2014 Citroen DS5 Owner's Manual

159Visibility


1.
Front - rear cour tesy lamp


2.
Front map reading lamp
s

3.
Rear map reading lamp
s

4.
Interior mood LEDs









Courtesy lamps

In this position, the courtesy lamp
comes on gradually:

Front - rear courtesy lamps


Take care to avoid leaving anything in
contact with the courtesy lamps.















With the "permanent lighting" mode, the lighting
time varies according to the circumstances:


- with the ignition off, approximately
ten minutes,

-
in energy economy mode,
approximately thir ty seconds,

-
with the engine running, unlimited.



- when the vehicle is unlocked,

- when the electronic key is removed from
the reader,

- when opening a door,

- when the remote control locking button is
activated, in order to locate your vehicle.
It switches off gradually:


- when the vehicle is locked,

- when the ignition is switched on,

- 30 seconds after the last door is closed.
Permanently off.
Permanent lighting.


Front - rear map reading
lamps



With the ignition on, press the
corresponding switch.

Interior mood lighting
The dimmed passenger compartment lighting improves visibility in the vehicle when the light is
poor.
At night, the interior mood lighting comes on
automatically when the sidelamps are switched
on (for example, a source of light in the roof
console illuminates the middle of the centre
console).
The interior mood lighting switches off
automatically when the sidelamps are
switched off. Lamps on: there are 7 levels of brightness.
The level of brightness increases progressively
with each press of the button, returning to zero
after the maximum level is reached.
A long press gives maximum brightness.
This adjustment is used to set the mood
lighting level for the interior lamp, as well as
for the door opening controls and the storage
locations (depending on version).





Foot well lighting


Activation

Its operation is identical to that of the courtesy
lamps. The lamps come on when one of the
doors is opened. The soft lighting provided by the footwell lamps
improves visibility in the vehicle when the light
is poor.

Switching on
Adjusting the brightness
of the courtesy lamp

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Child safety

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 approved child seats suited to
their weight
, on seats fitted with a seat
belt or ISOFIX mountings * ,

- statistically, the safest seats in your
vehicle for carr ying children are the
rear seats,


- a child weighing less than 9 kg must
travel in the "

rearward
facing" position
both in the front and in the rear.
















CITROËN recommends
that children
should travel in the outer
rear seats
of
your vehicle:


- "rearward
facing"
up to the age of 3,

- "forward
facing"
over the age of 3.


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

*
The rules for carrying children are specific to
each country. Refer to the legislation in force
in your country.

165Child safety








Child seat in the front *


"Rearward-facing"
"Forward-facing"


Ensure that the seat belt is correctly
tensioned.
For child seats with a suppor t leg,
ensure that the support leg is in stable
contact with the floor. If necessary,
adjust the passenger seat.














Passenger seat in the fully back and
highest position.




*
Refer to the current legislation in your country
before installing a child seat on this seat.
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 airbag must be deactivated.
Otherwise, the child would risk being
seriously injured or killed if the airbag were
to inflate
.

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 airbag
activated.

Deactivating the passenger's airbag


For information on deactivating the
airbag, refer to the "Airbags" section.



Passenger airbag OFF


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.
The warning label present on both sides of
the passenger's sun visor repeats this advice.
In line with current legislation, the following
two pages contain this warning in all of the
languages required.