2009 CITROEN DS3 child seat

Familiarisation

Passenger safety 1.
Open the glove box. 2.
Insert the ke
y.
3.
Select position: "ON"
(activation
), with
front passen
ger o
r
"
forwards
facin
g" child seat,
"OFF"

(deactivation), with "rear facing"
child
seat.
4.
Remove the key keeping the switch in thenew
position.

Front passen
ger's airba
g
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A.
Fr
ont sea
t belts not fastened or unfastened
warnin
g lamp
.
Fr
ont seat
be
lts
and
passen
ger's front airba
g
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Personalise your vehicle
These st
yling stickers are treated to
give
good
resistance to a
gein
g and tearin
g.
They have
been
designed to a
llow
you to
persona
lise
your ve
hicle's bodywor
k.

Available a
lso as accessor
ies, we recommen
d
that you have them fitted by a CITRO
ËN dealer.

Usin
g expressive stickers

When usin
g a hi
gh pressure
jet wash,
keep the end o
f the lance at least
30 centimetres
from the stickers
B. Front passen
ger's a
irbag deact
ivat
ion
indicator
lam
p.
C. Front passenger
's a
irbag act
ivat
ion
indicator lamp.
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Warning lamp
is on
Cause
Action/Obse
rvations
Diesel engine pre-heatin
g

fixed. The ignition switch is at the
2nd
position
(ignition on
).

Wait until the warning lamp has switched off before starting.
The duration for which the warnin
g lamp is on is determined
by the climat
ic con
ditions.
Parking brake
fixed.
The par
king brake is app
lied or not
properly released.

Release the parkin
g brake to switch o
ff the warnin
g
lamp, keepin
g your
foot on the brake pedal.

Observe the sa
fety recommendations.

For
further in
formation on the parkin
g brake, re
fer to
the "Driving" sect
ion.
Engine coolant tempera
ture
fixed blue.

On starting the engine, it indicates that the engine is cold.
After a
few minutes driving, it swiches o
ff to indicate
that t
he eng
ine temperature
is norma
l.

In or
der to protect your eng
ine, avo
id driving too
hard
until the warning lamp has switched o
ff.
Foot on the brake peda
l

fixed. With an automatic gearbox, you have
forgotten to press the brake pedal to
come out of the
Ppost
ion. With the engine running, before releasing the parking
brake you must press the brake pedal to unlock the the automatic gear selector lever and come out of the
P position.
Automat
ic w
iping
fixed.
The w
iper contro
l is pushed
downwards.
Automatic
front wipin
g is activated.

Passenger's airbag system

fixed. The control switch, located in the glove
box, is in the "
ON

" position.
The passen
ger's front airba
g is activated.

In this case, do not install a rear-
facin
g
child
seat. T
urn th
e control switch to the "
OF
F " position to
deactivate the front passen
ger's airba
g.
In this case
you can install a rear-facin
g child seat.

The passen
ger's a
irbag system
is automat
ically put
into service on startin
g the vehicle
("ON
" position
).

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Instruments and controls

Deactivation indicator lampsIf one o
f the
following indicator lamps comes on, this con
firms that the corresponding system has been switched o
ff intentionally.
This is accompanied by an audible signal and a message on the multifunction screen.
Warning lamp
is o
n
Cause
Action/Observations
Passen
ger's
airbag system
fixed.
The contro
l, locate
d in the glove
box,
is set to the
OFF position.
The passenger's front airbag is
deactivated. In this case you can install a "rear facing" child seat.
Set the control to the
ONposition to act
ivate t
he
passenger's
front airbag. In this case, do not
fit a child
seat in the rear-facing position.
The passenger's airbag system is put into ser vice
automatically when the vehicle is started (
ON position).
ESP/A
SR
fixed.
The button,
locate
d at t
he bottom
left of the dashboard, is
pressed. Its
indicator
lam
p is on.
The E
SP/ASR is deactivated.
ESP: electronic stability programme.

ASR: anti-skid regulation.
Press t
he button a
gain to manua
lly react
ivate t
he
E
SP/ASR. Its indicator lam
p switches o
ff.
From approximately 30 mph
(50 km
/h),
the system
is react
ivate
d automat
ically
(except for the 1.6 litre THP 150 engine).
The ESP/ASR system is activated automatically when
the vehicle is started.

General points relating to child seats Although one of CITROËN's main criteria when designing your vehicle, the safety of your children also depends on you.
CITRO
ËN recommends
that children
should travel in th
e rear seats

of you
r
vehicle: -
"rearwards-
facin
g"up to the a
ge
of 2,
-
"forwards-
facin
g"over the a
ge of 2.
For maximum sa
fety, please observe the
followin
g recommendations:
-
in accordance with European regulations,
all children under the age of 12 or less
than one and a half metres tall must
travel in a
pproved child seats suited to
their wei
ght , on seats fitted with a seat
belt or ISOFIX mountings * ,
-
statisticall
y, the sa
fest seats in
your
vehicle for carr
yingchild
ren are the

rear sea
ts,
-
a child weighing less than
9 kg must
travel in the "rearwards-facing" position
both in the front and in the rear
.
* The rules for carr
ying children are specific to
each countr
y. Re
fer to the current le
gislation
in your countr
y.

Child safety

Child seat in the front
"Rearwards-facing" When a "rear wards-facing" child seat is installed on the
front passen
ger sea
t , it
is essential that the passenger airbag is deactivated.
Other wise,
the
child
would
risk being seriously injured or killed if the airbag were to inflate.
"Forwards-facing" When a "
forwards-
facin
g" child seat is installed
on t
he front passen
ger seat , a
djust t
he
vehicle's seat to t
he interme
diate
long
itudinal
position w
ith the seat
back upr
ight an
d leave
the passenger airbag activated.
Interme
diate
long
itudina
l
pos
ition

Passenger air bag OFF
Child seats recommended by CITROËN
CITRO
ËN offers a complete range of recommended child seats which are secured using a
y
three
point seat belt : Group 0: from bir th to 10 kgGroup 0+: from bir th to 13 k
g
Groups 1, 2 and 3:
from 9 to 36 k
g

L1
"RÖMER Bab
y-Safe Plus"
In
stalled in th
e rearwards-
facin
g position.

L2
"KIDDY Lif
e"
The use of the restrainin
g
cushion is compulsor
y for
carrying youn
g child
ren
(from 9 to 18 k
g).
Groups 2 and 3: from 15 to 36 kg

L3
"RE
CAR
O Start''

L4
"KLIPPAN Optima"
From the age of 6 years (approximately 22 kg), the boos
ter is used
on it
s own.

L5
"RÖMER KIDFIX"
Can be
fitted to the vehicle's I
SO
FIX anchorages.
The c
hild
is restra
ined by the seat
belt.

Advice on child seats

The incorrect in
stallation of a child sea
t in
a
vehicle compromises the child's protection in the event of an accident. Remember to fas
ten th
e sea
t belts or th
e
child
sea
t harness
keeping the slack
in
relation to the child's body
to a minimum ,
even
for short journeys.
To insta
ll a c
hild
seat us
ing t
he ve
hicle's
seat belt, ensure that the belt is well tightened on the child seat and that it holds the child seat firmly against the vehicle's seat
.

For o
ptimum installation o
f the "
forward
facin
g" child seat, ensure that the back o
f
the c
hild
seat
is in contact w
ith the back
of the vehicle's seat and that the head restraint does not cause any discom
fort.

If the head restraint has to be removed
,
ensure that it is stored or attached securely to prevent it from being thrown around the vehicle in the event of sharp brakin
g.

Children under the age of 10 must not travelin the "for ward facing" position on the front passen
ger seat, unless the rear seats are
alrea
dy occup
ied by other c
hild
ren, cannot
be used
or are abse
nt.

Deactivate the passen
ger airba
g * when a
"rear
facing" child seat is installed on the
front seat.
Other wise, the child would risk being seriously injured or killed if the airbag were to infl
ate.
Insta
lling a
booster seat
The chest
part o
f the seat belt must be
positione
d on t
he c
hild'
s shoulder w
ithout
touc
hing the nec
k.

Ensure that the la
p part o
f the seat belt
passes correct
ly over t
he c
hild'
s thighs.
CITROËN recommends the use of abooster seat which has a back
, fitted with a
seat belt guide at shoulder level.
* Accordin
g to countr
y.
As a safet
y precaution, do not leave:
-
one or m
ore child
ren alo
ne and
unsu
perv
ised in a ve
hicle,
- a c
hild
or an an
ima
l in a ve
hicle w
hich
is ex
pose
d to t
he sun, w
ith the w
indows
close
d,
- the keys within reach of children inside
the vehicle.

To protect young children from the rays of the sun
, fit side blinds on the rear windows.

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Child safety
Your ve
hicle has
been a
pprove
d in accor
dance
with the ne
wISOFIX
regulation .
The seats, represented below, are fitted with regulation ISOFIX mountings:
"ISOFIX" mountings
There are three rings
for each seat:
- two rings A
, located between the vehicle
seat back and cushion, indicated by a label,
- a ring
B , behind the seat, re
ferred to as the
TOP TETHER

for fixing the upper strap.
This ISOFIX mounting system guarantees you
fast, reliable and safe fittin
g of the child seat in
your ve
hicle.

The
ISO
FIX
child seats
are fitted with tw
o locks
whi
ch are secure
d eas
ily on t
he two r
ings A.
Some also have an
upper s
trap w
hich is
attac
hed to r
ing
B.

To attach this strap, raise the vehicle seat's
head restraint then pass the hook between its
rods. Then fix the hook on ring
Band tighten
the upper strap.
The incorrect installation of a child seat in a vehicle compromises the child'sprotection in the event of an accident.
For information re
gardin
g the ISOFIX child
seats w
hich can
be insta
lled in your ve
hicle,
consult the summar
y table
for the location o
f
the I
SO
FIX child seats.