2019 CITROEN DS3 deactivate passenger airbag

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
).

29
Instruments and controls

Deactivation indicator lampsIf one o
f the
following indicator lamps comes on, this con
firms that the corresponding system has been switched o
ff intentionally.
This is accompanied by an audible signal and a message on the multifunction screen.
Warning lamp
is o
n
Cause
Action/Observations
Passen
ger's
airbag system
fixed.
The contro
l, locate
d in the glove
box,
is set to the
OFF position.
The passenger's front airbag is
deactivated. In this case you can install a "rear facing" child seat.
Set the control to the
ONposition to act
ivate t
he
passenger's
front airbag. In this case, do not
fit a child
seat in the rear-facing position.
The passenger's airbag system is put into ser vice
automatically when the vehicle is started (
ON position).
ESP/A
SR
fixed.
The button,
locate
d at t
he bottom
left of the dashboard, is
pressed. Its
indicator
lam
p is on.
The E
SP/ASR is deactivated.
ESP: electronic stability programme.

ASR: anti-skid regulation.
Press t
he button a
gain to manua
lly react
ivate t
he
E
SP/ASR. Its indicator lam
p switches o
ff.
From approximately 30 mph
(50 km
/h),
the system
is react
ivate
d automat
ically
(except for the 1.6 litre THP 150 engine).
The ESP/ASR system is activated automatically when
the vehicle is started.

Child safety

Child seat in the front
"Rearwards-facing" When a "rear wards-facing" child seat is installed on the
front passen
ger sea
t , it
is essential that the passenger airbag is deactivated.
Other wise,
the
child
would
risk being seriously injured or killed if the airbag were to inflate.
"Forwards-facing" When a "
forwards-
facin
g" child seat is installed
on t
he front passen
ger seat , a
djust t
he
vehicle's seat to t
he interme
diate
long
itudinal
position w
ith the seat
back upr
ight an
d leave
the passenger airbag activated.
Interme
diate
long
itudina
l
pos
ition

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Safety
Front airba
gs
System which protects the driver and front
passen
ger in the event o
f a serious
front impact
in order to limit the risk o
f injury to the head
an
d chest.

The driver
's a
irbag
is incorporate
d in the centre
of the steering wheel; the front passenger'sairbag is incorporated in the dashboard above
the glove box.
Activat
ion
The a
irbags are tr
igg
ere
d simu
ltaneous
ly,
unless the passenger's
front airbag is
deactivated, in the event of a serious
front
impact applied to all or part of the front impact
zone A , in the longitudinal centreline of the
vehicle on a horizontal plane and directed fromthe front t
o the rear of th
e vehicle.
The
front airba
g inflates between the head
-
thorax o
f the
front occu
pant o
f the vehicle
and the dashboard to cushion their
forward
movement.

DeactivationOnly the passenger's front airbag can be deact
ivate
d:
)
with the ignition off
, insert t
he key in the
f
passenger airbag deactivation switch
1 ,
)
turn it t
o the "OFF
"position,
)
then, remove the key keeping the switch in the new position.
This warning lamp comes on in theinstrument panel when the ignition is
on and until the airbag is re-activated.
To assure the safety of your child, the passenger's front airbag must be deactivated when you install a "rear facin
g" child seat on the front
passen
ger sea
t.
Other wise, the child would risk bein
g
seriousl
y injured or killed i
f the airba
g
were tr
iggere
d.
React
ivat
ion
Wh
en
you remove t
he child
seat, turn sw
itch 1
to
the "ON"
pos
ition to re-act
ivate t
he a
irbag an
d
so assure the sa
fety o
f your
front passenger in
the event of an impact.
With the ignition on, t
his warn
ing
lam
p comes on
in the instrument
panel for approximately one minute, if the passenger's front airbag is activated.
Operatin
g fault
If this warning lamp
flashes, contact
a CITRO
ËN dealer. The passenger's
front airbag may no longer be
triggered in the event of a serious
impact.
If at least one of the two airbag warning lamps come on continuously,do not in
stall a child sea
t on th
e front
passenger sea
t.
Have the s
ystem checked b
y a
CITR
OË
N dealer.
I
f this warning lamp comes on on theinstrument panel, accompanied by an audible warning and a message on
the multifunction screen
, contact a CITROËN
dealer to have the s
ystem checked. The
airba
gs ma
y no lon
ger be tri
ggered in the event
o
f a serious im
pact.