CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2017 Handbook (in English)
Manufacturer: CITROEN, Model Year: 2017, Model line: DS3 CABRIO DAG, Model: CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2017Pages: 444, PDF Size: 14.09 MB
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Operating limits
The system only detects vehicles that are
stationary or m oving i n t he s ame d irection a s yo
ur
 v
ehicle.
It does not detect small vehicles
(bicycles,
 m
otorcycles),
 p
edestrians
 o
r
 anim
als, nor non-reflective stationary
objects.
The
 s
ystem
 i
s
 n
ot
 t
riggered
 o
r
 i
s
 i
nterrupted
 i
f
 the dr
iver:
-
 ac
celerates
 s
trongly
-
 or t
urns
 t
he
 s
teering
 w
heel
 s
uddenly
 (a
voiding
 man
oeuvre).With the monochrome screen C
F Press the MEnU b utton for access to the
main m enu.
F
Selec
t "Personalisation-Configuration ".
F
Selec
t "Define vehicle parameters ".
F
Selec
t "Driving assistance ".
F
Selec
t "Automatic emergency braking:
OFF " or " Automatic emergency braking :
O
n".
F Pr
ess the " 7" or " 8"
 b
utton
 t
o
 c
heck
 o
r
 un
check
 t
he
 b
ox
 a
nd
 a
ctivate
 o
r
 d
eactivate
 th
e
 s
ystem
 r
espectively.
F
Pr
ess the " 5" or " 6" button, then the OK
button to select the "OK"
 b
ox
 a
nd
 c
onfirm
 or t
he Back
 b
utton
 t
o
 c
ancel.
With the touch screen tablet
F Press the "MEnU"Â b utton.
F Selec t the "Driving "Â m
enu.
F
 In t
he
 s
econdary
 p
age,
 s
elect
 "V
ehicle
settings ".
F
Selec
t the "Driving assistance "
 t
ab.
F
 Ch
eck
 o
r
 u
ncheck
 t
he
 "A
uto emergency
braking "
 b
ox
 t
o
 a
ctivate
 o
r
 d
eactivate
 t
he
 sy
stem.
F
 Co
nfirm.
Safety
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Operating faults
In the event of an impact to the
windscreen at the sensor, deactivate
the system and contact a CITROËN
dealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop to
 h
ave
 yo
ur
 w
indscreen
 r
eplaced.
Never
 t
ry
 t
o
 r
emove,
 a
djust
 o
r
 t
est
 t
he
 sens
or.
Only a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop
 i
s
 a
ble
 t
o
 w
ork
 o
n
 t
he
 s
ystem.
When
 t
owing
 a t
railer
 o
r
 w
hen
 t
he
 ve
hicle
 i
s
 b
eing
 t
owed,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 m
ust
 be d
eactivated.
Do n
ot s
tick o
r o
ther wise f
ix a
ny o
bject on t
he w
indscreen i
n f
ront o
f t
he s
ensor.
Sensor fault
The operation of the laser sensor may suffer
inter ference from accumulations of dirt or
misting
 o
f
 t
he
 w
indscreen.
 I
n
 t
his
 c
ase
 y
ou
 a
re
 wa
rned
 b
y
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage.
Use
 t
he
 w
indscreen
 d
emisting
 a
nd
 r
egularly
 cl
ean the area of the windscreen in front of the
sensor.
System fault
In the event of a malfunction of the system, you
are w arned b y a n a udible s ignal a nd t he d isplay of t
he
 m
essage
 A
utomatic braking system
fault .
Have
 t
he
 s
ystem
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 de
aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
In d
ifficult w
eather c
onditions (
very he
avy r
ain, s
now, f
og, h
ail...), b
raking di
stances increase, which can reduce
the ability of the system to avoid a
collision.
The driver must therefore remain
particularly
 vi
gilant.
Never leave accumulations of snow or
any
 o
bject
 p
rojecting
 a
bove
 t
he
 b
onnet
 or i
n
 f
ront
 o
f
 t
he
 r
oof:
 t
his
 m
ight
 f
all
 i
nto
 th
e field of vision of the sensor and
generate
 a d
etection.
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Seat belts
Front seat belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a
pretensioning and f orce l imiting s ystem.
This system improves safety in the front
seats
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a f
ront
 o
r
 s
ide
 i
mpact.
 De
pending
 o
n
 t
he
 s
everity
 o
f
 t
he
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 pr
etensioning
 s
ystem
 i
nstantly
 t
ightens
 t
he
 s
eat
 be
lts
 a
gainst
 t
he
 b
ody
 o
f
 t
he
 o
ccupants.
The
 p
retensioning
 s
eat
 b
elts
 a
re
 a
ctive
 w
hen
 th
e
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
n.
The force limiter reduces the pressure of the
seat belt on the chest of the occupant, so
improving
 t
heir
 p
rotection.
Fastening
F Pull the strap, t hen i nsert t he t ongue i n t he buck
le.
F
 Ch
eck
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 f
astened
 co
rrectly
 b
y
 p
ulling
 t
he
 s
trap.
Unfastening
F Press the r ed b utton o n t he b uckle.
F Gu ide t he s eat b elt a s i t i s r eeled i n.
Seat belt not fastened /
unfastened warning lamp
When the ignition is switched on, this warning l amp c omes o n i n t he i nstrument pa
nel,
 i
f
 t
he
 d
river
 a
nd/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 pa
ssenger
 h
as
 n
ot
 f
astened
 t
heir
 s
eat
 b
elt.
From approximately 12 mph (20 km/h) this w arning l amp f lashes f or t wo m inutes ac
companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 o
f
 i
ncreasing
 vo
lume.
 O
nce
 t
hese
 t
wo
 m
inutes
 h
ave
 e
lapsed,
 th
is
 w
arning
 l
amp
 r
emains
 o
n
 u
ntil
 t
he
 d
river
 an
d/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 f
astens
 t
heir
Â
s
eat
 b
elt.
Safety
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Rear seat belts
Fastening
F Pull the strap, t hen i nsert t he t ongue i n t he buck
le.
F
 Ch
eck
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 f
astened
 co
rrectly
 b
y
 p
ulling
 t
he
 s
trap.
Unfastening
F Press the r ed b utton o n t he b uckle.
F Gu ide t he s eat b elt a s i t i s r eeled i n.
The rear seats are each fitted with a three-point
inertia
 r
eel
 s
eat
 b
elt.
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Advice
In order to be effective, a seat belt must:
- be t ightened a s c lose t o t he b ody a s po
ssible,
-
be p
ulled in front of you with a smooth
movement,
 c
hecking
 t
hat
 i
t
 d
oes
 n
ot
 tw
ist,
-
be u
sed to restrain only one person,
-
 no
t
 b
ear
 a
ny
 t
race
 o
f
 c
uts
 o
r
 f
raying,
-
no
t be converted or modified to avoid
affecting
 its pe
rformance.
In
 ac
cordance
 wi
th
 cu
rrent
 sa
fety
 re
gulations,
 fo
r
 a
ll
 r
epairs
 o
n
 y
our
 v
ehicle's
 s
eat
 b
elts,
 g
o
 to a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 w
ith
 t
he
 s
kills
 a
nd
 eq
uipment needed, which a CITROËN dealer
is
 a
ble
 t
o
 p
rovide.
Have
 y
our
 s
eat
 b
elts
 c
hecked
 r
egularly
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop,
 pa
rticularly
 i
f
 t
he
 s
traps
 s
how
 s
igns
 o
f
 dam
age.
Clean the seat belt straps with soapy water or
a
 t
extile
 c
leaning
 p
roduct,
 s
old
 b
y
 C
ITROËN
 dea
lers.
After
 f
olding
 o
r
 m
oving
 a s
eat
 o
r
 r
ear
 b
ench
 se
at, ensure that the seat belt is positioned
and
 r
eeled
 i
n
 c
orrectly.Recommendations for
children
Use a suitable child seat if the passenger is less than 12 years old or shorter than one
and
 a h
alf
 m
etres.
Never use the same seat belt to secure
more
 t
han
 o
ne
 p
erson.
Never
 a
llow
 a c
hild
 t
o
 t
ravel
 o
n
 y
our
 l
ap.
For more information on child seats, refer to
the
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
In the event of an impact
Depending on the nature and
seriousness of the impact , the
pretensioning
 d
evice
 m
ay
 b
e
 d
eployed
 be
fore
 a
nd
 i
ndependently
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags.
 Dep
loyment of the pretensioners is
accompanied
 b
y
 a s
light
 d
ischarge
 o
f
 ha
rmless
 s
moke
 a
nd
 a n
oise,
 d
ue
 t
o
 t
he
 ac
tivation
 o
f
 t
he
 p
yrotechnic
 c
artridge
 in
corporated
 i
n
 t
he
 s
ystem.
In
 a
ll
 c
ases,
 t
he
 a
irbag
 w
arning
 l
amp
 co
mes
 o
n.
Following
 a
n
 i
mpact,
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elts
 sy
stem
 ch
ecked,
 an
d
 if ne
cessary
 re
placed,
 by a C
ITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
The
 d
river
 m
ust
 e
nsure
 t
hat
 p
assengers
 u
se
 th
e seat belts correctly and that they are all
fastened
 b
efore
 s
etting
 o
ff.
Wherever you are seated in the vehicle,
always fasten your seat belt, even for short
journeys.
Do
 n
ot
 i
nterchange
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 b
uckles
 a
s
 th
ey
 w
ill
 n
ot
 f
ulfil
 t
heir
 r
ole
 f
ully.
The seat belts are fitted with an inertia reel
permitting
 a
utomatic
 a
djustment
 o
f
 t
he
 l
ength
 of t
he
 s
trap
 t
o
 y
our
 s
ize.
 T
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 st
owed
 a
utomatically
 w
hen
 n
ot
 i
n
 u
se.
Before and after use, ensure that the seat
belt
 i
s
 r
eeled
 i
n
 c
orrectly.
The lower part of the strap must be
positioned a
s l
ow a
s p
ossible o
n t
he p
elvis.
The upper part must be positioned in the
hollow
 o
f
 t
he
 s
houlder.
The inertia reels are fitted with an automatic
locking
 d
evice
 w
hich
 c
omes
 i
nto
 o
peration
 i
n
 th
e
 e
vent
 o
f
 a c
ollision,
 e
mergency
 b
raking
 or i
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 r
olls
 o
ver.
 Y
ou
 c
an
 r
elease
 th
e
 d
evice
 b
y
 p
ulling
 t
he
 s
trap
 f
irmly
 a
nd
 t
hen
 re
leasing
 i
t
 s
o
 t
hat
 i
t
 r
eels
 i
n
 s
lightly.
Safety
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Airbags
general information
System designed to contribute towards improving t he s afety o f t he o ccupants ( with th
e
 e
xception
 o
f
 t
he
 r
ear
 c
entre
 p
assenger)
 in t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 v
iolent
 c
ollisions.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 su
pplement the action of the seat belts fitted
with
 f
orce
 l
imiters
 (
all
 e
xcept
 t
he
 c
entre
 r
ear
 pa
ssenger
 be
lt).
If a collision occurs, the electronic detectors
record and analyse the front and side impacts
sustained
 i
n
 t
he
 i
mpact
 d
etection
 z
ones:
-
 in t
he
 c
ase
 o
f
 a s
erious
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ar
e deployed instantly and contribute
towards better protection of the occupants
of
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 (
with
 t
he
 e
xception
 o
f
 t
he
 re
ar
 c
entre
 p
assenger);
 i
mmediately
 a
fter
 th
e
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 d
eflate
 r
apidly
 s
o
 th
at
 t
hey
 d
o
 n
ot
 h
inder
 v
isibility
 o
r
 t
he
 e
xit
 of t
he occupants,
-
in t
he case of a minor or rear impact or in
certain
 r
oll-over
 c
onditions,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ma
y
 n
ot
 b
e
 d
eployed;
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 al
one
 c
ontributes
 t
owards
 e
nsuring
 y
our
 pr
otection
 i
n
 t
hese
 s
ituations. This
 e
quipment
 w
ill
 o
nly
 d
eploy
 o
nce.
 If a s
econd
 i
mpact
 o
ccurs
 (
during
 t
he
 sa
me
 o
r
 a s
ubsequent
 a
ccident),
 t
he
 ai
rbag
 w
ill
 n
ot
 b
e
 d
eployed
 a
gain.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
Deployment of one or more of the
airbags
 i
s
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a s
light
 em
ission
 o
f
 s
moke
 a
nd
 a n
oise,
 d
ue
 to t
he activation of the pyrotechnic
cartridge
 i
ncorporated
 i
n
 t
he
 s
ystem.
This
 s
moke
 i
s
 n
ot
 h
armful,
 b
ut
 s
ensitive
 in
dividuals
 m
ay
 e
xperience
 s
light
 irr
itation.
The noise of detonation related to the
deployment
 o
f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 a
irbags
 ma
y
 r
esult
 i
n
 a s
light
 l
oss
 o
f
 h
earing
 f
or
 a s
hort
 t
ime.
The airbags do not operate when the
ignition is switched off.
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Front airbags
System which protects the driver and front
passenger in 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 event of a serious front impact applied
to all or part of the front impact zone A , in
the
 l
ongitudinal
 c
entreline
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 a ho
rizontal plane and directed from the front to
the
 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
 and
the dashboard to cushion their forward
movement.
Safety
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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 assure the safety of your child,
the
 p
assenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 m
ust
 b
e
 de
activated when you install a rear ward
facing
 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
fitted 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 panel, you must contact
a CITROËN dealer or qualified
workshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 ch
ecked.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 m
ay
 n
o
 l
onger
 be d
eployed in the event of a serious
impact.
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Lateral airbags
System which protects the driver and front
passenger in 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 Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
AÂ l
ateral a
irbag i
s d
eployed u
nilaterally i
n t
he ev
ent of a serious side impact applied to all or
part of the side impact zone B, perpendicular
to
 t
he
 l
ongitudinal
 c
entreline
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 a ho
rizontal plane and directed from the outside
towards
 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 of the front occupant of the vehicle
and
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 d
oor
 t
rim
 p
anel.
Safety
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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 of a serious side impact applied to all or
part of the side impact zone B, perpendicular
to
 t
he
 l
ongitudinal
 c
entreline
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 a ho
rizontal plane and directed from the outside
towards
 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 side of the vehicle or if the
vehicle
 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 panel, accompanied by an
audible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 sc
reen, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 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.