belt CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2017 Handbook (in English)

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SAFETYPR ACTICAL
I
nFOR

MATIO
n
CHILD
SAFETY
172 Child seats
17 5
 Dea
ctivating
 the pa
ssenger's
 fr

ont
 a
irbag
182
IS

OFIX child seats
14 8 Di
rection indicators
14 8
 Ha

zard
 war

ning
 lamp

s
14 9
H

orn
14 9
 Em

ergency
 o

r
 a

ssistance
 ca

ll
15 0
 Un

der-inflation
 de

tection
15 4
 Br

aking
 a

ssistance
 s

ystems
155
 Tr

ajectory
 c

ontrol
 s

ystems
157
 Ac

tive
 C

ity
 B

rake
161
Fr

ont seat belts
164
 Air

bags 188 Fu
el t ank
190
 Mi

sfuel
 p
revention
 (
Diesel)
191
 Ru

nning
 o
ut
 o
f
 f
uel
 (
Diesel)
192
AdB

lue
® additive and SCR
system (
BlueHDi D iesel)
199
 Te

mporary
 p
uncture
 r
epair
 k
it
204
 Ch

anging
 a w
heel
2 11
Sn

ow chains
212
 Chan

ging
 a bul
b
220
 Chan

ging
 a fus
e
227
12 V b

attery
231
 En

ergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode
232
 Ch

anging
 a w
iper
 b
lade
233
 To

wing
 t

he
 v
ehicle
235
 To

wing
 a t
railer
237
Ad

vice on care and
maintenance
239
A

ccessories
13 4
 Lig

hting
 co

ntrols
137
Au

tomatic illumination of
headlamps
138 LE
D d
aytime r
unning l
amps
139 He
adlamp h
eight a
djustment
14 0
Wi

per controls
14 4
Co

urtesy lamp
14 5
 In

terior
 mo

od
 lig

hting
14 5
Bo

ot lamp
008
006 007VISIBILITY005

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Airbagstemporarily. This lamp comes on for a few seconds
when y
ou t urn o n t he i gnition, t hen go

es
 o
ff.This l
amp s hould g o o ff w hen t he e ngine i s s tarted.
If i t d oes n ot g o o ff, c ontact a C ITROËN d ealer o r a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
fixed. One
 o

f
 t
he
 a
irbag
 o
r
 s
eat
 b
elt
 pr

etensioner
 s
ystems
 h
as
 a f
ault.Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Seat belt not
fastened /
unfastened fixed
 t

hen
 f
lashing
 ac

companied by an
increasing
 au

dible
 si

gnal. The
 d

river
 a
nd/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 ha

s not fastened or has unfastened
their
 s

eat
 b
elt.Pull
 t

he
 s
trap
 t
hen
 i
nsert
 t
he
 t
ongue
 i
n
 t
he
 b
uckle.
Power steering fixed. The
 p

ower
 s
teering
 h
as
 a f
ault. Drive
 c
arefully
 a
t
 r
educed
 s
peed.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
Monitoring

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Additional adjustments
Access to rear seats
F Pull the handle for wards to fold the seat
backrest a nd m ove t he s eat f or wards.
 On r

epositioning,
 t
he
 s
eat
 r
eturns
 t
o
 i
ts
 init

ial
 po
sition.
grab handle
This ergonomic grab handle, located at the top of the s ide t rim, s erves:
-
 as a h

andle
 t
o
 s
teady
 r
ear
 p
assengers
 when dr

iving,
-
 as a g

rip
 t
o
 i
mprove
 a
ccess
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ear
 seat

s,
-
 to f

acilitate
 e
xit
 f
rom
 t
he
 r
ear
 s
eats.
No
 p

erson
 o

r
 o

bject
 m

ust
 p

revent
 t

he
 se

at
 s

lide
 f

rom
 r

eturning
 t

o
 i

ts
 i

nitial
 po

sition;
 r

eturn
 t

o
 t

his
 p

osition
 i

s
 ne

cessary
 f

or
 t

he
 s

eat
 t

o
 l

ock
 i

n
 p

lace.
Ensure that the seat belt reels in
correctly
 t

o
 a

void
 h

indering
 a

ccess
 f

or
 th

e
 p

assengers
 t

o
 t

he
 r

ear
 s

eats.

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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
 
s

eat
 b
elt.
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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.
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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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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 that children
should travel on the rear 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 , on seats fitted with a seat
belt
 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.

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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

.

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Child seats recommended by CITROËNCITROËN offers a range of recommended child seats which are secured using a three point seat belt.
gro

up 0+: from bir th to 13 kgL1
"RÖMER Baby-Safe Plus"
Installed
 i

n
 t
he
 r
ear ward
 f
acing
 p
osition.
gro

ups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kgL4
"KLIPPAN Optima"
From
 2

2
 k
g
 (
approximately
 6 ye
ars),
 t
he
 b
ooster
 i
s
 u
sed
 o
n
 i
ts
 o
wn.
L5
"RÖMER KIDFIX"
Can
 b

e
 f
itted
 t
o
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 I
SOFIX
 m
ountings.
The
 c

hild
 i
s
 r
estrained
 b
y
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt.