2016 Citroen DS3 tow

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Airbags
general information
System designed to contribute towards improving t he s afety o f t he o ccupants ( with th

e
 e
xception
 o
f
 t
he
 r
ear
 c
entre
 p
assenger)
 in t

he
 e
vent
 o
f
 v
iolent
 c
ollisions.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 su

pplement the action of the seat belts fitted
with
 f

orce
 l
imiters
 (
all
 e
xcept
 t
he
 c
entre
 r
ear
 pa

ssenger
 be
lt).
If a collision occurs, the electronic detectors
record and analyse the front and side impacts
sustained
 i

n
 t
he
 i
mpact
 d
etection
 z
ones:
-
 in t

he
 c
ase
 o
f
 a s
erious
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ar

e deployed instantly and contribute
towards better protection of the occupants
of
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 (
with
 t
he
 e
xception
 o
f
 t
he
 re

ar
 c
entre
 p
assenger);
 i
mmediately
 a
fter
 th

e
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 d
eflate
 r
apidly
 s
o
 th

at
 t
hey
 d
o
 n
ot
 h
inder
 v
isibility
 o
r
 t
he
 e
xit
 of t

he occupants,
-
in t

he case of a minor or rear impact or in
certain
 r

oll-over
 c
onditions,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ma

y
 n
ot
 b
e
 d
eployed;
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 al

one
 c
ontributes
 t
owards
 e
nsuring
 y
our
 pr

otection
 i
n
 t
hese
 s
ituations. This
 e

quipment
 w
ill
 o
nly
 d
eploy
 o
nce.
 If a s

econd
 i
mpact
 o
ccurs
 (
during
 t
he
 sa

me
 o
r
 a s
ubsequent
 a
ccident),
 t
he
 ai

rbag
 w
ill
 n
ot
 b
e
 d
eployed
 a
gain.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
Deployment of one or more of the
airbags
 i

s
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a s
light
 em

ission
 o
f
 s
moke
 a
nd
 a n
oise,
 d
ue
 to t

he activation of the pyrotechnic
cartridge
 i

ncorporated
 i
n
 t
he
 s
ystem.
This
 s

moke
 i
s
 n
ot
 h
armful,
 b
ut
 s
ensitive
 in

dividuals
 m
ay
 e
xperience
 s
light
 irr

itation.
The noise of detonation related to the
deployment
 o

f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 a
irbags
 ma

y
 r
esult
 i
n
 a s
light
 l
oss
 o
f
 h
earing
 f
or
 a s

hort
 t
ime.
The airbags do not operate when the
ignition is switched off.

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Lateral airbags
System which protects the driver and front
passenger in t he e vent o f a s erious s ide i mpact in o

rder
 t
o
 l
imit
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 t
o
 t
he
 c
hest,
 be

tween
 t
he
 h
ip
 a
nd
 t
he
 s
houlder.
Each
 l

ateral
 a
irbag
 i
s
 f
itted
 i
n
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
ackrest
 fr

ame,
 d
oor
 s
ide.Deployment Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
A l
ateral a
irbag i
s d
eployed u
nilaterally i
n t
he ev
ent of a serious side impact applied to all or
part of the side impact zone B, perpendicular
to
 t

he
 l

ongitudinal
 c

entreline
 o

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 o

n
 a ho

rizontal plane and directed from the outside
towards
 t

he
 i

nside
 o

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle.
The
 l

ateral
 a

irbag
 i

nflates
 b

etween
 t

he
 h

ip
 a

nd
 sh

oulder of the front occupant of the vehicle
and
 t

he
 c

orresponding
 d

oor
 t

rim
 p

anel.
Safety

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Curtain airbags
System which contributes towards improving the p rotection o f t he d river a nd p assengers (w

ith
 t
he
 e
xception
 o
f
 t
he
 r
ear
 c
entre
 pa

ssenger)
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a s
erious
 s
ide
 im

pact
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 l
imit
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 t
o
 t
he
 si

de
 o
f
 t
he
 h
ead.
Each
 c

urtain
 a
irbag
 i
s
 b
uilt
 i
nto
 t
he
 p
illars
 a
nd
 th

e
 u
pper
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 a
rea.
Deployment
The curtain airbag is deployed at the same time a s t he c orresponding l ateral a irbag i n t he ev

ent of a serious side impact applied to all or
part of the side impact zone B, perpendicular
to
 t

he
 l
ongitudinal
 c
entreline
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 a ho

rizontal plane and directed from the outside
towards
 t

he
 i
nside
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
The
 c

urtain
 a
irbag
 i
nflates
 b
etween
 t
he
 f
ront
 o
r
 re

ar
 o
ccupant
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 t
he
 w
indows.
Operating fault
In the event of a minor impact or bump
on the side of the vehicle or if the
vehicle
 r
olls
 o
ver,
 t
he
 a
irbag
 m
ay
 n
ot
 b
e
 de

ployed.
In the event of a rear or front collision,
the
 a

irbag
 i
s
 n
ot
 d
eployed.
If this warning lamp comes on in the instrument panel, accompanied by an
audible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 sc

reen, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 w

orkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 ch

ecked.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 m
ay
 n
o
 l
onger
 b
e
 de

ployed
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a s
erious
 i
mpact.

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(a) Universal child s eat: c hild s eat t hat c an b e in
stalled i n a ll v ehicles u sing a s eat b elt.
(b )
 Gr

oup
 0
:
 f
rom
 b
irth
 t
o
 1
0
 k
g.
 S
hells
 s
eats
 an

d baby carriers cannot be installed in the
front
 pa

ssenger
 seat
.
(c )
 Co

nsult
 t
he
 l
egislation
 i
n
 f
orce
 i
n
 y
our
 co

untry
 b
efore
 i
nstalling
 y
our
 c
hild
 o
n
 t
his
 seat

.
(d)
To i

nstall a child seat on a rear seat,
rear ward
 o

r
 f
or ward
 f
acing,
 m
ove
 t
he
 f
ront
 se

at
 f
or ward,
 t
hen
 s
traighten
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 to a

llow
 e
nough
 r
oom
 f
or
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 a
nd
 th

e
 c
hild's
 l
egs.
(e)
 Wh

en
 a r
ear ward
 f
acing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 i
s
 in

stalled
 o
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 s
eat,
 th

e
 p
assenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 m
ust
 b
e
 de

activated.
 O
ther wise
 t
he
 c
hild
 w
ould
 r
isk
 be

ing
 s
eriously
 d
amaged
 o
r
 k
illed
 d
uring
 de

ployment
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbag.
 W
hen
 a f
or ward
 fa

cing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 i
s
 i
nstalled
 o
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 pa

ssenger
 seat
,
 the pa
ssenger's
 fr
ont
 ai

rbag
 m
ust
 r
emain
 a
ctive.
(f )
 A c

hild
 s
eat
 w
ith
 s
upport
 l
eg
 m
ust
 n
ever
 b
e
 in

stalled
 on the cen
tre
 rea
r
 pa
ssenger
 seat
. Remove and stow the head restraint
before
 i

nstalling
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 w
ith
 a ba

ckrest
 o
n
 a p
assenger
 s
eat.
 R
efit
 t
he
 he

ad restraint once the child seat has
been
 r

emoved.
U: Se
at suitable for the installation of a
child s eat s ecured u sing a s eat b elt a nd un

iversally
 a
pproved,
 r
ear ward
 f
acing
 a
nd/or
 for

ward
 fa
cing.
U(R):
as f

or U,
 w

ith
 t
he
 p
assenger
 s
eat
 ad

justed
 t
o
 i
ts
 h
ighest
 p
osition
 a
nd
 i
n
 t
he
 int

ermediate
 lo
ngitudinal
 po
sition.

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Advice on child seats
The incorrect installation of a child seat in a
vehicle compromises t he c hild's p rotection in t

he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a
n
 a
ccident.
Check
 t

hat
 t
here
 i
s
 n
o
 s
eat
 b
elt
 o
r
 s
eat
 b
elt
 bu

ckle
 u
nder
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 a
s
 t
his
 c
ould
 des

tabilise
 it
.
Remember to fasten the seat belts or the
child seat harness keeping the slack in
relation
 t

o
 t
he
 c
hild's
 b
ody
 t
o a minimum,
even
 f

or
 s
hort
 j
ourneys.
To
 i

nstall
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 u
sing
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 se

at belt, ensure that the belt is well
tightened
 o

n
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 a
nd
 t
hat
 i
t
 h
olds
 th

e
 c
hild
 s
eat
 f
irmly
 a
gainst
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 se

at.
 I
f
 y
our
 p
assenger
 s
eat
 i
s
 a
djustable,
 mov

e
 i
t
 f
or ward
 i
f
 n
ecessary.
On
 t

he
 r
ear
 s
eats,
 a
lways
 l
eave
 e
nough
 sp

ace
 b
etween
 t
he
 f
ront
 s
eat
 a
nd:
-
 a r

ear ward
 f
acing
 c
hild
 s
eat,
-
 th

e
 c
hild's
 f
eet
 w
hen
 i
n
 a f
or ward
 f
acing
 ch

ild
 s
eat.
To do this, move the front seat for ward and,
if
 n

ecessary,
 a
lso
 s
traighten
 i
ts
 b
ackrest.
Children at the front
The legislation on carrying a child on the front p assenger s eat i s s pecific t o e ach c o

unt r y.
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 c
urrent
 l
egislation
 i
n
 y
our
 c o

unt r y.
Deactivate
 t

he
 p
assenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 wh

en
 a r
ear ward
 f
acing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 i
s
 in

stalled
 o
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 s
eat.
 O
ther wise
 t
he
 ch

ild
 r
isks
 b
eing
 s
eriously
 i
njured
 o
r
 k
illed
 i
f
 th

e
 a
irbag
 i
s
 d
eployed.
Installation of a booster cushion
The chest part of the seat belt must be
positioned on t he c hild's s houlder w ithout to

uching
 t
he
 n
eck.
Ensure that the lap part of the seat belt
passes
 c

orrectly
 o
ver
 t
he
 c
hild's
 t
highs.
CITROËN recommends the use of a
booster
 s

eat
 w
hich
 h
as
 a b
ack,
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a se

at
 b
elt
 g
uide
 a
t
 s
houlder
 l
evel.
As
 a s

afety
 p
recaution,
 d
o
 n
ot
 l
eave:
-
on

e or more children alone and
unsupervised in a vehicle,
-
a ch

ild or an animal in a vehicle which
is
 e

xposed
 t
o
 t
he
 s
un,
 w
ith
 t
he
 w
indows
 clos

ed,
-
 ke

ys
 w
ithin
 t
he
 r
each
 o
f
 c
hildren
 i
nside
 th

e
 v
ehicle.
Use
 t

he
 c
hild
 l
ock
 t
o
 p
revent
 a
ny
 a
ccidental
 op

ening
 o
f
 t
he
 r
ear
 d
oors
 o
r
 w
indows.
Avoid
 o

pening
 t
he
 r
ear
 w
indows
 b
y
 m
ore
 th

an
 a t
hird.
To
 p

rotect
 y
oung
 c
hildren
 f
rom
 t
he
 r
ays
 o
f
 th

e
 s
un,
 f
it
 s
ide
 b
linds
 o
n
 t
he
 r
ear
 w
indows.
For
 o

ptimum
 i

nstallation
 o

f
 a f

or ward
 f

acing
 ch
ild s
eat, e
nsure t
hat t
he b
ack o
f t
he c
hild se
at i
s a
s c
lose a
s p
ossible t
o t
he b
ack o
f th

e
 v

ehicle's
 s

eat,
 i

n
 c

ontact
 i

f
 p

ossible.
You must remove the head restraint before
fitting
 a c

hild
 s

eat
 o

n
 a p

assenger
 s

eat.
 En

sure that the head restraint is stowed or
attached
 s

ecurely
 t

o
 p

revent
 i

t
 f

rom
 b

eing
 th

rown around the vehicle in the event of
sharp
 b

raking.
 R

efit
 t

he
 h

ead
 r

estraint
 o

nce
 th

e
 c

hild
 s

eat
 h

as
 b

een
 r

emoved.
Child safety

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Your vehicle has been approved in accordance
with the latest ISOFIX regulation.
The seats, represented below, are fitted with
regulation
 IS

OFIX
 mo
untings:
"ISOFIX" mountings
There are three rings for each seat: -
 a r
ing
 B
, b
ehind the seat, referred to as the
TOP TETHER
 f
or
 s
ecuring
 t
he
 u
pper
 s
trap.
The TOP TETHER is used to secure the
upper
 s
trap
 o
f
 c
hild
 s
eats
 t
hat
 h
ave
 o
ne.
 T
his
 ar

rangement
 l
imits
 t
he
 f
or ward
 t
ipping
 o
f
 t
he
 ch

ild
 s
eat
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a f
ront
 i
mpact.
This
 I

SOFIX
 m
ounting
 s
ystem
 p
rovides
 f
ast,
 re

liable
 a
nd
 s
afe
 f
itting
 o
f
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 i
n
 y
our
 ve

hicle.
-
two rings A , lo cated between the vehicle
seat b ack a nd c ushion, i ndicated b y a l abel,
The ISOFIX child seats are fitted with two
latches which a re s ecured o n t he t wo r ings A.
S
ome seats also have an upper strap which is
attached
 t

o
 r
ing
 B. T

o
 s
ecure
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 t
o
 t
he
 t
op
 t
ether:
-
re
move and stow the head restraint before
installing
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 o
n
 t
his
 s
eat
 (
refit
 i
t
 on

ce
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 h
as
 b
een
 r
emoved),
-
pa
ss the child seat strap over the top of
the
 b
ackrest
 o
f
 t
he
 s
eat,
 k
eeping
 i
t
 c
entred
 be

tween the head restraint apertures,
-
 se
cure
 t
he
 h
ook
 o
f
 t
he
 u
pper
 s
trap
 t
o
 t
he
 ri

ng
 B
,
- ti
ghten
 t
he
 u
pper
 s
trap.
When
 f
itting
 a
n
 I
SOFIX
 c
hild
 s
eat
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ight
 ha

nd
 r
ear
 s
eat,
 b
efore
 f
ixing
 t
he
 s
eat
 i
n
 p
lace,
 fi

rst move the centre rear seat belt towards the
middle of the vehicle so as to not inter fere with
the operation of the seat be lt.
The incorrect installation of a child seat
in
 a v
ehicle
 c
ompromises
 t
he
 c
hild's
 pr

otection
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a
n
 a
ccident.
Follow
 s
trictly
 t
he
 a
dvice
 g
iven
 i
n
 t
he
 ins

tallation instructions provided with
the
 c

hild
 s
eat.
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 t
able
 f
or
 t
he
 p
ossibilities
 f
or
 f
itting
 IS

OFIX
 c
hild
 s
eats
 i
n
 y
our
 v
ehicle.

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Installing ISOFIX child seatsIn accordance with European regulations, this table indicates the options for the installation of ISOFIX child seats on the vehicle seats fitted with ISOFIX mou ntings.
In
 t

he
 c
ase
 o
f
 t
he
 u
niversal
 a
nd
 s
emi-universal
 I
SOFIX
 c
hild
 s
eats,
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat's
 I
SOFIX
 s
ize
 c
ategory,
 d
etermined
 b
y
 a l
etter
 b
etween
 A
and
g,
is i

ndicated
 o
n
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 n
ext
 t
o
 t
he
 I
SOFIX
 l
ogo.
I UF:
se

at suitable for the installation of an I sofix
 Un

iversal seat, For ward
 f

acing
 a
nd
 s
ecured
 u
sing
 th

e
 T
OP
 T
ETHER
 u
pper
 s
trap.
IL- SU: seat suitable for the installation an I sofix
 Se

mi-Universal
 s

eat
 w
hich
 i
s:
-
 re

ar ward
 f
acing
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a T
op
 T
ether
 u
pper
 s
trap
 o
r
 a s
upport
 l
eg,
-
 fo

r ward
 f
acing
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a s
upport
 l
eg,
-
 ba

by
 c
ot
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a T
op
 T
ether
 u
pper
 s
trap
 o
r
 a s
upport
 l
eg.
For
 t

he
 s
ecuring
 o
f
 t
he
 T
op
 T
ether
 u
pper
 s
trap,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
ISOFIX
 M
ountings"
 s
ection.
X:
  se

at
 w
hich
 i
s
 n
ot
 s
uitable
 f
or
 t
he
 i
nstallation
 o
f
 a
n
 I
SOFIX
 c
hild
 s
eat
 o
r
 c
ot
 o
f
 t
he
 w
eight
 g
roup
 in

dicated. Weight of the child and indicative age
Less than 10 kg (group 0)
Up to 6 months approx Less than 10 kg
(group 0)
Less than 13 kg (group 0+)
Up
 t

o
 1 ye
ar
 a
pproxFrom 9 to 18 kg (group 1)
From
 1 t

o
 3 ye
ars
 a
pprox
Type of ISOFIX child seat Infant car seatrearward facing rearward facing forward facing
ISOFIX size categor y F
gC D E C D A B B1
Un

iversal and semi-universal ISOFIX child
seats which can be installed on the outer
rear seats X
XIL- SU XIL- SU IUF

IL- SU
Remove and stow the head restraint
before
 i

nstalling
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 w
ith
 a ba

ckrest
 o
n
 a p
assenger
 s
eat.
 R
efit
 t
he
 he

ad restraint once the child seat has
been
 r

emoved.

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F Switch off t he i gnition.
F Se cure t he s peed l imit s ticker i nside t he ve

hicle.
Repair procedure
Avoid removing any foreign bodies which h ave p enetrated i nto t he t yre.F
Un

coil the pipe stowed under the
compressor.
F
Co
nnect the pipe from the compressor to
the
 s
ealant
 c
artridge.
F
 Tu
rn
 t
he
 t
he
 s
ealant
 c
artridge
 a
nd
 s
ecure
 i
t
 in t

he
 c
ut-out
 p
rovided
 o
n
 t
he
 c
ompressor.F
Re
move the valve cap from the tyre to be
repaired,
 a
nd
 p
lace
 i
t
 i
n
 a c
lean
 a
rea.
F
Co
nnect the hose from the sealant
cartridge
 t
o
 t
he
 v
alve
 o
f
 t
he
 t
yre
 t
o
 b
e
 re

paired
 a
nd
 t
ighten
 f
irmly.