Citroen DS3 2016 1.G Owner's Manual
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Front parking sensors*Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction of the
system, when re
verse gea r is engag ed th
is
w
arning
l
amp
i
s
d
isplayed
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
pa
nel
a
nd/or
a m
essage
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
s
creen,
ac
companied
b
y
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
(
short
b
eep).
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.In addition to the rear parking sensors, the fr ont p arking s ensors a re t riggered w hen a n ob
stacle is detected in front and the speed of
the
v
ehicle
i
s
s
till
b
elow
6 m
ph
(
10
k
m/h).
The
f
ront
p
arking
s
ensors
a
re
i
nterrupted
i
f
th
e vehicle stops for more than three seconds
in
f
or ward
g
ear,
i
f
n
o
f
urther
o
bstacles
a
re
de
tected or when the speed of the vehicle
exceeds
6 m
ph
(
10
k
m/h).
The
s
ound
e
mitted
b
y
t
he
s
peaker
(f
ront
o
r
r
ear)
i
ndicates
w
hether
t
he
ob
stacle
i
s
i
n
f
ront
o
r
b
ehind. In bad weather or in winter, ensure
that the sensors are not covered with
mud,
i
ce
o
r
s
now.
W
hen
r
everse
g
ear
i
s
en
gaged,
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
(
long
b
eep)
in
dicates
t
hat
t
he
s
ensors
m
ay
b
e
d
irty.
Certain
s
ound
s
ources
(
motorcycle,
lo
rry,
p
neumatic
d
rill,
e
tc.)
m
ay
t
rigger
th
e
a
udible
s
ignals
o
f
t
he
p
arking
se
nsor
s
ystem.
The function will be deactivated
automatically
i
f
a t
railer
i
s
b
eing
t
owed
or a b
icycle
c
arrier
i
s
f
itted
(
vehicle
fi
tted with a towbar or bicycle carrier
recommended
b
y
C
ITROËN).
*
D
epending
o
n
v
ersion.
Deactivation / Activation of
the front and rear parking
sensors
You can activate or deactivate the function
using the v ehicle's c onfiguration o r s ettings me
nu.
The status of the system is memorised when
switching
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition.
Driving
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Reversing camera
The reversing camera cannot in any ci
rcumstances be a substitute for
vigilance
o
n
t
he
p
art
o
f
t
he
d
river.
Clean
t
he
r
eversing
c
amera
r
egularly
us
ing
a s
oft,
d
ry
c
loth.
A
r
eversing
c
amera
i
s
a
ctivated
a
utomatically
when re
verse
gea
r
is engag
ed.
The
c
olour
i
mage
i
s
p
rovided
i
n
t
he
n
avigation
scre
en. The space between the blue lines represents the
width
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle
e
xcept
f
or
t
he
d
oor
m
irrors.
The
b
lue
l
ines
r
epresent
t
he
g
eneral
d
irection
of t
he v ehicle.
The red line represents a distance of about
30
c
m
b
eyond
t
he
e
dge
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle's
re
ar
b
umper.
T
he
a
udible
s
ignal
b
ecomes
co
ntinuous
f
rom
t
his
l
imit.
The
g
reen
l
ines
r
epresent
d
istances
o
f
a
bout
1 a
nd
2 m
etres
b
eyond
t
he
e
dge
o
f
y
our
ve
hicle's
r
ear
b
umper.
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Visibility
005
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Lighting controlsSystem for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.
Th e various front and rear lamps of the vehicle
are
d
esigned
t
o
a
dapt
t
he
d
river's
v
isibility
pr
ogressively
a
ccording
t
o
c
limatic
c
onditions:
-
si
delamps, to be seen,
-
di
pped beam headlamps to see without
dazzling
ot
her
dr
ivers,
-
ma
in beam headlamps to see clearly when
the
r
oad
i
s
c
lear.
Main lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfil the
requirements of particular conditions of
visibility:
-
a r
ear
f
oglamp
t
o
b
e
s
een
f
rom
a
far,
-
fr
ont
f
oglamps
f
or
i
mproved
v
ision,
-
LE
D
l
amps
t
o
b
e
s
een
d
uring
t
he
d
aytime.
Additional lighting
Various automatic lighting control modes are a lso a vailable a ccording t o t he f ollowing opt
ions:
-
gu
ide-me-home
l
ighting,
-
au
tomatic
i
llumination
o
f
h
eadlamps.
Programming
In some weather conditions (e.g. low temperature o r h umidity), t he p resence of m
isting
o
n
t
he
i
nternal
s
ur face
o
f
t
he
gl
ass
o
f
t
he
h
eadlamps
a
nd
r
ear
l
amps
is n
ormal;
i
t
d
isappears
a
fter
t
he
l
amps
ha
ve
b
een
o
n
f
or
a f
ew
m
inutes.
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Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
Manual controls
The lighting is controlled directly by the driver by means o f t he r ing A a nd t he s talk B.
A
utomatic
i
llumination
o
f
h
eadlamps.
B.
St
alk
f
or
s
witching
t
he
h
eadlamp
b
eam:
pu
ll
t
he
s
talk
t
o
s
witch
b
etween
d
ipped
a
nd
ma
in
b
eam
h
eadlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps modes,
the
d
river can switch on the main beam
headlamps
t
emporarily
(
"headlamp
f
lash")
b
y
ma
intaining
a p
ull
o
n
t
he
s
talk.
A.
Ma
in
l
ighting
m
ode
s
election
r
ing:
t
urn
i
t
to p
osition
t
he
s
ymbol
r
equired
f
acing
t
he
mar
k.
Lighting off (ignition off) /
Da ytime r unning l amps ( engine r unning).
Sidelamps only.
Dipped headlamps or main beam headlamps.
Displays
Lighting of the corresponding indicator lamp on th
e i nstrument p anel c onfirms t he s witching o n of t
he
l
ighting
s
elected.
The
i
nstrument
p
anel
h
as
p
ermanent
b
ack-
lighting.
I
llumination
o
f
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel
i
s
th
erefore
n
ot
l
inked
t
o
t
he
e
xterior
l
ighting.
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C. Foglamp selection r ing.
The f oglamps o perate w ith t he d ipped a nd m ain be
am
he
adlamps.
Rotate
a
nd
r
elease
t
he
r
ing
C:
F fo
r wards a first time to switch on the front
foglamps,
F
fo
r wards a second time to switch on the
rear
fog
lamp,
F
re
ar wards a first time to switch off the rear
foglamp,
F
re
ar wards a second time to switch of the
front
f
og
l
amps.
Model with front foglamps
and a rear foglamp Lighting on audible warning
When the ignition is switched off, all of t
he lamps switch off automatically,
unless
g
uide-me-home
l
ighting
i
s
ac
tivated.
If
t
he
l
ighting
i
s
s
witched
o
n
m
anually
af
ter
s
witching
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition,
t
here
is a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
w
hen
a f
ront
d
oor
is o
pened to warn the driver that
they
h
ave
f
orgotten
t
o
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
ve
hicle's
l
ighting,
w
ith
t
he
i
gnition
o
ff.
In
g
ood
o
r
r
ainy
w
eather,
b
y
b
oth
d
ay
an
d
n
ight,
t
he
f
ront
f
oglamps
a
nd
t
he
re
ar
f
oglamp
a
re
p
rohibited.
I
n
t
hese
si
tuations, the power of their beams
may
d
azzle
o
ther
d
rivers.
Do
n
ot
f
orget
t
o
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
f
ront
fo
glamps
a
nd
t
he
r
ear
f
oglamp
w
hen
th
ey
a
re
n
o
l
onger
n
ecessary.
Front
a
nd
r
ear
f
oglamps
When
t
he
l
ighting
i
s
s
witched
o
ff
a
utomatically
(w
ith
A
UTO
m
odel)
o
r
w
hen
t
he
d
ipped
he
adlamps are switched off manually, the
foglamps
a
nd
s
idelamps
w
ill
r
emain
o
n.
F
Tu
rn
t
he
r
ing
r
ear wards
t
o
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
fo
glamps,
t
he
s
idelamps
w
ill
t
hen
s
witch
o
ff.
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The temporary illumination of the dipped beam
headlamps after t he v ehicle's i gnition h as b een sw
itched
o
ff
m
akes
t
he
d
river's
e
xit
e
asier
wh
en
t
he
l
ight
i
s
p
oor.
Switching on
F With the ignition o ff, " flash" t he h eadlamps us
ing t he l ighting s talk.
F
A fu
rther "headlamp flash" switches the
function
o
ff.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches off a utomatically a fter a s et t ime.
Manual guide-me-home
lighting
The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps
are switched on automatically, without any
action on the part of the driver, when a low level
of
e
xternal
l
ight
i
s
d
etected
o
r
i
n
c
ertain
c
ases
of a
ctivation
o
f
t
he
w
indscreen
w
ipers.
As
s
oon
a
s
t
he
b
rightness
r
eturns
t
o
a
n
ad
equate level or after the windscreen wipers
are switched off, these lamps are switched off
automatically
a
nd
t
he
d
aytime
r
unning
l
amps
co
me
o
n.
Automatic illumination of
headlamps
Activation
F Turn ring t o t he "A UTO" p osition. T he ac
tivation of the function is confirmed by
the
d
isplay
o
f
a m
essage.
Deactivation
F Turn ring to a p osition o ther t han "A UTO". Th
e deactivation of the function is
confirmed
b
y
t
he
d
isplay
o
f
a m
essage.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the
sunshine sensor, t he l ighting c ome on
,
t
his
w
arning
l
amp
i
s
d
isplayed
on t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel
a
nd/or
a me
ssage
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
s
creen,
ac
companied
b
y
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal.
Contact
a C
ITROËN
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop
wo
rkshop.
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LED daytime running lampsThis daytime lighting, a signature of the vehicle, comprises t wo s ets o f l ight-emitting d iodes (L
EDs),
l
ocated
i
n
v
ertical
h
ousings
b
elow
e
ach
he
adlamp.
On
s
tarting
t
he
v
ehicle,
i
n
d
aylight
t
he
d
aytime
ru
nning
l
amps
c
ome
o
n
a
utomatically,
i
f
t
he
li
ghting
s
talk
i
s
i
n
p
osition
"
0" or "AUTO" .
If the sidelamps and headlamps are switched
on manually or automatically, the daytime
running
l
amps
g
o
o
ff.
In
f
og
o
r
s
now,
t
he
s
unshine
s
ensor
ma
y
d
etect
s
ufficient
l
ight.
T
herefore,
th
e
l
ighting
w
ill
n
ot
c
ome
o
n
auto
matically.
Do not cover the sunshine sensor,
coupled with the rain sensor and
located in the centre of the windscreen
behind
t
he
r
ear
v
iew
m
irror;
t
he
as
sociated
f
unctions
w
ould
n
o
l
onger
be con
trolled.
Automatic
guide-me-home
lighting
When the automatic illumination of headlamps
functions i
s a ctivated, i f t he a mbient l ight l evel is l
ow the dipped beam headlamps remain on
when
s
witching
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition.
Settings
Activation and deactivation, as well as the
duration of t he g uide-me-home l ighting c an be s
et
i
n
t
he
v
ehicle
c
onfiguration
o
r
s
ettings
me
nu
(
except
f
or
t
he
m
onochrome
s
creen
A
,
fo
r
w
hich
t
he
d
uration
i
s
f
ixed
a
t
6
0
s
econds).