2013 Citroen DS5 Owner's Manual

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Familiarisation

Sitting comfortably
Head restraint adjustment
771
.Release the adjustment mechanism.
2. Adjust for height and reach. 3.
Lock the adjustment mechanism.


Steering wheel adjustment
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For reasons of safety, these operations must only be carried out with thevehicle stationary.


Heated seats control
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: off.1: low.2
: medium. 3
: high. To lower it, simultaneously press button
A andpush down on the head restraint.
To raise it, guide the head restraint upwards to
the desired position.
To incline it, swivel the lower part backwards o
r
forwards.
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Sitting comfortably


Door mirrors

Adjustment
1.
Selection of the left or right mirror.2.Adjusting the position of the mirror glass. 3.De-selection of the mirror.
4.
Folding the mirror.
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Rear view mirror
83
1.Automatic detection of day/night mode.2.
Rear view mirror adjustment.


Front seat belts
176
1.
Fastening.2.Adjusting for height.

Seeing clearly
Lighting
Ring A
Rin
g B

Wipers
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Control stalk A: windscreen
wipers
2. Fast wipe.
1.
Normal wipe.
Int
.Intermittent wipe.
0. Park.
AUTOAutomatic wiping.
È Single wipe: Brief pull on the stalk towards.
Screenwash: Long pull on stalk towards you.
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Switching on "AUTO" mode
)Briefly push the stalk downwards.


Switching off "AUTO" mode
)Briefly push the stalk downwards or place
the stalk in another position: Int, 1 or 2.
Ring B: rear wiper
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Lighting off.
Automatic illumination of headlamps.
Sidelamps.
Dipped / main beam headlamps.
Front and rear
foglamps. Park.
Intermittent wipe.
Screenwash. 139

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Monitoring
On switching on, the dial needles go to the extent of their travel then return to 0.
A.With the ignition on, the bars indicate the
fuel remaining.
B.With the engine running, the associated
low level warning lamp should go off.

Instrument panel
1.
With the ignition on, the orange and redwarning lamps come on. 2.With the engine running, these warninglamps should go off.
If a warning lamp remains on, refer to the page concerned.


Warning lamps
31
C.
With the ignition on, the instrument panelscreen should indicate the oil level.
If the levels are not correct, top up the level which is low.
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Passenger safety
1.
Open the glove box.2.
Inser t the key (integral with the electronic key).3.Select position:
"ON"
(activation), with front passenger or "forwards 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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Front seat belts and
passenger's front airbag
A.
Left hand front seat belt not fastened or unfastened warning lamp.B.
Right hand front seat belt not fastened or unfastened warning lamp.C.
Right hand rear seat belt not fastened or unfastened warning lamp.D.Centre rear seat belt not fastened or unfastened warning lamp.
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E.
Left hand rear seat belt not fastened or
unfastened warning lamp. F.Front passenger's airbag deactivatedwarning lamp.G. Front passenger's airbag activated warninglamp.

21Familiarisation

If this warning lamp comes on in
the instrument panel, automatic application / release is
deactivated. The parking brake must
be applied and released manually.

y
Before leaving the vehicle, check
that the the brake warning lamp and
the P warning lamp in the controllever A
are on fixed (not flashing).
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If towing a trailer or caravan or if theslope might vary (transpor t by boat or lorry, recovery of the vehicle...) make a maximum application of the parking brake - by making a long pull on thecontrol lever A
- to immobilise thevehicle.
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Dependin
g on country of sale.

Driving safely


Electric parking brake


Manual Application/Release
Manual application
of the parking brake is possible by pulling
the control lever A. With the ignition on, manual releaseof theparking brake is possible by pressing the brake pedal
and pulling
then releasing
the control lever A
.

On opening the driver's door with theengine running, if an audible signalis heard, apply the parking brake
manually. Do not leave a child alone in the vehicle with the ignition on; they might release the parking brake.
Automatic Application / Release *

Press the accelerator and release the clutch(manual gearbox), the parking brake is releasedautomatically and progressively as you moveoff. With the vehicle stationary, the parking brakeis applied automatically on switching off the
engine.

Starting at temperatures above
zero


- Press the brake pedal.

- Make one shor t press (about one second) on the START/STOP
button.


Starting at temperatures below
zero
You must initiate preheating of the Diesel engine: -Without
placing your foot on the brake pedal, make a first shor t press on the STA R T/STOP button.

- Wait until the preheater warning lamp goesoff.
-
With
your foot on the brake pedal, make asecond short press on the START/STOP button.

Driving safely
Starting - stopping
the en
gine
Before starting
- Place the gear lever in neutral or inposition N
for the electronic gearbox
system or automatic gearbox.
- Inser t the electronic key in the reader or keep the Keyless Entry and Starting key in
the vehicle.

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