light Citroen DS3 2016 1.G User Guide

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There is a risk of damage to the gearbox:
- if y ou press the accelerator and
brake
 p

edals
 a
t
 t
he
 s
ame
 t
ime,
-
if y

ou force the movement of the
selector from the P position to
another position when the battery
is
 f

lat.
To reduce fuel consumption when at
a
 p

rolonged
 s
tandstill
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ru

nning
 (
traffic
 j
am...),
 p
ut
 t
he
 s
elector
 in t

he
n
 
p
osition
 a
nd
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake.
If the selector is not in position P
,
when
 t

he
 d

river's
 d

oor
 i

s
 o

pened
 o

r
 ap

proximately
 4

5
 s

econds
 a

fter
 t

he
 ig

nition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

ff,
 a w

arning
 me

ssage
 a

ppears
 i

n
 t

he
 s

creen.
F
Re

turn the selector to position P ;
 th

e
 m

essage
 d

isappears.
When
 d

riving
 o

n
 f

looded
 r

oads
 o

r
 w

hen
 cr

ossing
 a f

ord,
 p

roceed
 a

t
 w

alking
 pa

ce.
Operating fault
Manual operation
When the ignition is on, the lighting of t
his w arning l amp, a ccompanied by a

n
 a

udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 mu

ltifunction
 s
creen,
 i
ndicates
 a g
earbox
 f
ault.
In
 t

his
 c

ase,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 s
witches
 t
o
 b
ack-up
 mo

de
 a

nd
 i

s
 l
ocked
 i
n
 3
rd
 g
ear.
 Y
ou
 m
ay
 f
eel
 a s

ubstantial
 k
nock
 w
hen
 c
hanging
 f
rom
 P

to R and from
n t

o R.
 T

his
 w
ill
 n
ot
 c
ause
 a
ny
 da

mage
 t

o
 t
he
 g
earbox.
Do
 n

ot
 e

xceed
 6
0
 m
ph
 (
100
 k
m/h),
 l
ocal
 s
peed
 res

trictions
 pe
rmitting.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
F Selec
t position M for sequential chan
ging of t
he f
our g
ears.
F
Pu

sh the selector towards the +
 s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 u

p
 a g

ear.
F
Pu

ll the selector towards the -
 s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 d

own
 a g

ear.
It
 i

s
 o

nly
 p

ossible
 t

o
 c

hange
 f

rom
 o

ne
 g

ear
 t

o
 an

other
 i

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 s

peed
 a

nd
 e

ngine
 s

peed
 pe

rmit;
 o

ther wise,
 t

he
 g

earbox
 w

ill
 o

perate
 te

mporarily
 i

n
 a

utomatic
 m

ode. This
 s

ymbol
 i

s
 d

isplayed
 i

f
 a g

ear
 is n

ot
 e

ngaged
 c

orrectly
 (

selector
 be

tween
 t

wo
 p

ositions).
D
 d

isappears
 a

nd
 t

he
 g

ears
 en

gaged
 a

ppear
 i

n
 s

uccession
 i

n
 t

he
 ins

trument
 pane

l.
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can engage pos ition P or n  t
o p lace t he g earbox i n n eutral.
In
 b

oth
 c
ases,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
o
 im

mobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
Invalid value during manual
operation
If the engine speed is too low or too high, the gear s elected f lashes f or a f ew s econds, t hen th

e
 a
ctual
 g
ear
 e
ngaged
 i
s
 d
isplayed.
It
 i

s
 p
ossible
 t
o
 c
hange
 f
rom
 p
osition
 D

(automatic)
 t

o
 p
osition
 M (
manual)
 a
t
 a
ny
 t
ime.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 s
tationary
 o
r
 m
oving
 ve

ry
 s
lowly,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 s
elects
 g
ear
 M1
au

tomatically.
The
 s

port
 a
nd
 s
now
 p
rogrammes
 d
o
 n
ot
 op

erate
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.

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Lighting controlsSystem for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.
Th e various front and rear lamps of the vehicle
are
 d

esigned
 t
o
 a
dapt
 t
he
 d
river's
 v
isibility
 pr

ogressively
 a
ccording
 t
o
 c
limatic
 c
onditions:
-
si

delamps, to be seen,
-
di

pped beam headlamps to see without
dazzling
 ot

her
 dr
ivers,
-
ma

in beam headlamps to see clearly when
the
 r

oad
 i
s
 c
lear.
Main lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfil the
requirements of particular conditions of
visibility:
-
 a r
ear
 f
oglamp
 t
o
 b
e
 s
een
 f
rom
 a
far,
-
 fr

ont
 f
oglamps
 f
or
 i
mproved
 v
ision,
-
 LE

D
 l
amps
 t
o
 b
e
 s
een
 d
uring
 t
he
 d
aytime.
Additional lighting
Various automatic lighting control modes are a lso a vailable a ccording t o t he f ollowing opt

ions:
-
 gu

ide-me-home
 l
ighting,
-
 au

tomatic
 i
llumination
 o
f
 h
eadlamps.
Programming
In some weather conditions (e.g. low temperature o r h umidity), t he p resence of m

isting
 o
n
 t
he
 i
nternal
 s
ur face
 o
f
 t
he
 gl

ass
 o
f
 t
he
 h
eadlamps
 a
nd
 r
ear
 l
amps
 is n

ormal;
 i
t
 d
isappears
 a
fter
 t
he
 l
amps
 ha

ve
 b
een
 o
n
 f
or
 a f
ew
 m
inutes.

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Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
Manual controls
The lighting is controlled directly by the driver by means o f t he r ing A a nd t he s talk B.
A
utomatic
 i
llumination
 o
f
 h
eadlamps.
B.
 St

alk
 f
or
 s
witching
 t
he
 h
eadlamp
 b
eam:
 pu

ll
 t
he
 s
talk
 t
o
 s
witch
 b
etween
 d
ipped
 a
nd
 ma

in
 b
eam
 h
eadlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps modes,
the
d

river can switch on the main beam
headlamps
 t

emporarily
 (
"headlamp
 f
lash")
 b
y
 ma

intaining
 a p
ull
 o
n
 t
he
 s
talk.
A.
 Ma

in
 l
ighting
 m
ode
 s
election
 r
ing:
 t
urn
 i
t
 to p

osition
 t
he
 s
ymbol
 r
equired
 f
acing
 t
he
 mar

k.
Lighting off (ignition off) /
Da ytime r unning l amps ( engine r unning).
Sidelamps only.
Dipped headlamps or main beam headlamps.
Displays
Lighting of the corresponding indicator lamp on th
e i nstrument p anel c onfirms t he s witching o n of t

he
 l
ighting
 s
elected.
The
 i

nstrument
 p
anel
 h
as
 p
ermanent
 b
ack-
lighting.
 I

llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 i
s
 th

erefore
 n
ot
 l
inked
 t
o
 t
he
 e
xterior
 l
ighting.
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C. Foglamp selection r ing.
The f oglamps o perate w ith t he d ipped a nd m ain be

am
 he
adlamps.
Rotate
 a

nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 r
ing
 C:
F fo

r wards a first time to switch on the front
foglamps,
F
fo

r wards a second time to switch on the
rear
 fog

lamp,
F
re

ar wards a first time to switch off the rear
foglamp,
F
re

ar wards a second time to switch of the
front
 f

og
 l
amps.
Model with front foglamps
and a rear foglamp Lighting on audible warning
When the ignition is switched off, all of t
he lamps switch off automatically,
unless
 g

uide-me-home
 l
ighting
 i
s
 ac

tivated.
If
 t

he
 l
ighting
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n
 m
anually
 af

ter
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition,
 t
here
 is a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 w
hen
 a f
ront
 d
oor
 is o

pened to warn the driver that
they
 h

ave
 f
orgotten
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 ve

hicle's
 l
ighting,
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff.
In
 g

ood
 o
r
 r
ainy
 w
eather,
 b
y
 b
oth
 d
ay
 an

d
 n
ight,
 t
he
 f
ront
 f
oglamps
 a
nd
 t
he
 re

ar
 f
oglamp
 a
re
 p
rohibited.
 I
n
 t
hese
 si

tuations, the power of their beams
may
 d
azzle
 o
ther
 d
rivers.
Do
 n
ot
 f
orget
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 f
ront
 fo

glamps
 a
nd
 t
he
 r
ear
 f
oglamp
 w
hen
 th

ey
 a
re
 n
o
 l
onger
 n
ecessary.
Front
 a

nd
 r

ear
 f

oglamps
When
 t

he
 l

ighting
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

ff
 a

utomatically
 (w

ith
 A

UTO
 m

odel)
 o

r
 w

hen
 t

he
 d

ipped
 he

adlamps are switched off manually, the
foglamps
 a

nd
 s

idelamps
 w

ill
 r

emain
 o

n.
F
 Tu

rn
 t

he
 r

ing
 r

ear wards
 t

o
 s

witch
 o

ff
 t

he
 fo

glamps,
 t

he
 s

idelamps
 w

ill
 t

hen
 s

witch
 o

ff.

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The temporary illumination of the dipped beam
headlamps after t he v ehicle's i gnition h as b een sw

itched
 o
ff
 m
akes
 t
he
 d
river's
 e
xit
 e
asier
 wh

en
 t
he
 l
ight
 i
s
 p
oor.
Switching on
F With the ignition o ff, " flash" t he h eadlamps us
ing t he l ighting s talk.
F
A fu

rther "headlamp flash" switches the
function
 o

ff.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches off a utomatically a fter a s et t ime.
Manual guide-me-home
lighting
The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps
are switched on automatically, without any
action on the part of the driver, when a low level
of
 e

xternal
 l
ight
 i
s
 d
etected
 o
r
 i
n
 c
ertain
 c
ases
 of a

ctivation
 o
f
 t
he
 w
indscreen
 w
ipers.
As
 s

oon
 a
s
 t
he
 b
rightness
 r
eturns
 t
o
 a
n
 ad

equate level or after the windscreen wipers
are switched off, these lamps are switched off
automatically
 a

nd
 t
he
 d
aytime
 r
unning
 l
amps
 co

me
 o
n.
Automatic illumination of
headlamps
Activation
F Turn ring t o t he "A UTO" p osition. T he ac
tivation of the function is confirmed by
the
 d

isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage.
Deactivation
F Turn ring to a p osition o ther t han "A UTO". Th
e deactivation of the function is
confirmed
 b

y
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the
sunshine sensor, t he l ighting c ome on

,
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 on t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 a
nd/or
 a me

ssage
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal.
Contact
 a C

ITROËN
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 wo

rkshop.
Visibility

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LED daytime running lampsThis daytime lighting, a signature of the vehicle, comprises t wo s ets o f l ight-emitting d iodes (L

EDs),
 l
ocated
 i
n
 v
ertical
 h
ousings
 b
elow
 e
ach
 he

adlamp.
On
 s

tarting
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 i
n
 d
aylight
 t
he
 d
aytime
 ru

nning
 l
amps
 c
ome
 o
n
 a
utomatically,
 i
f
 t
he
 li

ghting
 s
talk
 i
s
 i
n
 p
osition
 "
0" or "AUTO" .
If the sidelamps and headlamps are switched
on manually or automatically, the daytime
running
 l

amps
 g
o
 o
ff.
In
 f

og
 o

r
 s

now,
 t

he
 s

unshine
 s

ensor
 ma

y
 d

etect
 s

ufficient
 l

ight.
 T

herefore,
 th

e
 l

ighting
 w

ill
 n

ot
 c

ome
 o

n
 auto

matically.
Do not cover the sunshine sensor,
coupled with the rain sensor and
located in the centre of the windscreen
behind
 t

he
 r

ear
 v

iew
 m

irror;
 t

he
 as

sociated
 f

unctions
 w

ould
 n

o
 l

onger
 be con

trolled.
Automatic
guide-me-home
lighting
When the automatic illumination of headlamps
functions i
s a ctivated, i f t he a mbient l ight l evel is l

ow the dipped beam headlamps remain on
when
 s

witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition.
Settings
Activation and deactivation, as well as the
duration of t he g uide-me-home l ighting c an be s

et
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 c
onfiguration
 o
r
 s
ettings
 me

nu
 (
except
 f
or
 t
he
 m
onochrome
 s
creen
 A
,
 fo

r
 w
hich
 t
he
 d
uration
 i
s
 f
ixed
 a
t
 6
0
 s
econds).

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A. Courtesy lamp
B. Ma p reading lamps
Courtesy lamp
In this position, the courtesy lamp
comes o n g radually:
Courtesy lamp
- when the v ehicle i s u nlocked,
- wh en t he k ey i s r emoved f rom t he i gnition,
-
wh

en a door is opened,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 r
emote
 c
ontrol
 l
ocking
 b
utton
 i
s
 ac

tivated,
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 l
ocate
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
It
 s

witches
 o
ff
 g
radually:
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 l
ocked,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
-
 30 s

econds
 a
fter
 t
he
 l
ast
 d
oor
 i
s
 c
losed.
Permanently
 o

ff.
Permanent
 li

ghting.
With the "permanent lighting" mode, the duration of lighting v aries, d epending o n t he c ircumstances:
- with the ignition off, approximately ten m inutes,
- in energy economy mode, approximately t hirty s econds,
- with the engine running, unlimited.
Map reading lamps
F With the ignition o n, p ress t he co
rresponding sw itch.

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Interior mood lightingThe dimmed passenger compartment lighting improves visibility in the vehicle when the light is p o
o r.
Switching on
At night, the illumination of footwells and the central d ashboard s torage c ompartment c omes on a

utomatically when the sidelamps are
switched
 o

n.
Switching off
The interior mood lighting switches off automatically when the sidelamps are
switched
 o

ff.
It
 c

an
 b
e
 s
witched
 o
ff
 m
anually
 u
sing
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 l
ighting
 r
heostat
 b
utton.
F
 Wi

th
 t
he
 l
ighting
 o
n,
 p
ress
 s
everal
 t
imes
 o
n
 th

e left hand button of the instrument panel
to
 p

rogressively
 r
educe
 t
he
 d
ashboard
 li

ghting
 l
evel.
F
 Pr

ess
 a
gain
 t
o
 r
educe
 t
he
 l
ighting
 l
evel
 to t

he minimum and switch off the interior
mood
 lig

hting. This comes on automatically when the boot is
opened
 a

nd
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
utomatically
 w
hen
 t
he
 bo

ot
 i
s
 c
losed.
Boot lamp
The lighting time varies according to the cir cumstances:
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
ff,
 ap

proximately
 t
en minutes,
-
 in e

nergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode,
 ap

proximately
 t
hirty seconds,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning,
 n
o
 l
imit.Programming
Switching the function on or off is done using the v ehicle s ettings m enu.
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Braking assistance systems
Group of supplementary systems which help you t o o btain o ptimum b raking i n c omplete sa

fety
 i
n
 e
mergency
 s
ituations:
-
 an

ti-lock
 b
raking
 s
ystem
 (
ABS),
-
 el

ectronic
 b
rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 (
EBFD),
-
 em

ergency
 b
raking
 a
ssistance
 (
EBA).Anti-lock braking system
and electronic brake force
distribution
Linked systems which improve the stability and manoeuvrability o f y our v ehicle w hen b raking, in p

articular
 o
n
 p
oor
 o
r
 s
lippery
 s
ur faces.
Activation
The anti-lock braking system comes into operation a utomatically w hen t here i s a r isk o f wh

eel
 l
ock.
Normal
 o

peration
 o
f
 t
he
 A
BS
 m
ay
 m
ake
 i
tself
 fe

lt
 b
y
 s
light
 v
ibration
 o
f
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
When
 b

raking
 i
n
 a
n
 e
mergency,
 p
ress
 ve

ry
 f
irmly
 w
ithout
 r
eleasing
 t
he
 pre

ssure.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on, together w ith t he S TOP and ABS
warning
 l

amps,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 i
t
 in

dicates
 a m
alfunction
 o
f
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 b
rake
 fo

rce distribution which could result in loss of
control
 o

f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
hen
 b
raking.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
When
 r

eplacing
 w
heels
 (
tyres
 a
nd
 ri

ms),
 e
nsure
 t
hat
 t
hey
 c
onform
 t
o
 t
he
 man

ufacturer's
 re
commendations.
If
 t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 an

d
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 i
t
 in

dicates
 a m
alfunction
 o
f
 t
he
 a
nti-lock
 b
raking
 sy

stem which could result in loss of control of
the
 v

ehicle
 w
hen
 b
raking.
In either case, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo
rkshop.

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Advice
In order to be effective, a seat belt must:
- be t ightened a s c lose t o t he b ody a s po

ssible,
-
be p

ulled in front of you with a smooth
movement,
 c

hecking
 t
hat
 i
t
 d
oes
 n
ot
 tw

ist,
-
be u

sed to restrain only one person,
-
 no

t
 b
ear
 a
ny
 t
race
 o
f
 c
uts
 o
r
 f
raying,
-
no

t be converted or modified to avoid
affecting
 its pe

rformance.
In
 ac

cordance
 wi
th
 cu
rrent
 sa
fety
 re
gulations,
 fo

r
 a
ll
 r
epairs
 o
n
 y
our
 v
ehicle's
 s
eat
 b
elts,
 g
o
 to a q

ualified
 w
orkshop
 w
ith
 t
he
 s
kills
 a
nd
 eq

uipment needed, which a CITROËN dealer
is
 a

ble
 t
o
 p
rovide.
Have
 y

our
 s
eat
 b
elts
 c
hecked
 r
egularly
 b
y
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop,
 pa

rticularly
 i
f
 t
he
 s
traps
 s
how
 s
igns
 o
f
 dam

age.
Clean the seat belt straps with soapy water or
a
 t

extile
 c
leaning
 p
roduct,
 s
old
 b
y
 C
ITROËN
 dea

lers.
After
 f

olding
 o
r
 m
oving
 a s
eat
 o
r
 r
ear
 b
ench
 se

at, ensure that the seat belt is positioned
and
 r

eeled
 i
n
 c
orrectly.Recommendations for
children
Use a suitable child seat if the passenger is less than 12 years old or shorter than one
and
 a h

alf
 m
etres.
Never use the same seat belt to secure
more
 t

han
 o
ne
 p
erson.
Never
 a

llow
 a c
hild
 t
o
 t
ravel
 o
n
 y
our
 l
ap.
For more information on child seats, refer to
the
 c

orresponding
 s
ection.
In the event of an impact
Depending on the nature and
seriousness of the impact , the
pretensioning
 d

evice
 m
ay
 b
e
 d
eployed
 be

fore
 a
nd
 i
ndependently
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags.
 Dep

loyment of the pretensioners is
accompanied
 b

y
 a s
light
 d
ischarge
 o
f
 ha

rmless
 s
moke
 a
nd
 a n
oise,
 d
ue
 t
o
 t
he
 ac

tivation
 o
f
 t
he
 p
yrotechnic
 c
artridge
 in

corporated
 i
n
 t
he
 s
ystem.
In
 a

ll
 c
ases,
 t
he
 a
irbag
 w
arning
 l
amp
 co

mes
 o
n.
Following
 a

n
 i
mpact,
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elts
 sy

stem
 ch
ecked,
 an
d
 if ne
cessary
 re
placed,
 by a C

ITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
The
 d

river
 m

ust
 e

nsure
 t

hat
 p

assengers
 u

se
 th

e seat belts correctly and that they are all
fastened
 b

efore
 s

etting
 o

ff.
Wherever you are seated in the vehicle,
always fasten your seat belt, even for short
journeys.
Do
 n

ot
 i

nterchange
 t

he
 s

eat
 b

elt
 b

uckles
 a

s
 th

ey
 w

ill
 n

ot
 f

ulfil
 t

heir
 r

ole
 f

ully.
The seat belts are fitted with an inertia reel
permitting
 a

utomatic
 a

djustment
 o

f
 t

he
 l

ength
 of t

he
 s

trap
 t

o
 y

our
 s

ize.
 T

he
 s

eat
 b

elt
 i

s
 st

owed
 a

utomatically
 w

hen
 n

ot
 i

n
 u

se.
Before and after use, ensure that the seat
belt
 i

s
 r

eeled
 i

n
 c

orrectly.
The lower part of the strap must be
positioned a
s l
ow a
s p
ossible o
n t
he p
elvis.
The upper part must be positioned in the
hollow
 o

f
 t

he
 s

houlder.
The inertia reels are fitted with an automatic
locking
 d

evice
 w

hich
 c

omes
 i

nto
 o

peration
 i

n
 th

e
 e

vent
 o

f
 a c

ollision,
 e

mergency
 b

raking
 or i

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 r

olls
 o

ver.
 Y

ou
 c

an
 r

elease
 th

e
 d

evice
 b

y
 p

ulling
 t

he
 s

trap
 f

irmly
 a

nd
 t

hen
 re

leasing
 i

t
 s

o
 t

hat
 i

t
 r

eels
 i

n
 s

lightly.
Safety