bonnet CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

Familiarisation
80

Open A.
Unfoldin
g/Foldin
g the ke
y.
B.
Unlocking the vehicle.

Remote control key
Other functions...
C.Normal locking o
f the vehicle
Vehicle location.
1.
Openin
g the fuel filler flap.
2.
Openin
g and hookin
g the fuel filler cap.
Fuel t ank
92

161
Tank capac
ity:
- approximatel
y 50 litres
(petrol
),
- approximatel
y 48 litres
(Diesel
).
A.Int
erior release
lever.
B.
Exterior safet
y catch.
C. Bonnet sta
y.
Bonn
et

11
Familiarisation

Instruments and controls 1.
Cruise control/speed limiter controls.2.
Headlamp height adjustment.
3.
Steerin
g wheel ad
justment.
4. Ligh
ting an
d direct
ion
indicator sta
lk
5.
Instrument panel. 6.Driver
's a
irbag.
Horn.7.
Gear lever. 8.12 V accessory socket
USB port /auxiliary socket. 9. H
eated sea
t control.
10.Bonnet release
lever.
11. Doo
r m
irror controls.
Electric window controls.12 .

Fusebox.
13.Electronic stability programme button (ESP/ASR).
14.
Front door window demisting/defrosting vent.
15.Speaker (tweeter).
16.
Windscreen demistin
g/defrostin
g vent.

105
Visibility
Operatin
g fault
If an automatic wiping malfunction occurs, the wipers will operate in intermittent mode.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer.
To retain the e
ffectiveness o
f the "
flat-
blade" wiper blades,
it is a
dvisable to:
- handle them with care
,
- clean them regularly using soapy
water,
- n
ot use
them t
o hold a sheet of
car
dboar
d against t
he w
indscreen,
- replace them at the
first si
gns o
f
wear
.

Do not cover the rain sensor, linked with the brightness sensor and located in th
e centre of th
e win
dsc
reen behin
d
the rear vi
ew mirr
or.
Switch off the automatic wipin
g when
using an automat
ic car was
h.
In w
inter,
it is a
dvisable to wa
it unt
il the
windscreen is completel
y clear o
f ice
before activating the automatic wiping. This position allows the wiper blades to be lifted
for winter parkin
g, cleanin
g or replacement
without
dama
ging the bonnet.
In the minute
followin
g switchin
g off of the
ignition, any act
ion on t
he w
iper sta
lk pos
itions
the wipers vertically.
To park the wipers after this has been done,
switch on the ignition and operate the wiper stalk. Vertical windscreen wiper pos
ition

161
Checks

Bonnet
Protects the components of the engine and provides access for checking levels. Opening )
Open the front left door.
)
Pull th
e int
erior release
lever A , located at
the bottom of the door aperture.
) Push the exterior safety catch
Bto the left
and raise the bonnet.
)
Unclip the bonnet stay
Cfrom its housing,
holding it by its foam protection.
)
Fix the sta
y in the notch to hold the bonnet
open.

The location of the interior release leve
r
prevents opening of the bonnet whilethe front l
eft doo
r is closed
.
Wh
en t
he eng
ine
is hot,
handle the
exterior sa
fety catch and the stay with
care.

Closing

Running out of fuel
(Diesel) If your vehicle is
fitted with an HDI engine, the
fuel system must be primed if you run out of fue
l.
This system consists of a priming pump, a
transparent pipe and a bleed screw under the bonnet.
HDi
90
and HDi
110
FA P
engines
)
Fill th
e fuel tank with
at leas
t fiv
e litr
es of
Diesel
.
)
Op
en the bonnet.
)
Depen
ding on vers
ion, unc
lip the cover to
ga
in access to t
he pr
iming pump.
)
Squeeze and release the priming pump
until fuel appears in the transparent pipe with the green connector.
)
Operate the starter until the engine starts.
)
Dependin
g on version, put the cover back
in position an
d clip it in place.
)
Close the bonnet. If the engine does not start at the
first
attempt, do not try again.
Operate the priming pump again, thenthe starter.
)
Take the sta
y out of the support notch.
)
Clip the sta
y in its housin
g.
)
Lower the bonnet and release
it at the end
of its travel.
)
Pull on the bonnet to check that it is
fully
latc
hed.

Changing the coolant The coo
lant
does not
have to
be c
hange
d.

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The coolant must conform to the
manufacturer's reco
mm
endations.
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For optimum cleaning and to avoid
freezing,
this fluid must not be topped up or replaced
with water.
Take care w
hen carr
ying out c
hecks
under the bonnet as some
parts o
f the
engine can be very hot
(risk o
f burns
).
Coolant level
Top up t
he leve
l when necessar
y.
The coo
lant
leve
l should be c
lose
to the "MA X" mark but should never exceed it.
When the engine is warm, the
temperature of the coolant is regulated by the
fan. This can operate with the i
gnition off.
On vehicles which are fitted with a par ticle emission
filter, the
fan ma
y operate a
fter
the vehicle has been switched off, even if the eng
ine
is co
ld.
In addition, as the cooling system is
pressurised, wait at least one hour after switching off the engine before carrying out anywork.To avoid any risk of scalding, unscrew the cap by two turns to a
llow t
he pressure to
drop.
When the pressure has dropped, remove the cap an
d top up the leve
l.

Practical information

Battery
Procedure for charging your battery when it is flat or for starting the engine using another battery.
The battery is located under the bonnet.
To gain access to it: )
open the bonnet using the interior release lever, then the exterior sa
fety catch,
)
secure the bonnet stay,
)
remove the plastic cover by pulling on itsgrip for access to the two terminals,
)
unclip the
fusebox to remove the battery, i
f
necessary.
Access to the battery
)
Connect the red cable to the
positive
terminal (+) of the flat battery A
, then to the
positive terminal (+) of the slave battery
B.
Starting using another batter
y
) Connect one end o
f the green or black
cable to the negative terminal (-) of the
slave battery
B .
) Connect the other end of the green or black cable to the ne
gative terminal
(-) of the flat
batter
y A.
) Start the slave vehicle.
) Operate the starter of the broken down vehicle and let the engine run.
) Wait until the engine returns to idle and disco
nnect th
e cab
les.

Changing a front or rear wiper blade Procedure for replacing a worn wiper blade with a new one without the use of tools.Be
fore removing a
front
w
iper
bl
ade
)
Within one minute a
fter switchin
g off the
ignition, operate t
he w
iper sta
lk to pos
ition
the w
iper blades
in the vert
ical position.
Thi
s position must
be use
d in or
der to avo
id
damaging the wiper blade and the bonnet.Remova
l
)
Raise t
he correspon
ding wiper arm.
)
Unclip the w
iper blade an
d remove
it.

Fitting) At the front, check the size of the wipe
r
blade
as the shorter blade
is fitt
ed to the
passen
ger side of the vehicle.
) Put t
he correspon
ding new w
iper
blade in
place an
d clip it.
)
Fold down the wiper arm care
fully.

After fittin
g a front wipe
r
blade ) Switch on the ignition.
) Operate the wiper stalk again to park the wiper blades.