2012 Citroen DS5 ECO mode

On-line owner's handbook


Referring to the owner's handbook on-line also gives you
access to the latest information available, easily identifi ed by
the bookmarks, associated with this pictogram:

If the heading "MyCitroën" is not available on the public website for
your country, you can fi nd your handbook at the following address:
http://service.citroen.com
Select:
You can fi nd your handbook on the CITROËN website, under the
heading "MyCitroën".




This personal space provides you with information on your products
and services, direct and special contact with CITROËN and
becomes a space tailored for you.

the link in "Private customer access",
the language,
the model,
the edition date appropriate for the date of registration of your vehicle.
You will fi nd your handbook, presented in the same way as the paper
version.

CITROËN has a presence on every continent,
a complete product range,
bringing together technology and a permanent spirit of innovation,
for a modern and creative approach to mobility.

We thank you and congratulate you on your choice.

Your vehicle is fitted with only some of the equipment described in this document,
depending on the trim level, version and thespecifications for the country in which it is sold.
The
fitting of electrical equipment or accessories which are not recommended
by CITROËN may result in a failure of your
vehicle's electronic system. Please note thisspecific warning and contact aCITROËNdealer to be shown the recommended equipment and accessories.
At the wheel of your new vehicle,
getting to know each system,
each control, each setting,
makes your trips, your journeys
more comfortable and more enjoyable.


Happy motoring!

We draw your attention to the following...

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PR ACTICAL
INFORMATION CHILD SAFETY VISIBILITY
132 Lighting controls
135Daytime running lamps
136Automatic illumination of headlamps
137Automatic headlamp dipping
140Headlamp adjustment
141Directional lighting
143 Wiper controls
145Automatic rain sensitive
wipers
147 Courtesy lamps
148Interior mood lighting
152 Child seats
158 ISOFIX child seats
161Child lock
164 Direction indicators
165Emergency or assistance call
165
Horn
166Tyre under-infl ation detection
167 ESP system
170 Seat belts
173 Airbags
180 Te m p o r a ry puncture repair
kit
186Changing a wheel
193Changing a bulb
201 Changing a fuse
20412 V battery
207 Energy economy mode
208Changing a wiper blade
209Towing the vehicle
210 Towing a trailer
212Fitting roof bars
213 Accessories

23Familiarisation
Driving safely


Stop & Start


Going into engine STOP mode
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The "ECO"warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel and the
en
gine goes into standby; with theelectronic gearbox system andspeeds below 5 mph (8 km/h), press the brakepedal or put the gear lever in position N.
In certain circumstances, the STOP modemay not be available; the "ECO"warning lamp flashes for a few seconds, then goes off.
Going into engine START mode
Deactivation/Reactivation
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The system is automatically reactivated every time the engine is star ted withthe STA R T/STOP button.

Before refuelling or doing anything under the bonnet, you must switchoff the ignition with the START/STOP button. Th
e "ECO"
warning lamp goes off
and the engine restar ts with theelectronic gearbox system:
- with the
gear lever in position A
or Mrelease the brake pedal,
- or with the gear lever in position N
andbrake pedal released, move the gear lever
to position A or M ,
- or engage reverse.
In certain circumstances, STA R T m o d e m ay beinvoked automatically; the "ECO"
warning lampflashes for a few seconds, then goes off. You can deactivate the s
ystem at any time bypressing the "ECO OFF"
button; the button's
warning lamp comes on.

Monitoring
Indicator and warning lamps
When the engine is star ted, these same warning lamps should go off.
If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the information on the warning lamp concerned.
Associated warnings
The switching on of cer tain warning lamps may
be accompanied by an audible signal and a
messa
ge in the instrument panel screen.
The warning lamps may come on continuously (fixed) or flash.

Certain warning lamps may come on inone of two modes: fixed (continuous) or flashing.
Only by relating the type of illumination to the operation of the vehicle can itbe determined whether the situation is normal or a fault has occurred.
Refer to the tables on the following pages for more information. Visual indicators in
forming the driver that asystem is in operation, switched off or has a fault.

When the ignition is switched on
Certain warning lamps come on for a few seconds in the instrument panel and/or
instrument panel screen when the vehicle's
ignition is switched on.

Warning/indicator lampStateCauseAction/Observations



Automatic
wiping
fixed. The wiper control is pushed
downwards.
Automatic front wiping is activated.
To deactivate automatic wipin
g, operate the controlstalk downwards or put the stalk into another position.



Passenger's airbag systemfixed in the seat beltand passenger's front airbag warning lamps
display.
The control switch, located in
the glove box, has been placed in
the "ON"
position.
The passenger's front airbag is activated.In this case, do not install a "rear facing" child seat.
Move the control switch to the "OFF"
position to
deactivate the passenger's front airbag.
In this case, you can install a "rear facing" child seat.

Stop & Startfixed. When the vehicle stops (red lights,
traffic jams,...) the Stop & Star tsystem has put the engine into STOPmode.The warnin
g lamp goes off and the engine restarts
automatically in START mode, as soon as you want tomove off.
fl
ashes for a few seconds, then goesoff. ST
OP mode is temporarily unavailable. or STA R T mode is invokedautomatically. Refer to "Drivin
g - § Stop & Star t" for special cases
with STOP mode and STA R T m o d e .

System for manual adjustment of the brightness of the instruments and controls in relation to
the exterior brightness.
Lighting dimmer

Activation

When the lighting is on:
)press the button to change the brightness
of the instruments and controls,)when the level of brightness required isreached, release the button.

Deactivation

When the lighting is off, or in day mode on
vehicles fitted with daytime running lamps,pressing the button does not have any effect.

System which measures the total distance
travelled by the vehicle during its life.
The total and trip distances are displayed for
thir ty seconds when the ignition is switched off,
when the driver's door is opened and when the
vehicle is locked or unlocked.
Total distance recorder
System which measures a distance travelledduring a day or other period since it was reset
to zero by the driver. ) With the ignition on, press the button until
zeros appear.



Trip distance recorder
To c o nform to legislation in the countryyou are crossing, change the units of distance (miles or km) via the configuration menu.

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Monitoring
If dashes are displayed continuously
while driving in place of the digits, contact a CITROËN dealer or aqualified workshop.

This value may vary following a changein the style of driving or the relief,resulting in a significant change in thecurrent fuel consumption.
A few definitions…
Range
(miles or km)This indicates the distance
which can still be travelled with
the fuel remaining in the tank in relation to the average fuel consumption over the last few miles (kilometres) travelled.
When the range
falls below 20 miles (30 km),
dashes are displayed. After filling with at least5 litres of fuel, the range is recalculated and is
displayed when it exceeds 60 miles (10 0 km).
This function is only displayed from 20 mph (30 km/h).


Current fuel consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
This is the average fuel consumption
during the last few seconds.
Average fuelconsumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
This is the average fuel consumption since the last tripcomputer zero reset.
Average speed
(mph or km/h)
This is the average speed calculated
since the last trip computer zero reset
(ignition on).
Stop & Start timecounter
(minutes/seconds or hours/minutes)
If your vehicle is fitted with Stop & Star t, a time counter calculates the time spent in STOP
mode during a journey. It resets to zero every time the ignition is switched on with the STA R T/STOP button.