ignition Citroen DS4 RHD 2011.5 1.G Owner's Guide

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Do not throw the remote control batteries away, they contain metalswhich are harmful to the environment.
Take them to an approved collectionpoint.
Lost keys

Visit a CITROËN dealer with the vehicle's registration document, your personalidentification documents and if possible the key code label.

The CITROËN dealer will be able to find the key code and the transponder code required to order a new key.


Remote control

The high frequency remote control is a sensitive system; do not operate it while it is in your pocket as there is a possibility that it may unlock the vehicle, without you being aware of it.
Do not repeatedly press the buttons of your remote control out of range and out of sight of your vehicle. You run the risk of stopping it from working and the remote control would have to be reinitialised.
The remote control does not operate when the key is in the ignition switch, even when the ignition is switched off, except for reinitialisation.


Locking the vehicle
Driving with the doors locked may make access to the passenger compar tment by theemergency ser vices more difficult in an emergency. As a safety precaution (with children on board), remove the key from the ignition switch when you leave the vehicle, even for a shor t time.


Anti-theft protection

Do not make any modifications to the electronic engine immobiliser system; this couldcause malfunctions.

When purchasing a second-hand vehicle

Have the pairing of all of the keys in your possession checked by a CITROËN dealer, to ensure that only your keys can be used to open and star t the vehicle.

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This system allows automatic simultaneous locking of the doors and boot as soon as the speed of the vehicle exceeds 6 mph (10 km/h).

Anti-intrusion security


Operation
Activation/Deactivation
You can activate or deactivate this function permanently.
)
With the ignition on, press this buttonuntil an audible signal star ts and a corresponding message is displayed. If one of the doors or the boot is open,
the automatic central lockin
g does not takeplace.
This is signalled by the sound of the locks rebounding, accompanied byillumination of this warning lamp in the
instrument panel, an audible signal
and the displa
y of an aler t message.
Carrying long and voluminousobjects If you want to drive with the boot open, you should press the central locking button to lock the the doors. Other wise,
every time the speed of the vehicle exceeds 6 mph (10 km/h), the lockswill rebound and the alerts mentioned above will appear.


In the event of a serious impact with deployment of an airbag, the vehicle's doors unlock automatically to allow theexit of occupants and access for the security services.
Pressin
g the central locking button unlocks
the vehicle.
Above 6 mph (10 km/h), this locking is
temporary. The state o
f the system stays in memory when
switchin
g off the ignition.

Alarm *
- 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 theattitude 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 centralcontrol or the siren wiring are put out of service
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.
A
fter the locking button on the remote control
is pressed, the exterior perimeter monitoringis 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 remotecontrol.
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 lockedbut 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.

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According to country.

Access
Deactivate the interior volumetric and anti-tilt
monitoring to avoid unwanted triggering of the alarm in certain cases such as:


- leaving a pet in the vehicle,

- leaving a window partially open,

- washing your vehicle,

- changing a wheel,

- havin
g your vehicle towed,

- transpor t by sea.


Locking the vehicle
with exterior
perimeter
monitoring only
Deactivation of the interior volumetric and anti-tiltmonitoring
) 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 isactivated: the indicator lamp in the button flashes once per second.

To be effective, this deactivation must be carried out each time the ignition isswitched off.


Reactivation of the interior
volumetric and anti-tilt monitoring
) Press the unlocking button on the remotecontrol to deactivate the exterior perimeter monitoring. )
Press the locking button on the remotecontrol to activate all the monitoringfunctions.
The indicator lamp in the button again flashes once per second.

Tr iggering of the alarm
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 insuccession. When the vehicle is unlocked using the remotecontrol, 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 s
ystem.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.

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 themovement of the window.


The electric window controls remain operational for approximately 45 seconds after the ignition is switched off or until the vehicle islocked after a door is opened.
If the passenger 's window cannot be operated from the driver's door controlpanel, carry out the operation from thepassenger'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 closingof the window to prevent damage to theelectric 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 par tially 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 notoperational 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 thewindow 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 short 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 controlconcerned.
When the driver operates thepassenger's electric window control,they must ensure that nothing ispreventing the windows closing correctly.
The driver must ensure that the passengers use the electric windows correctly.
Be aware of children when operatingthe windows.

Fuel tank Capacity of the tank: approximately 60 litres.
Low fuel level

When the low fuel level in the
tank is reached, this warning lamp comes on in the instrument panel,
accompanied by an audible warning and the display of an aler t message. When it first comes on, around 6 litres of fuel remain
in the tank.
Until sufficient fuel has been added, every time
the ignition is switched on, this warning lampappears, accompanied by an audible signal and an aler t message. When driving, this audiblesignal and the display of this aler t message are repeated with increasing frequency, as the level
drops towards 0 .
You must refuel as soon as possible to avoid
running out.
If you run out of fuel (Diesel), refer also to
"Checks".


Refuelling
)Press control A
until the automatic openingof 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.
With Stop & Star t, never refuel with the system in STOP mode; you must switch off the ignition with the key. 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.

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Switching off the lighting when switching off the ignition

When the ignition is switched off, allof the lamps switch off immediately, except for the dipped beam headlamps if automatic guide-me-home lighting is activated.
Temporarily keeping the dipped beamheadlamps on after the vehicle's ignition has been switched off makes the driver's exit easier when the light is poor.
Switching on
)
With the ignition off, "flash" the headlamps using the lighting stalk.)
A further "headlamp flash" switches thefunction off.

Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches
o
ff automatically after a set time.
Manual guide-me-home
lighting

Switching on the lightingwhen switching on the ignition
To reactivate the lighting control stalk, turnthe ring Ato position A"0"
- lighting off, then to the position of your choice.
If the lighting is switched on manually after switching off the ignition, there is an audible signal when a front door is opened to warn the driver that they have forgotten to switchoff the vehicle's lighting, with the ignition off.
They switch off automatically after a periodwhich depends on the state of charge of thebattery (entry to energy economy mode).
Parking lamps
Side markers for the vehicle by illumination of
the sidelamps on the traffic side only.) Within one minute of switching off the
ignition, operate the lighting control stalk up
or down dependin
g on the traffic side(for example: when parking on the left;
lighting control stalk upwards; the right hand sidelamps are on).
This is confirmed by an audible signal and
illumination of the corresponding direction
indicator warning lamp in the instrument panel.
To switch o
ff the parking lamps, return the
lighting control stalk to the central position.

When a low level of ambient light is detected by a sunshine sensor, the number plate
lamps, sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps are switched on automatically, without any action on the par t of the driver. They can also come on if rain is detected, at the same time as automatic operation of the windscreen wipers.
As soon as the brightness returns to a sufficient level or after the windscreen wipers are switched off, the lamps are switched off automatically.
Automatic illumination of
headlam
ps
Activation
)
Turn the ring to the "AUTO"
position. The
activation of the function is accompanied
by the display of a message in the screen.


Deactivation
)
Turn the ring to another position.
Deactivation of the function isaccompanied by the display of a message
in the screen.
Automatic "guide-me-
home" li
ghting

Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction of
the sunshine sensor, the lighting comes on, this warning lamp is
displayed in the instrument panel and/or a
message appears in the screen, accompanied by an audible signal.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
In fog or snow, the sunshine sensor may detect sufficient light. In thiscase, the lighting will not come on automatically.
Do not cover the sunshine sensor,coupled with the rain sensor and located in the centre of the windscreen
behind the rear view mirror; theassociated functions would no longer be controlled.
When the automatic illumination of headlamps
function is activated, under low ambient
li
ght the dipped beams headlamps come on
automatically when the ignition is switched off.

Programming
Activation or deactivation, as well
as the duration of the guide-me-home lighting, is set in the vehicle configuration menu.