warning CITROEN DS3 2009 Owner's Manual

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Access

Boot
Openin
g
)
After unlocking the vehicle using theremote control or the key, pull the handle and raise the tailgate.
Closing ) Lower t
he ta
ilgate us
ing the inter
ior grab
handle.
If the tail
gate is not closed correctl
y:
- when the engine is running
,
this warning lamp comes on,
accompanied by a message on
the multifunction screen for a few
seconds
,
-
when the vehicle is moving
(speed above
6 mph
(10 km/h
)), this warnin
g lamp comes
on, accompan
ied by an au
dibl
e s
ignal an
d
a messa
ge on the multi
function screen
for
a few seconds.
System for mechanical unlockin
g of the boot
in the event of a batter
y or central lockin
g
m
alfunction.
Ta i l
gate release

Unlockin
g
)
Fold back the rear benchseat to gain access
to the lock fr
om in
side the boo
t.
) Insert a small screwdriver into hole
Aof the
lock to un
lock the ta
ilgate.

Fuel tank Fuel tank capacity: approximately 50 litres (petrol) or 48 litres (Diesel).Low fuel level Filli
ng

A label affixed to the inside of the flap reminds you of the type of fuel to be used depending on
your engine. Additions of fuel must be of at least 5 litres, in order to be taken into account by the fuelgauge.
The key cannot be removed
from the
lock until the cap is refitted. Opening the filler cap may create a noise a caused by an inrush of air. Thisvacuum is entirely normal, resulting from the sealin
g of the
fuel s
ystem. To fill the tank in complete safety:
)
the en
gine must be switched o
ff,
)
o
pen the
fuel
filler
flap,
) insert t
he key in the cap, t
hen turn
it to t
he
left,
)
remove the cap and hook it onto the clip
located on the inside of the flap,
)
fill the tank
, but do not continue a
fter the
3rd cut- o
ff of the
pum
p ; this could cause
ma
lfunctions.
When you have filled the tank:
)
put the cap back in place,
)
turn the key to the right, then remove it
from the cap,
)
close the
flap.
When the fuel tank minimum level is reached this warning lamp comeson on the instrument panel. When it
first comes on th
ere remains approximately
5 litres
of fuel in th
e tank.
You must refuel as soon as possible to avoid
runnin
g out o
f fuel.
I
f you run out o
f fuel
(Diesel
), re
fer also to the
"Checks" section.

Direction indicators Selection of the left or right direction indicators
to si
gnal a chan
ge of direction of the vehicle.
)
Left: lower the li
ghtin
g stalk be
yond the
point of resistance.
)
Righ
t: ra
ise t
he ligh
ting sta
lk beyond the
point of resistance.
"Motorway"
function
) Press briefly upwards or downwards, without
goin
g be
yond the point o
f
resistance
; the direction indicators will flash
3 times.
Hazard warning
lamps A visual warning by means of the direction indicators to alert other road
use
rs to a vehicle
brea
kdown, tow
ing or acc
ident.
)
Press t
his button, t
he direct
ion
indicators
flash.
They can operate with the ignition o
ff.

Safety
Automatic o
peration o
f
hazar
d warn
ing lamps
Wh
en
braking in an emer
genc
y, depen
ding on
t
he dece
lerat
ion, t
he hazar
d warn
ing lamps
come on automatically.
They switch off automatically the first time you accelerate. )
You can also switch them off by pressing the button.
Horn Audible warning to alert other road users to an
imminent dan
ger.
)
Press one o
f the spokes o
f the steerin
g
wheel
.
Use t
he horn mo
derate
ly an
d on
ly in
the
followin
g cases:
-
imme
diate
danger,
- overta
king a cyc
list or pe
destr
ian,
- w
hen approac
hing an area w
here
there is no visibility.

Safety
Seat belts Front seat
belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a pretensionin
g and
force limitin
g system.

This s
ystem improves sa
fety in the
front seats
in the event o
f a front impact. Depending on the
severity of the impact, the pretensioning systeminstantly tightens the seat belts against the body of the occupants.
The pretensionin
g seat belts are active when
t
he ignition
is on.
The force limiter reduces the pressure of theseat belt on the chest o
f the occu
pant,
so improving their protection.
Fastenin
g
) Pull the strap, then insert the tongue in the
buc
kle.
) Check that the seat belt is fastenedcorrectl
y by pullin
g the strap.
Unfastening ) Press the red button on the buckle.) Guide the seat belt as it is reeled in.
Seat
be
lt not faste
ned
/
unfastened warnin
g lamp
When the ignition is switched on,
this warning lamp comes on in theinstrument panel, if the driver and/o
r
the
front passen
ger has not
fastened
t
hei
r sea
t bel
t.
From approximatel
y 12 mph
(20 km
/h)
this warning lamp
flashes
for two minutes
accompanied by an audible signal o
f increasing
volume. Once these two minutes have elapsed,
this warning lamp remains on until the drive
r
and/or the front passenger fastens thei
r
sea
t belt.

DeactivationOnly the passenger's front airbag can be deact
ivate
d:
)
with the ignition off
, insert t
he key in the
f
passenger airbag deactivation switch
1 ,
)
turn it t
o the "OFF
"position,
)
then, remove the key keeping the switch in the new position.
This warning lamp comes on in theinstrument panel when the ignition is
on and until the airbag is re-activated.
To assure the safety of your child, the passenger's front airbag must be deactivated when you install a "rear facin
g" child seat on the front
passen
ger sea
t.
Other wise, the child would risk bein
g
seriousl
y injured or killed i
f the airba
g
were tr
iggere
d.
React
ivat
ion
Wh
en
you remove t
he child
seat, turn sw
itch 1
to
the "ON"
pos
ition to re-act
ivate t
he a
irbag an
d
so assure the sa
fety o
f your
front passenger in
the event of an impact.
With the ignition on, t
his warn
ing
lam
p comes on
in the instrument
panel for approximately one minute, if the passenger's front airbag is activated.
Operatin
g fault
If this warning lamp
flashes, contact
a CITRO
ËN dealer. The passenger's
front airbag may no longer be
triggered in the event of a serious
impact.
If at least one of the two airbag warning lamps come on continuously,do not in
stall a child sea
t on th
e front
passenger sea
t.
Have the s
ystem checked b
y a
CITR
OË
N dealer.
I
f this warning lamp comes on on theinstrument panel, accompanied by an audible warning and a message on
the multifunction screen
, contact a CITROËN
dealer to have the s
ystem checked. The
airba
gs ma
y no lon
ger be tri
ggered in the event
o
f a serious im
pact.

Curtain airbags System which protects the driver andpassengers (with the exception of the rear centre passenger) in the event of a serious side impact in order to limit the risk of injury to the side o
f the head.
Each curtain airbag is built into the pillars and the upper passenger compartment area.ActivationThe curtain airbag is triggered at the same time as t
he correspon
ding latera
l airbag in the
event of a serious side impact applied to all or part of the side impact zone
B, perpendicular
to the longitudinal centreline of the vehicle on ahorizontal plane and directed from the outside towards the inside of the vehicle. The curtain airbag inflates between the front or rear occupant of the vehicle and the windows.

Operatin
g fault

In the event of a minor impact or bump on th
e side of th
e vehicle or if th
e
vehicle rolls over, the airbag may not be triggered.

In the event o
f a rear or
front collision,
the a
irbag is not tr
igg
ere
d.
If this warning lamp comes on on the
instrument panel, accompanied by
an audible si
gnal and a messa
ge on
the multifunction screen
, contact a CITROËN
dealer to
have t
he s
ystem c
hecked. The
a
irbags ma
y no
longer be tr
igg
ere
d in the event
of a serious im
pact.

Parking brake Applying)
Pull the parkin
g brake lever
fully up to
immo
bilise
your ve
hicle.
Releas
ing
) Pull the par
king brake lever
gent
ly, press
the release button then lower the lever
fully.

When parking on a slope, direct you
r
wheels against the pavement, apply the parkin
g brake and en
gage a
gear.
When the vehicle is being driven, if this
warning lamp and the STOP
warning
lamp come on, accompanied b
y an
audible si
gnal and a messa
ge on the multifunction
screen, t
his indicates t
hat the par
king brake is st
ill
on or
has not
been proper
ly release
d.

Manual operation
D disappears an
d the gears en
gaged
app
ear
in success
ion on t
he
instrument
pane
l.
In the event of the engine labouring
or over-revving, the gear selected flashes for afew seconds, then the actual gear engaged isdisplayed. It is possible to change from position
D
(automatic) to position
M
(manual) at any time.
Wh
en t
he ve
hicle is stat
ionar
y or mov
ing
very slowly, the gearbox selects gear
M1
automatically. The sport and snow programmes do not operate in manual mode.

Invalid value durin
g manual
operation
)
Select
position
M for sequent
ialchanging
o
f the
four gears.
)
Push the lever towar
ds the +
sign to
change up a gear.
)
Pull th
e lever towards the - sign to change
down a gear.
It is onl
y possible to chan
ge from one
gear to
another i
f the vehicle speed and en
gine speed
permit; other wise, the gearbox will operate temporarily in automatic mode.

This s
ymbol is displa
yed i
f a gear
is not en
gaged correctl
y (selector
between two positions
).

Stoppin
g the vehicle

Before switchin
g off the en
gine,
you can en
gage
position
Por N
to p
lace t
he gear
box in neutra
l.

In both cases, app
ly the par
king
brake to
immo
bilise t
he ve
hicle.
Wh
en t
he ignition is on, t
he
lighting of this warning lamp,
accompanied by an audible
signal and a message on the multifunction screen,
indicates a
gearbox malfunction.
In this case, the
gearbox switches to back-up mode
and is locked in 3rd gear. You ma
y feel a substantial
knock when chan
ging from
Pto R and from R
Nto R.R
This w
ill not cause an
y dama
ge to t
he gear
box.
Do not exceed 60 mph
(10 0 km
/h), local speed
restrictions permitting.
Contact a CITROËN dealer as soon as possible.
Operatin
g fault
If the lever is not in position
P ,P
when the driver's door is opened or approximatel
y 45 seconds after the
ignition is switched o
ff, a messa
ge
app
ears in the multi
function screen.
)
Return t
he lever to
position
P; the
message
disappears.
There is a risk o
f dama
ge to the
gearbox:
- i
f you press the accelerator and brake pedals at t
he same t
ime,
- i
f you
force the movement o
f the
gear lever from the
Pposition to
another position when the battery is flat.

To reduce fuel consumption when at a prolon
ged standstill with the en
gine
runnin
g (traffic
jam...
), put the
gear
lever in th
e Nposition and appl
y the
parkin
g brake.

Pro
grammin
g
Operatin
g faults
If there is an operating
fault, when reverse gear
is engaged this warning lamp comes on on the
instrument panel, accompanied by an audible
signal (short beep) and a message on the
m
ultifunction screen.
You can act
ivate or
deact
ivate t
he system
by
means of the multifunction screen configuration menu. The system state is memorised whenswitching off the ignition.
For more information on access to the parkin
g
assistance menu, re
fer to vehicle con
figuration
in the "Multifunction screens" section correspon
ding to
your screen.
The system w
ill be deact
ivate
d
automat
ically w
hen tow
ing a tra
iler or
when a bicycle carrier is fitted (vehicle fitted with a towbar or bicycle carrier recommended by CITROËN).
In bad or w
intry weat
her, ensure t
hat
the sensors are not covere
d with mu
d,
frost or snow.