CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

Fittings

Component which protects against sunlight from the front or the side, also equipped with an illum
inate
d courtes
y mirror.
)
With the ignition on, raise the concealing flap; the mirror is lit automaticall
y.

Thi
s sun v
isor
is a
lso e
quipp
ed with a t
icket
holder.
Sun visor

Illuminated glove
box
Thi
s can be used
to hold a water bottle.
Its lid has a location for storin
g the vehicle's
handbook pack.) To open t
he glove
box, ra
ise t
he handle.
It is lit when t
he lid is o
pene
d.
It houses the
front passenger airbag
deactivation switch A .
If the vehicle is fitted with air conditioning, it
provides access to the ventilation nozzle
B,
distributin
g the same conditioned air as the
vents in the passen
ger compartment.
Centre armrest Storage )
For access to the closed stora
ge box, lift
the lever to open the lid.
) For access to t
he open stora
ge box below
the armrest, li
ft the com
plete armrest
towar
ds the rear.
These can be used
for portable devices
(mobile
phone, MP3 player ...) which can be connected
to the USB port /Jack socket or charged from
th
e 12 V soc
ket in th
e centre console.
Comfort and stora
ge s
ystem for the driver and
front passen
ger.

Auxiliary socket This connection box, consisting of a JACK soc
ket is loca
ted on th
e centre console.
It permits the connection of portableequipment, such as a digital audio player of theiPod
®type.
It reads the audio
file formats
(mp3, ogg,
wma, wav, ...
) which are transmitted to your
audio equipment and played via the vehicle's speakers.
You can manage these files using the steering wheel controls or the audio equipment control panel and display them on the multifunction screen
.
USB Player
Wh
en
it is in use, t
he porta
ble
equipment charges automatically.
Wh
en
it is in use, t
he porta
ble
equ
ipment c
harges automat
ically.
For more information on the use of this
equipment, refer to the MyWay or Audio system part of the "Audio and Telematics" section.
This connection box, consisting of a JACK
socket and a USB port, is located on the centre console. It permits the connection o
f portable
equipment, such as a di
gital audio pla
yer o
f the
iPod
® or USB stick type. ®
It reads the audio
file formats
(mp3, ogg,
wma, wav...) which are transmitted to your
audio equipment and played via the vehicle's
speakers. You can mana
ge these files usin
g the steerin
g
w
heel contro
ls or t
he au
dio e
quipment contro
l
panel and displa
y them on the multi
function
screen
.
For more information on the use of this
equipment, refer to the Audio system part of the
"Audio and Telematics" sec
tion.
12 V accessories
socket )
To connect a 12 V accessory (max power: 120 Watts), remove the cover and connect a suitable adaptor.

Fittings

Mats
Removable carpet protection component.
When fitting the mat for the first time, on the driver's side, use only the fixings provided in the wallet attached.
The other mats are simply placed on thecar
pet.
Fitting
Removal To remove the mat on th
e driver's side:
)
move the seat as far back as possible,) unclip the fixin
gs,
)
remove the mat.
Refitting To r e
fit the mat on the driver's side:
) position t
he mat correct
ly,
) re
fit the
fixings by pressing,
) check that the mat is secured correctly.
To avoid an
y risk o
f jammin
g of the
pedals:
- on
ly use mats w
hich are su
ited to
the
fixings already present in the
vehicle
; their use is essential
,
- never fit one mat on top of another.

1.Rear
parcel
shelf
(see the following page for details)
2.
Retainin
g strap
3.
Location
for Hi- Fi am
plifier
4.
Stowin
g rin
gs
5.
Stora
ge box
(version equipped with a
temporary puncture repair kit)(see the
following page
for details
)
o
r Tool box (version equipped with a spare wheel
)
(refer to section "Practical Information -
§
Chan
ging a wheel"
)

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Fittings
To remove the shelf:
)
unhook the two cords,
)
raise the shelf slightly, then unclip it on each side.

Rear parcel shelf
)
Raise the boot carpet by pulling the strap upwards to gain access to the storage box.
This has areas for storin
g a temporar
y puncture
re
pair kit, a box o
f spare bulbs, a
first aid kit,
two warn
ing triangles, ...

Storage box
)
refit the boot floor carpet by folding it slightly in the middle.

General points relating to child seats Although one of CITROËN's main criteria when designing your vehicle, the safety of your children also depends on you.
CITRO
ËN recommends
that children
should travel in th
e rear seats

of you
r
vehicle: -
"rearwards-
facin
g"up to the a
ge
of 2,
-
"forwards-
facin
g"over the a
ge of 2.
For maximum sa
fety, please observe the
followin
g recommendations:
-
in accordance with European regulations,
all children under the age of 12 or less
than one and a half metres tall must
travel in a
pproved child seats suited to
their wei
ght , on seats fitted with a seat
belt or ISOFIX mountings * ,
-
statisticall
y, the sa
fest seats in
your
vehicle for carr
yingchild
ren are the

rear sea
ts,
-
a child weighing less than
9 kg must
travel in the "rearwards-facing" position
both in the front and in the rear
.
* The rules for carr
ying children are specific to
each countr
y. Re
fer to the current le
gislation
in your countr
y.

Child safety

Child seat in the front
"Rearwards-facing" When a "rear wards-facing" child seat is installed on the
front passen
ger sea
t , it
is essential that the passenger airbag is deactivated.
Other wise,
the
child
would
risk being seriously injured or killed if the airbag were to inflate.
"Forwards-facing" When a "
forwards-
facin
g" child seat is installed
on t
he front passen
ger seat , a
djust t
he
vehicle's seat to t
he interme
diate
long
itudinal
position w
ith the seat
back upr
ight an
d leave
the passenger airbag activated.
Interme
diate
long
itudina
l
pos
ition

Passenger air bag OFF
Child seats recommended by CITROËN
CITRO
ËN offers a complete range of recommended child seats which are secured using a
y
three
point seat belt : Group 0: from bir th to 10 kgGroup 0+: from bir th to 13 k
g
Groups 1, 2 and 3:
from 9 to 36 k
g

L1
"RÖMER Bab
y-Safe Plus"
In
stalled in th
e rearwards-
facin
g position.

L2
"KIDDY Lif
e"
The use of the restrainin
g
cushion is compulsor
y for
carrying youn
g child
ren
(from 9 to 18 k
g).
Groups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kg

L3
"RE
CAR
O Start''

L4
"KLIPPAN Optima"
From the age of 6 years (approximately 22 kg), the boos
ter is used
on it
s own.

L5
"RÖMER KIDFIX"
Can be
fitted to the vehicle's I
SO
FIX anchorages.
The c
hild
is restra
ined by the seat
belt.

Advice on child seats

The incorrect in
stallation of a child sea
t in
a
vehicle compromises the child's protection in the event of an accident. Remember to fas
ten th
e sea
t belts or th
e
child
sea
t harness
keeping the slack
in
relation to the child's body
to a minimum ,
even
for short journeys.
To insta
ll a c
hild
seat us
ing t
he ve
hicle's
seat belt, ensure that the belt is well tightened on the child seat and that it holds the child seat firmly against the vehicle's seat
.

For o
ptimum installation o
f the "
forward
facin
g" child seat, ensure that the back o
f
the c
hild
seat
is in contact w
ith the back
of the vehicle's seat and that the head restraint does not cause any discom
fort.

If the head restraint has to be removed
,
ensure that it is stored or attached securely to prevent it from being thrown around the vehicle in the event of sharp brakin
g.

Children under the age of 10 must not travelin the "for ward facing" position on the front passen
ger seat, unless the rear seats are
alrea
dy occup
ied by other c
hild
ren, cannot
be used
or are abse
nt.

Deactivate the passen
ger airba
g * when a
"rear
facing" child seat is installed on the
front seat.
Other wise, the child would risk being seriously injured or killed if the airbag were to infl
ate.
Insta
lling a
booster seat
The chest
part o
f the seat belt must be
positione
d on t
he c
hild'
s shoulder w
ithout
touc
hing the nec
k.

Ensure that the la
p part o
f the seat belt
passes correct
ly over t
he c
hild'
s thighs.
CITROËN recommends the use of abooster seat which has a back
, fitted with a
seat belt guide at shoulder level.
* Accordin
g to countr
y.
As a safet
y precaution, do not leave:
-
one or m
ore child
ren alo
ne and
unsu
perv
ised in a ve
hicle,
- a c
hild
or an an
ima
l in a ve
hicle w
hich
is ex
pose
d to t
he sun, w
ith the w
indows
close
d,
- the keys within reach of children inside
the vehicle.

To protect young children from the rays of the sun
, fit side blinds on the rear windows.

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Child safety
Your ve
hicle has
been a
pprove
d in accor
dance
with the ne
wISOFIX
regulation .
The seats, represented below, are fitted with regulation ISOFIX mountings:
"ISOFIX" mountings
There are three rings
for each seat:
- two rings A
, located between the vehicle
seat back and cushion, indicated by a label,
- a ring
B , behind the seat, re
ferred to as the
TOP TETHER

for fixing the upper strap.
This ISOFIX mounting system guarantees you
fast, reliable and safe fittin
g of the child seat in
your ve
hicle.

The
ISO
FIX
child seats
are fitted with tw
o locks
whi
ch are secure
d eas
ily on t
he two r
ings A.
Some also have an
upper s
trap w
hich is
attac
hed to r
ing
B.

To attach this strap, raise the vehicle seat's
head restraint then pass the hook between its
rods. Then fix the hook on ring
Band tighten
the upper strap.
The incorrect installation of a child seat in a vehicle compromises the child'sprotection in the event of an accident.
For information re
gardin
g the ISOFIX child
seats w
hich can
be insta
lled in your ve
hicle,
consult the summar
y table
for the location o
f
the I
SO
FIX child seats.