engine CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)

Handbook
The following sales designations have been modified
compared to the printed edition:
-
"DS 3 GT
RACING" becomes "DS 3 PERFORMANCE".
-
The "Racing 208" engine becomes "Performance".

Exterior
Customising kits
These expressive stickers form part o f a r ange o f k its, v ery di

fferent
 o
ne
 f
rom
 a
nother,
 w
hich
 al

low
 y
ou
 t
o
 c
reate
 a u
nique
 an

d
 a
ttractive
 e
xterior
 f
or
 y
our
 ve

hicle.
guide-me-home lighting
After switching off the ignition, under low lighting conditions the headlamps remain o n f or a f ew s econds t o h elp y ou l eave t he v ehicle.
Active City Brake
The purpose of this system is to avoid a frontal c ollision o r r educe t he s peed o f i mpact if t

he
 d
river
 d
oes
 n
ot
 r
eact
 o
r
 d
oes
 n
ot
 r
eact
 suf

ficiently.
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Stop & Start
This system puts the engine te
mporarily o n s tandby d uring st

ops
 i
n
 t
he
 t
raffic
 (
red
 l
ights,
 t
raffic
 ja

ms,
 e
tc...).
 T
he
 e
ngine
 r
estarts
 au

tomatically
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 y
ou
 w
ant
 t
o
 mov

e
 o
ff.
 S
top
 & S
tart reduces
 f
uel
 co

nsumption,
 e
xhaust
 e
missions
 a
nd
 no

ise
 l
evels
 w
hen
 s
tationary.
124

Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it by opening t he w indows a nd a ir v ents b efore u sing t he a ir c onditioning.
Above
 3

0
 m
ph
 (
50
 k
m/h),
 c
lose
 t
he
 w
indows
 a
nd
 l
eave
 t
he
 a
ir
 v
ents
 open

.
Remember
 t

o
 m
ake
 u
se
 o
f
 e
quipment
 t
hat
 c
an
 h
elp
 k
eep
 t
he
 te

mperature
 i
n
 t
he
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 d
own
 (
sunroof
 a
nd
 w
indow
 bl

inds...).
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning,
 u
nless
 i
t
 h
as
 a
utomatic
 r
egulation,
 as s

oon
 a
s
 t
he
 d
esired
 t
emperature
 i
s
 a
ttained.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 d
emisting
 a
nd
 d
efrosting
 c
ontrols,
 i
f
 n
ot
 a
utomatic.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eated
 s
eat
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eadlamps
 a
nd
 f
ront
 f
oglamps
 w
hen
 t
he
 l
evel
 o
f
 l
ight
 do

es
 n
ot
 r
equire
 t
heir
 u
se.
Avoid
 r

unning
 t
he
 e
ngine
 b
efore
 m
oving
 o
ff,
 p
articularly
 i
n
 w
inter;
 y
our
 ve

hicle
 w
ill
 w
arm
 u
p
 m
uch
 f
aster
 w
hile
 d
riving.
Eco-driving
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Optimise the use of your gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without waiting. During a cceleration c hange u p e arly.
With
 a

n
 a
utomatic
 o
r
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox,
 g
ive
 p
reference
 t
o
 a
utomatic
 mo

de
 a
nd
 a
void
 p
ressing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 h
eavily
 o
r
 s
uddenly.
The
 g

ear
 s
hift
 i
ndicator
 i
nvites
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 t
he
 m
ost
 s
uitable
 g
ear:
 a
s
 so

on
 a
s
 t
he
 i
ndication
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel,
 f
ollow
 i
t
 st

raight
 a
way.
For
 v

ehicles
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 o
r
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox,
 t
his
 in

dicator
 a
ppears
 o
nly
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.
drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather than t he b rake p edal, a nd p ress t he a ccelerator p rogressively. T hese pr

actices
 c
ontribute
 t
owards
 a r
eduction
 i
n
 f
uel
 c
onsumption
 a
nd
 C
O
2
emissions a
nd a
lso h
elps r
educe t
he b
ackground t
raffic n
oise.
Control the use of your electrical
equipment
If your vehicle has cruise control, make use of the system at speeds ab ove 2 5 m ph ( 40 k m/h) w hen t he t raffic i s f lowing w ell.As
 a p

assenger,
 i
f
 y
ou
 a
void
 c
onnecting
 y
our
 m
ultimedia
 d
evices
 (f

ilm,
 m
usic,
 v
ideo
 g
ame...),
 y
ou
 w
ill
 c
ontribute
 t
owards
 l
imiting
 t
he
 co
nsumption o f e lectrical e nergy, a nd s o o f f uel.
Disconnect y our p ortable d evices b efore l eaving t he v ehicle.

15
Limit the causes of excess consumption
Spread loads throughout the vehicle; place the heaviest items in the bottom o f t he b oot, a s c lose a s p ossible t o t he r ear s eats.
Limit
 t

he
 l
oads
 c
arried
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 r
educe
 w
ind
 r
esistance
 (
roof
 ba

rs,
 r
oof
 r
ack,
 b
icycle
 c
arrier,
 t
railer...).
 U
se
 a r
oof
 b
ox
 i
n
 p
reference.
Remove
 r

oof
 b
ars
 a
nd
 r
oof
 r
acks
 a
fter
 u
se.
At
 t

he
 e
nd
 o
f
 w
inter,
 r
emove
 s
now
 t
yres
 a
nd
 r
efit
 y
our
 s
ummer
 t
yres.
Observe the recommendations on
maintenance
Check the tyre pressures regularly, when cold, referring to the label in the d oor a perture, d river's s ide.
Carry
 o

ut
 t
his
 c
heck
 i
n
 p
articular:
-
 be

fore
 a l
ong
 j
ourney,
-
 at e

ach
 c
hange
 o
f
 s
eason,
-
 af

ter
 a l
ong
 p
eriod
 o
ut
 o
f
 u
se.
Don't
 f

orget
 t
he
 s
pare
 w
heel
 a
nd
 t
he
 t
yres
 o
n
 a
ny
 t
railer
 o
r
 c
aravan.
Have
 y

our
 v
ehicle
 s
erviced
 r
egularly
 (
engine
 o
il,
 o
il
 f
ilter,
 a
ir
 f
ilter,
 pa

ssenger
 c
ompartment
 f
ilter...)
 a
nd
 o
bserve
 t
he
 s
chedule
 o
f
 op

erations
 r
ecommended
 i
n
 t
he
 m
anufacturer's
 s
ervice
 s
chedule.
With
 a B

lueHDi
 D
iesel
 e
ngine,
 i
f
 t
he
 S
CR
 s
ystem
 i
s
 f
aulty
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 be

comes
 p
olluting;
 g
o
 t
o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 wi

thout
 d
elay
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 e
missions
 o
f
 n
itrous
 o
xides
 b
rought
 b
ack
 t
o
 th

e
 l
egal
 l
evel.
When
 r

efuelling,
 d
o
 n
ot
 c
ontinue
 a
fter
 t
he
 t
hird
 c
ut-off
 o
f
 t
he
 n
ozzle
 t
o
 av

oid
 a
ny
 o
ver flow.
At
 t

he
 w
heel
 o
f
 y
our
 n
ew
 v
ehicle,
 i
t
 i
s
 o
nly
 a
fter
 t
he
 f
irst
 1 8
00
 m
iles
 
(

3
 0
00
 k
ilometres)
 t
hat
 y
ou
 w
ill
 s
ee
 t
he
 f
uel
 c
onsumption
 s
ettle
 d
own
 t
o
 a c

onsistent
 a
verage.
Eco-driving

PERFORMANCE petrol instrument panel, manual gearbox
1. Rev counter. I
ndicates the speed of rotation of the
engine (x 1 000 rpm).
2.
V

ehicle speed.
I

ndicates the current speed of the moving
vehicle (mph or km/h).
3.
E

ngine coolant temperature.
I

ndicates the temperature of the engine
coolant liquid.
Dials
7. Lighting dimmer button. A
djusts the level of the instrument and
controls illumination and the interior mood
lighting.
4. D
isplay screen.
5. F
uel level.
I

ndicates the quantity of fuel remaining in
the tank.
6.
D

isplay management button.
A

lternates display between range and trip
mileage recorder.
S

ervicing information.
R

esets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or service indicator). For more information, refer to the
paragraph relating to the button or
function and its associated display.
Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.

Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
die

sel engine
pre-heating fixed.
The
 k

ey
 i
s
 a
t
 p
osition
 2 (
ignition
 o
n)
 i
n
 th

e
 i
gnition
 s
witch.Wait
 u

ntil
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 b
efore
 s
tarting.
The
 p

eriod
 o
f
 i
llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 de

termined
 b
y
 t
he
 a
mbient
 c
onditions
 (
up
 t
o
 a
bout
 th

irty
 s
econds
 i
n
 v
ery
 l
ow
 t
emperatures).
If
 t

he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart,
 s
witch
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff
 a
nd
 th

en
 o
n,
 w
ait
 u
ntil
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
gain,
 th

en
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine.
Parking brake fixed. The
 p

arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 a
pplied
 o
r
 n
ot
 pr

operly
 rel
eased.Release
 t

he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 w
arning
 la

mp,
 k
eeping
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
Observe
 t

he
 s
afety
 r
ecommendations.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
Stop & Star t fixed. When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 s
tops
 (
red
 l
ights,
 tr

affic
 j
ams, ...)
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 sy
stem
 ha

s
 p
ut
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
nto
 S
TOP
 m
ode.The
 w

arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
nd
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
estarts
 au

tomatically
 i
n
 S
TART
 m
ode,
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 y
ou
 w
ant
 t
o
 mov

e
 o
ff.
flashes for a few
seconds,
 t

hen
 g
oes
 o
ff.STOP
 m

ode
 i
s
 t
emporarily
 una

vailable.
or
START
 m

ode
 i
s
 i
nvoked
 auto

matically.For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 S
top
 & S
tart,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.

27
Warning lamps
When the engine is running or the vehicle is being d riven, t he i llumination o f o ne o f t he fo

llowing
 w
arning
 l
amps
 i
ndicates
 a f
ault
 w
hich
 re

quires
 a
ction
 o
n
 t
he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.Any f
ault r esulting i n t he i llumination o f a w arning l amp m ust b e i nvestigated f urther b y re
ading t he a ssociated m essage i n t he m ultifunction s creen.
If
 y

ou
 e
ncounter
 a
ny
 p
roblems,
 d
o
 n
ot
 h
esitate
 t
o
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
Warning /indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
STOP fixed,
 a

lone
 o
r
 as

sociated
 w
ith
 an

other
 w
arning
 l
amp,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a me

ssage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen.Illumination
 o

f
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 as

sociated
 w
ith
 a s
erious
 b
raking
 sy

stem
 o
r
 e
ngine
 c
oolant
 t
emperature
 proble

m.Stop
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o
 a
s
 t
he
 e
ngine
 m
ay
 cu

t
 o
ut
 w
hen
 d
riving.
Park,
 s

witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 c
all
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 or a q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
Service temporarily. Minor
 p

roblems
 h
ave
 o
ccurred
 f
or
 wh

ich
 t
here
 i
s
 n
o
 s
pecific
 w
arning
 lamp

.Identify
 t

he
 p
roblem
 b
y
 r
eading
 t
he
 m
essage
 s
hown
 i
n
 th

e
 s
creen,
 s
uch
 a
s,
 f
or
 e
xample:
-
 th

e
 e
ngine
 o
il
 l
evel,
-
 th

e
 s
creenwash
 l
evel,
-
 th

e
 r
emote
 c
ontrol
 b
attery,
-
 sa

turation
 o
f
 t
he
 p
article
 f
ilter
 o
n
 D
iesel
 v
ehicles
 (r

efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Particle
 f
ilter
 (
Diesel)"
 s
ection).
For
 a

ny
 o
ther
 f
aults,
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
fixed. Major
 p

roblems
 h
ave
 o
ccurred
 f
or
 wh

ich
 t
here
 i
s
 n
o
 s
pecific
 w
arning
 lamp

.Identify
 t

he
 p
roblem
 b
y
 r
eading
 t
he
 m
essage
 s
hown
 in t

he
 s
creen
 a
nd
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Monitoring

29
Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Engine
autodiagnosis
system flashing.
The
 e

ngine
 m
anagement
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a f

ault.Risk
 o

f
 d
estruction
 o
f
 t
he
 c
atalytic
 c
onverter.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
fixed. The
 e

mission
 c
ontrol
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a fa

ult.
The warning lamp should go off when the engine is started.
If i t d oes n ot g o o ff, c ontact a C ITROËN d ealer o r q ualified wo

rkshop
 w
ithout
 d
elay.
Low fuel level fixed. When i t f irst c omes o n t here r emains ap
proximately 5 litres of fuel in the
tank. You m
ust r efuel a s s oon a s p ossible t o a void r unning ou
t o f f uel.
This
 w

arning
 l
amp
 w
ill
 c
ome
 o
n
 e
very
 t
ime
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 sw

itched
 o
n,
 u
ntil
 a s
ufficient
 a
ddition
 o
f
 f
uel
 i
s
 m
ade.
Fuel
 t

ank
 c
apacity:
 a
pproximately
 5
0
 l
itres
 (
petrol)
 
or 4

6
 l
itres
 (
Diesel);
 d
epending
 o
n
 v
ersion:
 ap

proximately
 3
0
 l
itres
 (
petrol
 o
r
 D
iesel).
Never
 c

ontinue
 t
o
 d
rive
 u
ntil
 y
ou
 r
un
 o
ut
 o
f
 f
uel
 a
s
 th

is
 c
ould
 d
amage
 t
he
 e
mission
 c
ontrol
 a
nd
 i
njection
 sys

tems.
Maximum coolant
temperature fixed.
The
 te

mperature
 of th
e
 co
oling
 sy
stem
 is t

oo
 h
igh.Stop
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o.
Wait
 u

ntil
 t
he
 e
ngine
 h
as
 c
ooled
 d
own
 b
efore
 t
opping
 up t

he
 l
evel,
 i
f
 n
ecessary.
If
 t

he
 p
roblem
 p
ersists,
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Monitoring

Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Engine oil
pressure fixed.
There
 i

s
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 lu

brication
 s
ystem.You
 m

ust
 s
top
 a
s
 s
oon
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o.
Park,
 s

witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
Battery charge fixed. The
 b

attery
 c
harging
 c
ircuit
 h
as
 a f
ault
 (d

irty
 o
r
 l
oose
 t
erminals,
 s
lack
 o
r
 c
ut
 al

ternator
 b
elt,
 .
..).The
 w

arning
 l
amp
 s
hould
 g
o
 o
ff
 w
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 st

arted.
If
 i

t
 d
oes
 n
ot
 g
o
 o
ff,
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
doo

r(s) open fixed
 i

f
 t
he
 s
peed
 i
s
 be

low
 6 m
ph
 (
10
 k
m/h).A
 d

oor
 o
r
 t
he
 b
oot
 i
s
 s
till
 o
pen. Close
 t
he
 d
oor
 o
r
 b
oot.
fixed
 a

nd
 a
ccompanied
 by a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 i
f
 th

e
 s
peed
 i
s
 a
bove
 
6 m

ph
 (
10
 k
m/h).

35
With the engine running, when the needle is:
- in z one A, t
he t emperature i s c orrect,
-
 in z

one
 B
,
 t
he
 t
emperature
 i
s
 t
oo
 h
igh;
 th

e central STOP
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 t
he
 ma

ximum
 t
emperature
 w
arning
 l
amp 1
come
 o

n
 i
n
 r
ed,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 mu

ltifunction
 sc
reen.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
Wait
 a f

ew
 m
inutes
 b
efore
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 en

gine.
Contact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
Coolant temperature indicator
After driving for a few minutes, the temperature and p ressure i n t he c ooling s ystem i ncrease.
To
 t

op
 u
p
 t
he
 l
evel:
F
 wa

it
 f
or
 t
he
 e
ngine
 t
o
 c
ool
 d
own,
F
un

screw the cap by two turns to allow the
pressure
 t

o
 d
rop,
F
 wh

en
 t
he
 p
ressure
 h
as
 d
ropped,
 r
emove
 th

e cap,
F
 to

p
 u
p
 t
he
 l
evel
 t
o
 t
he
 "
MA X"
 m
ark.
Monitoring