CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)
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169
Front airbags
System which protects the driver and front passenger i n t he e vent o f a s erious f ront i mpact in o
rder
t
o
l
imit
t
he
r
isk
o
f
i
njury
t
o
t
he
h
ead
a
nd
ch
est.
The
d
river's
a
irbag
i
s
f
itted
i
n
t
he
c
entre
o
f
t
he
st
eering
w
heel;
t
he
f
ront
p
assenger's
a
irbag
i
s
fi
tted
i
n
t
he
d
ashboard
a
bove
t
he
g
love
b
ox.deployment
The airbags are deployed, except the passenger's f ront a irbag i f i t i s d eactivated, in t
he
e
vent
o
f
a s
erious
f
ront
i
mpact
a
pplied
to a
ll
o
r
p
art
o
f
t
he
f
ront
i
mpact
z
one
A, i
n
the
l
ongitudinal
c
entreline
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
o
n
a ho
rizontal
p
lane
a
nd
d
irected
f
rom
t
he
f
ront
t
o
th
e
r
ear
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle.
The
f
ront
a
irbag
i
nflates
b
etween
t
he
h
ead-
thorax
o
f
t
he
f
ront
o
ccupant
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
an
d
t
he
d
ashboard
t
o
c
ushion
t
heir
f
or ward
mo
vement.
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deactivation
Only the passenger's front airbag can be deactivated:
F
wi
th the ignition off ,
i
nsert
t
he
k
ey
i
n
t
he
pa
ssenger's
a
irbag
d
eactivation
s
witch,
F
tu
rn it to the "OFF" position,
F
th
en,
r
emove
t
he
k
ey
k
eeping
t
he
s
witch
i
n
th
e
n
ew
p
osition.
This
w
arning
l
amp
c
omes
o
n
i
n
t
he
in
strument
p
anel
w
hen
t
he
i
gnition
is o
n
a
nd
u
ntil
t
he
a
irbag
i
s
r
e-
activated. To
a
ssure
t
he
s
afety
o
f
y
our
c
hild,
th
e
p
assenger's
f
ront
a
irbag
m
ust
b
e
de
activated
w
hen
y
ou
i
nstall
a r
ear ward
fa
cing
c
hild
s
eat
o
n
t
he
f
ront
p
assenger
seat
.
Other wise,
t
he
c
hild
w
ould
r
isk
b
eing
se
riously
i
njured
o
r
k
illed
i
f
t
he
a
irbag
we
re
d
eployed.
Reactivation
When you remove a child seat that has been fi
tted r ear ward f acing, t urn s witch t o t he "On" po
sition
t
o
r
e-activate
t
he
a
irbag
a
nd
s
o
as
sure
t
he
s
afety
o
f
y
our
f
ront
p
assenger
i
n
t
he
ev
ent
o
f
a
n
i
mpact.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on in the instrument p anel, y ou m ust c ontact a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
q
ualified
wo
rkshop
t
o
h
ave
t
he
s
ystem
ch
ecked.
T
he
a
irbags
m
ay
n
o
l
onger
be d
eployed
i
n
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a s
erious
impa
ct.
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171
Lateral airbags
System which protects the driver and front passenger i n t he e vent o f a s erious s ide i mpact in o
rder
t
o
l
imit
t
he
r
isk
o
f
i
njury
t
o
t
he
c
hest,
be
tween
t
he
h
ip
a
nd
t
he
s
houlder.
Each
l
ateral
a
irbag
i
s
f
itted
i
n
t
he
s
eat
b
ackrest
fr
ame,
d
oor
s
ide.deployment I mpact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
A l
ateral a
irbag i
s d
eployed u
nilaterally i
n t
he ev
ent o
f a s
erious s
ide i
mpact a
pplied t
o a
ll o
r pa
rt
o
f
t
he
s
ide
i
mpact
z
one
B
,
p
erpendicular
to t
he
l
ongitudinal
c
entreline
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
o
n
a ho
rizontal
p
lane
a
nd
d
irected
f
rom
t
he
o
utside
to
wards
t
he
i
nside
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle.
The
l
ateral
a
irbag
i
nflates
b
etween
t
he
h
ip
a
nd
sh
oulder
o
f
t
he
f
ront
o
ccupant
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
an
d
t
he
c
orresponding
d
oor
t
rim
p
anel.
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Curtain airbags
System which contributes towards improving the p rotection o f t he d river a nd p assengers (w
ith
t
he
e
xception
o
f
t
he
r
ear
c
entre
pa
ssenger)
i
n
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a s
erious
s
ide
im
pact
i
n
o
rder
t
o
l
imit
t
he
r
isk
o
f
i
njury
t
o
t
he
si
de
o
f
t
he
h
ead.
Each
c
urtain
a
irbag
i
s
b
uilt
i
nto
t
he
p
illars
a
nd
th
e
u
pper
p
assenger
c
ompartment
a
rea.
deployment
The curtain airbag is deployed at the same time a s t he c orresponding l ateral a irbag i n t he ev
ent
o
f
a s
erious
s
ide
i
mpact
a
pplied
t
o
a
ll
o
r
pa
rt
o
f
t
he
s
ide
i
mpact
z
one
B
,
p
erpendicular
to t
he
l
ongitudinal
c
entreline
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
o
n
a ho
rizontal
p
lane
a
nd
d
irected
f
rom
t
he
o
utside
to
wards
t
he
i
nside
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle.
The
c
urtain
a
irbag
i
nflates
b
etween
t
he
f
ront
o
r
re
ar
o
ccupant
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd
t
he
w
indows.
Operating fault
In the event of a minor impact or bump on the s ide o f t he v ehicle o r i f t he ve
hicle
r
olls
o
ver,
t
he
a
irbag
m
ay
n
ot
b
e
de
ployed.
In the event of a rear or front collision,
the
a
irbag
i
s
n
ot
d
eployed.
If this warning lamp comes on in the instrument p anel, a ccompanied b y a n au
dible
s
ignal
a
nd
a m
essage
i
n
t
he
sc
reen,
c
ontact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
w
orkshop
t
o
h
ave
t
he
s
ystem
ch
ecked.
T
he
a
irbags
m
ay
n
o
l
onger
b
e
de
ployed
i
n
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a s
erious
i
mpact.
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173
Advice
Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes o r r esting y our h ands o n t he c entre pa
rt
o
f
t
he
w
heel.
Passengers
m
ust
n
ot
p
lace
t
heir
f
eet
o
n
t
he
dashb
oard.
Do
n
ot
s
moke
a
s
d
eployment
o
f
t
he
a
irbags
ca
n
c
ause
b
urns
o
r
t
he
r
isk
o
f
i
njury
f
rom
a ci
garette
o
r
p
ipe.
Never
r
emove
o
r
p
ierce
t
he
s
teering
w
heel
o
r
hi
t
i
t
v
iolently.
Do
n
ot
f
it
o
r
a
ttach
a
nything
t
o
t
he
s
teering
wh
eel
o
r
d
ashboard,
t
his
c
ould
c
ause
i
njuries
wi
th
d
eployment
o
f
t
he
a
irbags.
Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats, compatible w ith t he d eployment t he l ateral ai
rbags.
F
or
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
r
ange
o
f
se
at covers suitable for your vehicle, you
can
c
ontact
a C
ITROËN dealer.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
a
ccessories,
r
efer
to t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
Do
n
ot
f
ix
o
r
a
ttach
a
nything
t
o
t
he
s
eat
ba
cks
(
clothing...).
T
his
c
ould
c
ause
i
njury
to t
he
c
hest
o
r
a
rms
i
f
t
he
l
ateral
a
irbag
i
s
de
ployed.
Do
n
ot
s
it
w
ith
t
he
u
pper
p
art
o
f
t
he
b
ody
an
y
n
earer
t
o
t
he
d
oor
t
han
n
ecessary.
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. This c ould c ause i njury t o t he h ead i f t he cu
rtain
a
irbag
i
s
d
eployed.
If
f
itted
o
n
y
our
v
ehicle,
d
o
n
ot
r
emove
t
he
gr
ab
h
andles
i
nstalled
o
n
t
he
r
oof,
t
hey
p
lay
a p
art
i
n
s
ecuring
t
he
c
urtain
a
irbags.
Sit
i
n
a n
ormal
u
pright
p
osition.
Wear
a c
orrectly
a
djusted
s
eat
b
elt.
Do
no
t
le
ave
an
ything
be
tween
th
e
oc
cupants
an
d
t
he
a
irbags
(
a
c
hild,
p
et,
o
bject...),
n
or
fi
x
o
r
a
ttach
a
nything
c
lose
t
o
t
he
i
nflation
tr
ajectory
o
f
t
he
a
irbags;
t
his
c
ould
c
ause
in
juries
d
uring
t
heir
d
eployment.
Never
m
odify
t
he
o
riginal
d
efinition
o
f
y
our
ve
hicle,
p
articularly
i
n
t
he
a
rea
d
irectly
ar
ound
t
he
a
irbags.
After
a
n
a
ccident
o
r
i
f
t
he
v
ehicle
h
as
b
een
st
olen
o
r
b
roken
i
nto,
h
ave
t
he
a
irbag
sy
stems
c
hecked.
All
w
ork
o
n
t
he
a
irbag
s
ystem
m
ust
b
e
ca
rried
o
ut
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
Even
i
f
a
ll
o
f
t
he
p
recautions
m
entioned
ar
e
o
bserved,
a r
isk
o
f
i
njury
o
r
o
f
m
inor
bu
rns t
o t
he h
ead, c
hest o
r a
rms w
hen a
n ai
rbag i
s d
eployed c
annot b
e r
uled o
ut. Th
e
b
ag
i
nflates
a
lmost
i
nstantly
(
within
a f
ew milliseconds)
t
hen
d
eflates
w
ithin
th
e
s
ame
t
ime
d
ischarging
t
he
h
ot
g
as
v
ia
op
enings
p
rovided
f
or
t
his
p
urpose.
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the safety recommendations below:
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Child safety
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General points relating to child seats
Although one of CITROËN main criteria when designing your vehicle, the safety of your children also d epends o n y ou.
CITROË
n rec
ommends
t
hat
c
hildren
sh
ould
t
ravel
o
n
t
he
r
ear seats of your
vehicle:
-
re
arward facing
u
p
t
o
t
he
a
ge
o
f
3
,
-
for
ward facing
o
ver
t
he
a
ge
o
f
3
.
For
m
aximum
s
afety,
p
lease
o
bserve
t
he
fo
llowing
rec
ommendations:
-
in a
ccordance
w
ith
E
uropean
r
egulations,
al
l children under the age of 12 or less
than one and a half metres tall must
travel in approved child seats suited to
their weight ,
o
n
s
eats
f
itted
w
ith
a s
eat
be
lt
o
r
I
SOFIX
m
ountings*,
-
st
atistically, the safest seats in your
vehicle for carr ying children are the
rear seats,
-
a ch
ild weighing less than 9 kg must
travel in the rearward facing position
both in the front and in the rear.
*
Th
e
r
egulations
o
n
c
arrying
c
hildren
a
re
sp
ecific
t
o
e
ach
c
ountry.
R
efer
t
o
t
he
le
gislation
i
n
f
orce
i
n
y
our
c
ountry.
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177
Child seat at the rear
Rearward facing
When a rear ward facing child seat is installed on a rear passenger seat , m
ove t he v ehicle's fr
ont
s
eat
f
or wards
a
nd
s
traighten
t
he
b
ackrest
so t
hat
t
he
r
ear ward
f
acing
c
hild
s
eat
d
oes
n
ot
to
uch
t
he
v
ehicle's
f
ront
s
eat.
Forward facing
When a for ward facing child seat is installed on a rear passenger seat , m
ove t he v ehicle's fr
ont
s
eat
f
or wards
a
nd
s
traighten
t
he
b
ackrest
so t
hat
t
he
l
egs
o
f
t
he
c
hild
i
n
t
he
f
or ward
fa
cing
c
hild
s
eat
d
o
n
ot
t
ouch
t
he
v
ehicle's
f
ront
seat
.
Centre rear seat
A child seat with a support leg must never be installed o n t he c entre rear passenger seat .
Ensure
t
hat
t
he
s
eat
b
elt
i
s
c
orrectly
t
ightened.
F
or
c
hild
s
eats
w
ith
a s
upport
l
eg,
e
nsure
th
at
t
he
s
upport
l
eg
i
s
i
n
s
table
c
ontact
w
ith
t
he
f
loor.
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Child seat in the front*
Rearward facingForward facing
Passenger seat adjusted to the intermediate
longitudinal and highest position.
*
Re
fer
t
o
t
he
c
urrent
l
egislation
i
n
y
our
c
ountry
be
fore
i
nstalling
a c
hild
s
eat
o
n
t
his
s
eat.
When a r
ear ward f
acing c
hild s
eat i
s i
nstalled on t
he front passenger seat , a
djust t
he s
eat to t
he
i
ntermediate
l
ongitudinal
a
nd
h
ighest
po
sition,
w
ith
t
he
b
ackrest
s
traightened.
The
p
assenger's
f
ront
a
irbag
m
ust
b
e
dea
ctivated.
Ot
herwise,
th
e child risks being
seriously injured or killed if the airbag were
to inflate . When a f
or ward f
acing c
hild s
eat i
s i
nstalled on t
he front passenger seat , a
djust t
he ve
hicle's
s
eat
t
o
t
he
i
ntermediate
l
ongitudinal
an
d
h
ighest
p
osition
w
ith
s
eat
b
ackrest
st
raightened
a
nd
l
eave
t
he
p
assenger's
f
ront
ai
rbag
a
ctivated.
Ensure that the seat belt is correctly
tensioned.
For
c
hild
s
eats
w
ith
a s
upport
l
eg,
en
sure
t
hat
t
he
s
upport
l
eg
i
s
i
n
s
table
co
ntact
w
ith
t
he
f
loor.
I
f
n
ecessary,
ad
just
the pa
ssenger
seat
.