2010.5 Citroen DS4 steering

For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the following safety rules:
Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes or resting your hands on the centre par t of the wheel.
Passengers must not place their feet on the dashboard. If possible, do not smoke as deployment of the airbags can cause burns or the risk of injury from a cigarette or pipe. Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or hit it violently.
Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats, compatible with the deployment the lateral airbags. For information on the range of seat covers suitable for your vehicle, you can contact a CITROËN dealer (see "Practical information - § Accessories"). Do not fix or attach anything to the seat backs (clothing...). This could cause injury to the chest or arms if the lateral airbag is deployed. Do not sit with the upper par t of the body any nearer to the door than necessary.
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. This could cause injury to the head if the cur tain airbag is deployed.
Do not remove the grab handles installed on the roof, they play a par t in securing the cur tain airbags.
Sit in a normal upright position. Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt. Do not leave anything between the occupants and the airbags (a child, pet, object...). This could hamper the operation of the airbags or injure the occupants. After an accident or if the vehicle has been stolen or broken into, have the airbag systems checked. All work on the airbag system must be carried out by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop. 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 airbag is deployed cannot be ruled out. The
bag inflates almost instantly (within a few milliseconds) then deflates within the same time discharging the hot gas via openings provided for this purpose.

For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the following safety rules:
Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes or resting your hands on the centre par t of the wheel.
Passengers must not place their feet on the dashboard. If possible, do not smoke as deployment of the airbags can cause burns or the risk of injury from a cigarette or pipe. Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or hit it violently.
Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats, compatible with the deployment the lateral airbags. For information on the range of seat covers suitable for your vehicle, you can contact a CITROËN dealer (see "Practical information - § Accessories"). Do not fix or attach anything to the seat backs (clothing...). This could cause injury to the chest or arms if the lateral airbag is deployed. Do not sit with the upper par t of the body any nearer to the door than necessary.
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. This could cause injury to the head if the cur tain airbag is deployed.
Do not remove the grab handles installed on the roof, they play a par t in securing the cur tain airbags.
Sit in a normal upright position. Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt. Do not leave anything between the occupants and the airbags (a child, pet, object...). This could hamper the operation of the airbags or injure the occupants. After an accident or if the vehicle has been stolen or broken into, have the airbag systems checked. All work on the airbag system must be carried out by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop. 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 airbag is deployed cannot be ruled out. The
bag inflates almost instantly (within a few milliseconds) then deflates within the same time discharging the hot gas via openings provided for this purpose.

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Six-speed electronic gearbox system which offers a choice between the comfor t of fully automatic operation or the pleasure of manual gear changing. There are two driving modes:
- automatic mode for automatic control of the gears by the gearbox, - manual mode for sequential gear changing by the driver. In automatic mode, it remains possible to change gear manually by using the steering mounted control paddles, when over taking, for example.
6-speed electronic gearbox system
R. Reverse  With your foot on the brake, lift the lever and push for wards. N. Neutral.
 With your foot on the brake, select this position to star t. A. Automatic mode.
 Move the lever backwards to select this mode. M. Manual mode with sequential gear changing.  Move the lever backwards then to the left to select this mode, then use the steering mounted control paddles to change gear.
Gear lever
+. Change up paddle to the right of the steering wheel.  Press the back of the "+" steering mounted paddle to change up a gear.
-. Change down paddle to the left of the steering wheel.  Press the back of the "-" steering mounted
paddle to change down a gear.
Steering mounted control paddles
The steering mounted paddles cannot be used to select neutral or to engage or disengage reverse gear.

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For optimum acceleration, for example
when over taking another vehicle, press the accelerator pedal firmly past the point of resistance.
Manual gear changing
This selective gear change mode enables you to over take, for example, while still remaining in automatic mode.  Operate the + or - steering mounted control paddle. The gearbox engages the gear requested if the engine speed permits. AUTO is still displayed in the instrument panel. After a few moments without any action on the controls, the gearbox resumes automatic control of the gears.
Manual mode
 After star ting the vehicle, select position Afor enter automatic mode.
Automatic mode
AUTO and the gear engaged appear in the instrument panel screen.
The gearbox is then operating in auto-active mode, without any action on the par t of the driver. It continuously selects the most suitable gear, depending on the: - style of driving, - profile of the road.
 When the vehicle has moved off, select position M to change to manual mode.
AUTO disappears and the gears engaged appear in succession in the instrument panel screen.
The gear change requests are only carried out if the engine speed permits. It is not necessary to release the accelerator during gear changes. When braking or slowing down, the gearbox changes down automatically to allow the vehicle to accelerate in the correct gear.
At very low speed, if reverse gear is requested, this will only be taken into account when the vehicle is immobilised. The Foot on brakewarning lamp may flash in the instrument panel to prompt you to brake.
On sharp acceleration, the gearbox will not change up unless the driver acts on the gear lever or the steering mounted paddles. Never select neutral N while the vehicle
is moving. Only engage reverse gear R when the vehicle is immobilised with the brake pedal pressed.

Stop & Start The Stop & Star t system puts the engine temporarily on standby - STOP mode - during stops in the traffic (red lights, traffic jams, or other...). The engine restar ts automatically - START mode - as soon as y ou want to move off. The restar t takes place instantly, quickly and silently. Per fect for urban use, the Stop & Star t system reduce s fuel consumption and exhaust emissions as well as the noise level when stationary.
Operation
Going into engine STOP mode
With the automatic gearbox system, for your comfor t during parking maoeuvres, STOP mode is not available for a few seconds after coming out of reverse gear. STOP mode does not affect the functionality of the vehicle, such as braking, power steering, for example.
Never refuel with the engine in STOP mode; you must switch off the ignition with the key.
The "ECO" warning lamp comes on in the instrument panel and the engine goes into standby:
- with a manual gearbox , at speeds below 12 mph (20 km/h), when you put the gear lever into neutral and release the clutch pedal, - with the 6-speed electronic gearbox system , at a speed below 5 mph (8 km/h),
when you press the brake pedal or put the gear lever into position N .
If your vehicle is fitted with the system, a time counter calculates the sum of the periods in STOP mode during a journey. It resets itself to zero every time the ignition is switched on with the key.
STOP mode is not invoked when: - the driver's door is open, - the driver's seat belt is not fastened, - the vehicle has not exceeded 6 mph (10 km/h) since the last engine start using the key, - the electric parking brake is applied or being applied, - the engine is needed to maintain a comfor table temperature in the passenger compar tment, - demisting is active, - some special conditions (battery charge, engine temperature, braking assistance, ambient temperature...) where the engine is needed to assure control of a system.
Special cases:STOP mode unavailable
In this case, the "ECO" warning lamp flashes for a few seconds, then goes off. This operation is per fectly normal.

Memorising speeds This memorisation of speeds applies to both the speed limiter and the cruise control.
Operation
You can memorise up to 5 speeds in the system. By default, some speeds are already memorised.  Go to the main menu: - on the monochrome screen C; press the "MENU" button, then select the "Personalisation-configuration" menu and confirm. - on the central colour screen associated
with the satellite navigation system; press the thumb wheel on the left of the steering column.
 Select "Vehicle parameters" menu and confirm.  Select the "Driving assistance" line and
conform.  Select "Speeds memorised" line and confirm.  Modify the speed.  Select " OK " and confirm to save the modifications.
Access
Press the MEM button to display the list of memorised speeds.
Selection
To select a memorised speed:  press and hold the " + " or " - " button; the system stops at the nearest memorised speed,  press and hold again the " + " or " - " button to select another memorised speed. A reminder of the speed and the state of the system (on/off) is displayed in the instrument panel.
For safety reasons, when using the monochrome screen C the driver must only carry out these operations when stationary. These operations are only possible
when stationary, when using the central colour screen associated with the satellite navigation system.

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System which prevents the vehicle from exceeding the speed programmed by the driver. When the programmed speed limit is reached, pressing the accelerator pedal no longer has any effect.
Speed limiter
The speed limiter cannot, in any circumstances, replace the need to respect speed limits, nor can it replace the need for vigilance and responsibility on the par t of the driver.
The functions of this system are grouped together on the steering mounted controls. 1. Speed limiter mode selection dial. 2. Programmed value decrease button. 3. Programmed value increase button. 4. Speed limiter on/off button. 5. List of memorised speeds display button. (see "Memorising speeds")
Steering mounted controls
The programmed information is grouped together in the instrument panel screen. 6. Speed limiter on/off indication. 7. Speed limiter mode selection indication. 8. Programmed speed value. 9. Selection of a memorised speed. (see "Memorising speeds")
Displays in the instrument panel
Operation
The speed limiter is switched on manually: it requires a programmed speed of at least20 mph (30 km/h). The speed limiter is switched off by manual d offoperation of the control. The programmed speed can be exceeded temporarily by pressing the accelerator firmly beyond the point of resistance. To return to the programmed speed, simply release the accelerator pedal. The programmed speed remains in the memory when the ignition is switched off.

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Cruise control
System which automatically maintains the speed of the vehicle at the value programmed by the driver, without any action on the accelerator pedal.
The functions of this system are grouped together on the steering mounted controls. 1. Cruise control mode selection dial. 2. Speed programming/value decrease button. 3. Speed programming/value increase button. 4. Cruise control off/resume button. 5. Stored speeds display button. (see "Storing speeds")
Steering mounted controls
The cruise control system cannot, in any circumstances, replace the need to respect speed limits, nor can it replace the need for vigilance and responsibility on the par t of the driver. You are advised to keep your feet near the pedals at all times.
The programmed information is grouped together in the instrument panel screen. 6. Cruise control off/resume indication. 7. Cruise control mode selection indication. 8. Programmed speed value. 9. Selecting a stored speed. (see "Storing speeds")
Displays in the instrument panel
Operation
The cruise control is switched on manually: it requires a minimum vehicle speed of 25 mph (40 km/h) and engagement of: - four th gear on the manual gearbox, - second gear on the electronic gearbox system, in sequential driving mode, - position A on the electronic gearbox system. The cruise control is switched off manually d offor by pressing the brake or clutch pedal or on triggering of the ESP system for safety reasons. It is possible to exceed the programmed speed temporarily by pressing the accelerator pedal. To return to the programmed speed, simply
release the accelerator pedal. Switching off the ignition cancels any programmed speed value.