CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2017 Handbook (in English)

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Operating limits
The system only detects vehicles that are
stationary or m oving i n t he s ame d irection a s yo

ur
 v
ehicle.
It does not detect small vehicles
(bicycles,
 m

otorcycles),
 p
edestrians
 o
r
 anim

als, nor non-reflective stationary
objects.
The
 s

ystem
 i
s
 n
ot
 t
riggered
 o
r
 i
s
 i
nterrupted
 i
f
 the dr

iver:
-
 ac

celerates
 s
trongly
-
 or t

urns
 t
he
 s
teering
 w
heel
 s
uddenly
 (a

voiding
 man
oeuvre).With the monochrome screen C
F Press the MEnU b utton for access to the
main m enu.
F
Selec

t "Personalisation-Configuration ".
F
Selec

t "Define vehicle parameters ".
F
Selec

t "Driving assistance ".
F
Selec

t "Automatic emergency braking:
OFF " or " Automatic emergency braking :
O
n".
F Pr

ess the " 7" or " 8"
 b

utton
 t
o
 c
heck
 o
r
 un

check
 t
he
 b
ox
 a
nd
 a
ctivate
 o
r
 d
eactivate
 th

e
 s
ystem
 r
espectively.
F
Pr

ess the " 5" or " 6" button, then the OK
button to select the "OK"
 b

ox
 a
nd
 c
onfirm
 or t

he Back
 b
utton
 t
o
 c
ancel.
With the touch screen tablet
F Press the "MEnU" b utton.
F Selec t the "Driving " m
enu.
F
 In t

he
 s
econdary
 p
age,
 s
elect
 "V

ehicle
settings ".
F
Selec

t the "Driving assistance "
 t

ab.
F
 Ch

eck
 o
r
 u
ncheck
 t
he
 "A

uto emergency
braking "
 b

ox
 t
o
 a
ctivate
 o
r
 d
eactivate
 t
he
 sy

stem.
F
 Co

nfirm.
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Operating faults
In the event of an impact to the
windscreen at the sensor, deactivate
the system and contact a CITROËN
dealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop to
 h
ave
 yo

ur
 w
indscreen
 r
eplaced.
Never
 t

ry
 t
o
 r
emove,
 a
djust
 o
r
 t
est
 t
he
 sens

or.
Only a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop
 i

s
 a
ble
 t
o
 w
ork
 o
n
 t
he
 s
ystem.
When
 t

owing
 a t
railer
 o
r
 w
hen
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 i
s
 b
eing
 t
owed,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 m
ust
 be d

eactivated.
Do n
ot s
tick o
r o
ther wise f
ix a
ny o
bject on t
he w
indscreen i
n f
ront o
f t
he s
ensor.
Sensor fault
The operation of the laser sensor may suffer
inter ference from accumulations of dirt or
misting
 o

f
 t
he
 w
indscreen.
 I
n
 t
his
 c
ase
 y
ou
 a
re
 wa

rned
 b
y
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage.
Use
 t

he
 w
indscreen
 d
emisting
 a
nd
 r
egularly
 cl

ean the area of the windscreen in front of the
sensor.
System fault
In the event of a malfunction of the system, you
are w arned b y a n a udible s ignal a nd t he d isplay of t

he
 m
essage
 A
utomatic braking system
fault .
Have
 t

he
 s
ystem
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
In d
ifficult w
eather c
onditions (
very he
avy r
ain, s
now, f
og, h
ail...), b
raking di

stances increase, which can reduce
the ability of the system to avoid a
collision.
The driver must therefore remain
particularly
 vi

gilant.
Never leave accumulations of snow or
any
 o

bject
 p

rojecting
 a

bove
 t

he
 b

onnet
 or i

n
 f

ront
 o

f
 t

he
 r

oof:
 t

his
 m

ight
 f

all
 i

nto
 th

e field of vision of the sensor and
generate
 a d

etection.

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Seat belts
Front seat belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a
pretensioning and f orce l imiting s ystem.
This system improves safety in the front
seats
 i

n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a f
ront
 o
r
 s
ide
 i
mpact.
 De

pending
 o
n
 t
he
 s
everity
 o
f
 t
he
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 pr

etensioning
 s
ystem
 i
nstantly
 t
ightens
 t
he
 s
eat
 be

lts
 a
gainst
 t
he
 b
ody
 o
f
 t
he
 o
ccupants.
The
 p

retensioning
 s
eat
 b
elts
 a
re
 a
ctive
 w
hen
 th

e
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
n.
The force limiter reduces the pressure of the
seat belt on the chest of the occupant, so
improving
 t

heir
 p
rotection.
Fastening
F Pull the strap, t hen i nsert t he t ongue i n t he buck
le.
F
 Ch

eck
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 f
astened
 co

rrectly
 b
y
 p
ulling
 t
he
 s
trap.
Unfastening
F Press the r ed b utton o n t he b uckle.
F Gu ide t he s eat b elt a s i t i s r eeled i n.
Seat belt not fastened /
unfastened warning lamp
When the ignition is switched on, this warning l amp c omes o n i n t he i nstrument pa

nel,
 i
f
 t
he
 d
river
 a
nd/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 pa

ssenger
 h
as
 n
ot
 f
astened
 t
heir
 s
eat
 b
elt.
From approximately 12 mph (20 km/h) this w arning l amp f lashes f or t wo m inutes ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 o
f
 i
ncreasing
 vo

lume.
 O
nce
 t
hese
 t
wo
 m
inutes
 h
ave
 e
lapsed,
 th

is
 w
arning
 l
amp
 r
emains
 o
n
 u
ntil
 t
he
 d
river
 an

d/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 f
astens
 t
heir
 
s

eat
 b
elt.
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Rear seat belts
Fastening
F Pull the strap, t hen i nsert t he t ongue i n t he buck
le.
F
 Ch

eck
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 f
astened
 co

rrectly
 b
y
 p
ulling
 t
he
 s
trap.
Unfastening
F Press the r ed b utton o n t he b uckle.
F Gu ide t he s eat b elt a s i t i s r eeled i n.
The rear seats are each fitted with a three-point
inertia
 r

eel
 s

eat
 b

elt.

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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.
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Airbags
general information
System designed to contribute towards improving t he s afety o f t he o ccupants ( with th

e
 e
xception
 o
f
 t
he
 r
ear
 c
entre
 p
assenger)
 in t

he
 e
vent
 o
f
 v
iolent
 c
ollisions.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 su

pplement the action of the seat belts fitted
with
 f

orce
 l
imiters
 (
all
 e
xcept
 t
he
 c
entre
 r
ear
 pa

ssenger
 be
lt).
If a collision occurs, the electronic detectors
record and analyse the front and side impacts
sustained
 i

n
 t
he
 i
mpact
 d
etection
 z
ones:
-
 in t

he
 c
ase
 o
f
 a s
erious
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ar

e deployed instantly and contribute
towards better protection of the occupants
of
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 (
with
 t
he
 e
xception
 o
f
 t
he
 re

ar
 c
entre
 p
assenger);
 i
mmediately
 a
fter
 th

e
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 d
eflate
 r
apidly
 s
o
 th

at
 t
hey
 d
o
 n
ot
 h
inder
 v
isibility
 o
r
 t
he
 e
xit
 of t

he occupants,
-
in t

he case of a minor or rear impact or in
certain
 r

oll-over
 c
onditions,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ma

y
 n
ot
 b
e
 d
eployed;
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 al

one
 c
ontributes
 t
owards
 e
nsuring
 y
our
 pr

otection
 i
n
 t
hese
 s
ituations. This
 e

quipment
 w
ill
 o
nly
 d
eploy
 o
nce.
 If a s

econd
 i
mpact
 o
ccurs
 (
during
 t
he
 sa

me
 o
r
 a s
ubsequent
 a
ccident),
 t
he
 ai

rbag
 w
ill
 n
ot
 b
e
 d
eployed
 a
gain.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
Deployment of one or more of the
airbags
 i

s
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a s
light
 em

ission
 o
f
 s
moke
 a
nd
 a n
oise,
 d
ue
 to t

he activation of the pyrotechnic
cartridge
 i

ncorporated
 i
n
 t
he
 s
ystem.
This
 s

moke
 i
s
 n
ot
 h
armful,
 b
ut
 s
ensitive
 in

dividuals
 m
ay
 e
xperience
 s
light
 irr

itation.
The noise of detonation related to the
deployment
 o

f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 a
irbags
 ma

y
 r
esult
 i
n
 a s
light
 l
oss
 o
f
 h
earing
 f
or
 a s

hort
 t
ime.
The airbags do not operate when the
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Front airbags
System which protects the driver and front
passenger in 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 event of a serious front impact applied
to all or part of the front impact zone A , in
the
 l

ongitudinal
 c
entreline
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 a ho

rizontal plane and directed from the front to
the
 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
 and

the dashboard to cushion their forward
movement.
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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 assure the safety of your child,
the
 p

assenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 m
ust
 b
e
 de

activated when you install a rear ward
facing
 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
fitted 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 panel, you must contact
a CITROËN dealer or qualified
workshop
 t

o
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 ch

ecked.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 m
ay
 n
o
 l
onger
 be d

eployed in the event of a serious
impact.

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Lateral airbags
System which protects the driver and front
passenger in 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 Impact 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 of a serious side impact applied to all or
part of the side impact zone B, perpendicular
to
 t

he
 l

ongitudinal
 c

entreline
 o

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 o

n
 a ho

rizontal plane and directed from the outside
towards
 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 of the front occupant of the vehicle
and
 t

he
 c

orresponding
 d

oor
 t

rim
 p

anel.
Safety

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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 of a serious side impact applied to all or
part of the side impact zone B, perpendicular
to
 t

he
 l
ongitudinal
 c
entreline
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 a ho

rizontal plane and directed from the outside
towards
 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 side of the vehicle or if the
vehicle
 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 panel, accompanied by an
audible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 sc

reen, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 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.