2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG child seat

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SAFETYPR ACTICAL
I
nFOR

MATIO
n
CHILD
SAFETY
172 Child seats
17 5
 Dea
ctivating
 the pa
ssenger's
 fr

ont
 a
irbag
182
IS

OFIX child seats
14 8 Di
rection indicators
14 8
 Ha

zard
 war

ning
 lamp

s
14 9
H

orn
14 9
 Em

ergency
 o

r
 a

ssistance
 ca

ll
15 0
 Un

der-inflation
 de

tection
15 4
 Br

aking
 a

ssistance
 s

ystems
155
 Tr

ajectory
 c

ontrol
 s

ystems
157
 Ac

tive
 C

ity
 B

rake
161
Fr

ont seat belts
164
 Air

bags 188 Fu
el t ank
190
 Mi

sfuel
 p
revention
 (
Diesel)
191
 Ru

nning
 o
ut
 o
f
 f
uel
 (
Diesel)
192
AdB

lue
® additive and SCR
system (
BlueHDi D iesel)
199
 Te

mporary
 p
uncture
 r
epair
 k
it
204
 Ch

anging
 a w
heel
2 11
Sn

ow chains
212
 Chan

ging
 a bul
b
220
 Chan

ging
 a fus
e
227
12 V b

attery
231
 En

ergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode
232
 Ch

anging
 a w
iper
 b
lade
233
 To

wing
 t

he
 v
ehicle
235
 To

wing
 a t
railer
237
Ad

vice on care and
maintenance
239
A

ccessories
13 4
 Lig

hting
 co

ntrols
137
Au

tomatic illumination of
headlamps
138 LE
D d
aytime r
unning l
amps
139 He
adlamp h
eight a
djustment
14 0
Wi

per controls
14 4
Co

urtesy lamp
14 5
 In

terior
 mo

od
 lig

hting
14 5
Bo

ot lamp
008
006 007VISIBILITY005

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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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Advice
In order to be effective, a seat belt must:
- be t ightened a s c lose t o t he b ody a s po

ssible,
-
be p

ulled in front of you with a smooth
movement,
 c

hecking
 t
hat
 i
t
 d
oes
 n
ot
 tw

ist,
-
be u

sed to restrain only one person,
-
 no

t
 b
ear
 a
ny
 t
race
 o
f
 c
uts
 o
r
 f
raying,
-
no

t be converted or modified to avoid
affecting
 its pe

rformance.
In
 ac

cordance
 wi
th
 cu
rrent
 sa
fety
 re
gulations,
 fo

r
 a
ll
 r
epairs
 o
n
 y
our
 v
ehicle's
 s
eat
 b
elts,
 g
o
 to a q

ualified
 w
orkshop
 w
ith
 t
he
 s
kills
 a
nd
 eq

uipment needed, which a CITROËN dealer
is
 a

ble
 t
o
 p
rovide.
Have
 y

our
 s
eat
 b
elts
 c
hecked
 r
egularly
 b
y
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop,
 pa

rticularly
 i
f
 t
he
 s
traps
 s
how
 s
igns
 o
f
 dam

age.
Clean the seat belt straps with soapy water or
a
 t

extile
 c
leaning
 p
roduct,
 s
old
 b
y
 C
ITROËN
 dea

lers.
After
 f

olding
 o
r
 m
oving
 a s
eat
 o
r
 r
ear
 b
ench
 se

at, ensure that the seat belt is positioned
and
 r

eeled
 i
n
 c
orrectly.Recommendations for
children
Use a suitable child seat if the passenger is less than 12 years old or shorter than one
and
 a h

alf
 m
etres.
Never use the same seat belt to secure
more
 t

han
 o
ne
 p
erson.
Never
 a

llow
 a c
hild
 t
o
 t
ravel
 o
n
 y
our
 l
ap.
For more information on child seats, refer to
the
 c

orresponding
 s
ection.
In the event of an impact
Depending on the nature and
seriousness of the impact , the
pretensioning
 d

evice
 m
ay
 b
e
 d
eployed
 be

fore
 a
nd
 i
ndependently
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags.
 Dep

loyment of the pretensioners is
accompanied
 b

y
 a s
light
 d
ischarge
 o
f
 ha

rmless
 s
moke
 a
nd
 a n
oise,
 d
ue
 t
o
 t
he
 ac

tivation
 o
f
 t
he
 p
yrotechnic
 c
artridge
 in

corporated
 i
n
 t
he
 s
ystem.
In
 a

ll
 c
ases,
 t
he
 a
irbag
 w
arning
 l
amp
 co

mes
 o
n.
Following
 a

n
 i
mpact,
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elts
 sy

stem
 ch
ecked,
 an
d
 if ne
cessary
 re
placed,
 by a C

ITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
The
 d

river
 m

ust
 e

nsure
 t

hat
 p

assengers
 u

se
 th

e seat belts correctly and that they are all
fastened
 b

efore
 s

etting
 o

ff.
Wherever you are seated in the vehicle,
always fasten your seat belt, even for short
journeys.
Do
 n

ot
 i

nterchange
 t

he
 s

eat
 b

elt
 b

uckles
 a

s
 th

ey
 w

ill
 n

ot
 f

ulfil
 t

heir
 r

ole
 f

ully.
The seat belts are fitted with an inertia reel
permitting
 a

utomatic
 a

djustment
 o

f
 t

he
 l

ength
 of t

he
 s

trap
 t

o
 y

our
 s

ize.
 T

he
 s

eat
 b

elt
 i

s
 st

owed
 a

utomatically
 w

hen
 n

ot
 i

n
 u

se.
Before and after use, ensure that the seat
belt
 i

s
 r

eeled
 i

n
 c

orrectly.
The lower part of the strap must be
positioned a
s l
ow a
s p
ossible o
n t
he p
elvis.
The upper part must be positioned in the
hollow
 o

f
 t

he
 s

houlder.
The inertia reels are fitted with an automatic
locking
 d

evice
 w

hich
 c

omes
 i

nto
 o

peration
 i

n
 th

e
 e

vent
 o

f
 a c

ollision,
 e

mergency
 b

raking
 or i

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 r

olls
 o

ver.
 Y

ou
 c

an
 r

elease
 th

e
 d

evice
 b

y
 p

ulling
 t

he
 s

trap
 f

irmly
 a

nd
 t

hen
 re

leasing
 i

t
 s

o
 t

hat
 i

t
 r

eels
 i

n
 s

lightly.
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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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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

.

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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