2016 Citroen DS3 airbag off

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Deactivation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has been switched off intentionally.
Th is i s m ay b e a ccompanied b y a n a udible s ignal a nd a m essage i n t he m ultifunction s creen.
Warning /indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Passenger's
airbag system fixed.
The
 c

ontrol,
 l
ocated
 i
n
 t
he
 g
love
 b
ox,
 is s

et to the OFF
 pos
ition.
The
 p

assenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 i
s
 de

activated.
You
 c

an
 i
nstall
 a r
ear ward
 f
acing
 ch

ild seat, unless there is a fault with
the
 o

peration
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags
 (
Airbag
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 o
n).Set the control to the O
n po

sition to activate the
passenger's
 f

ront
 a
irbag.
In this case, do not fit a child seat in the rear ward
facing
 p

osition.

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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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Deactivation
Only the passenger's front airbag can be deactivated:
F
wi

th the ignition off ,
 i

nsert
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 pa

ssenger's
 a
irbag
 d
eactivation
 s
witch,
F
tu

rn it to the "OFF" position,
F
 th

en,
 r
emove
 t
he
 k
ey
 k
eeping
 t
he
 s
witch
 i
n
 th

e
 n
ew
 p
osition.
This
 w

arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 w
hen
 t
he
 i
gnition
 is o

n
 a
nd
 u
ntil
 t
he
 a
irbag
 i
s
 r
e-
activated. To assure the safety of your child,
the
 p

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

activated when you install a rear ward
facing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 o
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 seat

.
Other wise,
 t
he
 c
hild
 w
ould
 r
isk
 b
eing
 se

riously
 i
njured
 o
r
 k
illed
 i
f
 t
he
 a
irbag
 we

re
 d
eployed.
Reactivation
When you remove a child seat that has been
fitted r
ear ward f acing, t urn s witch t o t he "On" po

sition
 t
o
 r
e-activate
 t
he
 a
irbag
 a
nd
 s
o
 as

sure
 t
he
 s
afety
 o
f
 y
our
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 i
n
 t
he
 ev

ent
 o
f
 a
n
 i
mpact.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on in the instrument panel, you must contact
a CITROËN dealer or qualified
workshop
 t

o
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 ch

ecked.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 m
ay
 n
o
 l
onger
 be d

eployed in the event of a serious
impact.

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Deactivating the passenger's front airbag
Never install a rear ward facing child restraint system on a seat protected by
an
 a

ctive
 f
ront
 a
irbag.
 T
his
 c
ould
 c
ause
 th

e
 d
eath
 o
f
 t
he
 c
hild
 o
r
 s
erious
 i
njury.The w
arning l abel p resent o n b oth s ides o f t he pa
ssenger's s un v isor r epeats t his a dvice. I n li

ne
 w
ith
 c
urrent
 l
egislation,
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 t
ables
 co

ntain
 t
his
 w
arning
 i
n
 a
ll
 o
f
 t
he
 l
anguages
 re

quired.
Passenger airbag OFF
For information on deactivating the passenger's f ront a irbag, r efer t o t he "A

irbags"
 s
ection.
Child safety

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Emergency or assistance call
If an impact is detected by the airbag control unit, and independently of
the
 d

eployment
 o
f
 a
ny
 a
irbags,
 a
n
 em

ergency
 c
all
 i
s
 m
ade
 a
utomatically.
Localised Emergency Call
In an emergency, press this button f or m ore t han 2 s econds.
Flashing
 o

f
 t
he
 g
reen
 i
ndicator
 la

mp
 a
nd
 a v
oice
 m
essage
 co

nfirm that the call has
been made to the "Localised
Emergency
 C

all"*
 c
entre.
Pressing
 t

his
 b
utton
 a
gain
 i
mmediately
 c
ancels
 th

e
 c

all.
The
 g

reen
 i

ndicator
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff.
At
 a

ny
 t

ime,
 p

ressing
 t
his
 b
utton
 f
or
 m
ore
 t
han
 8 s

econds
 c

ancels
 t
he
 c
all.
The
 g

reen
 i

ndicator
 l
amp
 r
emains
 o
n
 (
without
 fl

ashing)
 w

hen
 c
ommunication
 i
s
 e
stablished.
It
 g

oes
 o

ff
 a

t
 t

he
 e
nd
 o
f
 t
he
 c
all.
This call is dealt with by the "Localised
Emergency
 C

all"
 c
entre,
 w
hich
 r
eceives
 lo

cating
 i

nformation
 f
rom
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 ca

n send a detailed alert to the appropriate
emergency
 serv

ices.
In countries in which a centre is not
operational,
 o

r
 w
hen
 t
he
 l
ocating
 s
ervice
 ha

s
 b

een
 e

xpressly
 d
eclined,
 t
he
 c
all
 i
s
 d
ealt
 wi

th
 d

irectly
 b

y
 t
he
 e
mergency
 s
ervices
 (
112)
 wi

thout
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 l
ocation. *
  Th

ese
 s
ervices
 a
re
 s
ubject
 t
o
 c
onditions
 a
nd
 av

ailability.
  C

onsult
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer.
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BOX offer with the SOS and assistance
pack
 i

ncluded,
 y
ou
 a
lso
 h
ave
 a
vailable
 ad

ditional services in your MyCITROËN
personal space, via the CITROËN
Internet website in your country,
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 o

n
 w
ww.citroen.com.