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An access (door or boot) that is not

properly closed prevents locking of the

When closing the windows, ensure that

no person or object could prevent their

vehicle. However, if the vehicle has an alarm, it

will be activated after 45 seconds.

correct closure.

To leave the windows partly open on versions

with alarm, you must first deactivate the

interior volumetric alarm protection.

For more information on the Alarm, refer to the

corresponding section.

If the vehicle is unlocked and there is no

action at the doors or boot, the vehicle will

automatically lock itself again after about

30 seconds. If the vehicle has an alarm, it will

also be reactivated automatically.

Locating the vehicle

Deadlocking

Zone A: welcome lighting on approaching the

vehicle (between 3 and 5 metres from the

vehicle).

Zone B: automatic locking on leaving the vehicle

(about 2 metres from the vehicle).

Zone C: automatic unlocking on approaching the

vehicle (between 1 and 2 metres from the vehicle).

The automatic functions are configured

via the Driving / Vehicle touch screen

menu.

With the electronic key on their person, the driver

can also lock and unlock their vehicle by pressing

the retractable handles.

This function helps you to spot your vehicle from a

distance, with the vehicle locked:

– The direction indicators flash for approximately

10 seconds.

►ꢀ Press the locking button again within

3 seconds to deadlock the vehicle (confirmed by

the temporary lighting of the direction indicators).

– The door mirror spotlamps come on.

– The courtesy lamps come on.

►ꢀ Press this button.

Deadlocking renders the interior door

controls inoperative. It also deactivates

the central locking button.

The horn remains operational.

Never leave anyone inside the vehicle when it

is deadlocked.

Proximity Keyless Entry

and Start

This Keyless Entry and Starting system enables

automatic vehicle locking/unlocking simply by

detection of the electronic key.

As long as the driver has the electronic key on

their person, the vehicle unlocks as they approach

and locks when they walk away.

For more information on Retractable handles,

refer to the corresponding section.

Closing the windows

Holding the locking button pressed for

more than 3 seconds closes the windows.

Key recognition zones:

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deactivated and the vehicle locks (as

confirmed by an audible signal).

Unlocking the vehicle

Locking the vehicle

To unlock the vehicle, use the remote control or

press on one of the handles.

Normal locking

Selective unlocking

Driver’s door and fuel filler flap

They unlock:

►ꢀ either automatically when approaching the

driver’s door, if the automatic functions are

activated;

►ꢀ or by a light press on the handle.

The driver's door handle unfolds.

►ꢀ Once inside the vehicle, to unlock all accesses,

press the central locking button or pull the

opening control of any door.

Selective unlocking (driver’s door, boot) is

configured in the Driving/Vehicle touch

screen menu.

With the doors and boot closed, the vehicle locks:

►ꢀ either automatically when leaving recognition

zone B, if the automatic functions are activated;

►ꢀ or by a light press on one of the front door

handles;

The locking is confirmed by the illumination of

the direction indicators and the daytime running

lamps as well as an audible signal for the locking

on moving away from the vehicle.

Selective unlocking is deactivated by default.

Complete unlocking

If the user is outside zone A and presses

once on the unlocking button of their

electronic key, only the driver's door and the

fuel filler flap will unlock if selectivity is

activated. Pressing the button again unlocks

the rest of the vehicle.

The vehicle (doors and boot) unlocks:

►ꢀ either automatically when the driver is

approaching (zone C), if the automatic functions

are activated;

►ꢀ or by a light press on a handle.

The unlocking, and the deactivation of the

alarm depending on version, is confirmed by

flashing of the direction indicators and lighting of

the daytime running lamps.

The vehicle door handles, and depending on

version, the door mirrors, unfold.

It is not possible to lock the vehicle if the

electronic key is left inside.

Selective unlocking of the boot

The boot unlocks automatically as you approach

the rear of the vehicle.

►ꢀ Press the tailgate control to open the boot.

The doors remain locked.

If the vehicle is unlocked with the handles

retracted, a first press on one of the front

handles unfolds the handle. The vehicle

remains unlocked.

If the key remains in zone B for more than

15 minutes without any action on the

Press the handle again to lock it.

vehicle doors, the automatic functions are

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Deadlocking

Entry and Starting system has been left inside

the vehicle, central locking will be disabled.

– After the welcome lighting is triggered

several times in succession without starting

the vehicle, it will be deactivated.

– All of the "hands-free" functions go into

extended stand-by after 21 days of non-use.

To restore these functions, unlock the vehicle

using the remote control and start the engine.

If the vehicle is unlocked but the doors or

boot are not subsequently opened, the

vehicle will automatically lock itself again

after about 30 seconds. If the vehicle is fitted

with an alarm, it will also be reactivated

automatically.

Electrical interference

The electronic key may not operate if

close to certain electronic devices: telephone

(switched on or on standby), laptop computer,

strong magnetic fields, etc.

The automatic door mirror folding/

unfolding function is configured via the

touch screen’s Driving / Vehicle menu.

►ꢀ Press one of the front handles lightly to lock

the vehicle.

►ꢀ Press it again within 3 seconds to deadlock

the vehicle (confirmed by the temporary lighting

of the direction indicators).

As a safety measure, never leave the

vehicle, even for a short time, without

taking the Keyless Entry and Starting system’s

electronic key with you.

Be aware of the risk of theft of the vehicle if

the key is present in one of the defined areas

while the vehicle is unlocked.

DS SMART ACCESS

After activation by the customer, this function

makes it possible, via the MyDS application, to

access the vehicle, to start it and to delegate its

use to people of their choice.

For more information on DS SMART ACCESS and

its activation, install the MyDS application and

refer to the corresponding section.

If the vehicle is unlocked with the handles

retracted, a first press on one of the front

handles unfolds the handle. The vehicle

remains unlocked.

Press the handle again to lock it.

Deadlocking renders the interior door

controls inoperative. It also deactivates

the central locking button.

In order to preserve the battery in the

electronic key and the vehicle's battery:

– The unlocking on approach function (zone C)

automatically goes into standby after several

days of non-use (approximately one week). To

unlock the vehicle, use the remote control or

press on one of the front door handles. At the

next vehicle start, the automatic unlocking

and locking functions will be reactivated.

The horn remains operational.

Never leave anyone inside the vehicle when it

is deadlocked.

Central locking

If one of the doors or the boot is still open

or if the electronic key for the Keyless

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