airbag Citroen DS3 2009.5 1.G Owner's Manual

11Familiarisation
Instruments and controls
1. Audio equipment steering wheel controls. 2. Steering lock and ignition. 3. Wipers/wash-wipe/trip computer stalk. 4. Instrument panel. 5. Scented air freshener. 6. Driver’s airbag. Horn. 7. Gear lever. 8. Parking brake. 9. Central armrest with storage. 10. Door mirror controls. Electric window controls. 11. Oddments storage 12. Alarm button Electronic stability programme button (ESP/ASR). 13. Side adjustable air vent. 14. Front door window demisting/defrosting vent. 15. Speaker (tweeter). 16. Windscreen demisting/defrosting vent.

Instruments and controls
1. Steering wheel adjustment. 2. Headlamp height adjustment. 3. Cruise control/speed limiter controls. 4. Lighting and direction indicator stalk 5. Central locking button. 6. Multifunction screen. 7. Hazard warning lamp switch. 8. Central adjustable air vents. 9. Sunshine sensor Hi-Fi audio system central speaker. 10. Passenger’s airbag. 11. Glove box /Passenger airbag deactivation/Fusebox. 12. Bonnet release lever. 13. 12 V accessory socket USB por t /auxiliary socket. 14. Upper and lower storage. 15. MyWay or Audio system. 16. Heating/air conditioning controls.

Familiarisation
Passenger safety
1. Open the glove box. 2. Inser t the key. 3. Select position: "ON" (activation), with front passenger or "for wards facing" child seat, "OFF" (deactivation), with "rear facing" child seat. 4. Remove the key keeping the switch in the new position.
Front passenger’s airbag
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A. Front seat belts not fastened or unfastened warning lamp.:
Front seat belts and
passenger’s front airbag
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Personalise your vehicle
These styling stickers are treated to give good resistance to ageing and tearing. They have been designed to allow you to personalise your vehicle’s bodywork. Available also as accessories, we recommend that you have them fitted by a CITROËN dealer.
Using expressive stickers
When using a high pressure jet wash,
keep the end of the lance at least 30 centimetres from the stickers
B. Front passenger’s airbag deactivation indicator lamp.
C. Front passenger’s airbag activation indicator lamp.
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Visual indicators informing the driver that a system is in operation (operation or deactivation indicator lamps) or of the occurrence of a fault (warning lamp).
Indicator and warning lamps
When the ignition is switched on
Certain warning lamps come on for a few seconds when the vehicle's ignition is switched on. When the engine is started, these same warning lamps should switch off. If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the information on the warning lamp concerned.
Associated warnings
The switching on of cer tain warning lamps may be accompanied by an audible signal and a message on the multifunction screen.
The warning lamps may come on continuously (fixed) or flash. Cer tain warning lamps may come on in two different modes. Only by relating the type of lighting to the operating status of the vehicle can it be ascer tained whether the situation is normal or whether a fault has occurred.
The passenger airbag system operation lamp stays on for about a minute after switching on the ignition, even after the engine has star ted.

Warning lampis onCauseAction/Obser vations
Diesel engine pre-heating fixed. The ignition switch is at the 2 nd position (ignition on). Wait until the warning lamp has switched off before starting. The duration for which the warning lamp is on is determined by the climatic conditions.
Parking brake fixed. The parking brake is applied or not properly released. Release the parking brake to switch off the warnin g lamp, keeping your foot on the brake pedal. Obser ve the safety recommendations. For fur ther information on the parking brake, refer t o the "Driving" section.
Engine coolant temperature fixed blue. On star ting the engine, it indicates that the engine is cold. After a few minutes driving, it swiches off to indicate that the engine temperature is normal. In order to protect your engine, avoid driving too hard until the warning lamp has switched off.
Foot on the brake pedal fixed. With an automatic gearbox, you have forgotten to press the brake pedal to come out of the P postion.
With the engine running, before releasing the park ing brake you must press the brake pedal to unlock the th e automatic gear selector lever and come out of the P position.
Automatic wiping fixed. The wiper control is pushed downwards. Automatic front wiping is activated.

Passenger's airbag system fixed. The control switch, located in the glove box, is in the " ON " position. The passenger's front airbag is activated. In this case, do not install a rear-facing child seat.
Turn the control switch to the " OFF " position to deactivate the front passenger's airbag. In this case you can install a rear-facing child seat. The passenger's airbag system is automatically put into ser vice on star ting the vehicle (" ON " position).

29Instruments and controls
Deactivation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has been switch ed off intentionally. This is accompanied by an audible signal and a message on the multifunction screen.
Warning lampis onCauseAction/Obser vations
Passenger's
airbag system
fixed. The control, located in the glove box,
is set to the OFF position. The passenger's front airbag is deactivated. In this case you can install a "rear facing" child seat.
Set the control to the ON position to activate the
passenger's front airbag. In this case, do not fit a child seat in the rear-facing position. The passenger's airbag system is put into ser vice automatically when the vehicle is star ted ( ON position).
ESP/ASR fixed. The button, located at the bottom left of the dashboard, is pressed. Its indicator lamp is on. The ESP/ASR is deactivated. ESP: electronic stability programme. ASR: anti-skid regulation.
Press the button again to manually reactivate the ESP/ASR. Its indicator lamp switches off. From approximately 30 mph (50 km/h), the system is reactivated automatically (except for the 1.6 litre THP 150 engine). The ESP/ASR system is activated automatically when the vehicle is star ted.

Airbags
temporarily. This lamp comes on for a few seconds
when you turn on the ignition, then switches off.
This lamp should switch off when the engine is star ted.
If it does not switch off, contact a CITROËN dealer.
fixed. One of the airbag or seat belt pretensioner systems has a fault. Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer.
Warning lampis onCauseAction/Obser vations
Seat belt not fastened/unfastened
fixed then flashing accompanied by an increasing audible signal.
The driver and/or the front passenger has not fastened or has unfastened their seat belt.
Pull the strap then inser t the tongue in the buckle.
Power steering fixed. The power steering has a fault. Drive carefully at reducd speed. Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer.

Fittings
Component which protects against sunlight from the front or the side, also equipped with an illuminated cour tesy mirror.  With the ignition on, raise the concealing flap; the mirror is lit automatically. This sun visor is also equipped with a ticket holder.
Sun visor Glove box
 To open the glove box, raise the handle. It houses the front passenger airbag deactivation switch A . It gives access to the dashboard fusebox (see the "Practical information - § Changing a fuse" section).
Centre armrest
Storage
 For access to the closed storage box, lift the lever to open the lid.  For access to the open storage box below
the armrest, lift the complete armrest towards the rear. These can be used for por table devices (mobile phone, MP3 player...) which can be connected to the USB por t /Jack socket or charged from the 12 V socket in the centre console.
Comfor t and storage system for the driver and front passenger.

Fittings
Component which protects against sunlight from the front or the side, also equipped with an illuminated cour tesy mirror.  With the ignition on, raise the concealing flap; the mirror is lit automatically. This sun visor is also equipped with a ticket holder.
Sun visor Glove box
 To open the glove box, raise the handle. It houses the front passenger airbag deactivation switch A . It gives access to the dashboard fusebox (see the "Practical information - § Changing a fuse" section).
Centre armrest
Storage
 For access to the closed storage box, lift the lever to open the lid.  For access to the open storage box below
the armrest, lift the complete armrest towards the rear. These can be used for por table devices (mobile phone, MP3 player...) which can be connected to the USB por t /Jack socket or charged from the 12 V socket in the centre console.
Comfor t and storage system for the driver and front passenger.

Child safety
Child seat in the front
"Rearwards-facing"
When a "rear wards-facing" child seat is installed on the front passenger seat , it is essential that the passenger airbag is deactivated. Other wise, the child would risk being seriously injured or killed if the airbag were to inflate.
"Forwards-facing"
When a "for wards-facing" child seat is installed on the front passenger seat , adjust the vehicle's seat to the intermediate longitudinal position with the seat back upright and leave the passenger airbag activated.
Intermediate longitudinal position