2015 Citroen DS5 Owner's Manual

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Exterior welcome
lighting
The remote switching on of the lighting makes
your approach to the vehicle easier in poor
light. It is activated according to the level of
light detected by the sunshine sensor.
Switching on
Switching off
The exterior welcome lighting switches off
automatically after a set time, when the ignition
is switched on or on locking the vehicle.
Programming
The lighting duration is selected via
the vehicle configuration menu.
The duration of the welcome lighting is
associated with and identical to that of
the automatic guide-me-home lighting.
F

P

ress the open padlock on the
remote control or the door handle
with Keyless Entry and Starting.
Mirror spotlamps
Switching on
The spotlamps come on:
- w hen you unlock the vehicle,
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w
hen you switch off the ignition,
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w
hen you open a door,
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w
hen you use the remote control to locate
the vehicle.
Switching off
They are timed to go off automatically. To make your approach to the vehicle easier,
these illuminate:
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t
he zones facing the driver’s and
passenger’s doors,
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t
he zones for ward of the door mirrors and
rear ward of the front doors.
The dipped beam headlamps and the
sidelamps come on; your vehicle is also
unlocked.
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Manual adjustment
of halogen
headlampsAutomatic adjustment of xenon headlamps
To avoid causing a nuisance to other road
users, the height of the halogen headlamps
should be adjusted according to the load in
the
vehicle.
0.
1 o

r 2 people in the front seats.
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I

ntermediate setting.
1.
5 p

eople + maximum authorised load.
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ntermediate setting.
2.
D

river + maximum authorised load.
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ntermediate setting.
3.
5 p

eople + maximum load in the boot.
The initial setting is position "0" .If a fault occurs, this warning lamp
is displayed in the instrument panel,
accompanied by an audible signal
and a message in the instrument
panel screen.
In order to avoid causing a nuisance to other
road users, this system corrects the height of the
xenon headlamps beam automatically and when
stationary, in relation to the load in the vehicle.
If a fault occurs, do not touch the xenon
bulbs. Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
The system then places your headlamps in the
lowest position.

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When the dipped or main beam headlamps
are on, this function, allows the light beams to
better follow the road.
The use of this function, coupled with the
xenon headlamps and the cornering lighting,
considerably improves the quality of your
lighting round bends.
Directional lighting
with directional lighting
without directional lighting
Programming
Operating fault
The system is activated or
deactivated in the vehicle
configuration menu.
The system is activated by default.
The state of the system stays in
memory on switching off the ignition.
This function is inactive:
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w

hen stationary or at low speeds,
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hen reverse is engaged. If a fault occurs, this warning lamp
flashes in the instrument panel,
accompanied by a message in the
screen.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
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Cornering lighting
With dipped or main beams, this function
makes use of the beam from a front foglamp
to illuminate the inside of a bend, when the
vehicle speed is below 25 mph (approximately
40 km/h) (urban driving, winding road,
intersections, parking manoeuvres...).with cornering lighting
without cornering lighting
Switching on
The system operates:
-
w hen the corresponding direction indicator
is switched on,


or
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f
rom a certain angle of rotation of the
steering wheel.
Switching off
The system does not operate:
- b elow a certain angle of rotation of the
steering wheel,
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a
bove 25 mph (40 km/h),
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w
hen reverse gear is engaged.
Programming
The system is activated or
deactivated in the vehicle
configuration menu.
The system is activated by default.

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Wiper controls
Programming
Various automatic wiper control modes are also
available according to the following options:
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a
utomatic rain sensitive windscreen wipers,
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r
ear wiping on engaging reverse gear.
Manual controls
The wipers are controlled directly by the driver.
The vehicle's front and rear wipers are
designed to improve the driver's visibility
progressively according to the climatic
conditions.
Windscreen wipers
Wiping speed:
fast (heavy rain),
normal (moderate rain),
intermittent (proportional to the
speed of the vehicle),
park,
automatic (press down and
release),
single wipe (pull the stalk briefly towards you).
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Rear wiper
If a significant accumulation of snow
or ice is present, or when using a
bicycle carrier on the boot, deactivate
the automatic rear wiper via the
configuration menu.park,
intermittent wipe,
wash-wipe (set duration).Reverse gear
When reverse gear is engaged, the rear wiper
will come into operation if the windscreen
wipers are operating.
The function is activated or
deactivated via the configuration
menu.
This function is activated by default.
Programming
F Pull the windscreen wiper stalk towards you. The windscreen wash then the
windscreen wipers operate for a fixed
period.
The headlamp washers only operate when the
dipped or main beam headlamps are on,
with the vehicle moving .
Windscreen and headlamp
wash
Rear wiper selection ring:
To reduce the consumption of the fluid by the
headlamp washers, they operate only with
every seventh use of the screenwash or every
25 miles (40 km) during a given journey.

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Automatic rain sensitive
windscreen wipers
The windscreen wipers operate automatically,
without any action on the part of the driver, if
rain is detected (sensor behind the rear view
mirror), adapting their speed to the intensity of
the rainfall.
Switching on
Briefly push the control stalk
downwards.
A wiping cycle confirms that the
instruction has been accepted.Briefly push the control stalk
downwards again, or place the
control stalk in another position
(Int, 1 or 2).
Switching off
The automatic rain sensitive windscreen
wipers must be reactivated by pushing
the control stalk downwards, if the
ignition has been off for more than
one minute.
This warning lamp goes off in the instrument
panel and a message is displayed.
This warning lamp comes on in the instrument
panel and a message is displayed.
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Do not cover the rain sensor, linked with
the sunshine sensor and located in the
centre of the windscreen behind the rear
view mirror.
Switch off the automatic rain sensitive
wipers when using an automatic car wash.
In winter, it is advisable to wait until the
windscreen is completely clear of ice
before activating the automatic rain
sensitive wipers.
Operating fault
If a fault occurs with the automatic rain
sensitive wipers, the wipers will operate in
intermittent mode.
Have it checked by CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
Special position of the
windscreen wipers
This position permits release of the windscreen
wiper blades.
It is used for cleaning or replacement of the
blades. It can also be useful, in winter, to
detach the blades from the windscreen.To maintain the effectiveness of the flat
wiper blades, it is advisable to:
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h
andle them with care,
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c
lean them regularly using soapy
water,
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a
void using them to retain
cardboard on the windscreen,
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r
eplace them at the first signs of
w e a r.
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A
ny action on the wiper stalk in the minute
after switching off the ignition places the
blades vertically on the screen.
F

T
o park the blades again, switch on the
ignition and operate the wiper stalk.