airbag CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2014 Handbook (in English)

SAFETY DRIVING FITTINGS CHILD SAFETY
166Parking brake
1676 -speed manual gearbox
168 Electronic gearbox
173 Automatic gearbox
177 Gear effi ciency indicator
178Stop & Start
181Hill start assist
182Speed limiter
184 Cruise control
186Rear parking sensors
150 Direction indicators
150 Hazard warning lamps
151Horn
151Emergency or assistance call
152Brakin
g assistance systems
153Tr ajectory control systems
155 Front seat belts
158Airbags
134Child seats
137 Deactivating the passenger's
front airbag
143 ISOFIX child seats
126 Interior fi ttings
130 Boot fi ttings
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11Familiarisation
Instruments and controls
1.
Audio equipment steering wheel controls.2.Steering lock and ignition. 3.Wiper / screenwash / 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 storage12.
Alarm button.
Electronic stability programme button (ESP/ASR).
Stop & Star t button.
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 stalk5.
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's airbag
deactivation / Fusebox.12.Bonnet release lever.13.12 V accessory socket
USB por t / auxiliary socket. 14 .Upper and lower storage.15. Audio system or eMyWay.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
160
A.
Front seat belts not fastened or unfastenedwarning lamp.
Front seat belts and
passen
ger's front airbag
160
Customise your vehicle
These styling stickers are treated to give goodresistance to ageing and tearing.
They have been designed to allow you to customise your vehicle's bodywork.
Available also as accessories, we recommend
that you have them fitted by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.

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
warning lamp. 155

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

Associated warnings

The illumination of cer tain warning lamps maybe accompanied by an audible signal and a message in the multifunction screen.
The warning lamps may come on continuously (fixed) or flash. Certain warning lamps may comeon in two different modes. Only byrelating the type of lighting to the operating status of the vehicle can it
be ascertained whether the situation isnormal or whether a fault has occurred.
If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the information on the warninglamp concerned.The passenger's airbag system operation lamp stays on for about a minute after switching on the ignition,
even after the engine has started.
When the ignition is switched on
Certain warning lamps come on for a fewseconds when the vehicle's ignition isswitched on.
When the engine is started, these same
warning lamps should go off.

Deactivation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has been switched off intentionally.
This is may be accompanied by an audible signal and a message on the multifunction screen.
Warning lampis onCauseAction / Observations
Passenger's
airbag system


fixed. The control, located in the glove box,
i
s set to the OFFposition.
The passenger's front airbag isdeactivated.You can install a "rear ward facing"child seat, unless there is a fault with
the operation of the airbags (Airbag
warning lamp on).
Set the control to the ONposition to activate the
passen
ger's front airbag.
In this case, do not fit a child seat in the rear-facingposition.

41Monitoring
Airbagstemporarily. This lamp comes on for a few seconds
when you turn on the ignition, then goes off. This lamp should
go off when the engine is started.
If it does not go off, contact a CITROËN dealer or aqualified workshop.
fixed. One of the airbag or seat belt
pretensioner systems has a fault. Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
Warning lampis onCauseAction / Observations
Seat belt notfastened / unfastenedfixed then flashin
gaccompanied by anincreasing audible
signal. The driver and/or the front passen
ger
has not fastened or has unfastened
their seat belt.Pull the strap then inser t the ton
gue in the buckle.
Power steeringfixed. The power steering has a fault. Drive carefully at reduced speed.
Have it checked b
y a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.

Fittings
Component which protects against sunlightfrom the front or the side, also equipped with an
illuminated courtesy mirror.)With the ignition on, raise the concealingflap; 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 airbagdeactivation 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
t
owards the rear.
These can be used for por table devices (mobile
phone, MP3 player...) which can be connected
to the USB por t / auxiliary socket or chargedfrom the 12 V socket in the centre console.
Comfor t and storage system for the driver andfront passenger.

Child seat in the front *
"Rearward-facing"
"Forward-facing"
Passenger seat adjusted to the intermediate longitudinal and highest position.
*
Refer to the current legislation in your country
before installing a child seat on this seat. When a "rear ward-
facing" child seat is installed on the front passenger seat , adjust the seat
to the intermediate longitudinal and highestposition, with the backrest straightened.
The passenger airbag must be deactivated.Otherwise, the child would risk beingseriously injured or killed if the airbag were
to inflate.

When a "forward-facing" child seat is installed on
the front passenger seat
, adjust the vehicle's
seat to the intermediate longitudinal and highest
position with seat backrest straightened and leave the passenger's airbag activated.
Ensure that the seat belt is correctlytensioned.For child seats with a stay, ensure
that the stay is in stable contact with the floor. If necessary, adjust the passenger seat.

137
Child safety
Passenger airbag OFF

To assure the safety of your child, you must deactivate the passenger's front airbag whenyou install a "rear ward-facing" child seat on the front passenger seat. Other wise, the child risks being seriously injured or killed if the airbag is deployed.