2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO airbag off

deactivation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has been switched off intentionally.
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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
 s
eat,
 u
nless
 t
here
 i
s
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 th

e
 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
 t

his
 c
ase,
 d
o
 n
ot
 f
it
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 i
n
 t
he
 r
ear ward
 fa

cing
 p
osition.

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
 t
he
 a
ction
 o
f
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elts
 f
itted
 wi

th
 f
orce
 l
imiters
 (
all
 e
xcept
 t
he
 c
entre
 r
ear
 pa

ssenger
 be
lt).
If
 a c

ollision
 o
ccurs,
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 d
etectors
 re

cord
 a
nd
 a
nalyse
 t
he
 f
ront
 a
nd
 s
ide
 i
mpacts
 su

stained
 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
 d
eployed
 i
nstantly
 a
nd
 c
ontribute
 to

wards
 b
etter
 p
rotection
 o
f
 t
he
 o
ccupants
 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
 c
ase
 o
f
 a m
inor
 o
r
 r
ear
 i
mpact
 o
r
 i
n
 ce

rtain
 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
 o

f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 o
f
 t
he
 ai

rbags
 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
 n

oise
 o
f
 d
etonation
 r
elated
 t
o
 t
he
 de

ployment
 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.

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
 a

ssure
 t
he
 s
afety
 o
f
 y
our
 c
hild,
 th

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

activated
 w
hen
 y
ou
 i
nstall
 a r
ear ward
 fa

cing
 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 fi
tted 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 p anel, y ou m ust c ontact a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 ch

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

eployed
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a s
erious
 impa

ct.

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Deactivating the passenger's front airbag
Never install a rear ward facing child restraint s ystem o n a s eat p rotected b y 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