2013 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO airbag

SAFETY DRIVING FITTINGS CHILD SAFETY
162Parking brake
1636 -speed manual gearbox
164 Gear effi ciency indicator
165 Electronic gearbox
170Automatic gearbox
174Stop & Start
17 7 Hill start assist
178Speed limiter
180 Cruise control
182Rear parking sensors
146 Direction indicators
146 Hazard warning lamps
147 Horn
147 Emergency or assistance call
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8Braking assistance systems
149Tr ajectory control systems
151Front seat belts
154 Airbags
134Child seats
140ISOFIX child seats
126 Interior fi ttings
130 Boot fi ttings
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11Familiarisation
Instruments and controls
1.
Audio equipment steering wheel controls.2.Steering lock and ignition. 3.Wiper/screenwash/trip computer stalk.4.
Instrument panel.
5. Scented air freshener.
6.Driver’s airbag.
Horn. 7. Gear lever. 8.Parking brake.9.
Central armrest with storage. 10.Door mirror controls.
Electric window controls. 11. Oddments storage12.
Alarm button.
Electronic stability programme button (ESP/ASR).
Stop & Star t button.
13.Side adjustable air vent.14 .Front door window demisting/defrosting
vent. 15.Speaker (tweeter). 16. Windscreen demisting/defrosting vent.

Instruments and controls
1. Steering wheel adjustment. 2.
Headlamp height adjustment. 3.
Cruise control/speed limiter controls. 4.
Lighting and direction indicator stalk5.
Central locking button.
6.Multifunction screen.
7. Hazard warning lamp switch.8.Central adjustable air vents.9.
Sunshine sensor
Hi-Fi audio system central speaker. 10.Passenger’s airbag. 11.
Glove box/Passenger’s airbag
deactivation/Fusebox. 12.Bonnet release lever.13.12 V accessory socket
USB por t /auxiliary socket.14 .Upper and lower storage.15. MyWay or Audio system. 16.
Heating/air conditioning controls.

Familiarisation
Passenger safety
1.
Open the glove box. 2.Inser t the key. 3.Select position:"ON"(activation), with front passenger or
"for wards facing" child seat, "OFF"
(deactivation), with "rear facing" child seat. 4.
Remove the key keeping the switch in the new position.


Front passenger’s airbag


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A.
Front seat belts not fastened or unfastenedwarning lamp.
Front seat belts and
passen
ger’s front airbag
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Customise your vehicle
These styling stickers are treated to give goodresistance to ageing and tearing.
They have been designed to allow you to customise your vehicle’s bodywork.
Available also as accessories, we recommend
that you have them fitted by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.

Using expressive stickers

When using a high pressure jet wash,keep the end of the lance at least30 centimetres from the stickers. B
. Front passenger’s airbag deactivation
warning lamp. C. Front passenger’s airbag activation
warning lamp. 15
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Visual indicators informing the driver
that a system is in operation (operation
or deactivation indicator lamps) or of the
occurrence of a fault (warning lamp).
Indicator and warning lamps

Associated warnings

The illumination of cer tain warning lamps maybe accompanied by an audible signal and a message in the multifunction screen.
The warning lamps may come on continuously (fixed) or flash. Certain warning lamps may comeon in two different modes. Only byrelating the type of lighting to the operating status of the vehicle can it
be ascertained whether the situation isnormal or whether a fault has occurred.
If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the information on the warninglamp concerned.The passenger's airbag system operation lamp stays on for about a minute after switching on the ignition,
even after the engine has started.
When the ignition is switched on
Certain warning lamps come on for a fewseconds when the vehicle's ignition isswitched on.
When the engine is started, these same
warning lamps should go off.

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Monitoring



Foot on thebrake pedal

fixed. The brake pedal must be pressed. With an electronic gearbox, press the brake pedal
to star t the engine (lever in position N). With an automatic gearbox, with the engine running,press the brake pedal before releasing the parking
brake, to unlock the lever and come out of position P.PIf you wish to release the parking brake without pressing the brake pedal, this warning lamp will
remain on.

flashing. With an electronic gearbox, if you hold the vehicle on an incline using
the accelerator for too long, the clutchoverheats. Use the brake pedal and
/or the parking brake.
Automatic wipingfixed. The wiper control is pushed downwards. Automatic front wiping is activated.




Passenger'sairbag systemfixed. The control switch, located in theglove box, is in the "ON" position. The passenger's front airbag is activated.
In this case, do not install a rear-
facin
g child seat.T
urn the control switch to the " OFF
" position
to deactivate the front passenger's airbag.
In this case you can install a rear-facing child seat.
Warning lampis onCauseAction/Observations

Deactivation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has been switched off intentionally.
This is may be accompanied by an audible signal and a message on the multifunction screen.
Warning lampis onCauseAction/Observations
Passenger's
airbag system


fixed. The control, located in the glove box,
i
s set to the OFFposition.
The passenger's front airbag isdeactivated.In this case you can install a "rear facing" child seat.
Set the control to the ONposition to activate the
passen
ger's front airbag.
In this case, do not fit a child seat in the rear-facingposition.
ESP/ASR
fixed. The button, located at the bottom left of the dashboard, is pressed. Its indicator lamp is on.
The ESP/ASR is deactivated.
ESP: electronic stability programme.
ASR: anti-skid regulation.

Press the button again to manually reactivate the ESP/
ASR. Its indicator lamp goes off.
From approximately 30 mph (50 km/h), the system
is reactivated automatically except for the 1.6 litre (THP 150, THP 155 and THP 160) and R ACING engines.
The ESP/ASR system is activated automatically when
the vehicle is started.

41Monitoring
Airbagstemporarily. This lamp comes on for a few seconds
when you turn on the ignition, then goes off. This lamp should
go off when the engine is started.
If it does not go off, contact a CITROËN dealer or aqualified workshop.
fixed. One of the airbag or seat belt
pretensioner systems has a fault. Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
Warning lampis onCauseAction/Observations
Seat belt notfastened/unfastenedfixed then flashin
gaccompanied by anincreasing audible
signal. The driver and/or the front passen
ger
has not fastened or has unfastened
their seat belt.Pull the strap then inser t the ton
gue in the buckle.
Power steeringfixed. The power steering has a fault. Drive carefully at reduced speed.
Have it checked b
y a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.