engine CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)
Page 41 of 444
39
On vehicles fitted with an electric oil level indicator, i nformation o n t he o il l evel i s di
splayed
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel
f
or
a f
ew
se
conds
w
hen
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
o
n,
a
fter
th
e
s
ervice
i
nformation.
Engine oil level indicator*
The level shown will only be correct
if the v ehicle i s o n l evel g round a nd th
e
e
ngine
h
as
b
een
o
ff
f
or
m
ore
t
han
30
minutes.
Oil level correct
Oil level low
This is indicated by the flashing of " O I L" ,
ac companied b y i llumination o f t he s ervice wa
rning
l
amp,
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
a
nd
a mes
sage.
If
t
he
l
ow
o
il
l
evel
i
s
c
onfirmed
b
y
a c
heck
u
sing
th
e
d
ipstick,
t
he
l
evel
m
ust
b
e
t
opped
u
p
t
o
pr
event
d
amage
t
o
t
he
e
ngine.
Refer
t
o
t
he
"
Checking
l
evels"
s
ection.
Oil level indicator fault
This is signaled by the flashing of "OIL- -".
Co ntact a C ITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified wo
rkshop.
In the event of a fault with the electric oil level
indicator,
t
he
e
ngine
o
il
l
evel
i
s
n
o
l
onger
moni
tored.
While
t
he
s
ystem
i
s
f
aulty,
y
ou
s
hould
c
heck
th
e
e
ngine
o
il
l
evel
u
sing
t
he
m
anual
d
ipstick
lo
cated
u
nder
t
he
b
onnet.
Refer
t
o
t
he
"
Checking
l
evels"
s
ection.
*
D
epending
o
n
v
ersion.
Monitoring
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63
Do not throw the remote control batteries a way, t hey c ontain m etals wh
ich
a
re
h
armful
t
o
t
he
e
nvironment.
Take
t
hem
t
o
a
n
a
pproved
c
ollection
poi
nt.Lost keys
Go to a CITROËN dealer with the vehicle's registration document, your personal identification d ocuments a nd i f p ossible t he k ey c ode l abel.
The
C
ITROËN
d
ealer
w
ill
b
e
a
ble
t
o
l
ook
u
p
t
he
k
ey
c
ode
a
nd
t
he
t
ransponder
c
ode
re
quired
t
o
o
rder
a n
ew
k
ey.
Remote control
The high frequency remote control is a sensitive system; do not operate it while it is in your pocket a s t here i s a p ossibility t hat i t m ay u nlock t he v ehicle, w ithout y ou b eing a ware o f i t.
Do
n
ot
r
epeatedly
p
ress
t
he
b
uttons
o
f
y
our
r
emote
c
ontrol
o
ut
o
f
r
ange
a
nd
o
ut
o
f
s
ight
o
f
yo
ur
v
ehicle.
Y
ou
r
un
t
he
r
isk
o
f
s
topping
i
t
f
rom
w
orking
a
nd
t
he
r
emote
c
ontrol
w
ould
h
ave
to b
e
r
einitialised.
No
r
emote
c
ontrol
c
an
o
perate
w
hen
t
he
k
ey
i
s
i
n
t
he
i
gnition
s
witch,
e
ven
w
hen
t
he
i
gnition
is s
witched
o
ff,
e
xcept
f
or
r
einitialisation.
Locking the vehicle
Driving with the doors locked may make access to the passenger compartment by the emergency s ervices m ore d ifficult i n a n e mergency.
As
a s
afety
p
recaution,
n
ever
l
eave
c
hildren
a
lone
i
n
t
he
v
ehicle,
e
xcept
f
or
a v
ery
s
hort
pe
riod.
In
a
ll
c
ases,
i
t
i
s
e
ssential
t
o
r
emove
t
he
k
ey
f
rom
t
he
i
gnition
s
witch
w
hen
l
eaving
t
he
v
ehicle.
Anti-theft protection
Do not make any modifications to the electronic engine immobiliser system; this could cause mal functions.
When purchasing a second-hand vehicle
Have the pairing of all of the keys in your possession checked by a CITROËN dealer, to ensure t hat o nly y our k eys c an b e u sed t o o pen a nd s tart t he v ehicle.
Access
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Doors
Opening
From outside
F After unlocking the v ehicle u sing t he re
mote c ontrol o r t he k ey, p ull t he d oor hand
le.
From inside
F Pull the d oor l ever t o o pen t he d oor; t his un
locks t his v ehicle c ompletely.
Closing
When a door or the boot is not closed correctly:
-
when the engine is running and at speed of u p t o 6 m ph ( 10 k m/h), t his w arning l amp co
mes
o
n,
a
ccompanied
b
y
a m
essage,
- when the speed o f t he v ehicle i s a bove 6 mp
h ( 10 k m/h), t his a lert i s a ccompanied by a
n
a
udible
s
ignal.
Version with deadlocking
The interior door controls do not operate when the vehicle is
deadlocked.
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73
Boot
Opening
F After unlocking the v ehicle, p ress t he op
ening c ontrol a nd r aise t he t ailgate.
Closing
F Lower the t ailgate u sing t he i nterior g rab hand
le.
If
t
he
t
ailgate
i
s
n
ot
c
losed
c
orrectly:
-
wh
en the engine is running ,
this
w
arning
l
amp
c
omes
o
n,
ac
companied
b
y
a m
essage
i
n
th
e
m
ultifunction
s
creen
f
or
a f
ew
sec
onds,
-
wh
en the vehicle is moving
(
speed
a
bove
6 m
ph
(
10
k
m/h)),
t
his
w
arning
l
amp
c
omes
on
,
a
ccompanied
b
y
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
a
nd
a m
essage
i
n
t
he
m
ultifunction
s
creen
f
or
a fe
w
s
econds. System
f
or
m
echanical
u
nlocking
o
f
t
he
b
oot
in t
he
e
vent
o
f
a b
attery
o
r
c
entral
l
ocking
mal
function.
Tailgate release
Unlocking
F Fold back the r ear b enchseat t o g ain ac
cess t o t he l ock f rom i nside t he b oot.
F
In
sert
a s
mall
s
crewdriver
i
nto
h
ole
A
of the
lock
t
o
u
nlock
t
he
t
ailgate.
Access
Page 90 of 444
The heating / ventilation or air conditioning systems operates with the engine running, as well as in STOP mode with Stop & Start.
1. Temperature adjustment
F Turn the dial f rom b lue (c
old) t o r ed ( hot) t o a djust th
e
t
emperature
t
o
y
our
re
quirements.
2. Air flow adjustment
F Turn the d ial f rom p osition 1
to position 5 to obtain a
comfortable
a
ir
f
low.
F
If y
ou place the air flow control
in position 0
(
deactivation
o
f
t
he
sy
stem),
t
he
t
emperature
i
s
n
o
lo
nger
m
aintained
a
t
a c
omfortable
le
vel.
H
owever,
a s
light
f
low
o
f
a
ir,
du
e
to th
e
mov
ement
of th
e
ve
hicle,
ca
n
s
till
b
e
f
elt.
3. Air distribution adjustment
Windscreen and side windows.
Wi ndscreen,
s
ide
w
indows
a
nd
fo
otwells.
Footwells.
Central
a
nd
s
ide
v
ents.
The
a
ir
d
istribution
c
an
b
e
ad
apted
b
y
p
lacing
t
he
d
ial
in a
n
i
ntermediate
p
osition.
4. Air intake / Air recirculation
The intake of exterior air avoids the formation of mist o n t he w indscreen a nd s ide w indows.
The recirculation of interior air insulates the
passenger
c
ompartment
f
rom
e
xterior
o
dours
an
d
s
moke.
Return
t
o
e
xterior
a
ir
i
ntake
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible
to p
revent
d
eterioration
o
f
t
he
a
ir
q
uality
a
nd
th
e
f
ormation
o
f
m
ist.
Manual control panel F
Mov
e
t
he
m
anual
c
ontrol
t
o
th
e
l
eft
t
o
b
e
i
n
t
he
"
recycling
in
terior
a
ir"
p
osition.
F
Mov
e
t
he
m
anual
c
ontrol
t
o
t
he
ri
ght
t
o
r
eturn
t
o
t
he
"
fresh
a
ir
in
take"
p
osition.
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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.
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Rear screen demist - defrost
The control button is located on the heating or air conditioning system control panel.
Switching on
The rear screen demisting/defrosting can only operate w hen t he e ngine i s r unning.
F
Pr
ess
t
his
b
utton
t
o
d
emist /defrost
t
he
re
ar
s
creen
a
nd
(
depending
o
n
v
ersion)
th
e
d
oor
m
irrors.
T
he
i
ndicator
l
amp
as
sociated
w
ith
t
he
b
utton
c
omes
o
n.
Switching off
The demisting/defrosting switches off automatically t o p revent a n e xcessive co
nsumption
o
f
c
urrent.
F
It i
s
p
ossible
t
o
s
top
t
he
d
emisting/
defrosting
o
peration
b
efore
i
t
i
s
s
witched
of
f
a
utomatically
b
y
p
ressing
t
he
b
utton
ag
ain.
T
he
i
ndicator
l
amp
a
ssociated
w
ith
th
e
b
utton
s
witches
o
ff. Switch
o
ff
t
he
d
emisting/defrosting
of t
he
r
ear
s
creen
a
nd
d
oor
m
irrors
as s
oon
a
s
a
ppropriate,
a
s
r
educing
el
ectrical p ower c onsumption r esults i n red
uced fu el con sumption.
If the engine is switched off before the de
misting/defrosting i s s witched o ff au
tomatically,
dem
isting/defrosting
wi
ll
re
sume
n
ext
t
ime
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
s
witched
o
n.
Scented air
fr
eshener
This diffuses a fragrance in the passenger co
mpartment, b y m eans o f t he a djustment d ial an
d
t
he
v
arious
f
ragrance
c
artridges
a
vailable.
This
d
ial
i
s
l
ocated
o
n
t
he
d
ashboard.
It
a
llows
y
ou
t
o
a
djust
t
he
i
ntensity
o
f
d
iffusion
of t
he
f
ragrance.
F
Tu
rn
t
he
d
ial
t
o
t
he
r
ight
t
o
p
ermit
d
iffusion
of t
he
f
ragrance.
F
Tu
rn
t
he
d
ial
t
o
t
he
l
eft
t
o
s
top
d
iffusion
o
f
th
e
fr
agrance.
Adjustment dial
Leave the central vents open.
Th e i ntensity o f d iffusion o f t he fr
agrance
m
ay
d
epend
o
n
t
he
ve
ntilation
o
r
a
ir
c
onditioning
s
ettings.
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105
Anti-theft protection
Electronic engine immobiliser
The key contains an electronic chip which has a special c ode. W hen t he i gnition i s s witched on
,
t
his
c
ode
m
ust
b
e
r
ecognised
i
n
o
rder
f
or
st
arting
t
o
b
e
p
ossible.
This
e
lectronic
e
ngine
i
mmobiliser
l
ocks
t
he
en
gine
m
anagement
s
ystem
a f
ew
m
oments
af
ter
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
o
ff
a
nd
p
revents
st
arting
o
f
t
he
e
ngine
b
y
a
nyone
w
ho
d
oes
n
ot
ha
ve
t
he
k
ey.In the event of a fault, you are
informed
b
y
i
llumination
o
f
t
his
wa
rning
l
amp,
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
a
nd
a m
essage
i
n
t
he
s
creen.It
h
as
3 p
ositions:
-
Po
sition
1
:
Sto
p
-
Po
sition
2
:
I
gnition on
-
Po
sition
3
:
S
tarting
Ignition switch
Ignition on
In this position the vehicle's electrical equipment c an b e u sed o r a ccessories ch
arged.
When
t
he
s
tate
o
f
c
harge
o
f
t
he
b
attery
dr
ops
t
o
a r
eserve
l
evel,
t
he
s
ystem
g
oes
i
nto
en
ergy
e
conomy
m
ode:
t
he
p
ower
s
upply
i
s
au
tomatically
c
ut
o
ff
t
o
p
reserve
t
he
s
tate
o
f
ch
arge
o
f
t
he
b
attery.
Keep
s
afely,
a
way
f
rom
y
our
v
ehicle,
th
e
l
abel
a
ttached
t
o
t
he
k
eys
g
iven
t
o
yo
u
o
n
a
cquisition
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle.
Starting-switching off the engine
In this case, your vehicle will not start; contact a C ITROËN d ealer a s s oon a s p ossible.
Avoid
a
ttaching
h
eavy
o
bjects
t
o
t
he
ke
y,
w
hich
w
ould
w
eigh
d
own
o
n
i
ts
bl
ade
i
n
t
he
i
gnition
s
witch
a
nd
c
ould
ca
use
a m
alfunction.
driving
Page 108 of 444
F Apply the p arking b rake.
F Wi th a m anual g earbox: p lace t he l ever i n ne
utral
a
nd
f
ully
d
epress
t
he
c
lutch
p
edal.
F
Wi
th
a
n
e
lectronic
g
earbox:
p
lace
t
he
l
ever
at p
osition
n
a
nd
p
ress
t
he
b
rake
p
edal
f i
r m l y.
F
Wi
th
a
n
a
utomatic
g
earbox:
p
lace
t
he
l
ever
at p
osition P
a
nd
p
ress
t
he
b
rake
p
edal
f i
r m l y.
F
In
sert
t
he
k
ey
i
n
t
he
i
gnition
s
witch;
t
he
sy
stem
r
ecognises
t
he
c
ode.
F
Un
lock
t
he
s
teering
c
olumn
b
y
si
multaneously
t
urning
t
he
s
teering
a
nd
th
e key.
Starting the engine
In some circumstances, you may have to apply s ome f orce t o t urn t he s teering wh
eel
(
wheels
o
n
l
ock
f
or
e
xample).In
w
intry
c
onditions,
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
wi
ll
s
tay
o
n
l
onger.
W
hen
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ho
t,
i
t
d
oes
n
ot
c
ome
o
n.In
t
emperate
c
onditions,
d
o
n
ot
wa
rm
t
he
e
ngine
u
p
w
ith
t
he
v
ehicle
st
ationary,
b
ut
m
ove
o
ff
s
traight
a
way
an
d
d
rive
a
t
m
oderate
e
ngine
s
peeds.
If t he e ngine d oes n ot s tart s traight aw
ay, s witch t he i gnition o ff. W ait a fe
w
m
oments
b
efore
t
rying
a
gain.
I
f
th
e
e
ngine
d
oes
n
ot
s
tart
a
fter
a f
ew
at
tempts,
d
o
n
ot
k
eep
t
rying:
y
ou
r
isk
da
maging
t
he
s
tarter
m
otor
a
nd
t
he
en
gine.
C
all
o
n
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
w
orkshop.Never
l
eave
t
he
e
ngine
r
unning
i
n
an e
nclosed
a
rea
w
ithout
a
dequate
ve
ntilation:
int
ernal
co
mbustion
en
gines
e
mit
t
oxic
e
xhaust
g
ases,
su
ch
a
s
c
arbon
m
onoxide.
D
anger
o
f
in
toxication
a
nd
d
eath.
I
n
v
ery
s
evere
wi
nter
c
onditions
(
temperatures
be
low -23°C), i t i s n ecessary t o a llow th
e e ngine t o r un f or 4 m inutes b efore se
tting
o
ff,
i
n
o
rder
t
o
e
nsure
t
he
co
rrect
o
peration
a
nd
d
urability
o
f
th
e
m
echanical
c
omponents
o
f
y
our
ve
hicle,
t
he
e
ngine
a
nd
g
earbox.
F
Wi
th
a p
etrol
e
ngine,
o
perate
t
he
s
tarter
mo
tor
b
y
t
urning
t
he
k
ey
t
o
p
osition
3
until
the
e
ngine
s
tarts,
w
ithout
p
ressing
t
he
ac
celerator
p
edal.
O
nce
t
he
e
ngine
s
tarts,
re
lease
t
he
k
ey.
F
Wi
th
a D
iesel
e
ngine,
t
urn
t
he
k
ey
t
o
pos
ition 2 ,
i
gnition
o
n,
t
o
o
perate
t
he
engi
ne
pr
eheating
sy
stem. Wait
u
ntil
t
his
w
arning
l
amp
g
oes
o
ff
in t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel,
t
hen
o
perate
th
e
s
tarter
m
otor
b
y
t
urning
t
he
k
ey
t
o
pos
ition
3
u
ntil
t
he
e
ngine
s
tarts,
w
ithout
pr
essing
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal.
O
nce
th
e
e
ngine
s
tarts,
r
elease
t
he
k
ey.
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To facilitate unlocking of the steering column, p ut t he f ront w heels i n t he st
raight
ah
ead
po
sition
be
fore
sw
itching
th
e
i
gnition
o
ff.
Never
s
witch
t
he
i
gnition
o
ff
u
ntil
t
he
ve
hicle
h
as
c
ome
t
o
a c
omplete
s
top
an
d
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
h
as
b
een
a
pplied.
Wi
th
t
he
e
ngine
s
topped,
t
he
b
raking
a
nd
st
eering
a
ssistance
s
ystems
a
re
a
lso
c
ut
of
f:
r
isk
o
f
l
oss
o
f
c
ontrol
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle.When
y
ou
l
eave
t
he
v
ehicle,
t
ake
t
he
ke
y
w
ith
y
ou
a
nd
l
ock
t
he
v
ehicle.
For
m
ore
i
nformation,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
"E
nergy
e
conomy
m
ode"
s
ection.
Key reminder
If the key is left in the ignition switch, an audible s ignal s ounds w hen t he d river's do
or
i
s
o
pened.
Switching the engine off
F Immobilise t he v ehicle.
F Wi th t he e ngine a t i dle, t urn t he k ey f ully to
wards
y
ou
t
o
p
osition
1
(Stop).
F
Re
move
t
he
k
ey
f
rom
t
he
i
gnition
s
witch.
F
To l
ock
t
he
s
teering
c
olumn,
t
urn
t
he
st
eering
w
heel
u
ntil
i
t
l
ocks.
F
En
sure
t
hat
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
a
pplied
co
rrectly,
p
articularly
w
hen
o
n
a s
lope.
Energy economy mode
After switching off the engine (position 1 - Stop), yo
u c an s till u se f unctions s uch a s t he a udio an
d
t
elematic
s
ystem,
t
he
w
ipers,
d
ipped
b
eam,
co
urtesy
l
amps,
e
tc.,
f
or
m
aximum
c
umulative
pe
riod
o
f
3
0
m
inutes.
driving