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Citroen C3: Safety / Child seats

Citroen C3. Child seats 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.
  • Statistically, the safest seats in your 5 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.

Citroen C3. Child seats 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.

Citroen C3. Child seats 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.

Airbags

General information System designed to help improve the safety of the occupants sitting in the front seats and the rear outer seats, in the event of a violent collision...

Advice

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...

Other information:

Citroen C3 2016-2026 Owners Manual: Blind Spot Monitoring


Refer to the General recommendations on the use of driving and manoeuvring aids. This system includes sensors, placed on the sides of the bumpers, and warns the driver of the potentially dangerous presence of another vehicle (car, truck, motorcycle) in the blind spot areas of their vehicle (areas hidden from the driver's field of vision)...

Citroen C3 2016-2026 Owners Manual: In case of towing


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