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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.
If you benefit from the DS Connect
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,
accessible
o
n
w
ww.citroen.com.
