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Driving -> Tyre under-inflation detection for Your Citroen Ds5 SUV First Generation (2011-2018)

Tyre under-inflation detection  
The tyre pressures for your vehicle can  
be found on the tyre pressure label.  
The tyre pressures must be checked  
when the tyres cold (vehicle stopped  
for 1 hour or after driving for less then  
6 miles (10 km) at moderate speed).  
Otherwise, add 0.3 bar to the values  
indicated on the label.  
For more information on identification  
markings, including the tyre pressure  
label, refer to the corresponding  
section.  
This system does not avoid the need  
to check the tyre pressures regularly  
(including the spare wheel) and before  
a long journey.  
Driving with under-inflated tyres  
adversely affects road holding,  
extends braking distances and causes  
premature tyre wear, particularly under  
arduous conditions (vehicle loaded,  
high speed, long journey).  
System which automatically checks the  
pressures of the tyres while driving.  
The system continuously monitors the  
pressures of the four tyres, as soon as the  
vehicle is moving.  
Driving with under-inflated tyres  
increases fuel consumption.  
A pressure sensor is located in the valve of  
each tyre (except the spare wheel).  
The system triggers an alert if a drop in  
pressure is detected in one or more tyres.  
The tyre under-inflation detection  
system is an aid to driving which does  
not replace the need for vigilance on  
the part of the driver.  
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Driving  
Under-inflation alert  
Operating fault  
The alert is given by the fixed illumination  
The flashing and then fixed  
illumination of the under-inflation  
warning lamp accompanied by the  
illumination of the service warning  
lamp indicates a fault with the system.  
The alert is maintained until the tyre or  
tyres concerned is reinflated, repaired  
or replaced.  
The spare wheel (space-saver type or a  
steel rim) does not have a sensor.  
of this warning lamp, accompanied by  
an audible signal, and depending on  
equipment, the display of a message.  
In the event of a problem on one of the tyres,  
the symbol or the message appears, according  
to equipment, to identify it.  
In this case, monitoring of the tyre pressures is  
not assured.  
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Reduce speed, avoid sudden steering  
movements or harsh brake applications.  
Stop as soon as it is safe to do so.  
This alert is also displayed when one or  
more wheels is not fitted with a sensor  
(for example, a space-saver or steel  
spare wheel).  
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The loss of pressure detected does not  
always lead to visible deformation of  
the tyre.  
Do not rely on just a visual check.  
Go to a CITROËN dealer or a qualified  
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If you have a compressor (the one in the  
temporary puncture repair kit for example),  
check the four tyre pressures when cold.  
If it is not possible to check the tyre  
pressures at the time, drive carefully at  
reduced speed.  
workshop to have the system checked or,  
following the repair of a puncture, to have the  
original wheel, equipped with a sensor, refitted.  
Any tyre repair or replacement on a wheel  
fitted with this system must be carried out by a  
CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.  
If after changing a tyre, a wheel is not detected  
by your vehicle (fitting snow tyres for example),  
you must have the system reinitialised by a  
CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.  
or  
In the event of a puncture, use the  
temporary puncture repair kit or the spare  
wheel (according to equipment).