CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)

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Front airbags
System which protects the driver and front passenger i n t he e vent o f a s erious f ront i mpact in o

rder
 t
o
 l
imit
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 t
o
 t
he
 h
ead
 a
nd
 ch

est.
The
 d

river's
 a
irbag
 i
s
 f
itted
 i
n
 t
he
 c
entre
 o
f
 t
he
 st

eering
 w
heel;
 t
he
 f
ront
 p
assenger's
 a
irbag
 i
s
 fi

tted
 i
n
 t
he
 d
ashboard
 a
bove
 t
he
 g
love
 b
ox.deployment
The airbags are deployed, except the passenger's f ront a irbag i f i t i s d eactivated, in t

he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a s
erious
 f
ront
 i
mpact
 a
pplied
 to a

ll
 o
r
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 f
ront
 i
mpact
 z
one
 A, i

n
the
 l

ongitudinal
 c
entreline
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 a ho

rizontal
 p
lane
 a
nd
 d
irected
 f
rom
 t
he
 f
ront
 t
o
 th

e
 r
ear
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
The
 f

ront
 a
irbag
 i
nflates
 b
etween
 t
he
 h
ead-
thorax
 o

f
 t
he
 f
ront
 o
ccupant
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 an

d
 t
he
 d
ashboard
 t
o
 c
ushion
 t
heir
 f
or ward
 mo

vement.
Safety

deactivation
Only the passenger's front airbag can be deactivated:
F
wi

th the ignition off ,
 i

nsert
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 pa

ssenger's
 a
irbag
 d
eactivation
 s
witch,
F
tu

rn it to the "OFF" position,
F
 th

en,
 r
emove
 t
he
 k
ey
 k
eeping
 t
he
 s
witch
 i
n
 th

e
 n
ew
 p
osition.
This
 w

arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 w
hen
 t
he
 i
gnition
 is o

n
 a
nd
 u
ntil
 t
he
 a
irbag
 i
s
 r
e-
activated. To
 a

ssure
 t
he
 s
afety
 o
f
 y
our
 c
hild,
 th

e
 p
assenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 m
ust
 b
e
 de

activated
 w
hen
 y
ou
 i
nstall
 a r
ear ward
 fa

cing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 o
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 seat

.
Other wise,
 t
he
 c
hild
 w
ould
 r
isk
 b
eing
 se

riously
 i
njured
 o
r
 k
illed
 i
f
 t
he
 a
irbag
 we

re
 d
eployed.
Reactivation
When you remove a child seat that has been fi
tted r ear ward f acing, t urn s witch t o t he "On" po

sition
 t
o
 r
e-activate
 t
he
 a
irbag
 a
nd
 s
o
 as

sure
 t
he
 s
afety
 o
f
 y
our
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 i
n
 t
he
 ev

ent
 o
f
 a
n
 i
mpact.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on in the instrument p anel, y ou m ust c ontact a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 ch

ecked.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 m
ay
 n
o
 l
onger
 be d

eployed
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a s
erious
 impa

ct.

171
Lateral airbags
System which protects the driver and front passenger i n t he e vent o f a s erious s ide i mpact in o

rder
 t
o
 l
imit
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 t
o
 t
he
 c
hest,
 be

tween
 t
he
 h
ip
 a
nd
 t
he
 s
houlder.
Each
 l

ateral
 a
irbag
 i
s
 f
itted
 i
n
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
ackrest
 fr

ame,
 d
oor
 s
ide.deployment I mpact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
A l
ateral a
irbag i
s d
eployed u
nilaterally i
n t
he ev
ent o
f a s
erious s
ide i
mpact a
pplied t
o a
ll o
r pa

rt
 o

f
 t

he
 s

ide
 i

mpact
 z

one
 B

,
 p

erpendicular
 to t

he
 l

ongitudinal
 c

entreline
 o

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 o

n
 a ho

rizontal
 p

lane
 a

nd
 d

irected
 f

rom
 t

he
 o

utside
 to

wards
 t

he
 i

nside
 o

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle.
The
 l

ateral
 a

irbag
 i

nflates
 b

etween
 t

he
 h

ip
 a

nd
 sh

oulder
 o

f
 t

he
 f

ront
 o

ccupant
 o

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 an

d
 t

he
 c

orresponding
 d

oor
 t

rim
 p

anel.
Safety

Curtain airbags
System which contributes towards improving the p rotection o f t he d river a nd p assengers (w

ith
 t
he
 e
xception
 o
f
 t
he
 r
ear
 c
entre
 pa

ssenger)
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a s
erious
 s
ide
 im

pact
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 l
imit
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 t
o
 t
he
 si

de
 o
f
 t
he
 h
ead.
Each
 c

urtain
 a
irbag
 i
s
 b
uilt
 i
nto
 t
he
 p
illars
 a
nd
 th

e
 u
pper
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 a
rea.
deployment
The curtain airbag is deployed at the same time a s t he c orresponding l ateral a irbag i n t he ev

ent
 o
f
 a s
erious
 s
ide
 i
mpact
 a
pplied
 t
o
 a
ll
 o
r
 pa

rt
 o
f
 t
he
 s
ide
 i
mpact
 z
one
 B
,
 p
erpendicular
 to t

he
 l
ongitudinal
 c
entreline
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 a ho

rizontal
 p
lane
 a
nd
 d
irected
 f
rom
 t
he
 o
utside
 to

wards
 t
he
 i
nside
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
The
 c

urtain
 a
irbag
 i
nflates
 b
etween
 t
he
 f
ront
 o
r
 re

ar
 o
ccupant
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 t
he
 w
indows.
Operating fault
In the event of a minor impact or bump on the s ide o f t he v ehicle o r i f t he ve

hicle
 r
olls
 o
ver,
 t
he
 a
irbag
 m
ay
 n
ot
 b
e
 de

ployed.
In the event of a rear or front collision,
the
 a

irbag
 i
s
 n
ot
 d
eployed.
If this warning lamp comes on in the instrument p anel, a ccompanied b y a n au

dible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 sc

reen,
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 w
orkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 ch

ecked.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 m
ay
 n
o
 l
onger
 b
e
 de

ployed
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a s
erious
 i
mpact.

173
Advice
Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes o r r esting y our h ands o n t he c entre pa

rt
 o
f
 t
he
 w
heel.
Passengers
 m

ust
 n
ot
 p
lace
 t
heir
 f
eet
 o
n
 t
he
 dashb

oard.
Do
 n

ot
 s
moke
 a
s
 d
eployment
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ca

n
 c
ause
 b
urns
 o
r
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 f
rom
 a ci

garette
 o
r
 p
ipe.
Never
 r

emove
 o
r
 p
ierce
 t
he
 s
teering
 w
heel
 o
r
 hi

t
 i
t
 v
iolently.
Do
 n

ot
 f
it
 o
r
 a
ttach
 a
nything
 t
o
 t
he
 s
teering
 wh

eel
 o
r
 d
ashboard,
 t
his
 c
ould
 c
ause
 i
njuries
 wi

th
 d
eployment
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags.
Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats, compatible w ith t he d eployment t he l ateral ai

rbags.
 F
or
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 r
ange
 o
f
 se

at covers suitable for your vehicle, you
can
 c

ontact
 a C
ITROËN dealer.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 a
ccessories,
 r
efer
 to t

he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
Do
 n

ot
 f
ix
 o
r
 a
ttach
 a
nything
 t
o
 t
he
 s
eat
 ba

cks
 (
clothing...).
 T
his
 c
ould
 c
ause
 i
njury
 to t

he
 c
hest
 o
r
 a
rms
 i
f
 t
he
 l
ateral
 a
irbag
 i
s
 de

ployed.
Do
 n

ot
 s
it
 w
ith
 t
he
 u
pper
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 b
ody
 an

y
 n
earer
 t
o
 t
he
 d
oor
 t
han
 n
ecessary.
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. This c ould c ause i njury t o t he h ead i f t he cu

rtain
 a
irbag
 i
s
 d
eployed.
If
 f

itted
 o
n
 y
our
 v
ehicle,
 d
o
 n
ot
 r
emove
 t
he
 gr

ab
 h
andles
 i
nstalled
 o
n
 t
he
 r
oof,
 t
hey
 p
lay
 a p

art
 i
n
 s
ecuring
 t
he
 c
urtain
 a
irbags.
Sit
 i

n
 a n

ormal
 u

pright
 p

osition.
Wear
 a c

orrectly
 a

djusted
 s

eat
 b

elt.
Do
 no

t
 le

ave
 an

ything
 be

tween
 th

e
 oc

cupants
 an

d
 t

he
 a

irbags
 (

a
 c

hild,
 p

et,
 o

bject...),
 n

or
 fi

x
 o

r
 a

ttach
 a

nything
 c

lose
 t

o
 t

he
 i

nflation
 tr

ajectory
 o

f
 t

he
 a

irbags;
 t

his
 c

ould
 c

ause
 in

juries
 d

uring
 t

heir
 d

eployment.
Never
 m

odify
 t

he
 o

riginal
 d

efinition
 o

f
 y

our
 ve

hicle,
 p

articularly
 i

n
 t

he
 a

rea
 d

irectly
 ar

ound
 t

he
 a

irbags.
After
 a

n
 a

ccident
 o

r
 i

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 h

as
 b

een
 st

olen
 o

r
 b

roken
 i

nto,
 h

ave
 t

he
 a

irbag
 sy

stems
 c

hecked.
All
 w

ork
 o

n
 t

he
 a

irbag
 s

ystem
 m

ust
 b

e
 ca

rried
 o

ut
 b

y
 a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o

r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop.
Even
 i

f
 a

ll
 o

f
 t

he
 p

recautions
 m

entioned
 ar

e
 o

bserved,
 a r

isk
 o

f
 i

njury
 o

r
 o

f
 m

inor
 bu
rns t
o t
he h
ead, c
hest o
r a
rms w
hen a
n ai
rbag i
s d
eployed c
annot b
e r
uled o
ut. Th

e
 b

ag
 i

nflates
 a

lmost
 i

nstantly
 (

within
 a f

ew milliseconds)
 t

hen
 d

eflates
 w

ithin
 th

e
 s

ame
 t

ime
 d

ischarging
 t

he
 h

ot
 g

as
 v

ia
 op

enings
 p

rovided
 f

or
 t

his
 p

urpose.
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the safety recommendations below:
Safety

Child safety
0

General points relating to child seats
Although one of CITROËN main criteria when designing your vehicle, the safety of your children also d epends o n y ou.
CITROË
n rec

ommends
 t
hat
 c
hildren
 sh

ould
 t
ravel
 o
n
 t
he
 r
ear seats of your
vehicle:
-
 re

arward facing
 u

p
 t
o
 t
he
 a
ge
 o
f
 3
,
-
 for

ward facing
 o

ver
 t
he
 a
ge
 o
f
 3
.
For
 m

aximum
 s
afety,
 p
lease
 o
bserve
 t
he
 fo

llowing
 rec
ommendations:
-
 in a

ccordance
 w
ith
 E
uropean
 r
egulations,
 al

l children under the age of 12 or less
than one and a half metres tall must
travel in approved child seats suited to
their weight ,
 o

n
 s
eats
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a s
eat
 be

lt
 o
r
 I
SOFIX
 m
ountings*,
-
 st

atistically, the safest seats in your
vehicle for carr ying children are the
rear seats,
-
 a ch

ild weighing less than 9 kg must
travel in the rearward facing position
both in the front and in the rear.
*
  Th

e
 r
egulations
 o
n
 c
arrying
 c
hildren
 a
re
 sp

ecific
 t
o
 e
ach
 c
ountry.
 R
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 le

gislation
 i
n
 f
orce
 i
n
 y
our
 c
ountry.

177
Child seat at the rear
Rearward facing
When a rear ward facing child seat is installed on a rear passenger seat , m
ove t he v ehicle's fr

ont
 s
eat
 f
or wards
 a
nd
 s
traighten
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 so t

hat
 t
he
 r
ear ward
 f
acing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 d
oes
 n
ot
 to

uch
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 f
ront
 s
eat.
Forward facing
When a for ward facing child seat is installed on a rear passenger seat , m
ove t he v ehicle's fr

ont
 s
eat
 f
or wards
 a
nd
 s
traighten
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 so t

hat
 t
he
 l
egs
 o
f
 t
he
 c
hild
 i
n
 t
he
 f
or ward
 fa

cing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 d
o
 n
ot
 t
ouch
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 f
ront
 seat

.
Centre rear seat
A child seat with a support leg must never be installed o n t he c entre rear passenger seat .
Ensure
 t

hat
 t

he
 s

eat
 b

elt
 i

s
 c

orrectly
 t

ightened.
 F

or
 c

hild
 s

eats
 w

ith
 a s

upport
 l

eg,
 e

nsure
 th

at
 t

he
 s

upport
 l

eg
 i

s
 i

n
 s

table
 c

ontact
 w

ith
 t

he
 f

loor.
Child safety

Child seat in the front*
Rearward facingForward facing
Passenger seat adjusted to the intermediate
longitudinal and highest position.
*
  Re

fer
 t

o
 t

he
 c

urrent
 l

egislation
 i

n
 y

our
 c

ountry
 be

fore
 i

nstalling
 a c

hild
 s

eat
 o

n
 t

his
 s

eat.
When a r
ear ward f
acing c
hild s
eat i
s i
nstalled on t
he front passenger seat , a
djust t
he s
eat to t

he
 i

ntermediate
 l

ongitudinal
 a

nd
 h

ighest
 po

sition,
 w

ith
 t

he
 b

ackrest
 s

traightened.
The
 p

assenger's
 f

ront
 a

irbag
 m

ust
 b

e
 dea

ctivated.
 Ot

herwise,
 th

e child risks being
seriously injured or killed if the airbag were
to inflate . When a f
or ward f
acing c
hild s
eat i
s i
nstalled on t
he front passenger seat , a
djust t
he ve

hicle's
 s

eat
 t

o
 t

he
 i

ntermediate
 l

ongitudinal
 an

d
 h

ighest
 p

osition
 w

ith
 s

eat
 b

ackrest
 st

raightened
 a

nd
 l

eave
 t

he
 p

assenger's
 f

ront
 ai

rbag
 a

ctivated.
Ensure that the seat belt is correctly
tensioned.
For
 c

hild
 s

eats
 w

ith
 a s

upport
 l

eg,
 en

sure
 t

hat
 t

he
 s

upport
 l

eg
 i

s
 i

n
 s

table
 co

ntact
 w

ith
 t

he
 f

loor.
 I

f
 n

ecessary,
 ad

just
 the pa

ssenger
 seat

.