2009 CITROEN DS3 airbag

Airbags System desi
gned to maximise the sa
fety of the
occupants
(with the exception o
f the rear centre
passen
ger) in the event o
f violent collisions.
It supplements the action of the
force-limiting
seat belts (with the exception of the rear centre passenger).If a collision occurs, the electronic detectors record and anal
yse the front and side impacts
sustained in the impact detection zones: - in the case of a serious impact, the airbags
are tr
igg
ere
d instant
ly an
d protect t
he
occupants o
f the vehicle
(with the exception
o
f the rear centre passenger
); immediately
after the impact, the airbags deflate rapidly
so that they do not hinder visibility or the
exit of the occupants,
- in the case of a minor or rear impact or in
certa
in ro
ll-over con
ditions, t
he a
irbags
will
not
be tr
igg
ere
d; the seat
belt alone
is
su
fficient to
provide o
ptimum
protection in
these s
ituat
ions.
The airbags do not operate when theignition is switched off
.
This equipment will onl
y deplo
y once.
If a second impact occurs
(durin
g the
same or a subsequent accident
), the
airbag will not
be tr
igg
ere
d again.
Impact
detect
ion zones
A.
Front
impact zone.
B.Side im
pact zone.
Tr iggerin
g of the airba
g(s) is
accompan
ied by a s
ligh
t em
ission
of harmless smoke and a noise, due to the activation of the pyrotechniccartridge incorporated in the system. This smoke is not harmful
, but sensitive
individuals ma
y experience sli
ght
irrit
ation.

The noise o
f the detonation ma
y result
in a sli
ght loss o
f hearin
g for a short time.

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Safety
Front airba
gs
System which protects the driver and front
passen
ger in the event o
f a serious
front impact
in order to limit the risk o
f injury to the head
an
d chest.

The driver
's a
irbag
is incorporate
d in the centre
of the steering wheel; the front passenger'sairbag is incorporated in the dashboard above
the glove box.
Activat
ion
The a
irbags are tr
igg
ere
d simu
ltaneous
ly,
unless the passenger's
front airbag is
deactivated, in the event of a serious
front
impact applied to all or part of the front impact
zone A , in the longitudinal centreline of the
vehicle on a horizontal plane and directed fromthe front t
o the rear of th
e vehicle.
The
front airba
g inflates between the head
-
thorax o
f the
front occu
pant o
f the vehicle
and the dashboard to cushion their
forward
movement.

DeactivationOnly the passenger's front airbag can be deact
ivate
d:
)
with the ignition off
, insert t
he key in the
f
passenger airbag deactivation switch
1 ,
)
turn it t
o the "OFF
"position,
)
then, remove the key keeping the switch in the new position.
This warning lamp comes on in theinstrument panel when the ignition is
on and until the airbag is re-activated.
To assure the safety of your child, the passenger's front airbag must be deactivated when you install a "rear facin
g" child seat on the front
passen
ger sea
t.
Other wise, the child would risk bein
g
seriousl
y injured or killed i
f the airba
g
were tr
iggere
d.
React
ivat
ion
Wh
en
you remove t
he child
seat, turn sw
itch 1
to
the "ON"
pos
ition to re-act
ivate t
he a
irbag an
d
so assure the sa
fety o
f your
front passenger in
the event of an impact.
With the ignition on, t
his warn
ing
lam
p comes on
in the instrument
panel for approximately one minute, if the passenger's front airbag is activated.
Operatin
g fault
If this warning lamp
flashes, contact
a CITRO
ËN dealer. The passenger's
front airbag may no longer be
triggered in the event of a serious
impact.
If at least one of the two airbag warning lamps come on continuously,do not in
stall a child sea
t on th
e front
passenger sea
t.
Have the s
ystem checked b
y a
CITR
OË
N dealer.
I
f this warning lamp comes on on theinstrument panel, accompanied by an audible warning and a message on
the multifunction screen
, contact a CITROËN
dealer to have the s
ystem checked. The
airba
gs ma
y no lon
ger be tri
ggered in the event
o
f a serious im
pact.

139Safety
Lateral airba
gs
System which protects the driver and
front
passen
ger in the event o
f a serious side impact
in order to limit the risk of injury to the chest.

Each latera
l airbag
is built into t
he seat
backrest frame, door side.
Activat
ion

Impact
detect
ion zones
A.
Front
impact zone.
B.Side im
pact zone.
The latera
l airbags are tr
igg
ere
d un
ilatera
lly in
the event o
f a serious side im
pact a
pplied to all
or
part o
f the side im
pact zone
B, perpendicular
to the longitudinal centreline o
f the vehicle on a
horizontal plane and directed from the outside towards the inside of the vehicle.
The lateral airbag inflates between the front
occupant of the vehicle and the correspondin
g
door trim panel.

Curtain airbags System which protects the driver andpassengers (with the exception of the rear centre passenger) in the event of a serious side impact in order to limit the risk of injury to the side o
f the head.
Each curtain airbag is built into the pillars and the upper passenger compartment area.ActivationThe curtain airbag is triggered at the same time as t
he correspon
ding latera
l airbag in the
event of a serious side impact applied to all or part of the side impact zone
B, perpendicular
to the longitudinal centreline of the vehicle on ahorizontal plane and directed from the outside towards the inside of the vehicle. The curtain airbag inflates between the front or rear occupant of the vehicle and the windows.

Operatin
g fault

In the event of a minor impact or bump on th
e side of th
e vehicle or if th
e
vehicle rolls over, the airbag may not be triggered.

In the event o
f a rear or
front collision,
the a
irbag is not tr
igg
ere
d.
If this warning lamp comes on on the
instrument panel, accompanied by
an audible si
gnal and a messa
ge on
the multifunction screen
, contact a CITROËN
dealer to
have t
he s
ystem c
hecked. The
a
irbags ma
y no
longer be tr
igg
ere
d in the event
of a serious im
pact.

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Safety
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the following safety rules:

Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by itsspokes or resting your hands on the centre part of the wheel.
Passen
gers must not place their feet on the
dashboard. If possible, do not smoke as deplo
yment o
f
the airba
gs can cause burns or the risk o
f
injury from a ci
garette or pipe.
Never remove or p
ierce t
he steer
ing w
heel or
hit it violently. Side airba
gs

Use only approved covers on the seats. These
will n
ot hin
der infl
ation of th
e side
airba
gs. Consult a CITRO
ËN dealer.
Do not
fix or attach an
ythin
g to the seat
backs
(clothin
g...). This could cause in
jury
to the chest or arms i
f the side airbag is
triggere
d.
Do not sit with the upper part of the body any nearer to the door than necessary.
Curtain airbags Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. Thiscould cause injury to the head if the curtain airbag is triggered. Do not remove the
grab handles installed
on the roo
f, the
y pla
y a part in securin
g the
curta
in a
irbags.
Sit in a normal upri
ght position.
Wear a correct
ly a
djuste
d seat
belt.

Do not leave anything between the occupants and the airbags (a child, pet, object...). This could hamper the operation of the airbags o
r
injure the occupants. After an acc
ident or if th
e vehicle has bee
n
sto
len or
broken
into,
have t
he a
irbag
systems c
hecked.
All wor
k on t
he a
irbag system
is str
ictly
forbidden unless it is carried out by quali
fied
personnel of the CITROËN dealer network.
Even if all of the precautions mentioned are obser ved, a risk of injury or of minor burns to the head, chest or arms when an airba
g is
triggered cannot be ruled out. The ba
g inflates almost instantl
y (within a
few
milliseconds
) then de
flates within the same
time
discharging the hot gas v
ia open
ings
provided
for this
purpose.

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Practical information

Dashboard fuse box
The fuse box is placed in the lower section of the dashboard (left-hand side).
Access to the fuses )
Refer to the para
graph "Access to the tools".
Fuse tables
Fuse
N°
Rating
Functio
ns
FH36
5 A
Trailer rela
y unit.
FH
37
-
Not used
.
FH38
20 A
Hi-Fi amplifier.
FH39
20 A
Heate
d seats.
FH40
30 A
Trailer re
lay un
it.
Rating
Functions
F
1
15 A
Rear w
iper.
F2
-
Not use
d.
F3
5 A
Airbags an
d pretens
ioners contro
l un
it.
F4
10 A
Air con
ditioning, clutc
h sw
itch, electroc
hromat
ic m
irror,
particle
filter pump
(Diesel
), dia
gnostic socket, air
flow
sensor
(Diesel
).
F
5
30 A
Electr
ic w
indows pane
l, passen
ger's e
lectr
ic w
indow contro
l,
front electric window motor.
F6
30 A
Driver's elec
tric window m
otor.
F7
5 A
Courtes
y lamp,
glove box li
ghtin
g.

Fuse
N°
Rating
Functio
ns
F820 A
Multi
function screen, audio s
ystem, navi
gation radio, alarm
contro
l un
it, a
larm s
iren.
F
9
30 A
12 V socket, portable navigation support supply.
F10
15 A
Steering wheel controls.
F11
15 A
Ignition,
diagnost
ic soc
ket, automat
ic gear
box contro
l un
it.
F12
15 A
Rain/bri
ghtness sensor, trailer rela
y unit.
F
13
5 A
Main stop switch, engine relay unit.
F14
15 A
Parking sensors control unit, airbag control unit, instrument
panel, di
gital air conditionin
g, USB Box, Hi-Fi amplifier.
F15
30 A
Lockin
g.
F
16
-
Not used
.
F
17
40 A
Rear screen and door mirrors demisting/defrosting.
SH
-

PA R
C shunt.