Retaining devices (Peugeot Partner I)

Table of contents: Correct fit 🠇 Seat belts 🠇 Seat belt pretensioners 🠇 Child seats 🠇 Airbags 🠇 Disabling the passenger airbag 🠇

Below is a more detailed description of individual points concerning the safety of the driver and passengers.

Correct fit

Seats, head restraints, seat belts and airbags provide protection for the driver and passengers of the car. Proper use of these elements provides additional protection. Therefore, please follow these rules:

You should sit almost vertically, so that the base of your back is located as deep as possible. The seat back should not be reclined more than 30 degrees.
Adjust the headrests so that the top of the headrest is level with the top of your head.
Do not move the front seat too close to the dashboard.
The driver should hold the steering wheel with slightly bent arms.
The legs should also be slightly bent to allow the driver to press the pedals to the floor.
The seat belt should be placed across the center of the shoulder.
The hip belt strap should fit snugly around your hips, not your stomach.

Seat belts

The seat belts in your vehicle are designed to reduce the risk of injury in a crash and are rated for a normal-sized adult. The belt operates on the inertial principle. It fixes a person relative to the seat when a certain overload occurs (sudden braking, stopping in the event of an impact, etc.). It is prohibited to fasten more than one person with one belt. All seats intended for transporting people are equipped with seat belts.

When using belts, please observe the following requirements:

Make sure the belt does not sag, twist or become blocked by any objects. Optimal safety is achieved when the belt is in close contact with your torso, so try to avoid wearing thick or bulky clothing.
Passengers in the rear seats must also wear seat belts, as in the event of a severe impact, these passengers pose a serious danger to those sitting in the front.
The diagonal part of the belt should pass through the middle of the shoulder and the chest, and in no case through the neck. The bottom of the belt should fit snugly around the hips, but never around the stomach.

Caution! An incorrectly worn seat belt not only does not reduce the risk of injury, but, in the event of a collision, it increases the likelihood of death or serious injury.

Please note: The seat belt is most effective when the seatback is angled 25–30 degrees from vertical.

Caution! Never place a child on your lap while the vehicle is moving, and do not use the same seat belt to secure the child to your lap.

Note: Rear seat passengers should, if possible, be positioned so that the belt passes over the shoulder and does not put pressure on the neck.

Make sure that there are no sharp or fragile objects, such as pens, glasses, etc., near the area where the belt meets your body.
Pregnant women should pass the diagonal part of the belt over the shoulder, then across the middle of the chest and to the side and below the stomach. The transverse part of the belt should pass over the hips under the belly.
Periodically inspect seat belts and their fastening elements for damage and wear. If the belts have been subjected to excessive stress as a result of an accident, they should be replaced.
After using the side rear seat belts, secure them in the provided latches so that they do not interfere when getting in and out of the vehicle.
When transporting cargo in the back seat, try to secure it with seat belts whenever possible. During sudden braking or acceleration, unsecured cargo may come loose and cause injury.
Prevent dirt and foreign objects from entering (especially sweet crumbs and drinks) into the seat belt buckles. Do not expose belt mechanisms to moisture.
To clean the belts, use special interior cleaning products or simply warm water. Do not use chemicals, bleaches or dyes. Do not allow moisture to enter the belt retractor mechanism.
If the belt has been subjected to severe stress, such as in an accident, it should be replaced along with the fasteners, hardware and pretensioners. Even if it does not show any external signs of damage, it is recommended to replace it, as the internal structure of the belt may be damaged.

To use the belt, pull it evenly from the reel. If you pull the belt out with a jerk or if the vehicle is tilted, the belt may jam. To fasten the belt, position it correctly (see above) and insert the belt tongue into the buckle. If the belt is fastened correctly, you will hear a distinctive click. The fastened belt automatically adjusts in length to fit the person's torso tightly enough, but leaving him complete freedom of movement.

Warning. Make sure that each belt is located in the corresponding buckle.

To unfasten the belt, press the button on the buckle and remove the tongue. Allow the belt to wind evenly and completely onto the reel, holding it to prevent it from twisting.

To adjust the position of the upper front seat belt anchor, press the release and slide the anchor up or down until the belt passes over the center of your shoulder.

Seat belt pretensioners

Seat belt pretensioners work in conjunction with the associated airbag to provide additional protection in the event of a severe frontal or side impact. The principle of their operation is to completely eliminate the slack in the seat belt, as a result of which the belt fits as tightly as possible to the body and prevents the person from moving forward.

Note: Seat belt pretensioners will not deploy in the event of a minor frontal, side, or rear impact. But after any frontal or side impact you. however, you should still contact your dealer to have the pretensioners checked to ensure they are working properly.

Note: A small amount of smoke will be released when the seat belt pretensioners are activated. This is normal and does not indicate the occurrence of a fire.

Please note: Seat belt pretensioners are designed for a single activation, after which they must be replaced. Replacement must be performed by a dealer. Pretensioners do not require any maintenance or lubrication. If they have been exposed to water or dirt, they should be replaced.

Warning. Repair operations involving impact, vibration or heat (above 100°C for at least 6 hours) and carried out in the immediate vicinity of the pretensioners may cause them to operate or be damaged. But vibrations and shocks when driving on uneven roads do not cause them to activate.

Child seats

Child seats designed to safely accommodate children are selected based on the child's age and height/weight. Your dealer may offer a range of certified seats that can be used in your vehicle (appropriate fastening elements are provided). Child restraint systems designed for ISOFIX mounting are recommended. When using special child seats, please be aware of the following general points:

The safest place in a car is the back seat.
Never install a child restraint system in a vehicle seat opposite an airbag. An exception is when the vehicle is equipped with a passenger airbag deactivation switch and this switch was turned off before installing the child seat (the corresponding indicator light on the instrument panel must be lit (see the relevant point in paragraph 2 and below in this paragraph).
When installing a child seat, be sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions. Failure to follow the manufacturer's instructions or make any modifications to the child restraint system may result in serious injury or death.

Caution! Do not hold the child on your lap. Do not place your child on pillows, books, or towels, as these items may slide off and increase the risk of serious injury or death in a collision.

If your vehicle is involved in an accident, you should have the child seat inspected by your dealer for damage.
Do not expose the child seat to direct sunlight when not in use.
If the child seat is left in the vehicle when not in use, secure it with the seat belt.
Do not leave children unattended while seated in a child safety seat or simply on a car seat.
Do not allow the child safety seat to become caught in the door or seat guide as this may cause damage.
When installing a child seat using a seat belt, do not allow the belt to become slack or twisted.

Airbags

The car is equipped with front airbags—driver (in the steering wheel hub) and the passenger (on the front panel), side airbags (in the sides of the seat backs) and overhead side airbags mounted behind the front pillar trim and the headliner on each side of the passenger compartment.

Front airbags deploy only in severe frontal collisions or collisions with an offset of no more than 30 degrees from the vehicle's centerline. In severe side impacts, the side airbag located on the corresponding side deploys. Side and overhead airbags do not deploy in minor side impacts, frontal impacts, or rear impacts. In all other cases, seat belts provide sufficiently effective protection. The airbags create a "protective buffer" between the person and the body structure, reducing the severity of possible injury or eliminating traumatic consequences altogether.

Detailed information on the airbag system is given in paragraph 20 of Chapter 12.

The following additional points should be noted that affect safety:

Remember that having an airbag does not relieve you from the need to wear seat belts. Effective operation of airbags is achieved only in combination with seat belts. Proper fit must be ensured (see above).
Do not interfere with the deployment of the airbag by attempting to rest your feet or other body parts on the airbag module or adjacent components. While driving, keep your hands on the steering wheel rim to avoid interfering with the deployment of the airbag.
Do not place any foreign objects on the air bag module cover, i.e., on the steering wheel hub or on the corresponding part of the dashboard. Do not apply labels to these areas. This may prevent the airbag from deploying properly or, when deployed, may throw these objects into the passenger compartment, causing injury to the driver and passengers.
Do not place child restraints on the seat of a vehicle that has an airbag installed in front of it. This carries the risk of death or serious injury when the air bag inflates. Please remember that in some cases airbags may deploy even when the vehicle is stationary, so the above requirement also applies to a stationary vehicle.
All airbag service and repair procedures must be performed only at a dealer service station. When disposing of a vehicle, you must first contact your dealer to dispose of the airbag system.
Do not attempt to service, repair, replace, modify, or tamper with any air bag system component or any wiring located near any air bag system component. Such actions may activate the system and cause injury.
Do not use any supplemental seat covers that are not designed for seats with side airbags. Installation of covers on such seats must be performed by qualified specialists.
Be sure to contact your servicing dealer if:

— the airbag deployed;

— the front of the car is damaged (even if the airbags did not deploy);

- on any element of the airbag module (central pad of the steering wheel or dashboard) there is damage or cracks;

— an attempt was made to steal or break the car's locks.

When reselling a vehicle, BE SURE to inform the new owner that the vehicle is equipped with an airbag system and to advise him of the replacement period for the airbags.
The dust produced when airbags deploy is completely harmless and does not indicate a fire.

To monitor the status of the airbag system, there is a control lamp located on the instrument panel (see the relevant point in paragraph 2).

Disabling the passenger airbag

If it is absolutely necessary to transport a child in the front seat, the front passenger airbag can be deactivated. The airbag is switched on/off using a special switch located on the right end of the front panel. The ignition key is required to turn the switch. The ignition must be off.

To deactivate the front passenger airbag:

Turn off the ignition. Remove the key from the ignition switch.
Open the front passenger door. - Insert the ignition key into the designated slot on the right end of the dashboard and turn it to the OFF position. The front passenger airbag is now deactivated. In this case, when the ignition is turned on, the front passenger airbag deactivation indicator lamp will light up (see the corresponding point in Chapter 2). Transporting children in the front seat is permitted provided that a special child seat is used.

To activate the front passenger airbag:

Turn off the ignition. Remove the key from the ignition switch.
Open the front passenger door. — Insert the ignition key into the designated slot on the right side of the dashboard and turn it to position 01/1 (on). The front passenger airbag is now reactivated. After turning on the ignition, the airbag deactivation indicator light on the instrument panel will illuminate for 6 seconds. Children are NOT ALLOWED to ride in the front seat.