2015 Citroen DS3 RHD Owner's Manual

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Lateral airbags
System which protects the driver and front passenger   in   the   event   of   a   serious   side   impact  
i

n   order   to   limit   the   risk   of   injury   to   the   chest,  
b

etween   the   hip   and   the   shoulder.
Each
  lateral   airbag   is   fitted   in   the   seat   backrest  
f

rame,   door   side.deployment Impact detection zones
A. Front  impact   zone.
B. S ide   impact   zone.
A
 
lateral
 
airbag
 
is
 
deployed
 
unilaterally
 
in
 
the
 e
vent
 
of
 
a
 
serious
 
side
 
impact
 
applied
 
to
 
all
 
or
 
p

art
 
of
 
the
 
side
 
impact
 
zone
 
B,
 
perpendicular
 
t

o
 
the
 
longitudinal
 
centreline
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle
 
on
 
a
 
h

orizontal
 
plane
 
and
 
directed
 
from
 
the
 
outside
 
t

owards
 
the
 
inside
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle.
The
 
lateral
 
airbag
 
inflates
 
between
 
the
 
hip
 
and
 
s

houlder
 
of
 
the
 
front
 
occupant
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle
 
a

nd
 
the
 
corresponding
 
door
 
trim
 
panel.
Safety

Curtain airbags
System which contributes towards improving the protection   of   the   driver   and   passengers   (with   the e

xception   of   the   rear   centre   passenger)   in   the
 e

vent   of   a   serious   side   impact   in   order   to   limit   the
 r

isk   of   injury   to   the   side   of   the   head.
Each
  curtain   airbag   is   built   into   the   pillars   and   the
 u

pper
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 a
rea.
deployment
The curtain airbag is deployed at the same time   as   the   corresponding   lateral   airbag   in   the  
e

vent   of   a   serious   side   impact   applied   to   all   or  
p

art   of   the   side   impact   zone   B,   perpendicular  
t

o   the   longitudinal   centreline   of   the   vehicle   on   a  
h

orizontal   plane   and   directed   from   the   outside  
t

owards   the   inside   of   the   vehicle.
The
  curtain   airbag   inflates   between   the   front   or  
r

ear   occupant   of   the   vehicle   and   the   windows.
Operating fault
In the event of a minor impact or bump on   the   side   of   the   vehicle   or   if   the  
v

ehicle   rolls   over,   the   airbag   may   not   be  
d

eployed.
In the event of a rear or front collision,
the
  airbag   is   not   deployed.
If
  this   warning   lamp   comes   on   in   the  
i

nstrument   panel,   accompanied   by  
a

n   audible   signal   and   a   message  
i

n
 
the
 
screen,   contact   a   CITROËN   dealer  
o

r
 
a
 
qualified   workshop   to   have   the   system  
c

hecked.   The   airbags   may   no   longer   be  
d

eployed   in   the   event   of   a   serious   impact.

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For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the following safety rules:Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes   or   resting   your   hands   on   the   centre  
p

art   of   the   wheel.
Passengers
  must   not   place   their   feet   on   the  
das

hboard.
Do
  not   smoke   as   deployment   of   the   airbags  
c

an   cause   burns   or   the   risk   of   injury   from   a  
c

igarette   or   pipe.
Never
  remove   or   pierce   the   steering   wheel   or  
h

it   it   violently.
Do
  not   fit   or   attach   anything   to   the   steering  
w

heel   or   dashboard,   this   could   cause   injuries  
w

ith   deployment   of   the   airbags.
Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats, compatible   with   the   deployment   the   lateral a

irbags.   For   information   on   the   range   of   seat
 c

overs suitable for your vehicle, you can
contact
  a   CITROËN dealer.
Refer
  to   the   "Accessories"   section.
Do
  not   fix   or   attach   anything   to   the   seat  
b

acks   (clothing...).   This   could   cause   injury  
t

o   the   chest   or   arms   if   the   lateral   airbag   is  
d

eployed.
Do
  not   sit   with   the   upper   part   of   the   body   any
 n

earer   to   the   door   than   necessary.
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. This   could   cause   injury   to   the   head   if   the  
c

urtain   airbag   is   deployed.
If
  fitted   on   your   vehicle,   do   not   remove   the  
g

rab   handles   installed   on   the   roof,   they   play  
a

  part   in   securing   the   curtain   airbags.
Sit
 
in
 
a
 
normal
 
upright
 
position.
Wear
 
a
 
correctly
 
adjusted
 
seat
 
belt.
Do
 
n

ot
 
l

eave
 
a

nything
 
b

etween
 
t

he
 
o

ccupants
 
a

nd
 
the
 
airbags
 
(a
 
child,
 
pet,
 
object...).
 
This
 
c

ould
 
hamper
 
the
 
operation
 
of
 
the
 
airbags
 
or
 
i

njure
 
the
 
occupants.
After
 
an
 
accident
 
or
 
if
 
the
 
vehicle
 
has
 
been
 
s

tolen
 
or
 
broken
 
into,
 
have
 
the
 
airbag
 
s

ystems
 
checked.
All
 
work
 
on
 
the
 
airbag
 
system
 
must
 
be
 
c

arried
 
out
 
by
 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
or
 
a
 
q

ualified
 w

orkshop.
Even
 
if
 
all
 
of
 
the
 
precautions
 
mentioned
 
a

re
 
observed,
 
a
 
risk
 
of
 
injury
 
or
 
of
 
minor
 
b

urns
 
to
 
the
 
head,
 
chest
 
or
 
arms
 
when
 
an
 
a

irbag
 
is
 
deployed
 
cannot
 
be
 
ruled
 
out.
 
The
 
b

ag
 
inflates
 
almost
 
instantly
 
(within
 
a
 
few
 m
illiseconds)
 
then
 
deflates
 
within
 
the
 
same
 t
ime
 
discharging
 
the
 
hot
 
gas
 
via
 
openings
 
p

rovided
 
for
 
this
 
purpose.
Safety

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.
CITROË
n
re
commends
 
that   children  
s

hould   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  
f

ollowing
 r
ecommendations:
-
 
i
n   accordance   with   European   regulations,  
a

ll 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  
b

elt   or   ISOFIX   mountings*,
-
 
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 rearward facing position
both in the front and in the rear.
*
  
T
he   regulations   on   carrying   children   are  
s

pecific   to   each   country.   Refer   to   the  
l

egislation   in   force   in   your   country.

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Child seat at the rear
Rearward facing
When a rear ward facing child seat is installed on a rear passenger seat ,
  move   the   vehicle's  
f

ront   seat   for wards   and   straighten   the   backrest  
s

o   that   the   rear ward   facing   child   seat   does   not  
t

ouch   the   vehicle's   front   seat.
Forward facing
When a for ward facing child seat is installed on a rear passenger seat ,
  move   the   vehicle's  
f

ront   seat   for wards   and   straighten   the   backrest  
s

o   that   the   legs   of   the   child   in   the   for ward  
f

acing   child   seat   do   not   touch   the   vehicle's   front  
sea

t.
Centre rear seat
A child seat with a support leg must never be installed   on   the   centre rear passenger seat .
Ensure
 
that
 
the
 
seat
 
belt
 
is
 
correctly
 
tightened.
 
For
 
child
 
seats
 
with
 
a
 
support
 
leg,
 
ensure
 
t

hat
 
the
 
support
 
leg
 
is
 
in
 
stable
 
contact
 
with
 
the
 
floor.
Child safety

Child seat in the front*
Rearward facingForward facing
Passenger seat adjusted to the intermediate
longitudinal and highest position.
*
  
R

efer
 
to
 
the
 
current
 
legislation
 
in
 
your
 
country
 
b

efore
 
installing
 
a
 
child
 
seat
 
on
 
this
 
seat.
When
 
a
 
rear ward
 
facing
 
child
 
seat
 
is
 
installed
 o
n the front passenger seat ,
 
adjust
 
the
 
seat
 
t

o
 
the
 
intermediate
 
longitudinal
 
and
 
highest
 
p

osition,
 
with
 
the
 
backrest
 
straightened.
The
 
passenger's
 
front
 
airbag
 
must
 
be
 
d

eactivated.
 O

therwise,
 t

he child risks being
seriously injured or killed if the airbag were
to inflate . When
 
a
 
for ward
 
facing
 
child
 
seat
 
is
 
installed
 o
n the front passenger seat ,
 
adjust
 
the
 
v

ehicle's
 
seat
 
to
 
the
 
intermediate
 
longitudinal
 
a

nd
 
highest
 
position
 
with
 
seat
 
backrest
 
s

traightened
 
and
 
leave
 
the
 
passenger's
 
front
 
a

irbag
 
activated.
Ensure that the seat belt is correctly
tensioned.
For
 
child
 
seats
 
with
 
a
 
support
 
leg,
 
e

nsure
 
that
 
the
 
support
 
leg
 
is
 
in
 
stable
 
c

ontact
 
with
 
the
 
floor.
 
If
 
necessary,
 
a

djust
 t

he
 p

assenger
 sea

t.