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ALARM
System which protects and provides
a deterrent against theft and break-
ins. It provides the following types of
monitoring.
- Exterior perimeter
The system checks for opening of
the vehicle.
The alarm is triggered if anyone tries
to open a door, the boot, the bonnet...
- Interior volumetric
The system checks for any variation
in the volume in the passenger com-
partment.
The alarm is triggered if anyone
breaks a window, enters the pas-
senger compartment or moves in-
side the vehicle.
Self-protection function
The system checks for the putting
out of service of its components.
The alarm is triggered if the battery, the
central control or the wires of the siren
are put out of service or damaged.
Locking the vehicle with full
alarm system
Activation
)
Switch off the ignition and get out
of the vehicle.
)
Press the locking button on the
remote control.
Deactivation
)
Press the unlocking button on
the remote control.
The alarm system is deactivated: the
indicator lamp in the button goes off.
If an opening (door, boot...) is not
closed fully, the vehicle is not locked
but the exterior perimeter monitor-
ing will be activated after a delay of
45 seconds at the same time as the
interior volumetric monitoring.
The monitoring system is active: the
indicator lamp in the button fl ashes
once per second.
After the locking button on the re-
mote control is pressed, the exterior
perimeter monitoring is activated
after a delay of 5 seconds and the
interior volumetric monitoring after a
delay of 45 seconds.
For all work on the alarm system,
contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualifi ed workshop.
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Locking the vehicle with
exterior perimeter monitoring
only
Deactivate the interior volumetric
monitoring to avoid unwanted trig-
gering of the alarm in certain cases
such as:
- leaving a pet in the vehicle,
- leaving a window partially open,
- washing your vehicle,
To be effective, this deactivation
must be carried out each time the
ignition is switched off.
Deactivation of the interior
volumetric monitoring
)
Switch off the ignition.
)
Within ten seconds, press the
button until the indicator lamp is
on continuously.
)
Get out of the vehicle.
)
Press the locking button on the
remote control immediately.
The exterior perimeter monitoring
alone is activated: the indicator lamp in
the button fl ashes once per second.
Triggering of the alarm
The monitoring functions remain
active until the alarm has been trig-
gered eleven times in succession.
When the vehicle is unlocked using
the remote control, rapid fl ashing
of the indicator lamp in the button
informs you that the alarm was trig-
gered during your absence. When
the ignition is switched on, this
fl ashing stops immediately.
Failure of the remote control
To deactivate the monitoring func-
tions:
Locking the vehicle without
activating the alarm
Malfunction
Automatic activation *
)
Lock or deadlock the vehicle us-
ing the key in the driver's door
lock.
When the ignition is switched on, fi xed il-
lumination of the indicator lamp in the but-
ton indicates a malfunction of the system.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or
a qualifi ed workshop.
2 minutes after the last door or the
boot is closed, the system is activated
automatically.
)
To avoid triggering the alarm on
entering the vehicle, fi rst press
the unlocking button on the re-
mote control.
)
Unlock the vehicle using the key
in the driver's door lock.
)
Open the door; the alarm is trig-
gered.
)
Switch on the ignition; the alarm
stops. The indicator lamp in the
button goes off.
This is indicated by sounding of the
siren and fl ashing of the direction in-
dicators for thirty seconds.
Reactivation of the interior
volumetric monitoring
)
Press the unlocking button on the
remote control to deactivate the
exterior perimeter monitoring.
)
Press the locking button on the
remote control to activate all the
monitoring functions.
The indicator lamp in the button
again fl ashes once per second.
*
According to country.