CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

137
Safety
Front airba
gs
System which protects the driver and front
passen
ger in the event o
f a serious
front impact
in order to limit the risk o
f injury to the head
an
d chest.

The driver
's a
irbag
is incorporate
d in the centre
of the steering wheel; the front passenger'sairbag is incorporated in the dashboard above
the glove box.
Activat
ion
The a
irbags are tr
igg
ere
d simu
ltaneous
ly,
unless the passenger's
front airbag is
deactivated, in the event of a serious
front
impact applied to all or part of the front impact
zone A , in the longitudinal centreline of the
vehicle on a horizontal plane and directed fromthe front t
o the rear of th
e vehicle.
The
front airba
g inflates between the head
-
thorax o
f the
front occu
pant o
f the vehicle
and the dashboard to cushion their
forward
movement.

DeactivationOnly the passenger's front airbag can be deact
ivate
d:
)
with the ignition off
, insert t
he key in the
f
passenger airbag deactivation switch
1 ,
)
turn it t
o the "OFF
"position,
)
then, remove the key keeping the switch in the new position.
This warning lamp comes on in theinstrument panel when the ignition is
on and until the airbag is re-activated.
To assure the safety of your child, the passenger's front airbag must be deactivated when you install a "rear facin
g" child seat on the front
passen
ger sea
t.
Other wise, the child would risk bein
g
seriousl
y injured or killed i
f the airba
g
were tr
iggere
d.
React
ivat
ion
Wh
en
you remove t
he child
seat, turn sw
itch 1
to
the "ON"
pos
ition to re-act
ivate t
he a
irbag an
d
so assure the sa
fety o
f your
front passenger in
the event of an impact.
With the ignition on, t
his warn
ing
lam
p comes on
in the instrument
panel for approximately one minute, if the passenger's front airbag is activated.
Operatin
g fault
If this warning lamp
flashes, contact
a CITRO
ËN dealer. The passenger's
front airbag may no longer be
triggered in the event of a serious
impact.
If at least one of the two airbag warning lamps come on continuously,do not in
stall a child sea
t on th
e front
passenger sea
t.
Have the s
ystem checked b
y a
CITR
OË
N dealer.
I
f this warning lamp comes on on theinstrument panel, accompanied by an audible warning and a message on
the multifunction screen
, contact a CITROËN
dealer to have the s
ystem checked. The
airba
gs ma
y no lon
ger be tri
ggered in the event
o
f a serious im
pact.

139Safety
Lateral airba
gs
System which protects the driver and
front
passen
ger in the event o
f a serious side impact
in order to limit the risk of injury to the chest.

Each latera
l airbag
is built into t
he seat
backrest frame, door side.
Activat
ion

Impact
detect
ion zones
A.
Front
impact zone.
B.Side im
pact zone.
The latera
l airbags are tr
igg
ere
d un
ilatera
lly in
the event o
f a serious side im
pact a
pplied to all
or
part o
f the side im
pact zone
B, perpendicular
to the longitudinal centreline o
f the vehicle on a
horizontal plane and directed from the outside towards the inside of the vehicle.
The lateral airbag inflates between the front
occupant of the vehicle and the correspondin
g
door trim panel.

Curtain airbags System which protects the driver andpassengers (with the exception of the rear centre passenger) in the event of a serious side impact in order to limit the risk of injury to the side o
f the head.
Each curtain airbag is built into the pillars and the upper passenger compartment area.ActivationThe curtain airbag is triggered at the same time as t
he correspon
ding latera
l airbag in the
event of a serious side impact applied to all or part of the side impact zone
B, perpendicular
to the longitudinal centreline of the vehicle on ahorizontal plane and directed from the outside towards the inside of the vehicle. The curtain airbag inflates between the front or rear occupant of the vehicle and the windows.

Operatin
g fault

In the event of a minor impact or bump on th
e side of th
e vehicle or if th
e
vehicle rolls over, the airbag may not be triggered.

In the event o
f a rear or
front collision,
the a
irbag is not tr
igg
ere
d.
If this warning lamp comes on on the
instrument panel, accompanied by
an audible si
gnal and a messa
ge on
the multifunction screen
, contact a CITROËN
dealer to
have t
he s
ystem c
hecked. The
a
irbags ma
y no
longer be tr
igg
ere
d in the event
of a serious im
pact.

141
Safety
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the following safety rules:

Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by itsspokes or resting your hands on the centre part of the wheel.
Passen
gers must not place their feet on the
dashboard. If possible, do not smoke as deplo
yment o
f
the airba
gs can cause burns or the risk o
f
injury from a ci
garette or pipe.
Never remove or p
ierce t
he steer
ing w
heel or
hit it violently. Side airba
gs

Use only approved covers on the seats. These
will n
ot hin
der infl
ation of th
e side
airba
gs. Consult a CITRO
ËN dealer.
Do not
fix or attach an
ythin
g to the seat
backs
(clothin
g...). This could cause in
jury
to the chest or arms i
f the side airbag is
triggere
d.
Do not sit with the upper part of the body any nearer to the door than necessary.
Curtain airbags Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. Thiscould cause injury to the head if the curtain airbag is triggered. Do not remove the
grab handles installed
on the roo
f, the
y pla
y a part in securin
g the
curta
in a
irbags.
Sit in a normal upri
ght position.
Wear a correct
ly a
djuste
d seat
belt.

Do not leave anything between the occupants and the airbags (a child, pet, object...). This could hamper the operation of the airbags o
r
injure the occupants. After an acc
ident or if th
e vehicle has bee
n
sto
len or
broken
into,
have t
he a
irbag
systems c
hecked.
All wor
k on t
he a
irbag system
is str
ictly
forbidden unless it is carried out by quali
fied
personnel of the CITROËN dealer network.
Even if all of the precautions mentioned are obser ved, a risk of injury or of minor burns to the head, chest or arms when an airba
g is
triggered cannot be ruled out. The ba
g inflates almost instantl
y (within a
few
milliseconds
) then de
flates within the same
time
discharging the hot gas v
ia open
ings
provided
for this
purpose.

Parking brake Applying)
Pull the parkin
g brake lever
fully up to
immo
bilise
your ve
hicle.
Releas
ing
) Pull the par
king brake lever
gent
ly, press
the release button then lower the lever
fully.

When parking on a slope, direct you
r
wheels against the pavement, apply the parkin
g brake and en
gage a
gear.
When the vehicle is being driven, if this
warning lamp and the STOP
warning
lamp come on, accompanied b
y an
audible si
gnal and a messa
ge on the multifunction
screen, t
his indicates t
hat the par
king brake is st
ill
on or
has not
been proper
ly release
d.

145
Driving

6-speed manual gearbox )
Raise the ring under the knob and push the gear lever to the left then for wards.

Engaging reverse gear
As a sa
fety precaution and to
facilitate
starting of the engine:- always select neutral, - press the clutch pedal.Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle is stationary with the engine at idle.

Gear change indicator * OperationThe system inter venes only when drivingeconomically. Dependin
g on the drivin
g situation and
your
vehicle's equ
ipment, t
he s
ystem ma
y advise
you to s
kip one or more
gears.
You can
follow this instruction without engaging the interme
diate gears.
The gear engagement recommendations must not be considered compulsory. In fact, the configuration of the road, the amount of traffic and safety remain determining factors when choosing the best gear. Therefore, the driver remains responsible
for decidin
g whether or not
to follow the advice given by the system. This function cannot be deactivated.
-
The s
ystem ma
y su
ggest t
hat you en
gage a
hi
gher
gear, i
f appropriate. The information appears in the form of an arrow on
the instrument panel display.
Dependin
g on
your vehicle's equipment, this arrow
may be accompanied b
y the recommended
gear.

In the case of drivin
g which makes
particular demands on the
performance
of the en
gine
(firm pressure on the
accelerator
pedal,
for exam
ple, when
over taking...
), the system will not
recommen
d a gear c
hange.
The system never suggests: - engaging first gear, - engaging reverse gear, - en
gaging a lower
gear.
* According to engine.

Example: -
You are
in third gear.
-
You
press t
he acce
lerator
pedal
mo
derate
ly.

147
Driving

Four-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice between the comfort of fully automaticoperation, enhanced by sport and snow pro
grammes, or manua
l gear c
hanging.
Therefore, four driving modes are offered: -
automatic
operation
for electronic
management of the gears by the gearbox,
-
spor
t programme for a more dynamic style
of driving,
-
snow
programme to improve driving when
traction is poor,
-
manual
operation for sequential changing
of the gears by the driver.

Automatic gearbox
1.
Gear lever.
2.
B
utton "
S"
(sport
).
3. Button "7"(snow).
Gear selection
gate
P. Park.
- Immobilisation o
f the vehicle, parkin
g brake
on or o
ff.
-
Starting the engine.
R. Reverse.
- Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle stationary, engine at idle.
N. Neutral.

- Immobilisation o
f the vehicle, parkin
g brake on.
-
Startin
g the en
gine.
D.Automat
ic o
perat
ion.
M. +
/- Manua
l operat
ion w
ith se
quent
ial
changing o
f the
four gears.
)
Push for wards to change up through the gears.
or ) Pull backwards to change down through
the
gears.
Gea
r l
ever

When you move the lever in the gate to select a position, the corresponding indicator is displayed on the instrument panel. P. Park
R.Reverse
N. Neutra
l
D. Drive
(Automatic driving
)
S. Spor
tprogramme
7.Sno
w
programme
1, 2, 3, 4
.Gear engaged during manual operation
-.Invalid value during manual operation Displays on the instrument panelFoot on brake
)
Press the brake pedal when this indicator
lamp
is displaye
d on t
he
instrument panel (e.g.: starting the engine).

Movin
g off
If position
Nis en
gaged inadver tent
ly
whil
e driving, a
llow t
he eng
ine to
return to
idle then engage pos
ition
Dto
accelerate.
Wh
en t
he eng
ine
is runn
ing at
idle, w
ith
the brakes released, i
f position
R , D or
M
is selected
, the vehicle moves even
without the accelerator being pressed.
When the engine is running, neve
r
lea
ve children in th
e vehicle with
out
superv
ision.
Wh
en carr
ying out ma
intenance w
ith
the en
gine runn
ing, app
ly the par
king
brake an
d se
lect
position
P. P
) Apply the par
king
brake.
)
Select position
P or N.
)
Start the engine.
If this procedure is not followed, an audible
signal is heard, accompanied by a message on the multifunction screen.
) With the en
gine runn
ing, press t
he brake
pedal.
) Release t
he par
king brake.
) Select position
R , Dor M ,
) Gradually release the brake pedal.
The vehicle moves off immediately.