Citroen DS4 2011 1.G Owner's 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 compartment.
The alarm is triggered if anyone breaks a
window, enters the passenger compar tment or
moves inside the vehicle.
Locking the vehicle with full
alarm system
- 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.
Self-protection function
The system checks for the putting out of
ser vice of its components.
The alarm is triggered if the battery, the central
control or the siren wiring are put out of ser vice
or damaged.
For all work on the alarm system,
contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
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 in the button flashes once per second.
After the locking button on the remote control
is pressed, the exterior perimeter monitoring
is activated after a delay of 5 seconds and the
interior volumetric and anti-tilt monitoring after
a delay of 45 seconds.
Deactivation
)
Press the unlocking button on the remote
control.
The alarm system is deactivated: the indicator
lamp in the button goes off.
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.
*
According to country.
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Deactivate the interior volumetric and anti-tilt
monitoring to avoid unwanted triggering of the
alarm in cer tain cases such as:
- leaving a pet in the vehicle,
- leaving a window par tially open,
- washing your vehicle,
- changing a wheel,
- having your vehicle towed,
- transpor t by sea.
Locking the vehicle
with exterior perimeter
monitoring only
Deactivation of the interior
volumetric and anti-tilt
monitoring
)
Switch off the ignition.
)
Within ten seconds, press the button until
the indicator lamp is on 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 in the button
flashes once per second. To be effective, this deactivation must
be carried out each time the ignition is
switched off.
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 in the button again flashes
once per second.
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Tr i g g e r i n g o f t h e a l a r m
This is indicated by sounding of the siren and
flashing of the direction indicators for
thirty seconds.
The monitoring functions remain active until
the alarm has been triggered eleven times in
succession.
When the vehicle is unlocked using the remote
control, rapid flashing of the indicator lamp
in the button informs you that the alarm was
triggered during your absence. When the
ignition is switched on, this flashing stops
immediately.
Failure of the remote control
To deactivate the monitoring functions:
Locking the vehicle without
activating the alarm
)
Lock or deadlock the vehicle using the key
in the driver's door lock.
)
unlock the vehicle using the key in the
driver's door lock,
)
open the door; the alarm is triggered,
)
switch on the ignition; the alarm stops;
the indicator lamp in the button goes off.
Operating fault
When the ignition is switched on, fixed
illumination of the indicator lamp in the button
indicates a fault with the system.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
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Doors
Opening
From outside
)
After unlocking the vehicle completely
using the remote control or the key, pull the
door handle.
From inside
)
Pull the interior control lever of a front door;
this unlocks the vehicle completely.
Closing
When a door is not closed correctly:
- when the engine is running
,
this warning lamp comes
on, accompanied by an aler t
message for a few seconds,
- when the vehicle is moving
(speed
higher than 6 mph (10 km/h)), this warning
lamp comes on, accompanied by an aler t
message for a few seconds.
When the selective unlocking is
activated, the first press of the remote
control unlocking button permits
unlocking of the driver's door only. With the selective unlocking activated:
- opening the the driver's door
unlocks the driver's door only (if the
vehicle has not already been
completely unlocked).
- opening one of the passenger
doors unlocks the rest of the
vehicle.
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System allowing the doors to be locked and
unlocked manually in the event of a malfunction
of the central locking system or battery failure.
Emergency control
Locking the driver's door
)
Inser t the key in the door lock, then turn it
to the rear.
You can also apply the procedure described
for the passenger doors.
Unlocking the driver's door
)
Inser t the key in the door lock, then turn it
to the front.
Locking the front and rear
passenger doors
)
Open the doors.
)
On the rear doors, check that the child lock
is not on (see Child Safety).
)
Remove the black cap, located on the edge
of the door, using the key.
)
Insert the key in the socket without forcing
it, then without turning it, move the latch
sideways towards the inside of the door.
)
Remove the key and refit the cap.
)
Close the doors and check that the vehicle
has locked correctly from the outside.
Unlocking the front and rear
passenger doors
)
Pull the interior door opening control.
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Boot
System allowing the mechanical unlocking of
the boot in the event of a battery or central
locking system malfunction.
Ta i l g a t e r e l e a s e
Unlocking
)
Fold back the rear seats to gain access to
the lock from inside the boot.
)
Inser t a small screwdriver into hole A
of the
lock to unlock the tailgate.
)
Move the latch to the left.
)
After unlocking the boot or the vehicle
using the remote control or the key, press
the opening control, then raise the tailgate.
Opening
Closing
)
Lower the boot lid using the interior grab
handle.
- when the engine is running
,
this warning lamp comes on,
accompanied by the display of an
aler t message for a few seconds,
- when the vehicle is moving
(speed above
6 mph (10 km/h)), this warning lamp comes
on, accompanied by an audible signal and
the display of an aler t message for a few
seconds.
Locking after closing
If the fault persists after closing again, the boot
will remain locked.
If the tailgate is not closed correctly:
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1.
Driver's electric window control.
2.
Passenger's electric window control.
- manual mode
)
Press or pull the control gently.
The window stops when the control is
released.
- automatic mode
)
Press or pull the control firmly.
The window opens or closes fully when
the control is released.
)
Pressing the control again stops the
movement of the window.
The electric window controls remain
operational for approximately
45 seconds after the ignition is
switched off or until the vehicle is
locked after a door is opened.
If the passenger 's window cannot be
operated from the driver's door control
panel, carry out the operation from the
passenger's door control panel,
and vice versa.
Electric windows
Fitted with a safety anti-pinch system.
One-touch electric
windows
There are two options:
After approximately ten consecutive
complete opening/closing movements
of the window, a protection function is
activated which only authorises closing
of the window to prevent damage to the
electric window motor.
Once the window is closed, the controls
will become available again after
approximately 40 minutes.
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Safety anti-pinch
When the window rises and meets an obstacle,
it stops and partially lowers again.
Reinitialisation
If a window does not rise automatically,
its operation must be reinitialised:
)
pull the control until the window stops,
)
release the control and pull it again until
the window closes fully,
)
continue to hold the control for
approximately one second after the
window has closed,
)
press the control to lower the window
automatically to the low position,
)
when the window has reached the low
position, press the control again for
approximately one second.
The safety anti-pinch function is not
operational during these operations.
If the window cannot be closed
(for example, in the presence of ice),
once the window has lowered:
)
press and hold the control until the
window opens fully,
)
then pull the control immediately
and hold it until the window closes,
)
continue to hold the control for
approximately one second after the
window has closed.
The safety anti-pinch function is not
operational during these operations.
Always remove the key from the ignition
when leaving the vehicle, even for a
shor t time.
If an obstacle is encountered during
operation of the electric windows,
you must reverse the movement of the
window. To do this, press the control
concerned.
When the driver operates the
passenger's electric window control,
they must ensure that nothing is
preventing the windows closing
correctly.
The driver must ensure that the
passengers use the electric windows
correctly.
Be aware of children when operating
the windows.
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Fuel tank
Capacity of the tank: approximately 60 litres.
Low fuel level
Refuelling
Additions of fuel must be of at least 5 litres to
be registered by the fuel gauge.
Opening the filler cap may result in an inrush of
air. This vacuum is entirely normal and results
from the sealing of the fuel system.
)
Press control A
until the automatic opening
of the fuel flap is heard.
This control remains active for a few minutes
after switching off the ignition. If necessary,
switch the ignition on again to reactivate it.
)
Take care to select the pump that delivers
the correct fuel for your vehicle.
)
Introduce the nozzle so as to push in the
metal non-return flap B.
)
Make sure that the nozzle is pushed in as
far as possible before star ting to refuel (risk
of blowback).
)
Maintain this position while refuelling.
)
Push the fuel flap to close it.
If you are filling your tank to the top, do not
persist after the third cut- off; this could
cause your vehicle to malfunction.
When the low fuel level in the tank
is reached, this warning lamp on
the instrument panel comes on,
accompanied by an audible warning
and a message in the screen.
When it first comes on, around 6 litres of fuel
remain in the tank.
You must refuel as soon as possible to avoid
running out.
With Stop & Star t, never refuel with the
system in STOP mode; you must switch
off the ignition with the key.
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Quality of the fuel used for
petrol engines
The petrol engines are per fectly compatible
with E10 or E24 type petrol biofuels (containing
10 % or 24 % ethanol), conforming to European
standards EN 228 and EN 15376.
E85 type fuels (containing up to 85 % ethanol)
are reser ved exclusively for vehicles marketed
for the use of this type of fuel (BioFlex
vehicles). The quality of the ethanol must
comply with European standard EN 15293.
For Brazil only, special vehicles are marketed
to run on fuels containing up to 100 % ethanol
(E100 type).
Quality of the fuel used for
Diesel engines
The Diesel engines are per fectly compatible
with biofuels which conform to current and
future European standards (Diesel fuel which
complies with standard EN 590 mixed with a
biofuel which complies with standard EN 14214)
available at the pumps (containing up to 7 %
Fatty Acid Methyl Ester).
The B30 biofuel can be used in cer tain Diesel
engines; however, this use is subject to strict
application of the special ser vicing conditions.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
The use of any other type of (bio)fuel
(vegetable or animal oils, pure or diluted,
domestic fuel...) is strictly prohibited (risk of
damage to the engine and fuel system).
The petrol or Diesel engine of your vehicle is
fitted with a catalytic conver ter, a device which
helps to reduce the level of harmful emissions
in the exhaust gases.
For petrol engines, the use of unleaded fuel
is compulsory.
The filler neck is narrower, admitting unleaded
petrol nozzles only.
Fuel supply cut- of f
Your vehicle is equipped with a safety device
which cuts off the fuel supply in the event of a
collision.
If you have put in the wrong fuel for
your vehicle, you must have have
the tank drained and refilled with
the correct fuel before you star t the
engine.