, on seats fitted with a  
seat belt or ISOFIX mountings.  
Statistically, the safest seats in your vehicle for  
carrying children are the rear seats.  
A child weighing less than 9 kg must travel in  
The vehicle's front door panels include side  
impact sensors.  
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  
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  
the "rearward facing" position both in the front  
and in the rear.  
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braking. Refit the head restraint once the child  
seat has been removed.  
Child seat at the rear  
Child seat at the front  
"Forward facing" or "Rearward facing"  
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.  
►ꢀ Adjust the front passenger seat to the highest  
and fully back longitudinal position, with the  
backrest straightened.  
Use a booster seat with backrest, equipped  
with a belt guide at shoulder level.  
"Forward facing"  
Additional protections  
►ꢀ 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.  
To prevent accidental opening of the  
doors and rear windows, use the "Child lock".  
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.  
►ꢀ Verify that the backrest of the "forward  
facing" child seat is as close as possible to the  
backrest of the vehicle's rear seat, and is ideally  
in contact with it.  
You must leave the front passenger airbag  
active.  
Centre rear seat  
A child seat with a support leg must never be  
installed on the centre rear passenger seat.  
"Rearward facing"  
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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 is  
deployed.  
Deactivating the front  
passenger airbag  
For your child’s safety, the front  
passenger airbag MUST be deactivated  
when a "rearward facing" child seat is  
installed on the front passenger seat.  
Otherwise, the child would be exposed to the  
risk of death or serious injury in the event of  
airbag deployment.  
Vehicles not equipped with a  
deactivation/reactivation control  
Installing a "rearward facing" child seat on the  
front passenger seat is strictly prohibited - risk  
of death or serious injury in the event of airbag  
deployment!  
With the ignition off:  
►ꢀ To deactivate the airbag, turn the key in the  
switch to the "OFF" position.  
►ꢀ To reactivate it, turn the key to the "ON"  
position.  
Warning label - Front passenger airbag  
When the ignition is switched on:  
This warning lamp comes on and remains  
lit to signal the deactivation.  
Or  
Deactivating/Reactivating the front  
passenger airbag  
For vehicles on which it is fitted, the control is  
located by the glove box.  
You must comply with the following instruction,  
reminded by the warning label on both sides of  
the passenger sun visor:  
This warning lamp comes on for about 1  
minute to signal the activation.  
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.  
Recommended child seats  
Range of recommended child seats secured using  
a three-point seat belt.  
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Group 0+: from birth to 13 kg  
Groups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kg  
L1  
L6  
"RÖMER Baby-Safe Plus"  
"GRACO Booster"  
The 2 latches of ISOFIX child seats are secured  
Installed in the "rearward facing" position.  
The child is restrained by the seat belt.  
Only suitable for installation on the front  
passenger seat or on the rear side seats.  
to them.  
– One ring B, located behind the seat, called the  
TOP TETHER, for fixing seats fitted with an upper  
strap.  
Groups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kg  
“ISOFIX" mountings  
The seats shown below are fitted with ISOFIX  
compliant mountings:  
L5  
"RÖMER KIDFIX XP"  
Can be fitted to the vehicle's ISOFIX  
mountings.  
The child is restrained by the seat belt.  
Only suitable for installation on the side rear  
seats.  
Front seat  
The head restraint on the vehicle seat must be  
removed.  
The mountings comprise three rings for each  
seat, indicated by a marking:  
– Two rings A, located between the vehicle seat  
backrest and cushion.