CITROEN C6 Owner's Handbook Manual page 147

Warning
When the pretensioners
deployed, there is a light discharge
of harmless smoke and a loud
noise, both due to the detonation
of the integral explosive cartridges
that activate them.
Depending on the nature and the
force of the impact, this triggering
may happen prior to, and inde-
pendently of, the deployment of the
airbags.
In all cases, the airbag warning
lamp comes on.
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S E AT B E LT S
Legislation makes it compulsory for all the vehicle's occupants to wear seat
belts, including pregnant women and however short the journey.
Never deactivate the passenger's airbag when a passeger is present (unless
a child in a rear-facig child seat).
A warning lamp informs you if the driver's and/or front/rear passengers' seat
belts are not fastened, when the ignition is switched on.
In the event of a collision or on emergency braking, the seat belt will hold you
in your seat, preventing you from being thrown from the vehicle.
Pyrotechnically pretensioned seat belts with force-limiters
In the event of a collision :
• The pretensioners pull back the front seat belts. The occupants are thus
held more firmly against their seats.
• The force limiters reduce the pressure of the seat belt against the occu-
pant's chest, thus enhancing the protection that the seat belt provides.
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Seat belts and pyrotechnic pretensioner systems
They must be replaced following a deployment, this preferably by a CITROËN
dealer or by an authorised repairer.
By reason of the safety regulations in force, any check or any replacement
should preferably be carried out by the CITROËN network which guarantees
the work and ensures that it is done correctly.
Any repair that is not done in strict compliance with requirements could
result in the systems operating ncorrectly or randomly, with the risk of
bodily injuries being caused.
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