On-line owner's handbook - Page 181

For 2013 Citroën DS5.

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1
7
9
Safety
Airbags
S
ystem designed to maximise the sa
f
ety o
f
the
occupants
(
with the exception o
f
the rear centre
p
assen
g
er
)
in the event of violent collisions.
It supplements the action of the force-limitin
g
s
eat belts
(
with the exception of the rear centre
p
assen
g
er
)
.
I
f
a collision occurs, the electronic detectors
record and anal
y
se the
f
ront and side impacts
s
usta
i
ne
d
i
n t
h
e
i
m
p
act
d
etect
i
on zones:
- in the case o
f
a serious impact, the airbags
a
re deplo
y
ed instantl
y
and protect the
occupants of the vehicle
(
with the exception
of the rear centre passen
g
er
)
; immediatel
y
a
fter the impact, the airba
g
s deflate rapidl
y
s
o that the
y
do not hinder visibilit
y
or the
e
xit o
f
the occupants,
- in the case o
f
a minor or rear impact or in
c
erta
i
n ro
ll
-over con
di
t
i
ons, t
h
e a
i
r
b
a
g
s
will not be deployed; the seat belt alone is
s
u
ff
icient to
p
rovide o
p
timum
p
rotection in
th
ese
s
it
ua
ti
o
n
s
.
T
he airba
g
s do not operate when the
i
g
nition is switched off
.
This equipment will onl
y
deplo
y
once.
I
f a second impact occurs
(
durin
g
the
s
ame or a subsequent accident
)
, the
a
i
r
b
a
g
w
ill
not
b
e
d
ep
l
o
y
e
d
a
g
a
i
n.
Deplo
y
ment of the airba
g(
s
)
is
a
ccompanied b
y
a sli
g
ht emission o
f
h
arm
l
ess smo
k
e an
d
a no
i
se,
d
ue to t
h
e
a
ctivation o
f
the p
y
rotechnic cartrid
g
e
incorporated in the system.
This smoke is not harm
f
ul, but sensitive
individuals ma
y
experience sli
g
ht
irrit
a
ti
o
n.
The noise of the detonation ma
y
result
in a sli
g
ht loss of hearin
g
for a short
t
i
m
e
.
I
m
p
act
d
etect
i
on zones
A.
Front impact zone.
B.
S
ide impact zone.
Front airba
g
s
Deplo
y
ment
The airba
g
s are deplo
y
ed simultaneousl
y
, unless
the passen
g
er's front airba
g
is deactivated, in the
e
vent of a serious front impact to all or part of the
f
ront impact zone
A
,
i
n t
h
e
l
on
gi
tu
di
na
l
centre
li
ne
of
the vehicle on a horizontal plane and directed
f
r
o
m th
e
f
r
o
nt t
o
th
e
r
ea
r
of
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
.
The
f
ront airbag in
f
lates between the thorax and
head o
f
the
f
ront occupant o
f
the vehicle and the
s
teerin
g
wheel, driver's side, and the dashboard,
passen
g
er's side to cushion their forward
m
o
v
e
m
e
n
t
.
S
y
stem which protects the driver and front
passen
g
er in the event of a serious front impact
in order to limit the risk of in
j
ur
y
to the head and
t
ho
r
a
x.
The driver's airba
g
is
f
itted in the centre o
f
the
s
teerin
g
wheel; the
f
ront passen
g
er's airba
g
is
f
itted in the dashboard above the glove box.
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