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Adult occupant protection 
Frontal impact driver | 
Frontal impact passenger | 
Side impact driver |  |
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Child restraints | 18 month old Child | Britax Roemer Baby-safe, rearward facing |
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| 3 year old Child | Britax Roemer Duo Plus, forward facing |
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Pedestrian protection No image car front available |
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Safety equipment | Front seatbelt pretensioners |  |
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| Front seatbelt load limiters | |
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| Driver frontal airbag | |
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| Front passenger frontal airbag | |
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| Side body airbags | |
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| Side head airbags | |
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| Driver knee airbag |  |
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Car details | Hand of drive | LHD |
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| Tested model | Citroën C4 1.6 SX |
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| Body type | small family car |
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
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| Kerb weight | 1250 |
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| VIN from which rating applies | applies to all C4s |
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Comments The C4 is a strong performing car, deserving its five-star rating for occupant protection. The stable passenger cell protected all occupants well.
The restraint systems include dual stage airbags, belt pre-tensioners and load limiters, seat mounted side airbags and a head protecting curtain airbag. An intelligent seat belt reminder operates for the driver and rear passengers.
Child protection was good and that for pedestrians was also very effective.
Front impact
The body suffered minimal deformation and the driver’s door could be opened and closed normally afterwards.
The dual-stage airbags and belt pre-tensioners in combination with load limiters and the stable structure worked well, keeping loads on the driver’s chest and legs low. Much work has been carried out in the drivers knee impact area to reduce injuries but contact with a metal plate at the steering column still posed a risk.
The footwell suffered little intrusion and control of the pedals in the crash was good.
Side impact
A very impressive protection system includes seat-mounted thorax airbags and a head curtain airbag, which also protects those seated in the rear.
Child-protection
The recommended restraints used a forward-facing Britax Romer Duo Plus for the three-year-old and a rear-facing Britax Romer BabySafe Plus for the 18-monthold. The Duo Plus was installed using ISOFIX anchorages, while the Baby Safe used the adult belts.
Both children were well protected in the frontal and side impact.
There is a manual on/off switch fitted to the passenger frontal airbag. This was indicated by a non-permanent pictogram and text label on the end of the passenger’s fascia. Permanent labels to both sides of the passenger’s sun visor warned of the dangers of placing a child in a rear-facing restraint opposite an active airbag.
Pedestrian protection
The bumper offered full compliance, while the leading edge of the bonnet offered good protection, as did the areas where a child’s head might strike. The adult head impact area offered limited protection. Overall a very good effort and, with the Seat Altea, the best to date.
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