Access

Citroën C5 / Citroen C5 Owner's Manual / Comfort / Access

Locking/unlocking from the inside

Locking/unlocking from the inside

With the doors and the boot closed, pressing button A allows you to control the electric central locking and unlocking.

It is still possible to open the doors from the inside.

If one of the doors is open or not properly closed, central locking will not work.

The warning lamp associated with the control A signals 3 statuses:

lt flashes when the ignition key is in the stop position or when the key is not detected and the doors are locked.

It lights up when the vehicle is locked with the ignition switched on.

It goes out when the doors are not locked.

Note: Control A is inactive if the vehicle has been locked using the remote control or the key.

Selection of doors / boot

After having selected “Plip action / Driver” in the “Vehicle parameters / Comfort” menu of the instrument panel screen.

Pressing the remote control unlocks the passenger door.

A 2nd successive press unlocks all of the doors and the boot.

Anti-theft protection

On starting the vehicle, the system automatically locks the doors as soon as you reach approximately 10 km/h.

Note: If a door is opened, this will automatically lock itself again when the vehicle reaches approximately 10 km/h (6 mph).

Activation/Deactivation of the anti-intrusion protection

After switching on the ignition, make a long press on the central unlocking control until a message is displayed and a beep is heard.

If you decide to drive with the doors locked, remember that in the event of an accident this renders access more difficult for the emergency services.

Manual operation (Emergency mode)

Manual operation (Emergency mode)

Driver's door

Insert the key into the lock to lock/ unlock the door.

Passenger doors

It is possible to lock the passenger doors in the event of an electrical fault by using control B on each door:

With the door open, unclip the plastic cover.

Insert an object, such as the end of a key, into the cavity and turn.

Replace the plastic cover.

Close the door.

After this operation, normal operation resumes using the central unlocking control (inside the vehicle), the remote control or the key.

BOOT (SALOON)

BOOT (SALOON)

Opening

Press upwards on lever C and lift up the boot.

Locking/unlocking

With the vehicle stationary, this is carried out using:

The remote control.

The key in a door lock.

The interior central locking/ unlocking control.

The boot automatically locks when the vehicle is moving at a speed of over 10 km/h (6 mph), even if automatic central locking is deactivated.

It is unlocked when a door is opened or when the central locking button is pressed (speed lower than 10 km/h (6mph)).

Emergency unlocking

Emergency unlocking

If there is a problem with opening the boot or if the battery is flat:

Fold down the rear seats to access the boot from inside the vehicle.

Get into the boot.

From inside the boot, move yourself towards the rear of the vehicle.

Insert a screwdriver into hole D of the lock.

To unlock, push the white component (located inside the lock) to the left.

TAILGATE (TOURER)

TAILGATE (TOURER)

Manual opening

Press upwards on lever A and lift up the tailgate.

Electric opening

Press upwards on lever A, or press button B of the remote control.

Locking/unlocking

With the vehicle stationary, this is carried out using:

The remote control.

The key in a door lock.

The interior central locking/ unlocking control.

In order to avoid risk of injury, make sure that no-one is in the vicinity of the boot when carrying out an electric opening manoeuvre.

The tailgate automatically locks when the vehicle is moving at a speed of over

The tailgate automatically locks when the vehicle is moving at a speed of over 10 km/h (6 mph), even if automatic central locking is deactivated. It is unlocked when a door is opened or when the central locking button is pressed (at a speed of less than 10 km/h (6 mph)).

Manual closing

Lower the tailgate using the interior handle B.

Electric closing

Press the push-button C to close the tailgate.

Note : do not interrupt the closing of the tailgate ; if any obstacle prevents it closing, the operation will stop and the tailgate will automatically rise by a few centimetres.

Interrupting the opening/closing of the tailgate

When the tailgate is being closed electrically, you can interrupt its movement at any point by pressing the tailgate push-button C.

Note : After an interruption, the tailgate is held electrically in an intermediate position for about 10 minutes. After this period, the system automatically goes to standby and releases the tailgate.

To exit the intermediate position mode, close the tailgate electrically or manually.

Memorisation of an intermediate position

You can store an opening angle for the tailgate:

Manually or automatically move the tailgate to the required position.

Make a long press on the pushbutton C. The system emits a beep.

Release the push-button C.

Cancelling the memorisation

With the tailgate in the intermediate position, you can cancel the stored position :

Make a long press on the pushbutton C. The system emits a beep.

Release the push-button C. The tailgate reverts to the fully open position.

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