Citroen DS4 2010.5 1.G Manual PDF

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Do not throw the remote control batteries away, they contain metals which are harmful to the environment. Take them to an approved collection point.
Lost keys
Visit a CITROËN dealer with the vehicle's V5 registration document and your personal identification documents. The CITROËN dealer will be able to retrieve the key code and the transponder code required to order a replacement key.
Remote control
The high frequency remote control is a sensitive syst em; do not operate it while it is in your pocket as there is a possibility that it may unlock the vehicle, without you being aware of it. Do not repeatedly press the buttons of your remote con trol out of range and out of sight of your vehicle. You run the risk of stopping it from working and the remote control would have to be reinitialised. The remote control does not operate when the key is i n the ignition, even when the ignition is switched off, except for reinitialisation.
Locking the vehicle
Driving with the doors locked may make access to the passenger compar tment by the emergency ser vices more difficult in an emergency. As a safety precaution (with children on board), remove the key from the ignition when you leave the vehicle, even for a shor t time.
Anti-theft protection
Do not make any modifications to the electronic engin e immobiliser system; this could cause malfunctions.
When purchasing a second-hand vehicle
Have the key codes memorised by a CITROËN dealer, to ensure that the keys in your possession are the only ones which can star t the vehicle.

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Starting the vehicle
 Inser t the key in the ignition switch. The system recognises the star ting code.  Turn the key fully towards the dashboard to position 3 (Star ting) .  When the engine star ts, release the key.
 Immobilise the vehicle.
 Turn the key fully towards you to position 1 (Stop) . Remove the key from the ignition switch.
Switching the vehicle off
A heavy object (key fob...), attached to the key and weighing down on its shaft in the ignition switch, could cause a malfunction.
Key left in the "Ignition on" position
If the key has been left in the ignition switch, the ignition will be switched off automatically after one hour. To switch the ignition back on, turn the key to position 1 (Stop) , then back to position 2 (Ignition on) .

Locking
 Press button A to lock the vehicle. The red indicator lamp in the button comes on.
Central locking control
System which provides full manual locking or unlocking of the doors from the inside.
If one of the doors is open, central locking from the inside does not take place.
Unlocking
 Press button A again to unlock the vehicle. The red indicator lamp in the button goes off.
If the vehicle is locked from the outside, button A is inactive.  In this case, use the remote control or the key to unlock the vehicle or pull an interior door handle to open a door.

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System which provides full automatic locking or unlocking of the doors and the boot while driving. You can activate or deactivate this function.
Anti-intrusion security
Locking
When the speed exceeds 6 mph (10 km/h), the doors and the boot lock automatically.
Unlocking
 Press button A to unlock the doors and the boot. Above 6 mph (10 km/h), this locking is temporary.
If one of the doors is open, the automatic central locking does not take place. If the boot is open, the automatic central locking of the doors is active.
Activation
 Press button A until an audible signal is heard and a message appears in the multifunction screen.
Deactivation
 Press button A again until an audible signal is heard and a message appears in the multifunction screen.

Alarm *
- Exterior perimeter
The system checks for opening of the vehicle. The alarm is triggered if anyone tries to open a door, the boot, the bonnet...
- Interior volumetric
The system checks for any variation in the volume in the passenger compar tment. The alarm is triggered if anyone breaks a window, enters the passenger compar tment or moves inside the vehicle.
Locking the vehicle with full
alarm system
- Tilt
The system checks for any change in the attitude of the vehicle. The alarm is triggered if the vehicle is lifted, moved or knocked.
Self-protection function
The system checks for the putting out of
ser vice of its components. The alarm is triggered if the battery, the central control or the siren wiring are put out of ser vice or damaged.
For all work on the alarm system, contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
Activation
 Switch off the ignition and get out of the vehicle. Press the locking button on the remote control. The monitoring system is active: the indicator lamp in the button flashes once per second.
After the locking button on the remote control is pressed, the exterior perimeter monitoring is activated after a delay of 5 seconds and the interior volumetric and anti-tilt monitoring after
a delay of 45 seconds.
Deactivation
 Press the unlocking button on the remote control. The alarm system is deactivated: the indicator lamp in the button goes off.
If an opening (door, boot...) is not closed fully, the vehicle is not locked but the exterior perimeter monitoring will be activated after a delay of 45 seconds at the same time as the interior volumetric and anti-tilt monitoring.
* According to country.

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Deactivate the interior volumetric and anti-tilt
monitoring to avoid unwanted triggering of the alarm in cer tain cases such as: - leaving a pet in the vehicle, - leaving a window par tially open, - washing your vehicle, - changing a wheel, - having your vehicle towed, - transpor t by sea.
Locking the vehicle
with exterior perimeter
monitoring only
Deactivation of the interior volumetric and anti-tilt monitoring
 Switch off the ignition.  Within ten seconds, press the button until the indicator lamp is on continuously.
 Get out of the vehicle.  Press the locking button on the remote control immediately.
The exterior perimeter monitoring alone is activated: the indicator lamp in the button flashes once per second.
To be effective, this deactivation must
be carried out each time the ignition is switched off.
Reactivation of the interior volumetric and anti-tilt monitoring
 Press the unlocking button on the remote control to deactivate the exterior perimeter
monitoring.  Press the locking button on the remote control to activate all the monitoring
functions. The indicator lamp in the button again flashes once per second.

Triggering of the alarm
This is indicated by sounding of the siren and flashing of the direction indicators for thir ty seconds. The monitoring functions remain active until the alarm has been triggered eleven times in succession. When the vehicle is unlocked using the remote control, rapid flashing of the indicator lamp in the button informs you that the alarm was triggered during your absence. When the ignition is switched on, this flashing stops immediately. Automatic activation *
2 minutes after the last door or the boot is closed, the system is activated automatically.  To avoid triggering the alarm on entering the vehicle, first press the unlocking button on the remote control.
Failure of the remote control
To deactivate the monitoring functions:
Locking the vehicle without
activating the alarm
 Lock or deadlock the vehicle using the key in the driver's door lock.
 Unlock the vehicle using the key in the driver's door lock.  Open the door; the alarm is triggered.  Switch on the ignition; the alarm stops. The indicator lamp in the button goes off.
Operating fault
When the ignition is switched on, fixed illumination of the indicator lamp in the button indicates a fault with the system. Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
* According to country.

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Doors
Opening
From outside
 After unlocking the vehicle completely using the remote control or the key, pull the
door handle.
From inside
 Pull the front door control to open the door; this unlocks the vehicle completely.  Pull the rear door control to open the door; this unlocks only the door opened.
Closing
When a door is not closed correctly:
- when the engine is running , this warning lamp comes on, accompanied by a message in the multifunction screen for a few seconds,
- when the vehicle is moving (speed higher than 6 mph (10 km/h)), this warning lamp comes on, accompanied by an audible signal and a message in the multifunction screen for a few seconds.
When the selective unlocking is
activated, the first press of the remote control unlocking button permits unlocking of the driver's door only.
With the selective unlocking activated: - the driver’s door control unlocks the driver’s door only. - the passenger’s door control unlocks the other doors and the boot. The interior door controls do not operate when the vehicle is deadlocked.

To lock or unlock the doors manually in the
event of a malfunction of the central locking system or battery failure.
Emergency control
Locking the driver's door
 Inser t the key in the lock, then turn it to the rear.
Unlocking the driver's door
 Inser t the key in the lock, then turn it to the front.
Locking the front and rear passenger doors
 On the rear doors, check that the child lock is not activated.  Remove the black cap, located on the edge of the door, using the key.  Inser t the key in the socket without forcing it, then without turning it, move the latch sideways towards the inside of the door.  Remove the key and refit the cap.
Unlocking the front and rear passenger doors
 Pull the interior door opening control.

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Boot
Unlocking the boot
 Press this button to unlock the boot. As a safety measure, this action does
not unlock the doors.
Closing
 Lower the boot lid using the interior grab handle.
If the tailgate is not closed correctly:
- when the engine is running , this warning lamp comes on, accompanied by a message in the multifunction screen for a few seconds,
- when the vehicle is moving (speed above 6 mph (10 km/h)), this warning lamp comes on, accompanied by an audible signal and a message in the multifunction screen for a few seconds.
System for mechanical unlocking of the boot in the event of a battery or central locking malfunction.
Tailgate release
Unlocking
 Fold back the rear seats to gain access to the lock from inside the boot.  Inser t a small screwdriver into hole Aof the lock to unlock the tailgate.  After unlocking the boot or the vehicle using the remote control or the key, press the opening control, then raise the tailgate.
Opening
When the selective unlocking is activated, the boot can be opened at the second press of the unlocking button on the remote control.