open Citroen DS4 RHD 2011.5 1.G Owner's Guide

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 compartment.
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 theattitude 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 centralcontrol or the siren wiring are put out of service
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.
A
fter the locking button on the remote control
is pressed, the exterior perimeter monitoringis 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 remotecontrol.
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 lockedbut 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.

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According to country.

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Deactivate the interior volumetric and anti-tilt
monitoring to avoid unwanted triggering of the alarm in certain cases such as:


- leaving a pet in the vehicle,

- leaving a window partially open,

- washing your vehicle,

- changing a wheel,

- havin
g your vehicle towed,

- transpor t by sea.


Locking the vehicle
with exterior
perimeter
monitoring only
Deactivation of the interior volumetric and anti-tiltmonitoring
) 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 isactivated: the indicator lamp in the button flashes once per second.

To be effective, this deactivation must be carried out each time the ignition isswitched off.


Reactivation of the interior
volumetric and anti-tilt monitoring
) Press the unlocking button on the remotecontrol to deactivate the exterior perimeter monitoring. )
Press the locking button on the remotecontrol to activate all the monitoringfunctions.
The indicator lamp in the button again flashes once per second.

Tr iggering of the alarm
This is indicated by sounding of the siren and
flashing of the direction indicators for
thirty seconds.
The monitoring functions remain active until
the alarm has been triggered eleven times insuccession. When the vehicle is unlocked using the remotecontrol, 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.

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 s
ystem.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.

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Doors


Opening


From outside
)After unlocking the vehicle completely
using the remote control or the key, pull thedoor handle.


From inside
)
Pull the interior control lever of a front door;
this unlocks the vehicle completely.




Closing

When a door is not closed correctly:
- when the en
gine is running,this warning lamp comes
on, accompanied by an aler t
message 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 alertmessage for a few seconds.

When the selective unlocking isactivated, the first press of the remotecontrol unlocking button permitsunlocking of the driver's door only.
With the selective unlocking activated:- opening the driver’s door unlocks the driver’s door only (if the vehiclehas not already been completely unlocked). - opening the passenger’s door unlocks the rest of the vehicle. The interior door controls donot operate when the vehicle is deadlocked.

System allowing the doors to be locked and
unlocked 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 door lock, then turn it
to the rear.
You can also apply the procedure describedfor the passenger doors.
Unlocking the driver's door
)Inser t the key in the door lock, then turn it
to the front.

Locking the front and rear passenger doors
)
Open the doors.)
On the rear doors, check that the child lock
is not on (see Child Safety).) Remove the black cap, located on the edge of the door, using the key.)
Insert 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.)
Close the doors and check that the vehicle
has locked correctly from the outside.



Unlocking the front and rear passenger doors
)Pull the interior door opening control.

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Boot
System allowing the mechanical unlocking of
the boot in the event of a battery or central
locking system malfunction.
Tailgate release
Unlocking
)
Fold back the rear seats to gain access to
the lock from inside the boot. ) Insert a small screwdriver into hole Aof thelock to unlock the tailgate. )
Move the latch to the left.
)After unlocking the boot or the vehicle
using the remote control or the key, press
the openin
g control, then raise the tailgate.

Opening Closing
)
Lower the tailgate using the interior grab
handle. ) If necessary, press down on the tailgate
to fully close it.
-
when the engine is running,
this warning lamp comes on,
accompanied by the display of an
aler t message for a few seconds,
- when the vehicle is moving
(speed above6 mph (10 km/h)), this warning lamp comes
on, accompanied by an audible signal andthe display of an aler t message for a fewseconds.



Locking after closing

If the fault persists after closing again, the boot
w
ill remain locked. If the tail
gate is not closed correctly:

1.Driver's electric window control.2.Passenger's electric window control.
-manual mode)Press or pull the control gently.The window stops when the control is
released.

- automatic mode)Press or pull the control firmly.
The window opens or closes fully when
the control is released.)Pressing the control again stops themovement of the window.


The electric window controls remain operational for approximately 45 seconds after the ignition is switched off or until the vehicle islocked after a door is opened.
If the passenger 's window cannot be operated from the driver's door controlpanel, carry out the operation from thepassenger's door control panel,and vice versa.















Electric windows Fitted with a safety anti-pinch system.


One-touch electric
windows
There are two options:
After approximately ten consecutive complete opening/closing movements of the window, a protection function is activated which only authorises closingof the window to prevent damage to theelectric window motor. Once the window is closed, the controls will become available again after approximately 40 minutes.

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Safety anti-pinch

When the window rises and meets an obstacle,
it stops and par tially lowers again.
Reinitialisation
If a window does not rise automatically,its operation must be reinitialised: ) pull the control until the window stops, )
release the control and pull it again until
the window closes fully,) continue to hold the control for
approximately one second after the
window has closed,
) press the control to lower the window
automatically to the low position, ) when the window has reached the low
position, press the control again for
approximately one second. The safety anti-pinch function is notoperational during these operations.

If the window cannot be closed(for example, in the presence of ice), once the window has lowered: )
press and hold the control until the window opens fully, )
then pull the control immediately and hold it until the window closes, )
continue to hold the control for approximately one second after thewindow has closed. The safety anti-pinch function is not operational during these operations.


Always remove the key from the ignition when leaving the vehicle, even for a short time.
If an obstacle is encountered during operation of the electric windows,you must reverse the movement of the window. To do this, press the controlconcerned.
When the driver operates thepassenger's electric window control,they must ensure that nothing ispreventing the windows closing correctly.
The driver must ensure that the passengers use the electric windows correctly.
Be aware of children when operatingthe windows.

Fuel tank Capacity of the tank: approximately 60 litres.
Low fuel level

When the low fuel level in the
tank is reached, this warning lamp comes on in the instrument panel,
accompanied by an audible warning and the display of an aler t message. When it first comes on, around 6 litres of fuel remain
in the tank.
Until sufficient fuel has been added, every time
the ignition is switched on, this warning lampappears, accompanied by an audible signal and an aler t message. When driving, this audiblesignal and the display of this aler t message are repeated with increasing frequency, as the level
drops towards 0 .
You must refuel as soon as possible to avoid
running out.
If you run out of fuel (Diesel), refer also to
"Checks".


Refuelling
)Press control A
until the automatic openingof the fuel flap is heard.
This control remains active for a few
minutes after switching off the ignition.
If necessary, switch the ignition on again
to reactivate it.)Take care to select the pump that delivers
the correct fuel for your vehicle.
With Stop & Star t, never refuel with the system in STOP mode; you must switch off the ignition with the key. Additions of fuel must be of at least
5 litres to be registered by the fuel gauge.
Opening the filler cap may result in an inrush of
air. This vacuum is entirely normal and results from the sealing of the fuel system.

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Switching off the lighting when switching off the ignition

When the ignition is switched off, allof the lamps switch off immediately, except for the dipped beam headlamps if automatic guide-me-home lighting is activated.
Temporarily keeping the dipped beamheadlamps on after the vehicle's ignition has been switched off makes the driver's exit easier when the light is poor.
Switching on
)
With the ignition off, "flash" the headlamps using the lighting stalk.)
A further "headlamp flash" switches thefunction off.

Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches
o
ff automatically after a set time.
Manual guide-me-home
lighting

Switching on the lightingwhen switching on the ignition
To reactivate the lighting control stalk, turnthe ring Ato position A"0"
- lighting off, then to the position of your choice.
If the lighting is switched on manually after switching off the ignition, there is an audible signal when a front door is opened to warn the driver that they have forgotten to switchoff the vehicle's lighting, with the ignition off.
They switch off automatically after a periodwhich depends on the state of charge of thebattery (entry to energy economy mode).
Parking lamps
Side markers for the vehicle by illumination of
the sidelamps on the traffic side only.) Within one minute of switching off the
ignition, operate the lighting control stalk up
or down dependin
g on the traffic side(for example: when parking on the left;
lighting control stalk upwards; the right hand sidelamps are on).
This is confirmed by an audible signal and
illumination of the corresponding direction
indicator warning lamp in the instrument panel.
To switch o
ff the parking lamps, return the
lighting control stalk to the central position.