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Citroen Xsara Picasso (2005 year). Instruction - part 5

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R E A R S E A T S

Refitting the seat
Ensure that each seat is located in

the right position.

Holding the seat by the sides of the

cushion, and with it tilted at an an-

gle of 45°, locate the hooks oppo-

site the front securing points.
Tilt the seat back to fasten the rear

securing points.

Raise the backrest while pulling the

lever A.

Check that the seat assembly is

securely locked in place.

When refitting the seat, ensure that the seat

belt straps are in their correct position.

(See “Rear seat belts”)

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S e a t c o n f i g u r a t i o n

To improve the seat configuration in the vehicle, the rear seats are

modular and can be moved individually. (See “Rear seats”):
- The rear seats are on slides.
- The backrests can be folded down onto the seat cushions.

5 places

With the centre seat in a forward

position.

4 places

With the backrest of the centre seat

folded down to form an armrest

and tray for the side seats.

Examples of different seat configurations combining utility and practi-

cality

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S e a t c o n f i g u r a t i o n

- the seats can be folded against the backrests of the front seats.
- the seats can be removed.

3 places

With two seats folded against the

front backrests.

2 places

With three seats folded against the

front backrests.

2 places

With three seats removed.

Examples of different seat configurations combining utility

and practicality

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S E A T B E L T S

REAR SEAT BELTS
The rear seats of your vehicle are fitted

with three-point inertia reel seat belts.

A label on the back of the front seat re-

minds the rear passengers to fasten

their seat belts and how to do so.

Side seat
Pass the seat belt through the guide lo-

cated above the backrest. Lock the

buckle into its clasp.

Stowing the buckle
Fix it to the hook located on the rear

side pillar trim.

Centre seat
Routing the seat belt
Ensure that the seat belt has been cor-

rectly passed through the ring above

the centre seat backrest.
Pull buckle A to unwind the strap and

lock the buckle in its clasp (black).

Grip the buckle B and withdraw the

seat belt smoothly across your body

making sure that it is not twisted. Insert

the buckle tongue into its red clasp

and push home to lock.
Pull to check that is securely located.

Stowing the central seat belt buck-

les

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On the roof.
On the rear right hand pillar.

Check that the seat belts are correctly routed and tightened.

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A i r b a g s

The front passenger’s airbag can

be deactivated

Note: The use of the seat belt is ob-

ligatory.
Never deactivate the passenger’s

airbag

when

passenger

present (except when a rear- facing

child seat is fitted).

Passenger’s airbag deactiva-

tion
To be able to use a rear-facing

child seat in the front passenger’s

seat position, it is essential to deac-

tivate the passenger’s airbag.
To do so, with the ignition switched

off:
- Insert the ignition key into the con-

trol switch A.

- Turn the key to the “OFF” posi-

tion, the passenger airbag is then

deactivated.

The front passenger airbag deacti-

vation warning lamp, in the instru-

ment

panel,

will

remain

permanently lit after ignition is

switched on.

To restore operation of the front

passenger’s airbag
Do not forget to reactivate the pas-

senger’s airbag. To do so, with the

ignition switched off:
- Insert the ignition key into the con-

trol switch A.

- Turn it to the “ON” position, the

airbag is activated.

The warning lamp on the instru-

ment panel lights up for a few sec-

onds after the ignition is switched

on.

In the front passenger’s seat, it is essential to deactivate the

front passenger’s airbag as soon as a “rear- facing” child seat

is installed in this position. Otherwise the child risks being killed

or seriously injured should the airbag deploy.

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C H I L D R E S T R A I N T S

POSSIBILITY TO INSTALL CHILD SEATS SECURED BY MEANS OF THE SEAT BELT
In compliance with European Directive 2000/3, the following table tells you to what extent each of the seats in your ve-

hicle may be fitted with a chld seat secured by means of the seat belt and having “Universal” approval for one or more

weight groups.

Consult “User Precautions”: the chapter on “Child Safety” at the end of this handbook, in order to ensure

that you are installing your child in conditions of maximum safety.

Child weight

Seat(s)

< 13 kg

9 - 18 kg

15 - 25 kg

22 - 36 kg

(from birth to 1

year old approx.)

(from 1 to 3 years

old approx.)

(from 3 to 6 years

old approx.)

(from 6 to 10 years

old approx.)

Front passenger (1)

Lateral rear

Central rear

(1) Before installing your child in the front passenger’s seat position, refer to the chapter on Child Safety, in User Pre-

cautions at the end of this handbook, paragraph on: Regulations for the carrying of children in front passenger

seats.

U: For child seats that are recommended by the Manufacturer, refer to the chapter “Child Safety”.

Take care to comply with the fitting instructions given

in the child seat manufacturer’s user guide.

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C H I L D R E S T R A I N T S

ISOFIX CHILD SEATS

ISOFIX anchoring points and the ISOFIX fastening system
The lateral rear seats of your vehicle are each equipped with ISOFIX anchoring points:

2 rings located approx. 28 cm apart between the seat cushion and the backrest.

ISOFIX child seats have 2 latches which are easy to anchor on these rings. This fasten-

ing system is designed for children weighing up to 22kg.

Incorrect installation of a child seat in a vehicle compromises protection of the child in the event of a collision. The ISO-

FIX fastening system enables you to reduce those risks posed by incorrect fitting, offering you a convenient, strong and

reliable fitting for a child seat in your vehicle.

The ISOFIX child seat which is approved for CITROËN vehicles and supplied by the CITROËN network is the Isofix

KIDDY child seat(1). It can be installed “rear- facing” from birth to 13kg and “forward- facing” from 9 to 18kg.

Take care to comply with the fitting instructions given in the child seat manufacturer’s user guide.

Advice on installing your ISOFIX child seat
Before securing the Isofix KIDDY child seat on the ISOFIX anchorages in your vehicle, check that no object is obstruct-

ing access to these anchorages.
Fasten the ISOFIX guides onto the ISOFIX anchorages to improve access.
- In the “forward-facing” position, the vehicle front seat should be adjusted to a spot that is between the furthest forward

and the intermediate fore/aft position, backrest upright.

- In the “rear-facing” position, the shell of the child seat should be in contact with the backrest of the corresponding ve-

hicle front seat.

The ISOFIX KIDDYchild seat can also be used in vehicles not equipped wth ISOFIX anchorages. In this case, the child

seat must be secured to the vehicle seat by means of the three-point seat belt in both the “rear-facing” and “forward-

facing” positions.

(1) On the ISOFIX anchoring points, you should secure only ISOFIX child seats which are approved for your vehicle

and supplied by the CITROËN network.

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I N T E R I O R L I G H T I N G

1 - Interior lamp

Press the front interior lamp but-

ton to switch the interior lamps

on and off.
The rear interior lamp can also

be switched on and off from its

own button.
Switching on and off is progres-

sive using dimmers.

Automatic illumination of the interior lamps.
On entering the vehicle:
They come on as soon as the vehicle is unlocked or a door is opened.
They go out 30 seconds after the doors are closed or when ignition is

switched on.,
On vacating the vehicle:
They come on as soon as the ignition key is removed (timed for 30 seconds),

or when a door is opened.
They go out 30 seconds after all the doors have been closed or immediately

after the vehicle has been locked.

2 - Map reading lamps

A press on one of the controls

makes the corresponding spot

lamp switch on or off.
They do not operate if the ignition

is switched off.

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I N T E R I O R L I G H T I N G

Boot lighting
Operates automatically on opening

the tailgate.
Timed extinction.

Glovebox.
To open, pull the handle and open

the cover.
The glovebox cover incorporates a

glasses-holder and pen-holder.
The lid also has a holder for stow-

ing cards such as telephone cards,

as well as a cup-holder.

As a matter of safety, the glovebox should remain

closed while the vehicle is moving.

Ventilated฀glovebox
This฀ has฀ a฀ ventilation฀ duct฀ which฀

can฀be฀opened฀or฀closed฀manually.฀

It฀uses฀the฀same฀conditioned฀air฀as฀

the฀air฀vents.

Glovebox฀lighting฀
This฀comes฀on฀automatically฀when฀

the฀lid฀is฀opened.฀Does฀not฀work฀if฀

the฀ignition฀has฀been฀switched฀off.

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Cigar lighter
Push in and wait a few moments. The cigar lighter will release automatically.

Ashtray
To empty the ashtray, press the ashtray tab and pull it towards you.

To refit
Locate the ashtray in its housing and push in.

12 volt accessory socket
It is located on the rear shelf sup-

port, on the left hand side

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I n t e r i o r c o m f o r t

Centre console storage bin
Open from the front to the rear.

Removing the glove compart-

ment
With the glove compartment open,

press the stops at the rear of the

glove compartment.

Door tray
A bottle-holde rand cup-holder are

incorporated in the doors.

Drawer under front seat
To open, lift then pull towards the

front.

Vehicle document storage

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Badge reader
The athermic windscreen compris-

es a darkened area, at the level of

the interior rear view mirror, to per-

mit the optical registering of access

permits (e.g. motorway toll card).

Ticket holder
Located on the windscreen pillar

(driver’s side).

Sun visors
Fold visors down to avoid dazzle

from ahead. They can be disen-

gaged from their central fixing and

pivoted over to the side windows if

required.

Sun visor with illuminated mir-

ror
Illuminates automatically on open-

ing the mirror cover flap (ignition

on).

Grab handles /

Coat hooks

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Do฀not฀place฀heavy฀or฀hard฀objects฀on฀the฀rear฀shelf.

They฀could฀become฀dangerous฀projectiles฀under฀฀

sudden฀braking฀or฀in฀the฀event฀of฀a฀collision.

I N T E R I O R ฀ C O M F O R T

Aircraft-style฀tray
To฀ deploy฀ it,฀ pull฀ upwards฀ and฀

fold.

Note฀ :฀ For฀ safety,฀ if฀ any฀ force฀ is฀

exerted฀ the฀ tray฀ is฀ designed฀ to฀฀

detach฀itself.

To฀ reposition฀ it,฀ with฀ the฀ tray฀฀

vertical,฀engage฀one฀side฀then฀the฀

other,฀forcing฀slightly.

Storage฀compartments
Concealed฀ under฀ a฀ ﬂap,฀ these฀

are฀ to฀ be฀ found฀ in฀ the฀ false฀ ﬂoor฀

behind฀the฀front฀seats.

Dashboard฀storage

Note฀ :฀ The฀ wheelbrace฀ is฀ clipped฀

on฀ the฀ inside฀ of฀ the฀ ﬂap฀ for฀ the฀

storage฀ compartment฀ in฀ the฀ false฀

ﬂoor฀ behind฀ the฀ front฀ right฀ hand฀

seat.

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R E A R P A R C E L S H E L F

To remove, release the straps,

then lift each side.
It can be stored vertically against

the backrest of the rear seats

To attach the shelf and tailgate,

take the cords and fix them at B.

To refit, slide the shelf horizontally

until it comes into contact with the

rear seat 1, then clip in place by

pressing

down

the

front

corners 2 as shown in the illustra-

tion.

Avoid using the rear shelf for heavy or hard items.

These could be dangerous if thrown around during harsh braking or,

if they touch the rear screen,

could damage the heating elements.

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R e a r b l i n d

Hold the blind by the tab and unroll

it.

Attach the hooks in their housings

located on the cover for the third

stoplamp.

The tailgate can be opened even

when the blind is in use.

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B O O T

Luggage securing rings
Use the four securing rings provid-

ed on the boot floor to secure all

loads.
For safety reasons, in case of hard

braking, heavy objects should be

placed as far forward as possible.

Protective net
This

helps

secure

objects

stowed in the boot.

Storage
Two storage bins are provided in

the side walls of the boot:
- On the left hand side, storage

for various items, with a cover

which is opened and closed by

turning the buttons by 1/4 turn.

- On the right hand side, storage

for various items.

Folding trolley
To use it, release the strap then un-

fold it by unclipping both sides.

Storage
Before folding it, lift the base of the

trolley.

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