CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

ISOFIX child seat recommended by CITROËN and approved for
your vehicle
This child seat can also be used on seats which are not
fitted with I
SO
FIX mountings. In this case, it must be attached to the vehicle seat using
the three point seat belt. Follow the instructions for fitting the child seat given in the seat manufacturer's installation guide.
RÖ
MER Duo Plus ISOFIX
(size cate
gory B1 )
Group 1: from 9 to 18 kg

Installed in the
forwards-
facing position.

Fitted with an upper strap to
be secure
d on t
he upper r
ing
B , re
ferred to as the T
OP TETHER.
Three seat body angles: sitting, reclining, lying.

125
Child safety

Installing ISOFIX child seats ISOFIX mountings.
In the case of the universal and semi-universal ISOFIX child seats, the child seat's ISOFIX size cate
gory, determined b
y a letter between
Aand G , is
indicated on the child seat next to the ISOFIX lo
go.
IUF
:seat suitable for the installation of an
Isofix U niversa
l seat,
"F
orward
facing" and secured using the "Top Tether" upper strap.
IL-SU:
seat suitable for the installation an
I sofix
S
emi-
U
niversal seat which is:
- "rear facing" fitted with a "Top Tether" upper strap or a stay, - "for ward facing" fitted with a stay,

For the securing of the "Top Tether" upper strap, refer to the "Isofix Mountings" section. X:seat which is not suitable for the installation of an ISOFIX seat of the size cate
gory indicated.

*
Infant car seats and "car cots" cannot be installed on the
front passen
ger seat.

Weight of the child
//indicative age
Less than
10 kg
(group 0)Up to
6 months
appro
x
Less than 10 k
g
(group 0
)
Less than
13 kg
(group 0+)
Up to
1 year approx
From 9 to 18 k
g (group 1
)
From
1 to
3 years approx
Type of ISOFIX child seat Inf
ant car seat
*
"rear facing
"
"rear facing
"
"forward facing"
ISO
FIX size cate
gory
F
G
C
D
E
C
D
A
B
B1
Universal and semi-universal ISOFIX child seats which can be installed on the rea
r
outer
seatsr
X
X
IL- S
U
X
IL- S
U
IUFIL-SU

Direction indicators Selection of the left or right direction indicators
to si
gnal a chan
ge of direction of the vehicle.
)
Left: lower the li
ghtin
g stalk be
yond the
point of resistance.
)
Righ
t: ra
ise t
he ligh
ting sta
lk beyond the
point of resistance.
"Motorway"
function
) Press briefly upwards or downwards, without
goin
g be
yond the point o
f
resistance
; the direction indicators will flash
3 times.
Hazard warning
lamps A visual warning by means of the direction indicators to alert other road
use
rs to a vehicle
brea
kdown, tow
ing or acc
ident.
)
Press t
his button, t
he direct
ion
indicators
flash.
They can operate with the ignition o
ff.

Safety
Automatic o
peration o
f
hazar
d warn
ing lamps
Wh
en
braking in an emer
genc
y, depen
ding on
t
he dece
lerat
ion, t
he hazar
d warn
ing lamps
come on automatically.
They switch off automatically the first time you accelerate. )
You can also switch them off by pressing the button.
Horn Audible warning to alert other road users to an
imminent dan
ger.
)
Press one o
f the spokes o
f the steerin
g
wheel
.
Use t
he horn mo
derate
ly an
d on
ly in
the
followin
g cases:
-
imme
diate
danger,
- overta
king a cyc
list or pe
destr
ian,
- w
hen approac
hing an area w
here
there is no visibility.

Braking assistance systems Group of supplementary systems which helpyou to obtain optimum braking in complete safet
y in emer
genc
y situations:
- anti-lock braking system (ABS), - electronic brake
force distribution
(EBFD
),
- emer
genc
y brakin
g assistance
(EBA
).

Anti-lock braking system
and electronic brake force di
str
ib
ut
ion
Linked systems w
hich improve t
he sta
bility an
d
manoeuvrability of your vehicle when braking,
in particular on poor or slippery sur faces.
Activation The anti-lock braking system comes into operation automatically when there is a risk of
wheel lock.
Normal operation of the ABS ma
y make itself
felt b
y slight vibration o
f the brake pedal.
When brakin
g in an emer
genc
y, press
very firml
y without releasin
g the
press
ure.
Operatin
g fault
If this warnin
g lamp comes on,
to
gether with the
STOPand AB
S
warn
ing lamps, accompan
ied by
an au
dibl
e s
ignal an
d a messa
ge on t
he
multifunction screen, it indicates a mal
function
o
f the electronic brake
force distribution which
could result in loss of control of the vehicle
when braking. You must sto
p as soon as it is safe to do so.
When replacing wheels (tyres andrims), ensure that they conform to the manufacturer's reco
mm
endations.
I
f this warnin
g lamp comes on,
accompan
ied by an au
dibl
e s
igna
l
and a message on the multifunction
screen
, it indicates a malfunction of the anti-
lock braking system which could result in loss
of control of the vehicle when brakin
g.
In either case, contact a CITRO
ËN dealer.

131Safety
Emergency braking ass
istance

System which, in an emergency, enables you to o
btain the opt
imum
braking pressure more
quickly, thus reducing the stopping distance.
Activation
It is triggered by the speed at which the brake pedal is presse
d.

The effect of this is a reduction in the resistance of the pedal and an increase in braking efficiency.

When braking in an emergency, press firmly without releasing the pressure.
Trajectory control systems Anti-skid regulation (A
SR)
and e
lectron
ic sta
bili
ty
programme (E
SP)
The anti-skid re
gulation
(also known as
Traction Control
) optimises traction to prevent
skiddin
g of the wheels, b
y actin
g on the brakes
o
f the drivin
g wheels and on the en
gine.
The e
lectron
ic sta
bility pro
gramme acts on t
he
brake o
f one or more wheels and on the engine
to keep the vehicle on the trajectory required by the driver, within the limits of the laws o
f
physics.
Activat
ion
These s
ystems are act
ivate
d automat
ically
each time t
he ve
hicle is starte
d.

They come into operation in the event o
f a grip
or trajectory problem.
This is indicated by flashing of this
warnin
g lamp on the instrument panel.

Safety
Seat belts Front seat
belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a pretensionin
g and
force limitin
g system.

This s
ystem improves sa
fety in the
front seats
in the event o
f a front impact. Depending on the
severity of the impact, the pretensioning systeminstantly tightens the seat belts against the body of the occupants.
The pretensionin
g seat belts are active when
t
he ignition
is on.
The force limiter reduces the pressure of theseat belt on the chest o
f the occu
pant,
so improving their protection.
Fastenin
g
) Pull the strap, then insert the tongue in the
buc
kle.
) Check that the seat belt is fastenedcorrectl
y by pullin
g the strap.
Unfastening ) Press the red button on the buckle.) Guide the seat belt as it is reeled in.
Seat
be
lt not faste
ned
/
unfastened warnin
g lamp
When the ignition is switched on,
this warning lamp comes on in theinstrument panel, if the driver and/o
r
the
front passen
ger has not
fastened
t
hei
r sea
t bel
t.
From approximatel
y 12 mph
(20 km
/h)
this warning lamp
flashes
for two minutes
accompanied by an audible signal o
f increasing
volume. Once these two minutes have elapsed,
this warning lamp remains on until the drive
r
and/or the front passenger fastens thei
r
sea
t belt.

Rear seat belts
Fasten
ing
) Pull the strap, t
hen
insert t
he tongue
in the
buckle.
) Check that the seat belt is fastened correctly by pulling the strap.
Unfastening )
Press t
he re
d button on t
he buckle.
)
Guide the seat belt as it is reeled in.
The rear seats are each fitted with a three-point inertia reel seat belt with force limiter.

135Safety
The driver must ensure t
hat passen
gers use
the seat
belts correct
ly an
d that t
hey are a
ll
restrained securel
y be
fore settin
g off.
Wh
erever you are seate
d in the ve
hicle,
always fasten your seat belt, even for short journeys.
Do not invert the seat belt buckles as they willnot fulfil their role full
y.

The sea
t belts are fitted with
an in
ertia reel
permittin
g automatic ad
justment o
f the len
gth
of the strap to
your size. The seat belt is
store
d automat
ically when not
in use.

Before and a
fter use, ensure that the seat
belt is reeled in correctly.
The lower part of the strap must be positioned as low as possible on the pelvis. The upper part must be positioned in the hollow of the shoulder.

The inertia reels are fitted with
an automatic
locking device w
hich comes
into operat
ion
in
the event o
f a collision, emer
genc
y brakin
g
or if the vehicle rolls over. You can release
the device by pulling firmly on the strap and releasing it so that it re-winds slightly.
In order to be e
ffective, a seat belt must:
-
be tigh
tene
d as c
lose to t
he body as
possible,
- be pulled in
front o
f you with a smooth
movement, checking that it does nottwist
,
- be used to restrain only one person, - not bear an
y trace of cuts or fra
ying,
- n
ot be converted or m
odified to avoid
affectin
g its per
formance.

In accordance with current sa
fety regulations,
all repa
irs an
d checks must
be carr
ied out
by
a CITRO
ËN dealer who guarantees that the
work is carried out correctly.
Have your seat belts checked regularly by aCITROËN dealer and particularly if the strapsshow si
gns of dama
ge.
Clean the seat belt straps with soap
y water or
a textile cleanin
g product, sold b
y CITRO
ËN
dealers. After
foldin
g or movin
g a seat or rear bench
seat, ensure t
hat t
he seat
belt is positione
d
and reeled in correctly.
Recommendations
for children
Use a suitable child seat if the passenger isless than
12 years old or shorter than one
and a half m
etres.
Never use
the same sea
t bel
t to secu
re
more t
han one
person.
Never a
llow a c
hild
to trave
l on
your
lap.
In the event o
f an impact
Depen
ding on t
he nature an
d ser
iousness
of the impacts
, the pre-tens
ioning
device
may be triggered be
fore and independently
of the airbags. Triggering of the pre
-
tensioners is accompanied by a slight discharge of harmless smoke and a noise, due to the activation of the p
yrotechnic
cartr
idg
e incorporate
d in the s
ystem.
In all cases, t
he airbag warn
ing lamp comes on.
Following an
impact,
have t
he seat
belts
system checked, and i
f necessary replaced,
by a CITRO
ËN dealer.

Airbags System desi
gned to maximise the sa
fety of the
occupants
(with the exception o
f the rear centre
passen
ger) in the event o
f violent collisions.
It supplements the action of the
force-limiting
seat belts (with the exception of the rear centre passenger).If a collision occurs, the electronic detectors record and anal
yse the front and side impacts
sustained in the impact detection zones: - in the case of a serious impact, the airbags
are tr
igg
ere
d instant
ly an
d protect t
he
occupants o
f the vehicle
(with the exception
o
f the rear centre passenger
); immediately
after the impact, the airbags deflate rapidly
so that they do not hinder visibility or the
exit of the occupants,
- in the case of a minor or rear impact or in
certa
in ro
ll-over con
ditions, t
he a
irbags
will
not
be tr
igg
ere
d; the seat
belt alone
is
su
fficient to
provide o
ptimum
protection in
these s
ituat
ions.
The airbags do not operate when theignition is switched off
.
This equipment will onl
y deplo
y once.
If a second impact occurs
(durin
g the
same or a subsequent accident
), the
airbag will not
be tr
igg
ere
d again.
Impact
detect
ion zones
A.
Front
impact zone.
B.Side im
pact zone.
Tr iggerin
g of the airba
g(s) is
accompan
ied by a s
ligh
t em
ission
of harmless smoke and a noise, due to the activation of the pyrotechniccartridge incorporated in the system. This smoke is not harmful
, but sensitive
individuals ma
y experience sli
ght
irrit
ation.

The noise o
f the detonation ma
y result
in a sli
ght loss o
f hearin
g for a short time.