2009 CITROEN DS3 seats

123
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.

ISOFIX child seat recommended by CITROËN and approved for
your vehicle
This child seat can also be used on seats which are not
fitted with I
SO
FIX mountings. In this case, it must be attached to the vehicle seat using
the three point seat belt. Follow the instructions for fitting the child seat given in the seat manufacturer's installation guide.
RÖ
MER Duo Plus ISOFIX
(size cate
gory B1 )
Group 1: from 9 to 18 kg

Installed in the
forwards-
facing position.

Fitted with an upper strap to
be secure
d on t
he upper r
ing
B , re
ferred to as the T
OP TETHER.
Three seat body angles: sitting, reclining, lying.

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Child safety

Installing ISOFIX child seats ISOFIX mountings.
In the case of the universal and semi-universal ISOFIX child seats, the child seat's ISOFIX size cate
gory, determined b
y a letter between
Aand G , is
indicated on the child seat next to the ISOFIX lo
go.
IUF
:seat suitable for the installation of an
Isofix U niversa
l seat,
"F
orward
facing" and secured using the "Top Tether" upper strap.
IL-SU:
seat suitable for the installation an
I sofix
S
emi-
U
niversal seat which is:
- "rear facing" fitted with a "Top Tether" upper strap or a stay, - "for ward facing" fitted with a stay,

For the securing of the "Top Tether" upper strap, refer to the "Isofix Mountings" section. X:seat which is not suitable for the installation of an ISOFIX seat of the size cate
gory indicated.

*
Infant car seats and "car cots" cannot be installed on the
front passen
ger seat.

Weight of the child
//indicative age
Less than
10 kg
(group 0)Up to
6 months
appro
x
Less than 10 k
g
(group 0
)
Less than
13 kg
(group 0+)
Up to
1 year approx
From 9 to 18 k
g (group 1
)
From
1 to
3 years approx
Type of ISOFIX child seat Inf
ant car seat
*
"rear facing
"
"rear facing
"
"forward facing"
ISO
FIX size cate
gory
F
G
C
D
E
C
D
A
B
B1
Universal and semi-universal ISOFIX child seats which can be installed on the rea
r
outer
seatsr
X
X
IL- S
U
X
IL- S
U
IUFIL-SU

Safety
Seat belts Front seat
belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a pretensionin
g and
force limitin
g system.

This s
ystem improves sa
fety in the
front seats
in the event o
f a front impact. Depending on the
severity of the impact, the pretensioning systeminstantly tightens the seat belts against the body of the occupants.
The pretensionin
g seat belts are active when
t
he ignition
is on.
The force limiter reduces the pressure of theseat belt on the chest o
f the occu
pant,
so improving their protection.
Fastenin
g
) Pull the strap, then insert the tongue in the
buc
kle.
) Check that the seat belt is fastenedcorrectl
y by pullin
g the strap.
Unfastening ) Press the red button on the buckle.) Guide the seat belt as it is reeled in.
Seat
be
lt not faste
ned
/
unfastened warnin
g lamp
When the ignition is switched on,
this warning lamp comes on in theinstrument panel, if the driver and/o
r
the
front passen
ger has not
fastened
t
hei
r sea
t bel
t.
From approximatel
y 12 mph
(20 km
/h)
this warning lamp
flashes
for two minutes
accompanied by an audible signal o
f increasing
volume. Once these two minutes have elapsed,
this warning lamp remains on until the drive
r
and/or the front passenger fastens thei
r
sea
t belt.

Rear seat belts
Fasten
ing
) Pull the strap, t
hen
insert t
he tongue
in the
buckle.
) Check that the seat belt is fastened correctly by pulling the strap.
Unfastening )
Press t
he re
d button on t
he buckle.
)
Guide the seat belt as it is reeled in.
The rear seats are each fitted with a three-point inertia reel seat belt with force limiter.

141
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.

A wide range of accessories and genuine parts is offered by the CITROËN dealer network. These accessories and parts have been tested and approved for reliability and safety.
Accessories

Insta
llation of rad
io
co
mm
unicat
ion
transmi
tte
rs

Before instaliin
g on
your vehicle an
y
after- m
arket radio comm
unication
transm
itter w
ith externa
l aer
ial,
we recommen
d that you contact a
CITR
OË
N dealer.

The CITRO
ËN dealer network will give
you the speci
fication
for transmitters
which can be fitted (frequency, maximum power, aerial position, specific installation requirements
), in
line with the Vehicle Electroma
gnetic
Compatibilit
y Directive
(2004
/10 4
/EC).
The
y are all adapted to
your vehicle and
benefit from CITROËN's recommendation and warrant
y.
This product range is structured around 5 categories: "Protectio
n":
anti-the
ft alarm, wheel anti
-
theft devices, stolen vehicle tracking system,breathalyser, first aid kit, warning triangle, highvisibility safety jacket, snow chains, non-skid
covers, parkin
g sensors, transluscent bumper
protection strips...
"Comfor t and leisure": mats * , boot tray, boot carpet, boot net, load fixing kit for boot carpet,
mudflaps, sun blinds, door deflectors, isotherm
module, fra
grance cartrid
ges, transverse roof
bars, bic
ycle carrier, ski carrier, roo
f boxes,
towbars, wirin
g harnesses, 230 V socket, coat
han
ger fixed to head restraint,
front centre
armrest, c
hild
seats an
d booster cus
hions,
moveable mirror..."Navigat
ion an
d commun
icat
ion":
Bluetoot
h®hands-free kit, universal mobile ®
phone charger, audio equipment, portable
satellite navigation system, semi-integral
portable navi
gation s
ystem carrier, speed
camera warnin
g, DVD pla
yer, auxiliar
y cable
for
connectin
g a portable MP3 pla
yer, U
SB Box,
s
peakers, subwoo
fer s
peakers...
* To avoid an
y risk o
f jammin
g of the pedals:
- ensure t
hat t
he mat
is positione
d an
d
secure
d correct
ly,
- never
fit one mat on to
p of another.