alarm CITROEN C5 2010 Owners Manual

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ALARM *
System which protects and provides
a deterrent against theft and break-
ins. It provides the following types of
monitoring.
- Exterior perimeter
The system checks for opening of
the vehicle.
The alarm is triggered if anyone tries
to open a door, the boot, the bonnet...
- Interior volumetric
The system checks for any variation in
the volume in the passenger compart-
ment.
The alarm is triggered if anyone breaks
a window, enters the passenger com-
partment or moves inside the vehicle.
- Tilt
The system checks for any change
in the attitude of the vehicle.
The alarm is triggered if the vehicle
is lifted, moved or knocked. Locking the vehicle with full
alarm system
Activation

 Switch off the ignition and get out
of the vehicle.

 Press the locking button on the
remote control.
The monitoring system is active: the
indicator lamp on the button fl ashes
once per second.
After the locking button on the re-
mote control is pressed, the exterior
perimeter monitoring is activated
after a delay of 5 seconds and the
interior volumetric and anti-tilt moni-
toring after a delay of 45 seconds.
If an opening (door, boot...) is not
closed fully, the vehicle is not locked
but the exterior perimeter monitoring
will be activated after a delay of
45 seconds at the same time as
the interior volumetric and anti-tilt
monitoring. Deactivation

 Press the unlocking button on
the remote control.

The alarm system is deactivated: the in-
dicator lamp on the button switches off.
Locking the vehicle with
exterior perimeter monitoring
only
Deactivate the interior volumetric
and anti-tilt monitoring to avoid un-
wanted triggering of the alarm in
certain cases such as:
- leaving a pet in the vehicle,
- leaving a window partially open,
- washing your vehicle,
- changing a wheel,
- having your vehicle towed,
- transport by sea.
Self-protection function
The system checks for the
putting out of service of its
components.
The alarm is triggered if the battery,
the central control or the siren wiring
are put out of service or damaged.
For all work on the alarm system,
contact a CITROËN dealer. Deactivation of the interior
volumetric and anti-tilt
monitoring

 Switch off the ignition.

 Within ten seconds, press the
button until the indicator lamp is
lit continuously.

 Get out of the vehicle.

 Press the locking button on the
remote control immediately.
The exterior perimeter monitoring alone
is activated: the indicator lamp on the
button fl ashes once per second.
To be effective, this deactivation
must be carried out each time the
ignition is switched off.

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Reactivation of the interior
volumetric and anti-tilt
monitoring

 Press the unlocking button on the
remote control to deactivate the
exterior perimeter monitoring.

 Press the locking button on the
remote control to activate all the
monitoring functions.
The indicator lamp on the button
again fl ashes once per second. Triggering of the alarm
This is indicated by sounding of the
siren and fl ashing of the direction in-
dicators for thirty seconds.
The monitoring functions remain
active until the alarm has been trig-
gered eleven times in succession.
When the vehicle is unlocked using
the remote control, rapid fl ashing
of the indicator lamp on the button
informs you that the alarm was trig-
gered during your absence. When
the ignition is switched on, this fl ash-
ing stops immediately.
Failure of the remote control
To deactivate the monitoring func-
tions:

 Unlock the vehicle using the key
in the driver's door lock.

 Open the door; the alarm is trig-
gered.

 Switch on the ignition; the alarm
stops. The indicator lamp on the
button switches off. Locking the vehicle without
activating the alarm

 Lock or deadlock the vehicle using
the key in the driver's door lock.
Malfunction
When the ignition is switched on,
fi xed lighting of the indicator lamp on
the button indicates a malfunction of
the system.
Have it checked by a CITROËN
dealer.
* According to country.
Automatic activation *
2 minutes after the last door or the
boot is closed, the system is activat-
ed automatically.

 To avoid triggering the alarm on
entering the vehicle, fi rst press
the unlocking button on the re-
mote control.