change time CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

Black panel System allowing certain displays to be switched off for ni
ght drivin
g.
The instrument pane
l rema
ins
lit with on
ly the
vehicle speed and cruise control or speed limiter in
formation, i
f in use.
If there is an alert or a change in a function or to a sett
ing, t
he black pane
l mo
de is
interrupted.

Activation)
With the li
ghtin
g on, press the le
ft hand
button o
f the instrument
panel several
times to pro
gress
ively reduce t
he
dashboar
d lighting
leve
l.
) Press the button again to reduce thelighting to the minimum level and switch of
f
the ambience lighting.
) Press the button a
gain to activate the black
panel.

69
Comfort

Scented air freshener System permitting the diffusion of a fragrance in the passenger compartment in accordance with your requirements, by means of the adjustment dial and the various fragrance cartridges available.
Thi
s dial is loca
ted on th
e das
hboa
rd.

It allows you to adjust the intensity of diffusion
of the fragrance. )
Turn the dial to the ri
ght to permit di
ffusion
of the fragrance.
)
Turn the dial to the left to stop diffusion of the
fragrance.

Adjustment dial
Thi
s cartr
idge can
be remove
d eas
ily. The
first time it is used, replace the plug with a real cartridge. You can change it at any time and store it in the
sealed case which keeps it closed once it has been opened.
You can obtain di
fferent
fragrance cartrid
ges
from
CITR
OË
N dealers.
Leave the central vents open. The intensity of diffusion of the fragrance ma
y depend on the
vent
ilation or a
ir con
ditioning sett
ings.
Fragrance cartridge
Do not discard the original cartridge as this ser ves as a plu
g when no
fragrance cartrid
ge is in use.
In order to
preser ve the ser vice li
fe
of the cartrid
ge, turn the dial
fully to
the le
ft when you no longer wish to
diffuse the
fragrance in the passenger
compartment. As a safety precaution, do not carry out an
y action on the cartrid
ge while
drivin
g.
Do not
dismant
le the cartr
idg
es.
Do not attempt to re
fill the
fragrance
diffuser or the cartrid
ges.
Avoid all contact w
ith the s
kin an
d eyes.

Keep out of reach of children and animals.

149
Driving

Automatic operation)
Select position
D for automatic
chan
ging
o
f the
four
gears.

The gearbox then operates in auto-adaptive mode, without any inter vention on the part of the driver. It continuously selects the mostsuitable gear according to the style of driving, the profile of the road and the load in thevehicle.
For maximum acceleration without touching
the lever, press the accelerator pedal down fully (kick down). The gearbox changes down automat
ically or ma
inta
ins t
he gear se
lecte
d
unt
il the max
imum en
gine spee
d is reac
hed.
On braking, the gearbox changes down automatically to provide efficient engine braking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, thegearbox will not change to a higher gear for safety reasons.

Never select position
Nwhile the
vehicle is moving.
Never select positions
Por R
unless
the ve
hicle is comp
lete
ly stat
ionar
y.
Sport and snow programmes

These two spec
ial pro
grammes supp
lement t
he
automatic operation in very speci
fic conditions
o
f use.Sport programme "
S"
)
Press
button "
S", after starting the engine.
The gearbox automatically favours a dynamic
style of driving.
S appears on t
he instrument
pane
l.
Snow pro
gramme "
7"
) Press button "
7", a
fter startin
g the en
gine.
The gear
box a
dapts to
driving on s
lipper
y
roads.
Thi
s programme
improves start
ing an
d drive
when tract
ion
is poor.
7appears on t
he instrument
pane
l.
Retu
rn
to
auto
m
at
ic
operat
ion
) At an
y time, press t
he button se
lecte
d
again to qu
it the programme engage
d an
d
return to auto-a
daptive mo
de.

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.

Checks Battery Air filter and passen
ger compartment filte
r

Oil filter Particle emission filter (Diesel
)

It is im
perative that the maintenance o
f the
particle emission filter is carried out by a
CITROËN dealer.
Followin
g prolon
ged operation o
f the
vehicle at ver
y low spee
d or at
idle,
you ma
y, in except
iona
l circumstances,
notice the emission o
f water va
pour at
the ex
haust on acce
lerat
ion.
Thi
s does
not affect the behaviour of the vehicle or th
e envir
onm
ent.
Unless other wise indicated, check these components in accordance with the Maintenance and Warant
y Guide and accordin
g to
your en
gine.
Other wise, have them checked by a CITROËN dealer.
The battery does not require anymaintenance.

However, check that the terminalsare clean and correctly tightened, particularly in summer and winter.
When carrying out work on the battery, refer to the "Practical information" section for details of
the precautions to be taken be
fore disconnecting
the batter
y and
followin
g its reconnection.
Refer to the Maintenance and Warranty Guide for details of the replacement intervals
for these
com
ponents.
Depending on the environment
(e.g. dusty
atmosphere) and the use of the vehicle (e.g. city driving
), replace them twice as often if
necessar
y (refer to the "Engines" paragraph).
A clogged passenger compartment
filter may
have an adverse e
ffect on the
performance
o
f the air conditioning system and generate
undesirable o
dours. Replace the oil filter each time the
en
gine o
il is changed.
Re
fer to the Maintenance and Warrant
y
Guide
for details o
f the re
placement
interval
for this com
ponent.