engine Citroen DS3 2016 1.G Owner's Manual

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".

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

fferent one from another, which
allow you to create a unique
and
 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 collision or reduce the speed of impact
if the driver fails to react or does not react
sufficiently.
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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 as soon as you want
to
 m

ove
 o
ff.
 T
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 s
ystem
 re

duces
 f
uel
 c
onsumption,
 e
xhaust
 emi

ssions and the noise level when
stationary.
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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 as the indication is displayed in the instrument panel, follow it
straight
 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 contribute towards a reduction in fuel consumption and CO
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.

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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 the wheel of your new vehicle, it is only after the first 1 800 miles
(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

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Petrol - Diesel instrument panels, manual, electronic (ETG) 
or
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.
1.
Re
v counter.
In

dicates the speed of rotation of the
engine
 (

x
 1 0
00
 r
pm).
2.
Ve

hicle speed.
 In

dicates
 t
he
 c
urrent
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 m
oving
 ve

hicle
 (
mph
 o
r
 k
m/h).
3.
Eng

ine coolant temperature.
 In

dicates
 t
he
 t
emperature
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 co

olant
 liq
uid.
Dials
7. Lighting dimmer button.  Ad
justs t he l evel o f t he i nstrument a nd co

ntrols illumination and the interior mood
lighting.
4. Di
splay screen.
5. Fu
el level.
 In

dicates
 t

he
 q

uantity
 o

f
 f

uel
 r

emaining
 i

n
 th

e
 t

ank.
6.
Di

splay management button.
 Al

ternates
 d

isplay
 b

etween
 r

ange
 a

nd
 t

rip
 mile

age
 rec

order.
 Se

rvicing
 info

rmation.
 Re

sets
 t

he
 s

elected
 f

unction
 t

o
 z

ero
 (

trip
 di

stance
 r

ecorder
 o

r
 s

ervice
 i

ndicator). For more information, refer to the
paragraph
 r

elating
 t
o
 t
he
 b
utton
 o
r
 fu

nction
 a
nd
 i
ts
 a
ssociated
 d
isplay.

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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.

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Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Diesel 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 in START mode, as soon as you want to
move
 o

ff.
flashes for a few
seconds,
 t

hen
 g
oes
 o
ff.STOP mode is temporarily
unavailable.
or
START
 m

ode
 i
s
 i
nvoked
 auto

matically.For more information on Stop & Start, refer to the
corresponding
 se

ction.

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DS3_en_Chap01_controle-de-marche_ed02-2015
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 you encounter any problems, do not hesitate to contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Warning /indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
STOP fixed,
 a

lone
 o
r
 as

sociated with
another
 w

arning
 l
amp,
 ac

companied by an
audible
 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 problems have occurred for
which
 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 screenwash level,
-
th

e remote control battery,
-
sa

turation of the particle filter on Diesel vehicles
(refer
 t

o
 t
he
 "
Particle
 f
ilter
 (
Diesel)"
 s
ection).
For any other faults, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 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 screen and contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
Monitoring

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DS3_en_Chap01_controle-de-marche_ed02-2015
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 emission control system has a
fault.
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 it first comes on there remains
approximately 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 continue to drive until you run out of fuel as
this
 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 the problem persists, contact a CITROËN dealer or
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
Monitoring

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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.
Door(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 speed is above
6
 m

ph
 (
10
 k
m/h).