Doors
Doors Opening
- After fully unlocking the vehicle with the remote control or key, pull the door handle.
Doors From inside
- Pull the front door control to open the door; this fully unlocks the vehicle.
- Pull the rear door control to open the door; this unlocks only the operated door.
- the driver's door control only unlocks the driver's door,
- the other door controls unlock the other doors and the boot.
System for manually locking or unlocking all doors and the boot from the inside.

Locking Locking
- Press button A to lock the vehicle.
The red light on the button comes on.
It flashes when the openings are locked with the vehicle stationary and engine off.
If one of the doors is open, central locking from inside will not take place. Unlocking- Press button A again to unlock the vehicle.
The red light on the button goes out.
If the vehicle is locked or super-locked from outside, the red indicator flashes and button A is inoperative.- In this case, use the remote control or key to unlock the vehicle.
System for automatically locking or unlocking all doors and the boot while driving.
You can activate or deactivate this function.

Automatic central locking Locking
Above 10 km/h, the doors and boot lock automatically.
If any door is open, automatic central locking does not operate.
If the boot is open, automatic central locking of the doors is active.
Unlocking- Above 10 km/h, press button A to momentarily unlock the doors and boot.
- Press and hold button A for more than two seconds.
A confirmation message appears on the instrument panel display, accompanied by an audible signal.
Deactivation- Press and hold button A again for more than two seconds.
A confirmation message appears on the instrument panel display, accompanied by an audible signal.
Emergency controlTo manually lock and unlock the doors in case of central locking system failure or battery failure.
Locking the driver's door- Insert the key into the lock, then turn it rearward.
- Insert the key into the lock, then turn it forward.

Locking the front and rear passenger doors
- On the rear doors, check that the child safety lock is not engaged.
- Remove the black cap located on the door edge, using the key.
- Insert the key gently into the recess, then, without turning, move the latch sideways towards the inside of the door.
- Remove the key and refit the cap.
- Pull the interior door opening control.
Test yourself
A quick Citroen C5 quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.