ESP CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)

81
Rear seatsBench seat with fixed one-piece cushion and 1/3 - 2/3 split folding backrest to vary the load space in the boot.
F
 Mov
e
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 f
ront
 s
eat
 f
or ward
 if n

ecessary.
F
 Ch

eck
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 p
ositioned
 co

rrectly
 o
n
 t
he
 s
ide
 o
f
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
ackrest.
F
 Pl

ace
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraints
 i
n
 t
he
 l
ow
 pos

ition.
Folding the backrest
F Pull control 1 f or wards t o r elease t he s eat bac
krest 2.
F Fo

ld
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
ackrest
 2 o
n
 t
o
 t
he
 c
ushion.F
 St

raighten
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
ackrest
 2 a
nd
 s
ecure
 i
t.
F
 Ch
eck
 th
at
 th
e
 re
d
 in
dicator,
 lo
cated
 ne
xt
 to th

e control 1
,
 i
s
 n
o
 l
onger
 v
isible.
Repositioning the seat backrest
When repositioning the seat backrest, ta
ke c are n ot t o t rap t he s eat b elts.
Comfort

83
Mirrors
Each fitted with an adjustable mirror glass permitting th e lat eral re arward vi sion ne cessary fo

r
 o
vertaking
 o
r
 p
arking.
They
 c

an
 a
lso
 b
e
 f
olded
 f
or
 p
arking
 i
n
 c
onfined
 spac

es.
demisting / defr osting Adjustment
F Move control A t
o t he r ight o r t o t he l eft t o se
lect t he c orresponding m irror.
F
Mov

e control B
 i
n
 a
ll
 f
our
 d
irections
 t
o
 adju

st.
F
Re

turn control A
 t
o
 t
he
 c
entral
 p
osition.
door mirrors
The objects observed are, in reality, closer t han t hey a ppear.
Take
 t

his
 i
nto
 a
ccount
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 co

rrectly
 j
udge
 t
he
 d
istance
 o
f
 v
ehicles
 ap

proaching
 f
rom
 b
ehind.
Folding
F From outside: l ock t he v ehicle u sing t he re
mote c ontrol o r t he k ey.
F
 Fr

om
 i
nside:
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 p
ull
 t
he
 co

ntrol A
 i
n
 t
he
 c
entral
 p
osition
 r
ear wards.
Unfolding
F From outside: u nlock t he v ehicle u sing t he re
mote c ontrol o r t he k ey.
F
 Fr

om
 i
nside:
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 p
ull
 t
he
 co

ntrol A
 i
n
 t
he
 c
entral
 p
osition
 r
ear wards.
If
 th

e
 mi
rrors
 ar
e
 fo
lded
 us
ing
 co
ntrol 
A,
they
 w
ill
 n
ot
 u
nfold
 w
hen
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 un

locked.
 P
ull
 a
gain
 o
n
 c
ontrol
 A
.
T
he
 f
olding
 a
nd
 u
nfolding
 o
f
 t
he
 d
oor
 mi

rrors
 u
sing
 t
he
 r
emote
 c
ontrol
 c
an
 b
e
 de

activated
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
If
 n

ecessary
 t
he
 m
irrors
 c
an
 b
e
 f
olded
 man

ually.
If
 y

our
 v

ehicle
 i

s
 f

itted
 w

ith
 h

eated
 mi

rrors,
 t

he
 d

emisting-defrosting
 op

erates
 b

y
 s

witching
 o

n
 t

he
 h

eated
 rea

r
 scre

en.
For
 m

ore
 i

nformation
 o

n
 d

emisting
 a

nd
 de

frosting
 t

he
 r

ear
 s

creen,
 r

efer
 t

o
 t

he
 cor

responding
 se

ction.
Comfort

Digital air conditioningThe air conditioning operates when the engine is running, as well as in STOP mode with Stop & Start.
Automatic operation
1. Automatic "comfort"
programme
Press the "AUTO" b utton. Th
e "A UTO" s ymbol i s d isplayed.For
 y

our
 c
omfort,
 w
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 sw

itched
 o
ff,
 t
he
 s
ettings
 a
re
 r
etained
 un

til
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n
 a
gain.
To
 p
revent
 t
oo
 g
reat
 a d
istribution
 o
f
 co

ld
 a
ir
 w
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 c
old,
 t
he
 a
ir
 fl

ow
 w
ill
 o
nly
 r
each
 i
ts
 o
ptimum
 l
evel
 gr

adually.
2. Temperature adjustment
The value indicated on the display corresponds to a l
evel o f c omfort a nd n ot t o a t emperature i n de

grees
 C
elsius
 o
r
 F
ahrenheit. On
 e

ntering
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 i
f
 t
he
 i
nterior
 is v

ery
 c
old
 o
r
 h
ot,
 t
here
 i
s
 n
o
 n
eed
 t
o
 ch

ange
 t
he
 v
alue
 d
isplayed
 i
n
 o
rder
 to r

each
 t
he
 r
equired
 l
evel
 o
f
 c
omfort.
 Th

e
 s
ystem
 c
orrects
 t
he
 t
emperature
 di

fference
 a
utomatically
 a
nd
 a
s
 q
uickly
 as p

ossible.
Press the " 5"
 a

nd
 "6 "

buttons to
change
 t

his
 v
alue.
 A s
etting
 a
round
 th

e value 21
 e
nables
 o
ptimum
 co

mfort
 t
o
 b
e
 o
btained.
 H
owever,
 de

pending
 o
n
 y
our
 r
equirements,
 a se

tting
 b
etween
 1
8
 a
nd
 2
4
 i
s
 u
sual.
3. Automatic "visibility"
programme
The automatic comfort programme ma
y n ot b e s ufficient f or r apid de

misting
 o
r
 d
efrosting
 o
f
 t
he
 wi

ndscreen
 a
nd
 s
ide
 w
indows
 (h

umidity,
 sev
eral
 pa
ssengers,
 ic

e, etc.).
With
 S

top
 & S
tart,
 w
hen
 d
emisting
 h
as
 be

en
 a
ctivated,
 t
he
 S
TOP
 m
ode
 i
s
 n
ot
 av

ailable.
In
 t

his
 c

ase,
 s
elect
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 v
isibility
 pr

ogramme.
 T
he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 b
utton
 3

comes
 o

n.
The
 s

ystem
 a
utomatically
 c
ontrols
 t
he
 a
ir
 co

nditioning
 a
nd
 t
he
 f
low
 o
f
 a
ir
 a
nd
 p
rovides
 op

timum
 a
ir
 d
istribution
 t
o
 t
he
 w
indscreen
 a
nd
 si

de
 w

indows.
 I
t
 d
eactivates
 a
ir
 r
ecirculation
 5.
T

o
 e

xit
 t

his
 p
rogramme,
 p
ress
 b
utton
 3 a
gain
 o
r
 "AU

TO" ,
 t

he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 b
utton
 g
oes
 of

f
 a

nd
 "A
UTO"
 i
s
 d
isplayed.
We
 r

ecommend
 t

hat
 y

ou
 u

se
 t

his
 m

ode.
 It p

rovides
 o

ptimised
 a

utomatic
 c

ontrol
 o

f
 al

l
 o

f
 t

he
 f

ollowing
 f

unctions:
 p

assenger
 co

mpartment
 t

emperature,
 a

ir
 f

low,
 a

ir
 di

stribution
 a

nd
 a

ir
 i

ntake,
 i

n
 a

ccordance
 w

ith
 th

e
 c

omfort
 v

alue
 t

hat
 y

ou
 h

ave
 c

hosen.
This
 s

ystem
 i

s
 d

esigned
 t

o
 o

perate
 e

ffectively
 in a

ll
 s

easons,
 w

ith
 t

he
 w

indows
 c

losed.

When you move the selector in the gate to select a p osition, t he c orresponding i ndicator i s di

splayed
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
P.
 Par

k
R.
Re

verse
n. Ne

utral
d. Dr

ive
 (
Automatic
 d
riving)
S.
Sp

ort
 prog
ramme
T .
S

now
 prog
ramme
1 2 3 4.
  Ge

ars
 e
ngaged
 d
uring
 m
anual
 opera

tion
-.
 In

valid
 v
alue
 d
uring
 m
anual
 o
peration
displays in the instrument panel
Foot on brake
F Press the b rake p edal w hen t his in
dicator l amp i s d isplayed i n t he in

strument
 p
anel
 (
e.g.:
 s
tarting
 the engi

ne).
Moving off
If position n is selected inadvertently while d riving, a llow t he e ngine t o re

turn
 t
o
 i
dle
 t
hen
 s
elect
 p
osition
 
d
t
o
accelerate.
If
 t

he
 a
mbient
 t
emperature
 i
s
 be

low -23°C,
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
hould
 b
e
 l
eft
 at i

dle
 f
or
 f
our
 m
inutes,
 t
o
 e
nsure
 t
he
 co

rrect
 o
peration
 a
nd
 l
ife
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 and ge

arbox. When
 t

he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning
 a
t
 i
dle,
 w
ith
 th

e
 b
rakes
 r
eleased,
 i
f
 p
osition
 R
, d o
r
M
 i
s
 s
elected,
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 m
oves
 e
ven
 wi

thout
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 b
eing
 p
ressed.
When
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning,
 n
ever
 le

ave
 c
hildren
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
ithout
 supe

rvision.
When
 c
arrying
 o
ut
 m
aintenance
 w
ith
 th

e
 e
ngine
 r
unning,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 a
nd
 s
elect
 p
osition
 P
.
F
 Ap
ply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
F
Selec
t position P or
n.
F St
art
 t
he
 e
ngine.
If
 t

his
 p
rocedure
 i
s
 n
ot
 f
ollowed,
 t
here
 i
s
 a
n
 au

dible
 s
ignal,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 an w

arning
 m
essage.
F
 Wi
th
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
unning,
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 peda

l.
F
 Re
lease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
F
Selec
t position R
,
d o
r M
.
F
 Gr
adually
 r
elease
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
The
 v

ehicle
 m
oves
 o
ff
 i
mmediately.

11 9
Six-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice b etween t he c omfort o f f ully a utomatic op

eration
 o
r
 m
anual
 g
ear
 c
hanging.
Two
 d

riving
 m
odes
 a
re
 a
vailable:
-
 au

tomatic operation with electronic
management
 o

f
 t
he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 g
earbox,
-
 man

ual
 o
peration
 f
or
 s
equential
 c
hanging
 of t

he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 d
river.
Automatic gearbox (EAT6)
P. Park.
- Im mobilisation o f t he v ehicle, p arking b rake on o

r
 o
ff.
-
 St

arting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
R.
 Re

verse.
-
 Re

versing
 m
anoeuvres,
 v
ehicle
 s
tationary,
 en

gine
 a
t
 i
dle.
n. Ne

utral.
-
 Im

mobilisation
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 p
arking
 br

ake on.
-
 St

arting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
d. Au

tomatic
 opera
tion.
M + / -.
  Ma

nual
 o
peration
 w
ith
 s
equential
 ch

anging
 o
f
 t
he
 s
ix
 g
ears.
F
 Pu

ll
 b
ackward
 t
o
 c
hange
 u
p
 t
hrough
 t
he
 ge

ars.

or
F Pu

sh
 f
or ward
 t
o
 c
hange
 d
own
 t
hrough
 t
he
 ge

ars. When
 y

ou
 m
ove
 t
he
 s
elector
 t
o
 s
elect
 a po

sition,
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 i
ndicator
 i
s
 di

splayed
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
P.
 Par

k
R.
R

everse
n. Ne

utral
d. Dr

ive
 (A
utomatic
 opera
tion)
1 2 3 4 5 6.
  Ge

ars
 e
ngaged
 d
uring
 m
anual
 opera

tion
-.
 In

valid
 v
alue
 d
uring
 m
anual
 o
peration
gear selector positionsdisplays in the instrument panel
Foot on brake
F Press the b rake p edal w hen t his in
dicator l amp i s d isplayed i n t he in

strument
 p
anel
 (
e.g.:
 s
tarting
 the engi

ne).
driving

123
Gear efficiency indicatorSystem which reduces fuel consumption by advising the driver to change up.
Operation
Example:
- Yo
u a re i n t hird g ear.
-
 Yo

u
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
-
 Th

e
 s
ystem
 m
ay
 s
uggest
 t
hat
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 a h

igher
 g
ear.
The
 i

nformation
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pa

nel
 i
n
 t
he
 f
orm
 o
f
 a
n
 a
rrow. The s
ystem a dapts i ts g ear c hange re

commendation
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 dr

iving
 c
onditions
 (
slope,
 l
oad, ...)
 a
nd
 th

e
 d
emands
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river
 (
power,
 ac

celeration,
 b
raking, ...).
The
 s

ystem
 n
ever
 s
uggests:
-
 en

gaging
 f
irst
 g
ear,
-
 engag

ing
 re
verse
 gea
r,
-
 en

gaging
 a l
ower
 g
ear.
With
 a

n
 e

lectronic
 o

r
 a

utomatic
 ge

arbox,
 t

he
 s

ystem
 i

s
 o

nly
 a

ctive
 i

n
 man

ual
 mo

de.
On
 v
ehicle
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a m
anual
 ge

arbox,
 t
he
 a
rrow
 m
ay
 b
e
 ac

companied
 b
y
 t
he
 g
ear
 rec

ommended.
Depending o
n t
he d
riving s
ituation a
nd y
our ve
hicle's e
quipment, t
he s
ystem m
ay a
dvise yo

u
 t

o
 s

kip
 o

ne
 (

or
 m

ore)
 g

ear(s).
 Y

ou
 c

an
 fo

llow
 t

his
 i

nstruction
 w

ithout
 e

ngaging
 t

he
 in

termediate
 ge

ars.
The
 g

ear
 e

ngagement
 r

ecommendations
 m

ust
 no

t
 b

e
 c

onsidered
 c

ompulsory.
 I

n
 f

act,
 t

he
 co

nfiguration
 o

f
 t

he
 r

oad,
 t

he
 a

mount
 o

f
 t

raffic
 an

d
 s

afety
 r

emain
 d

etermining
 f

actors
 w

hen
 ch

oosing
 t

he
 b

est
 g

ear.
 T

herefore,
 t

he
 d

river
 re

mains
 r

esponsible
 f

or
 d

eciding
 w

hether
 o

r
 n

ot
 to f

ollow
 t

he
 a

dvice
 g

iven
 b

y
 t

he
 s

ystem.
This
 f

unction
 c

annot
 b

e
 d

eactivated.
driving

Stop & Start requires a 12 V battery with a s pecial s pecification a nd tec

hnology.
All
 w

ork
 o
n
 t
his
 t
ype
 o
f
 b
attery
 m
ust
 on

ly
 b
e
 d
one
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 1
2
 V ba

ttery,
 p
lease
 s
ee
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 sec

tion.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the system, the "ECO OFF" s witch w arning l amp f lashes f or a fe

w
 m
oments
 t
hen
 c
omes
 o
n
 c
ontinuously.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
In
 t

he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a f
ault
 i
n
 S
TOP
 m
ode,
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 m
ay
 s
tall.
 A
ll
 o
f
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 wa

rning
 l
amps
 c
ome
 o
n.
 I
t
 i
s
 t
hen
 n
ecessary
 to s

witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ag

ain
 u
sing
 t
he
 k
ey.
Press
 t

his
 s

witch
 t

o
 d

eactivate
 t

he
 s

ystem.
The
 d

eactivation
 i

s
 c

onfirmed
 b

y
 t

he
 s

witch
 wa

rning
 l

amp
 c

oming
 o

n
 a

ccompanied
 b

y
 a mes

sage.
Pressing
 t

his
 s

witch
 a

gain
 r

eactivates
 t

he
 fu

nction.
The
 s

witch
 w

arning
 l

amp
 g

oes
 o

ff,
 ac

companied
 b

y
 a m

essage.
In c
ertain c
ircumstances, s
uch a
s m
aintaining a c
omfortable t
emperature i
n t
he p
assenger co

mpartment,
 i

t
 m

ay
 b

e
 u

seful
 t

o
 d

eactivate
 St

op
 & S

tart.
You
 c

an
 r

equest
 d

eactivation
 a

t
 a

ny
 t

ime,
 o

nce
 th

e
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n.
If
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

s
 i

n
 S

TOP
 m

ode,
 i

t
 r

estarts
 im

mediately.
Stop
 & S

tart
 r

eactivates
 a

utomatically
 e

ach
 ti

me
 t

he
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n.
deactivation / Manual
re activation
Opening the bonnet
dri

ving on flooded roads
Before
 d

riving
 t
hrough
 a f
looded
 r
oad,
 it i

s
 s
trongly
 r
ecommended
 t
hat
 y
ou
 de

activate
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 s
ystem.
For
 m

ore
 a
dvice
 o
n
 d
riving,
 pa

rticularly
 o
n
 f
looded
 r
oads,
 r
efer
 t
o
 th

e
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
Before
 d

oing
 a
nything
 u
nder
 t
he
 b
onnet,
 de

activate
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 s
ystem
 t
o
 av

oid
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 r
elated
 t
o
 a
n
 au

tomatic
 c
hange
 t
o
 S
TART
 m
ode.

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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
 t

he
 l
amps
 o
ff
 a
nd
 s
idelamps
 m
odes,
 th

e
 d
river
 c
an
 s
witch
 o
n
 t
he
 m
ain
 b
eam
 he

adlamps
 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
 h
eadlamps
 o
r
 m
ain
 b
eam
 he

adlamps.
displays
Lighting of the corresponding indicator lamp on the 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.
Visibility

The vehicle's front and rear wipers are designed t o i mprove t he d river's v isibility pr

ogressively
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 w
eather
 con

ditions.
Wiper controls
Programming
You can modify the settings for the following functions:
-
 au

tomatic
 ra
in
 sens
itive
 wi
ndscreen
 wi
pers,
-
 re

ar
 w
iping
 o
n
 e
ngaging
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Model with AUTO wiping
The wiper commands are issued directly by the driver b y m eans o f t he s talk A a nd t he r ing B.
Manual controls
Windscreen wipers
A. Wiping s peed s election s talk.
Single
 w
ipe
 (
press
 d
own
 a
nd
 re

lease).Automatic,
 t

hen
 s
ingle
 w
ipe.
Fast
 (

heavy
 r
ain).
Normal
 (

moderate
 r
ain).
Intermittent
 (

proportional
 t
o
 t
he
 sp

eed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle).
Of f.
or
Model without AUTO wiping
Refer to the corresponding section.

A. Courtesy lamp
B. Ma p reading lamps
Courtesy lamp
In this position, the courtesy lamp comes o n g radually:
Courtesy lamp
- when the v ehicle i s u nlocked,
- wh en t he k ey i s r emoved f rom t he i gnition,
-
 wh

en
 a d
oor
 i
s
 o
pened,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 r
emote
 c
ontrol
 l
ocking
 b
utton
 i
s
 ac

tivated,
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 l
ocate
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
It
 s

witches
 o
ff
 g
radually:
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 l
ocked,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
-
 30 s

econds
 a
fter
 t
he
 l
ast
 d
oor
 i
s
 c
losed.
Permanently
 o

ff.
Permanent
 li

ghting.
With the "permanent lighting" mode, the duration of lighting v aries, d epending o n t he c ircumstances:
- with the ignition off, approximately ten minutes,
- in energy economy mode, ap proximately t hirty s econds,
- with the engine running, unlimited.
Map reading lamps
F With the ignition o n, p ress t he co
rresponding sw itch.