Citroen DS5 RHD 2011.5 1.G Owner's Manual

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Exterior welcome
lighting
The remote switching on of the lighting makesyour approach to the vehicle easier in poor
light. It is activated according to the level of
light detected by the sunshine sensor.

Switching on

Switchin
g off


The exterior welcome lighting switches off
automatically after a set time, when the ignitionis switched on or on locking the vehicle.
Programming

The lighting duration is selected via
the vehicle configuration menu.
The duration of the welcome lighting isassociated with and identical to that of the automatic guide-me-home lighting.) Press the open padlock on the
remote control or the door handlewith Keyless Entry and Starting.







Door mirror
spotlamps

Switching on
The spotlamps come on:


- when you unlock the vehicle,

- when
you remove the electronic key from
the reader,

- when
you open a door,

- when you use the remote control.



Switching off

They are timed to go off automatically. To m a k e
your approach to the vehicle easier,
these illuminate:


- the zones facing the driver’s andpassenger’s doors,

- the zones forward of the door mirrors and
rearward of the front doors.
The dipped beam headlamps and the sidelamps come on; your vehicle is also unlocked.

Manual adjustment
of halogen
headlamps







Automatic adjustment of xenon
headlamps
To avoid causing a nuisance to other road
users, the height of the halogen headlampsshould be adjusted according to the load in the
vehicle.0.1 or 2 people in the front seats. -.Intermediate setting. 1. 5 people + maximum authorised load. -.Intermediate setting. 2.
Driver + maximum authorised load. -.Intermediate setting. 3.
5 people + maximum load in the boot.

The initial setting is position "0".
If a fault occurs, this warning lamp is displayedin the instrument panel,
accompanied by an audible signal and a
message in the instrument panel screen.
The s
ystem then places your headlamps in the lowest position.
In order to avoid causing a nuisance to other road users, this system corrects the height of the
xenon headlamps beam automatically and when
stationary, in relation to the load in the vehicle.

If a fault occurs, do not touch the xenonbulbs. Contact a CITROËN dealer or aqualified workshop.

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When the dipped or main beam headlamps
are on, this
function, allows the light beams to better follow the road.
The use of this function, coupled with the
xenon headlamps and the cornerin
g lighting,considerably improves the quality of your
lighting round bends.








Directional lighting
with directional lighting
without directional lighting


Programming


Operating fault
The system is activated or deactivated in the vehicle configuration menu.
The system is activated by default.
The state of the system stays inmemory on switching off the ignition.


This function is inactive:


- when stationary or at low speeds,

- when reverse is engaged.
If a fault occurs, this warnin
g lamp
flashes in the instrument panel,
accompanied by a message in the screen.Contact a CITROËN dealer or aqualified workshop.

Cornering lighting
With dipped or main beams, this function makes use of the beam from a front foglamp to
illuminate the inside of a bend, when the vehicle
speed is below 25 mph (approximately 40 km/h)(urban driving, winding road, intersections, parking manouevres...).w
ith cornering lighting
without cornering lighting

Switching on

This function starts:


- when the corresponding direction indicator
is switched on,
or

-
from a cer tain angle of rotation of the steering wheel.


Switching off
The system does not operate:


- below a cer tain angle of rotation of thesteering wheel,

- above 25 mph (40 km/h),

- when reverse gear is engaged,


Programming
The system is activated or deactivated in the vehicleconfiguration menu.
The system is activated by default.

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Wiper controls


Programming

Various automatic wiper control modes are also
available according to the following options:


- automatic rain sensitive windscreen wipers,

- rear w
iping on engaging reverse gear.

Manual controls
The wipers are controlled directly by the driver. The vehicle's
front and rear wipers are
designed to improve the driver's visibility
progressively according to the climaticconditions.

Windscreen wipers

Wiping speed:
fast
(heavy rain),
normal
(moderate rain),
intermittent
(proportional to the
speed of the vehicle),
park,
automatic
(press down and
release),
single wipe
(pull the stalk briefly towards you).

If a significant accumulation of snowor ice is present, or when using a bicycle carrier on the boot, deactivatethe automatic rear wiper via theconfiguration menu.
park,
intermittent wipe,
wash-wipe
(set duration).

Reverse gear

When reverse gear is engaged, the rear wiper
will come into operation if the windscreen
wipers are operating.
Th
e function is activated or
deactivated via the configuration menu.
This function is activated by default.
Programming
)Pull the windscreen wiper stalk towards you. The windscreen wash then the
windscreen wipers operate for a fixed
period.

The headlamp washers only operate when
the dipped beam headlamps are on.
Windscreen and headlamp
wash
Rear wiper selection ring:

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Automatic rain sensitive
windscreen wipers
The windscreen wipers operate automatically,
without any action on the par t of the driver, if
rain is detected (sensor behind the rear view mirror), adapting their speed to the intensity of
the rainfall.

Switching on

Briefly push the control stalkdownwards.
This warning lamp comes on in the
instrument panel and a messa
ge is
displayed. Brie
fly push the control stalkdownwards again, or place the control stalk in another position
(Int, 1 or 2).
This warning lamp goes off in the instrumentpanel and a message is displayed.
Switching off


The automatic rain sensitive windscreenwipers must be reactivated by pushing the control stalk downwards, if theignition has been off for more than one minute.

Do not cover the rain sensor, linked with the sunshine sensor and located in the centre of the windscreen behind the rear view mirror. Switch off the automatic rain sensitivewipers when using an automatic car wash. In winter, it is advisable to wait until the windscreen is completely clear of ice before activating the automatic rain sensitive wipers.

Operating fault
If a fault occurs with the automatic rain
sensitive wipers, the wipers will operate in intermittent mode.
Have it checked by CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
Special position of the
windscreen wipers
This position permits release of the windscreen
wiper blades.
It is used for cleaning or replacement of
the blades. It can also be useful, in winter,
to detach the blades from the windscreen.

To maintain the effectiveness of the "flat-blade" type of wiper blades, it is advisable to:


- handle them with care,

- clean them regularly using soapywater,

- avoid using them to retain cardboard on the windscreen,

- replace them at the first signs of wear.


)
Any action on the wiper stalk in the minute
after switching off the ignition places the
blades vertically on the screen.) To park the blades again, switch on theignition and operate the wiper stalk.

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1.Front - rear cour tesy lamp2.Front map reading lamps3.Rear map reading lamps4. Interior mood LEDs






Courtesy lamps

In this position, the courtesy lamp comes on gradually:
Front - rear courtesy lamps


Take care to avoid leaving anything in contact with the cour tesy lamps.
With the "permanent lighting" mode, the lighting time varies according to the circumstances: - with the ignition off, approximatelyten minutes, - in energy economy mode, approximately thirty seconds, - with the engine running, unlimited.

- when the vehicle is unlocked,
- when the electronic key is removed from
the reader,
- when openin
g a door,
- when the remote control locking button is
activated, in order to locate your vehicle.
It switches o
ff gradually:
- when the vehicle is locked,
- when the i
gnition is switched on,
- 30 seconds after the last door is closed.
Permanentl
y off.
Permanent li
ghting.


Front - rear map reading
lamps
)
With the ignition on, press thecorresponding switch.

Interior mood lighting The dimmed passenger compar tment lighting improves visibility in the vehicle when the light is poor.

At night, the interior mood lighting comes onautomatically when the sidelamps are switched
on (for example, a source of light in the roof console illuminates the middle of the centre console).
The interior mood lighting switches off automatically when the sidelamps are switched off. Lamps on: there are 7 levels o
f brightness.
The level of brightness increases progressively
with each press of the button, returning to zero after the maximum level is reached.
A long press gives maximum brightness.
This adjustment is used to set the mood lighting level for the interior lamp, as well as for the door opening controls and the storage locations
(depending on version).






Foot well lighting


Activation

Its operation is identical to that of the cour tesy
lamps. The lighting comes on when one of the
doors is opened. The soft li
ghting provided by the footwell lamps
improves visibility in the vehicle when the light
is poor.
Switching on
Adjusting the brightness of
t
he courtesy lamp