CITROEN C6 Owner's Handbook Manual page 152

VIII
When children are in the car
For maximum safety, consult the
competent authority in your coun-
try to be sure that you know the
rules for the carrying of children.
Observe the following recommen-
dations :
• Children should not be left alone
in the vehicle.
• All children less than 12
years of age must be carried
in child seats that are appro-
priate to and approved for
their ages and weights. They
must be installed in seat posi-
tions equipped with seat belts.
Check that the child seat is in
compliance with current legisla-
tion, ensuring that it bears an
orange label featuring the range
of weights for which it is suitable
as well as its approval no..
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C H I L D S A F E T Y
• It is compulsory for a child
weighing less than 9 kg to be
transported in the rear facing
position. It is recommended
to use this position for as long
as possible (up to 2 or 3 years
old).
• Statistically, the safest seats for
the carrying of children are the
vehicle's rear seat positions.
CITROËN recommends you to
install your child in one of the
rear seat positions, even when
using a rear-facing child seat.
• Children must not under any
pretext be carried on the knees
of a passenger (risk of being
thrown against the dashboard
or windscreen should there be
a collision).
• Children must not be allowed to
stand between the backrests of
the front seats, as they could be
thrown forwards under sudden
braking or in the event of a col-
lision.
• The rear doors are equipped
with a « Child Safety » locking
device. This allows the doors
to be opened from the outside
unless they are under central
locking.
Each time you switch on the
ignition, check that this device
is activated.
• Never leave a child in a vehicle
that is exposed to sunshine.
• Before opening a door, make
sure that it is safe to do so.
• When leaving your vehicle,
remove the ignition key and
properly apply the parking
brake.
• Do not leave the key in the
vehicle, as children could lock
themselves in, either using the
remote control or by pressing
the central locking button.
Regulations for the carriage
of children in the front pas-
senger seat position
If the child is travelling in a rear-
facing child seat, it is essential to
deactivate the passenger's front
airbag. Otherwise the child risks
being killed or seriously injured
should the airbag deploy.
In the front passenger's seat, chil-
dren less than 10 years of age
must not be carried « forward-fac-
ing », except if :
• The rear seats are occupied by
other children.
• The rear seats cannot
used (if they are folded or not
present).
If your child is travelling forward-
facing in the front passenger seat
position, slide the front passenger
seat to an intermediate position
and leave the airbag activated.
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