Citroen DS4 RHD 2011.5 1.G Owner's Guide

19Familiarisation
For your comfor t, the front armrest can be
adjusted for longitudinal position and for height,
depending on version.


Front armrest
14 9, 15 0
It also has a storage compar tment.

Sitting comfortably

Sitting comfortably
Door mirrors
Adjustment
A.
Selection of the mirror to be adjusted. B. Adjustment of the position of the mirror in
th
e four directions.
C. De-selection of the mirror.
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Other functions available...

Folding/Unfolding. Automatic tilting of the mirror in reversegear for parking.
Blind spot sensors.



Rear view mirror


Manual day/night model
1.Selection of the "day" position of the mirror.
2. Adjustment of the mirror.


Automatic day/night model
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A.
Brightness detection in automatic day/night
mode. B. Adjustment of the mirror.1.
Fastening the buckle.2.Height adjustment.


Front seat belts
179

21Familiarisation
Seeing clearly


Lighting


Ring A

Ring B
Direction indicators
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Raise or lower the lighting stalk, passing thepoint of resistance; the corresponding directionindicators will flash for as long as the stalkremains in this position.
17
2

Stalk A: windscreen wipers

Switchin
g "AUTO" on/off
)
Press the stalk downwards and release.

Ring B: rear wiper
134
137 Li
ghting off.
Automatic illumination of headlamps.
Sidelamps.
Dipped/main beam headlamps.
Front and rear
foglamps.
P
ark.
Intermittent wipe.
Wash-wi
pe.
"Motorway" function
Press the lighting stalk up or down once,without passing the point of resistance; thecorresponding direction indicators will flash
three times.
This
function can be used at any speed, but it is par ticularly useful when changing lane on high-speed roads.

Wipers
133

Vent ilat ion
Recommended interior settings
Digital air conditioning:
we recommend use of one of the three fully automatic modes by pressing the "AUTO"
button. I re
quire...
Manual Air Conditioning
Air distributionAir flowAir recirculation/Intake of outside airTemperatureManual A/C
HOT
COLD

DEMISTINGDEFROSTING

23Familiarisation
Monitoring
A.With the ignition on, the bars indicate the
level of fuel remaining. B.With the engine running, its associated low
level warning lamp should go off. C.With the ignition on, the oil level indicator should show for a few seconds that thelevel is OK or correct, depending on
version.
If the levels are not correct, top up the levels
whi
ch are low.

Gauges
38
1.With the ignition on, the orange and red
warning lamps come on. 2. With the engine running, these warning lamps should go off.
If warning lamps remain on, refer to the page concerned.
Warning lamps
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A.Make an emergency call.

Central switch panels
173 , 2 93
B.
Access to CITROËN services.
173, 293
C.
Hazard warning.
172
D.Central locking.
108
E.Black panel (black screen).
6
0

Monitoring
Illumination of the warning lamp indicates the state of the system.
Side switch panel
17 7
B.Deactivate the parking sensors.
225
C.
Deactivate the Stop & Start system.
212
D.Activate blind spot monitoring.
215
E.
Activate the electric child lock.
169
F.Deactivate the volumetric alarm protection.
11
0
A.
Deactivate the ESP/ASR system.

25
Familiarisation

Cruise control/speed limiter controls


Steering wheel with
integrated controls
60
Optional functions controls
219, 221
59
2.
Dashboard lighting dimmer.
298, 349

Audio system controls
298, 349


Bluetooth system or telephonecontrols
1.Black panel (black screen).
40
or
Control of the type 2 instrument panel central screen.
13
8
3. Cour tesy lamp on/off.

223
or
Parking space sensors.

Monitoring

Passenger safety
1.
Open the glove box.2.
Inser t the key.3.Select the position: "OFF"(deactivation), with "rear facing" child seat, "ON"
(activation), with front passenger or "forwards facing" child seat.4.
Remove the key keeping the switch in the new position.
Passenger’s front airbag
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A.
Front left seat belt not fastened/unfastened
warning lamp.
B. Front right seat belt not fastened/unfastened warning lamp.C.
Rear right seat belt unfastened warninglamp. D.Rear centre seat belt unfastened warning lamp. E.Rear left seat belt unfastened warning lamp.
F. Passenger’s front airbag deactivated
warning lamp.
G.Passenger’s front airbag activated warninglamp.


Seat belts and passenger’s
front airba
g
179, 18 5

27Familiarisation
105
1.Stopposition. 2.Ignition on
position. 3.Startingposition.


Ignition switch

When switching the ignition on and off, thespeedometer needle, and the rev counter and fuel gauge bars go to the extent of their travel and then return to 0.

Starting
Your vehicle is fitted with a system whichholds your vehicle stationary momentarily,
the time to move your foot from the brake to
the accelerator, to help with movin
g off on a gradient.
This function is only active when:
- the vehicle is completely stationary withyour foot on the brake pedal,
- cer tain conditions of gradient are met,
- the driver’s door is closed.
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Do not get out of the vehicle during the hill start assist temporary holdingphase.
Hill start assist

Driving safely
Manual application/release
Manual applicationof the parking brake is possible by pulling
the control lever A.With the ignition on, manual release
of the parking brake is possible by pressing the brake pedal
and pulling then releasingthe
control lever A
.
Electric parking brake


Automatic application/release

Press the accelerator pedal and let the clutch
pedal up (manual gearbox), the parking brakeis released automatically and progressively as you move off.
With the vehicle at rest, on switching off
the en
gine the parking brake is applied
automatically.
If this warning lamp is on in the instrument panel, the automatic application/release is deactivated; apply and release the parking brake manually.
Before leaving the
vehicle, check that the
brake warnin
g lamp in the
instrument panel and the Pwarning lamp in thecontrol lever A are on fixed (not flashing).
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With the engine running, on openingthe driver’s door there is an audiblewarning; apply the parking brakemanually.
Do not leave a child alone inside thevehicle with the ignition on; they mightrelease the parking brake.

If you are towing a trailer or caravan or if the slope might vary (transpor t on a ferry, lorry, towing...) make a maximummanual application with a long pull onthe control lever Ato immobilise the vehicle.