2013 Citroen DS5 child seat

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PR ACTICAL
INFORMATION CHILD SAFETY VISIBILITY
138 Lighting controls141Daytime running lamps
142Automatic illumination of headlamps
143 Automatic headlamp dipping
146Headlamp adjustment
147 Directional lighting
149 Wiper controls
151 Automatic rain sensitive
wipers
153Courtesy lamps
154Interior mood lighting
158 Child seats
164ISOFIX child seats
167 Child lock
170 Direction indicators
171 Emergency or assistance call
171 Horn
172 Tyre under-infl ation detection
173 ESP system
176Seat belts
179Airbags
186Te m p o r a ry puncture repair kit
192Changing a wheel
199Changing a bulb
207 Changing a fuse
210 12 V battery
213 Energy economy mode
214Changing a wiper blade
215 Towing the vehicle
216Towing a trailer
218 Fitting roof bars
219 Accessories

14 . Controls for electric windows / electric child lock / central locking.
15. eMyWay controls.
16.Gear lever.
17. Heating / air conditioning controls.
18
. Audio system.
19.Hazard warning lamps.
20.Multifunction screen.21. Central adjustable air vents. 22.Clock.
23.Star ting with the STA R T/STOP button.
24.Electronic key reader.
25. Wiper / screenwash / trip computer stalk.
26. Audio equipment steering wheel controls.

Instruments and controls
1.
Bonnet release lever.2.
Headlamp height adjustment. 3.
Side adjustable air vents.4.
Front door window demisting/defrosting
vents.
5. Quarter light demisting windows.
6.Head-up display.7. Windscreen demisting/defrosting vent.8.Passenger's airbag. 9.
Glove box / Passenger's airbag deactivation inside. 10.12 V accessory socket. 11.
Rear electric window controls.12.Central armrest with storage.
USB por t / auxiliary socket. 13.Electric parking brake.
27. Driver's airbag.
Horn. 28. Cruise control / speed limiter controls.29.
Switch panel (see previous page).30.
Door mirror adjustment.
31.Lighting and direction indicator stalk .32.
Instrument panel. 33.
Seat belt and airbag warning lamps. 34.Courtesy lamp. 35.Head-up display controls. 36.Controls for glass roof panel blind.37.CITROËNLocalised Emergency Call -
CITROËNLocalised Assistance Call(depending on country of sale).

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.

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 t system 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. For more information on special cases with ST
OP mode and START mode, refer to the "Stop & Start"section.

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Monitoring
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 in the instrument panel screen.

Warning / indicator lampStateCauseAction / Observations




Passenger's airbag system fixed in the instrumentpanel and/or seat belt
and front passenger's
airbag warning lamps
display.
The control switch, located in the
glove box, is set to the OFF
position.
The passenger's front airbag is deactivated.
Set the control to the "ON"position to activate the passenger's front airbag.
In this case, do not fit a child seat in the rear-facing position.



Dynamic stability control(DSC/ASR)R

fixed. The button, located at the bottom
left of the dashboard, is pressed. Its
indicator lamp is on.
The D
SC/ASR is deactivated.
DSC: dynamic stability control.
ASR: anti-slip regulation. Press the button to activate the D
SC/ASR. Its indicator
lamp goes off.
The DSC/ASR system is activated automatically when
the vehicle is started.
If deactivated, the system is reactivated automaticallyfrom around 30 mph (50 km/h).

General points relating to child seats
For maximum safety, please obser ve the following recommendations:
- in accordance with European regulations,
all children under the age of 12 or less
than one and a half metres tall must
travel in a
pproved child seats suited to
their weight , on seats fitted with a seat
belt or ISOFIX mountings * ,-
statistically, the safest seats in your
vehicle for carrying children are the rear seats,-a child weighing less than 9 kg must
travel in the "rearwards-facing" position both in the front and in the rear.
CITROËN recommends that childrenshould travel in the outerrrear seatsof your vehicle:-"rearwards-facing"
up to the age of 2,- "forwards-facing"
over the age of 2.

Although one of CITROËN main criteria when designing your vehicle, the safety of your children
also depends on you.

*
The rules for carr
ying children are specific toeach country. Refer to the legislation in force
in your country.

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Child seat in the front


"Rearwards-facing"

When a "rear wards-facing" child seat is installed on the front passenger seat
, itis essential that the passenger airbag is
deactivated. Otherwise, the child wouldrisk being seriously injured or killed if the airbag were to inflate .
"Forwards-facing"
When a "for wards-facing" child seat is installedon the front passenger seat, adjust the
vehicle's seat to the fully back and highest position with the seat back upright and leave
the passenger's airbag activated.


Ensure that the seat belt is correctlytensioned.
Passenger seat in the fully back and
highest position.

Passenger airbag OFF

For more information on deactivatingthe airbag, refer to the "Safety" section then "Airbags".
Re
fer to the advice given on the label present
on both sides of the passenger's sun visor. To assure the safety of your child, you must deactivate the passenger's front airbag when you install a child seat in the rear wards facing position on the frontpassenger's seat.Otherwise, there is a risk that the child could be seriously injured or killed if the airbag were deployed.