2014 Citroen DS4 Owner's Manual

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Interior mood lightingThe dimmed passenger compartment lighting improves visibility in the vehicle when
the light is poor.
At night, the audio system and digital air
conditioning illumination, together with the
illumination of the central dashboard storage
box, comes on automatically when the
sidelamps are on.The interior mood lighting switches off
automatically when the sidelamps are
switched off.
It can be switched off manually by adjusting the
instrument panel lighting dimmer button to one
of the lowest settings.
On certain versions, three LEDs, located in the
rail linking the rear view mirror to the roof come
on as well.
Switching on
Switching off
Visibility

This comes on automatically when the boot is
opened and goes off automatically when the
boot is closed.
Boot lamp
The lighting time varies according to
the circumstances:
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w
hen the ignition is off, approximately
ten minutes,
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i

n energy economy mode,
approximately thirty seconds,
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w

hen the engine is running, no limit.

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Visibility

Child safety

General points relating to child seats
Although one of CITROËN main criteria when designing your vehicle, the safety of your children
also depends on you.CITROËN recommends that children
should travel on the rear seats of your
vehicle:
-

r
earward facing up to the age of 3,
-

fo
rward facing over the age of 3.
For maximum safety, please observe the
following recommendations:
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i
n accordance with European regulations,
all children under the age of 12 or less
than one and a half metres tall must
travel in approved child seats suited to
their weight , on seats fitted with a seat
belt or ISOFIX mountings*,
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s
tatistically, the safest seats in your
vehicle for carr ying children are the
rear seats,
-

a c
hild weighing less than 9 kg must
travel in the rear ward facing position
both in the front and in the rear.
*

T
he regulations on carrying children are
specific to each country. Refer to the
legislation in force in your country.

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Child seat in the front*
Rearward facingForward facing
Passenger seat adjusted to the intermediate
longitudinal and highest position.
When a rear ward facing child seat is installed
on the front passenger seat
, adjust the seat
to the intermediate longitudinal and highest
position, with the backrest straightened.
The passenger's front airbag must be
deactivated. Otherwise, the child risks being
seriously injured or killed if the airbag were
to inflate .
*

R
efer to the current legislation in your country
before installing a child seat on this seat.
When a for ward facing child seat is installed
on the front passenger seat
, adjust the
vehicle's seat to the intermediate longitudinal
and highest position with seat backrest
straightened and leave the passenger's front
airbag activated.
Ensure that the seat belt is correctly
tensioned.
For child seats with a support leg,
ensure that the support leg is in stable
contact with the floor. If necessary,
adjust the passenger seat.
Child safety

The warning label present on both sides of the
passenger's sun visor repeats this advice. In
line with current legislation, the following tables
contain this warning in all of the languages
required.
Never install a rear ward facing child
restraint system on a seat protected by
an active front airbag. This could cause
the death of the child or serious injury.
Deactivating the passenger's front airbag
Passenger airbag OFF
For information on deactivating the
passenger's front airbag, refer to the
"Airbags" section.