2016 Citroen DS3 Owner's Manual

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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.
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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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Advice
Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes o r r esting y our h ands o n t he c entre pa

rt
 o
f
 t
he
 w
heel.
Passengers
 m

ust
 n
ot
 p
lace
 t
heir
 f
eet
 o
n
 t
he
 dashb

oard.
Do
 n

ot
 s
moke
 a
s
 d
eployment
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ca

n
 c
ause
 b
urns
 o
r
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 f
rom
 a ci

garette
 o
r
 p
ipe.
Never
 r

emove
 o
r
 p
ierce
 t
he
 s
teering
 w
heel
 o
r
 hi

t
 i
t
 v
iolently.
Do
 n

ot
 f
it
 o
r
 a
ttach
 a
nything
 t
o
 t
he
 s
teering
 wh

eel
 o
r
 d
ashboard,
 t
his
 c
ould
 c
ause
 i
njuries
 wi

th
 d
eployment
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags.
Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats,
compatible with the deployment the lateral
airbags.
 F
or
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 r
ange
 o
f
 se

at covers suitable for your vehicle, you
can
 c

ontact
 a C
ITROËN dealer.
For more information on accessories, refer
to
 t

he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
Do
 n

ot
 f
ix
 o
r
 a
ttach
 a
nything
 t
o
 t
he
 s
eat
 ba

cks
 (
clothing...).
 T
his
 c
ould
 c
ause
 i
njury
 to t

he
 c
hest
 o
r
 a
rms
 i
f
 t
he
 l
ateral
 a
irbag
 i
s
 de

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

earer
 t
o
 t
he
 d
oor
 t
han
 n
ecessary.
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. This c ould c ause i njury t o t he h ead i f t he cu

rtain
 a
irbag
 i
s
 d
eployed.
If fitted on your vehicle, do not remove the
grab
 h

andles
 i
nstalled
 o
n
 t
he
 r
oof,
 t
hey
 p
lay
 a p

art
 i
n
 s
ecuring
 t
he
 c
urtain
 a
irbags.
Sit
 i

n
 a n

ormal
 u

pright
 p

osition.
Wear
 a c

orrectly
 a

djusted
 s

eat
 b

elt.
Do
 no

t
 le

ave
 an

ything
 be

tween
 th

e
 oc

cupants
 an

d
 t

he
 a

irbags
 (

a
 c

hild,
 p

et,
 o

bject...),
 n

or
 fi

x
 o

r
 a

ttach
 a

nything
 c

lose
 t

o
 t

he
 i

nflation
 tr

ajectory
 o

f
 t

he
 a

irbags;
 t

his
 c

ould
 c

ause
 in

juries
 d

uring
 t

heir
 d

eployment.
Never
 m

odify
 t

he
 o

riginal
 d

efinition
 o

f
 y

our
 ve

hicle, particularly in the area directly
around
 t

he
 a

irbags.
After an accident or if the vehicle has been
stolen
 o

r
 b

roken
 i

nto,
 h

ave
 t

he
 a

irbag
 sy

stems
 c

hecked.
All
 w

ork
 o

n
 t

he
 a

irbag
 s

ystem
 m

ust
 b

e
 ca

rried out by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
Even if all of the precautions mentioned
are
 o

bserved,
 a r

isk
 o

f
 i

njury
 o

r
 o

f
 m

inor
 bu
rns to the head, chest or arms when an
airbag i
s d
eployed c
annot b
e r
uled o
ut. Th

e
 b

ag
 i

nflates
 a

lmost
 i

nstantly
 (

within
 a f

ew milliseconds)
 t

hen
 d

eflates
 w

ithin
 th

e
 s

ame
 t

ime
 d

ischarging
 t

he
 h

ot
 g

as
 v

ia
 op

enings
 p

rovided
 f

or
 t

his
 p

urpose.
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the safety recommendations below:
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Child safety
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General points relating to child seats
Although one of CITROËN main criteria when designing your vehicle, the safety of your children also d epends o n y ou.
CITROË
n rec

ommends that children
should travel on the rear seats of your
vehicle:
-
re

arward facing
 u

p
 t
o
 t
he
 a
ge
 o
f
 3
,
-
for

ward facing
 o

ver
 t
he
 a
ge
 o
f
 3
.
For
 m

aximum
 s
afety,
 p
lease
 o
bserve
 t
he
 fo

llowing
 rec
ommendations:
-
 in a

ccordance
 w
ith
 E
uropean
 r
egulations,
 al

l 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
 o

r
 I
SOFIX
 m
ountings*,
-
st

atistically, the safest seats in your
vehicle for carr ying children are the
rear seats,
-
a ch

ild weighing less than 9 kg must
travel in the rearward facing position
both in the front and in the rear.
*
  Th

e
 r
egulations
 o
n
 c
arrying
 c
hildren
 a
re
 sp

ecific
 t
o
 e
ach
 c
ountry.
 R
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 le

gislation
 i
n
 f
orce
 i
n
 y
our
 c
ountry.

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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 , m
ove t he v ehicle's fr

ont
 s
eat
 f
or wards
 a
nd
 s
traighten
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 so t

hat
 t
he
 r
ear ward
 f
acing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 d
oes
 n
ot
 to

uch
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 f
ront
 s
eat.
Forward facing
When a for ward facing child seat is installed on a rear passenger seat , m
ove t he v ehicle's fr

ont
 s
eat
 f
or wards
 a
nd
 s
traighten
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 so t

hat
 t
he
 l
egs
 o
f
 t
he
 c
hild
 i
n
 t
he
 f
or ward
 fa

cing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 d
o
 n
ot
 t
ouch
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 f
ront
 seat

.
Centre rear seat
A child seat with a support leg must never be installed on the centre rear passenger seat .
Ensure
 t

hat
 t

he
 s

eat
 b

elt
 i

s
 c

orrectly
 t

ightened.
 F

or
 c

hild
 s

eats
 w

ith
 a s

upport
 l

eg,
 e

nsure
 th

at
 t

he
 s

upport
 l

eg
 i

s
 i

n
 s

table
 c

ontact
 w

ith
 t

he
 f

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

fer
 t

o
 t

he
 c

urrent
 l

egislation
 i

n
 y

our
 c

ountry
 be

fore
 i

nstalling
 a c

hild
 s

eat
 o

n
 t

his
 s

eat.
When a r
ear ward f
acing c
hild s
eat i
s i
nstalled on t
he front passenger seat , a
djust t
he s
eat to t

he
 i

ntermediate
 l

ongitudinal
 a

nd
 h

ighest
 po

sition,
 w

ith
 t

he
 b

ackrest
 s

traightened.
The
 p

assenger's
 f

ront
 a

irbag
 m

ust
 b

e
 dea

ctivated.
 Ot

herwise,
 th

e child risks being
seriously injured or killed if the airbag were
to inflate . When a f
or ward f
acing c
hild s
eat i
s i
nstalled on t
he front passenger seat , a
djust t
he ve

hicle's
 s

eat
 t

o
 t

he
 i

ntermediate
 l

ongitudinal
 an

d
 h

ighest
 p

osition
 w

ith
 s

eat
 b

ackrest
 st

raightened
 a

nd
 l

eave
 t

he
 p

assenger's
 f

ront
 ai

rbag
 a

ctivated.
Ensure that the seat belt is correctly
tensioned.
For
 c

hild
 s

eats
 w

ith
 a s

upport
 l

eg,
 en

sure
 t

hat
 t

he
 s

upport
 l

eg
 i

s
 i

n
 s

table
 co

ntact
 w

ith
 t

he
 f

loor.
 I

f
 n

ecessary,
 ad

just
 the pa

ssenger
 seat

.