2019 CITROEN DS3 child lock

Warning lamp
is on
Cause
Action/Obse
rvations
Diesel engine pre-heatin
g

fixed. The ignition switch is at the
2nd
position
(ignition on
).

Wait until the warning lamp has switched off before starting.
The duration for which the warnin
g lamp is on is determined
by the climat
ic con
ditions.
Parking brake
fixed.
The par
king brake is app
lied or not
properly released.

Release the parkin
g brake to switch o
ff the warnin
g
lamp, keepin
g your
foot on the brake pedal.

Observe the sa
fety recommendations.

For
further in
formation on the parkin
g brake, re
fer to
the "Driving" sect
ion.
Engine coolant tempera
ture
fixed blue.

On starting the engine, it indicates that the engine is cold.
After a
few minutes driving, it swiches o
ff to indicate
that t
he eng
ine temperature
is norma
l.

In or
der to protect your eng
ine, avo
id driving too
hard
until the warning lamp has switched o
ff.
Foot on the brake peda
l

fixed. With an automatic gearbox, you have
forgotten to press the brake pedal to
come out of the
Ppost
ion. With the engine running, before releasing the parking
brake you must press the brake pedal to unlock the the automatic gear selector lever and come out of the
P position.
Automat
ic w
iping
fixed.
The w
iper contro
l is pushed
downwards.
Automatic
front wipin
g is activated.

Passenger's airbag system

fixed. The control switch, located in the glove
box, is in the "
ON

" position.
The passen
ger's front airba
g is activated.

In this case, do not install a rear-
facin
g
child
seat. T
urn th
e control switch to the "
OF
F " position to
deactivate the front passen
ger's airba
g.
In this case
you can install a rear-facin
g child seat.

The passen
ger's a
irbag system
is automat
ically put
into service on startin
g the vehicle
("ON
" position
).

85
Access
Do not throw the remote control
batter
ies awa
y, they conta
in meta
ls
which are harm
ful to the environment.
Take them to an a
pprove
d co
llect
ion
point.
Lost
keys
Visit a CITRO
ËN dealer with the vehicle's V5 re
gistration document and
your personal
identi
fication documents.

The CITRO
ËN dealer will be able to retrieve the key code and the transponder code
required to order a replacement key. Remote contro
l

The hi
gh frequenc
y remote control is a sensitive s
ystem; do not operate it while it is in
your
pocket as there is a possibility that it may unlock the vehicle, without you being aware o
f it.

Do not repeatedly press the buttons of your remote control out of range and out of sight of your vehicle. You run the risk of stopping it from working and the remote control would haveto be reiniti
alised
.

The remote control does not operate when the ke
y is in the i
gnition, even when the i
gnition
is switched off, except for reinitialisation.
Locking the vehicle
Driving with the doors locked may make access to the passenger compartment by the emer
genc
y services more difficult in an emer
genc
y.
As a safet
y precaution
(with children on board
), remove the ke
y from the i
gnition when
you
leave the vehicle, even
for a short time.

Anti-theft protection Do not make an
y modi
fications to the electronic en
gine immobiliser s
ystem; this could
cause mal
functions.

When purchasin
g a second-hand vehicle

Have the ke
y codes memorised b
y a CITRO
ËN dealer, to ensure that the ke
ys in
your
possess
ion are t
he on
ly ones w
hich can start t
he ve
hicle.

85
Access
Do not throw the remote control
batter
ies awa
y, they conta
in meta
ls
which are harm
ful to the environment.
Take them to an a
pprove
d co
llect
ion
point.
Lost
keys
Visit a CITRO
ËN dealer with the vehicle's V5 re
gistration document and
your personal
identi
fication documents.

The CITRO
ËN dealer will be able to retrieve the key code and the transponder code
required to order a replacement key. Remote contro
l

The hi
gh frequenc
y remote control is a sensitive s
ystem; do not operate it while it is in
your
pocket as there is a possibility that it may unlock the vehicle, without you being aware o
f it.

Do not repeatedly press the buttons of your remote control out of range and out of sight of your vehicle. You run the risk of stopping it from working and the remote control would haveto be reiniti
alised
.

The remote control does not operate when the ke
y is in the i
gnition, even when the i
gnition
is switched off, except for reinitialisation.
Locking the vehicle
Driving with the doors locked may make access to the passenger compartment by the emer
genc
y services more difficult in an emer
genc
y.
As a safet
y precaution
(with children on board
), remove the ke
y from the i
gnition when
you
leave the vehicle, even
for a short time.

Anti-theft protection Do not make an
y modi
fications to the electronic en
gine immobiliser s
ystem; this could
cause mal
functions.

When purchasin
g a second-hand vehicle

Have the ke
y codes memorised b
y a CITRO
ËN dealer, to ensure that the ke
ys in
your
possess
ion are t
he on
ly ones w
hich can start t
he ve
hicle.

85
Access
Do not throw the remote control
batter
ies awa
y, they conta
in meta
ls
which are harm
ful to the environment.
Take them to an a
pprove
d co
llect
ion
point.
Lost
keys
Visit a CITRO
ËN dealer with the vehicle's V5 re
gistration document and
your personal
identi
fication documents.

The CITRO
ËN dealer will be able to retrieve the key code and the transponder code
required to order a replacement key. Remote contro
l

The hi
gh frequenc
y remote control is a sensitive s
ystem; do not operate it while it is in
your
pocket as there is a possibility that it may unlock the vehicle, without you being aware o
f it.

Do not repeatedly press the buttons of your remote control out of range and out of sight of your vehicle. You run the risk of stopping it from working and the remote control would haveto be reiniti
alised
.

The remote control does not operate when the ke
y is in the i
gnition, even when the i
gnition
is switched off, except for reinitialisation.
Locking the vehicle
Driving with the doors locked may make access to the passenger compartment by the emer
genc
y services more difficult in an emer
genc
y.
As a safet
y precaution
(with children on board
), remove the ke
y from the i
gnition when
you
leave the vehicle, even
for a short time.

Anti-theft protection Do not make an
y modi
fications to the electronic en
gine immobiliser s
ystem; this could
cause mal
functions.

When purchasin
g a second-hand vehicle

Have the ke
y codes memorised b
y a CITRO
ËN dealer, to ensure that the ke
ys in
your
possess
ion are t
he on
ly ones w
hich can start t
he ve
hicle.

123
Child safety
Your ve
hicle has
been a
pprove
d in accor
dance
with the ne
wISOFIX
regulation .
The seats, represented below, are fitted with regulation ISOFIX mountings:
"ISOFIX" mountings
There are three rings
for each seat:
- two rings A
, located between the vehicle
seat back and cushion, indicated by a label,
- a ring
B , behind the seat, re
ferred to as the
TOP TETHER

for fixing the upper strap.
This ISOFIX mounting system guarantees you
fast, reliable and safe fittin
g of the child seat in
your ve
hicle.

The
ISO
FIX
child seats
are fitted with tw
o locks
whi
ch are secure
d eas
ily on t
he two r
ings A.
Some also have an
upper s
trap w
hich is
attac
hed to r
ing
B.

To attach this strap, raise the vehicle seat's
head restraint then pass the hook between its
rods. Then fix the hook on ring
Band tighten
the upper strap.
The incorrect installation of a child seat in a vehicle compromises the child'sprotection in the event of an accident.
For information re
gardin
g the ISOFIX child
seats w
hich can
be insta
lled in your ve
hicle,
consult the summar
y table
for the location o
f
the I
SO
FIX child seats.

135Safety
The driver must ensure t
hat passen
gers use
the seat
belts correct
ly an
d that t
hey are a
ll
restrained securel
y be
fore settin
g off.
Wh
erever you are seate
d in the ve
hicle,
always fasten your seat belt, even for short journeys.
Do not invert the seat belt buckles as they willnot fulfil their role full
y.

The sea
t belts are fitted with
an in
ertia reel
permittin
g automatic ad
justment o
f the len
gth
of the strap to
your size. The seat belt is
store
d automat
ically when not
in use.

Before and a
fter use, ensure that the seat
belt is reeled in correctly.
The lower part of the strap must be positioned as low as possible on the pelvis. The upper part must be positioned in the hollow of the shoulder.

The inertia reels are fitted with
an automatic
locking device w
hich comes
into operat
ion
in
the event o
f a collision, emer
genc
y brakin
g
or if the vehicle rolls over. You can release
the device by pulling firmly on the strap and releasing it so that it re-winds slightly.
In order to be e
ffective, a seat belt must:
-
be tigh
tene
d as c
lose to t
he body as
possible,
- be pulled in
front o
f you with a smooth
movement, checking that it does nottwist
,
- be used to restrain only one person, - not bear an
y trace of cuts or fra
ying,
- n
ot be converted or m
odified to avoid
affectin
g its per
formance.

In accordance with current sa
fety regulations,
all repa
irs an
d checks must
be carr
ied out
by
a CITRO
ËN dealer who guarantees that the
work is carried out correctly.
Have your seat belts checked regularly by aCITROËN dealer and particularly if the strapsshow si
gns of dama
ge.
Clean the seat belt straps with soap
y water or
a textile cleanin
g product, sold b
y CITRO
ËN
dealers. After
foldin
g or movin
g a seat or rear bench
seat, ensure t
hat t
he seat
belt is positione
d
and reeled in correctly.
Recommendations
for children
Use a suitable child seat if the passenger isless than
12 years old or shorter than one
and a half m
etres.
Never use
the same sea
t bel
t to secu
re
more t
han one
person.
Never a
llow a c
hild
to trave
l on
your
lap.
In the event o
f an impact
Depen
ding on t
he nature an
d ser
iousness
of the impacts
, the pre-tens
ioning
device
may be triggered be
fore and independently
of the airbags. Triggering of the pre
-
tensioners is accompanied by a slight discharge of harmless smoke and a noise, due to the activation of the p
yrotechnic
cartr
idg
e incorporate
d in the s
ystem.
In all cases, t
he airbag warn
ing lamp comes on.
Following an
impact,
have t
he seat
belts
system checked, and i
f necessary replaced,
by a CITRO
ËN dealer.