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Deactivation
In extremely severe conditions (deep snow,
mud...), when it is not possible to move off, it
may be useful to temporarily deactivate the
systems, so that the wheels can spin freely and
regain grip.
F
P
ress this button, located on the left below
the steering wheel.
Illumination of the lamp in the button indicates
that the systems are deactivated.
Reactivation
These systems are reactivated automatically
each time the ignition is switched back on
or from 30 mph (50 km/h) except 1.6 litre
(THP
1
65, THP 155 and THP 150) and
PERFORMANCE petrol engines.
F
P
ress this button again to reactivate them
manually.
Operating fault
The DSC/ASR systems offer
exceptional safety in normal driving, but
this should not encourage the driver to
take extra risks or drive at high speed.
The correct functioning of these
systems depends on observation of the
manufacturer's recommendations on:
-
w
heels (tyres and rims),
-
b
raking components,
-
el
ectronic components,
-
a
ssembly and repair procedures.
After an impact, have these systems
checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop. Illumination of this warning lamp in the
instrument panel and the lamp in the
button, accompanied by an audible
signal and a message, this indicates a
malfunction of these systems.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
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Seat belts
Front seat belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a
pretensioning and f orce l imiting s ystem.
This system improves safety in the front
seats
i
n
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a f
ront
o
r
s
ide
i
mpact.
De
pending
o
n
t
he
s
everity
o
f
t
he
i
mpact,
t
he
pr
etensioning
s
ystem
i
nstantly
t
ightens
t
he
s
eat
be
lts
a
gainst
t
he
b
ody
o
f
t
he
o
ccupants.
The
p
retensioning
s
eat
b
elts
a
re
a
ctive
w
hen
th
e
i
gnition
i
s
o
n.
The force limiter reduces the pressure of the
seat belt on the chest of the occupant, so
improving
t
heir
p
rotection.
Fastening
F Pull the strap, t hen i nsert t he t ongue i n t he buck
le.
F
Ch
eck
t
hat
t
he
s
eat
b
elt
i
s
f
astened
co
rrectly
b
y
p
ulling
t
he
s
trap.
Unfastening
F Press the r ed b utton o n t he b uckle.
F Gu ide t he s eat b elt a s i t i s r eeled i n.
Seat belt not fastened /
unfastened warning lamp
When the ignition is switched on, this warning l amp c omes o n i n t he i nstrument pa
nel,
i
f
t
he
d
river
a
nd/or
t
he
f
ront
pa
ssenger
h
as
n
ot
f
astened
t
heir
s
eat
b
elt.
From approximately 12 mph (20 km/h) this w arning l amp f lashes f or t wo m inutes ac
companied
b
y
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
o
f
i
ncreasing
vo
lume.
O
nce
t
hese
t
wo
m
inutes
h
ave
e
lapsed,
th
is
w
arning
l
amp
r
emains
o
n
u
ntil
t
he
d
river
an
d/or
t
he
f
ront
p
assenger
f
astens
t
heir
s
eat
b
elt.
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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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Running out of fuel (Diesel)If your vehicle has an HDi engine, the fuel system must be primed if you run out of fuel.
Th is s ystem c onsists o f a p riming p ump a nd a t ransparent p ipe u nder t he b onnet.
F
Fi
ll
t
he
f
uel
t
ank
w
ith
a
t
l
east
f
ive
l
itres
o
f
Die
sel.
F
Op
en
t
he
b
onnet.
F
De
pending
o
n
v
ersion,
u
nclip
t
he
c
over
t
o
ga
in
a
ccess
t
o
t
he
p
riming
p
ump.
F
Sq
ueeze
a
nd
r
elease
t
he
p
riming
p
ump
un
til
r
esistance
i
s
f
elt
(
could
b
e
f
rom
t
he
fi
rst
a
pplication)
a
nd
f
uel
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
tr
ansparent
p
ipe
w
ith
t
he
g
reen
c
onnector.
F
Op
erate
t
he
s
tarter
u
ntil
t
he
e
ngine
s
tarts.
F
De
pending
o
n
v
ersion,
p
ut
t
he
c
over
b
ack
in p
osition
a
nd
c
lip
i
t
i
n
p
lace.
F
Cl
ose
t
he
b
onnet.
BlueHDi engines
F Fill the fuel t ank w ith a t l east f ive l itres o f Die
sel.
F
Sw
itch
o
n
t
he
i
gnition
(
without
s
tarting
t
he
en
gine).
F
Wa
it around 6 seconds and switch off the
ignition.
F
Re
peat
t
he
o
peration
1
0
t
imes.
F
Op
erate
t
he
s
tarter
t
o
r
un
t
he
e
ngine.
If
t
he
e
ngine
d
oes
n
ot
s
tart
a
t
t
he
f
irst
at
tempt,
d
o
n
ot
t
ry
a
gain.
Operate
t
he
p
riming
p
ump
a
gain,
t
hen
th
e
s
tarter.
Practical information
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Range indicators
Once the AdBlue® tank is on reserve or after de
tection of a fault with the SCR emissions
control
s
ystem,
w
hen
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
on
, an indicator displays an estimate of the
distance
t
hat
c
an
b
e
c
overed,
t
he
r
ange,
b
efore
en
gine
s
tarting
i
s
p
revented.
In the event of simultaneous system fault and
low AdBlue
® level, the shortest range figure is th
e o
ne d
isplayed. The
e
ngine
s
tart
p
revention
s
ystem
re
quired
b
y
r
egulations
i
s
a
ctivated
au
tomatically once the AdBlue
® tank is e
mpty.
In the event of the risk of non-starting related to a lack of AdBlue®
Range greater than 1 500 miles (2 400 km)
When t he i gnition i s s witched o n, n o in
formation
o
n
r
ange
i
s
d
isplayed
a
utomatically
in t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel.
Remaining range between 350 and 1500 miles (600 and 2 400 km)
When switching on the ignition, the UREA warning l amp c omes o n, a ccompanied by a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
a
nd
t
he
d
isplay
o
f
a me
ssage
(
e.g.:
"
Top
u
p
e
missions
a
dditive:
St
arting
p
revented
i
n
9
00
m
iles")
i
ndicating
th
e
r
emaining
r
ange
e
xpressed
i
n
m
iles
o
r
kil
ometres.
When
d
riving,
t
he
m
essage
i
s
d
isplayed
e
very
20
0
m
iles
(
300
k
m)
u
ntil
t
he
a
dditive
t
ank
h
as
bee
n
top
ped-up.
Go
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop
t
o
h
ave
t
he
A
dBlue
® tank topped-up.
Yo
u c
an a
lso t
op-up t
he t
ank y ourself.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
opping-up
t
he
AdB
lue
® additive, refer to the corresponding sec
tion.
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When switching on the ignition, the SERVICE warning l amp c omes o n a nd t he U REA w arning lamp
flashes, accompanied by an audible
signal
a
nd
t
he
d
isplay
o
f
a m
essage
(
e.g.
"
Top
up e
missions
a
dditive:
S
tarting
p
revented
i
n
35
0
m
iles")
i
ndicating
t
he
r
emaining
r
ange
ex
pressed
i
n
m
iles
o
r
k
ilometres.
When
d
riving,
t
he
m
essage
i
s
d
isplayed
e
very
30 s
econds
u
ntil
t
he
a
dditive
t
ank
h
as
b
een
top
ped-up.
Go
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop
t
o
h
ave
t
he
A
dBlue
® tank topped-up.
Yo
u c
an a
lso t
op-up t
he t
ank y ourself.
Other wise you will not be able to restart your
engine.
Remaining range between 0 and 350 miles (0 and 600 km)
When switching on the ignition, the SERVICE wa rning l amp c omes o n a nd t he U REA w arning lamp
flashes, accompanied by an audible
signal
a
nd
t
he
d
isplay
o
f
t
he
m
essage
"
Top
u
p
em
issions
a
dditive:
S
tarting
p
revented".
The AdBlue
® tank is empty: th e sy stem re quired by r
egulations p revents e ngine s tarting.
Breakdown related to a lack of AdBlue® additive
To be able to start the engine, we r
ecommend that you call on
a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop
f
or
t
he
t
op-up
r
equired.
If you carry out the top-up yourself, it
is
e
ssential
t
o
a
dd
a
t
l
east
3
.8
l
itres
o
f
AdB
lue
® to the tank.
Fo
r
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
opping-up
t
he
AdB
lue
® additive, refer to the corresponding sec
tion.
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Important: i f y our v ehicle's AdB
lue® tank is completely empty - wh
ich is confirmed by the alert
messages
a
nd
t
he
i
mpossibility
o
f
st
arting
t
he
e
ngine,
y
ou
m
ust
a
dd
a
t
le
ast
3
.8
l
itres
(
so
t
wo
1
.89
l
itre
b
ottles).If any additive is split or splashed, wash
immediately with cold water or wipe
with
a d
amp
c
loth.
If the additive has crystallised, clean it
off
u
sing
a s
ponge
a
nd
h
ot
w
ater.Important:
in t
he event of a top-up after
a breakdown because of a lack of
additive ,
s
ignalled
b
y
t
he
m
essage
"
Top
up e
missions
a
dditive:
S
tarting
p
revented",
yo
u must wait around 5 minutes before
switching
on th
e
ig
nition,
wi
thout opening
the driver's door, locking the vehicle
or introducing the key into the ignition
switch .
Switch
o
n
t
he
i
gnition,
t
hen,
a
fter
10 s
econds,
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine.
F
Ob
tain a bottle of AdBlue
®. After first ch
ecking t
he u
se-by d
ate, r ead c arefully th
e instructions on use on the label before
pouring
t
he
c
ontents
o
f
t
he
b
ottle
i
nto
y
our
ve
hicle's
AdB
lue
® tank. Ne ver dispose of AdBlue
® additive
bottles i
n t
he h
ousehold w aste. P lace th
em in a special container provided
this
p
urpose
o
r
t
ake
t
hem
t
o
y
our
dea
ler.
F
Af
ter
e
mptying
t
he
b
ottle,
w
ipe
a
way
a
ny
sp
illage
a
round
t
he
t
ank
f
iller
u
sing
a d
amp
cl
oth.
F
Re
fit
t
he
b
lue
c
ap
t
o
t
he
t
ank
a
nd
t
urn
i
t
a 6th of a turn clockwise, to its stop.
F Re
fit t he b lack c ap a nd t urn i t a q uarter o f a t
urn
c
lockwise
w
ithout
p
ressing.
E
nsure
th
at the indicator on the cap lines up with
the
i
ndicator
o
n
t
he
s
upport.
F
De
pending
o
n
e
quipment,
r
eturn
t
he
s
pare
wh
eel
a
nd/or
t
he
s
torage
b
ox
t
o
t
he
b
ottom
of t
he
b
oot.
F
Re
fit
t
he
b
oot
c
arpet
a
nd
c
lose
t
he
t
ailgate.