low beam CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2015 Handbook (in English)

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Operation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has come into operation.
W arning /indicator lampis on
cau

seAction / Observations
Left-hand
direction indicatorflashing with buzzer.The   lighting   stalk   is   pushed   down.
Right-hand
direction indicatorflashing with buzzer.The   lighting   stalk   is   pushed   up.
Sidelamps fixed. The
  lighting   stalk   is   in   the   "Sidelamps"  
p

osition.
di

pped beam
headlamps fixed.
The
  lighting   stalk   is   in   the   "Dipped  
b

eam   headlamps"   position.
Main beam
headlamps fixed.
The
  lighting   stalk   is   pulled   towards  
yo

u. Pull
  the   stalk   to   return   to   dipped   beam   headlamps.
Front foglamps fixed. The
  front   foglamps   are   switched   on  
u

sing   the   ring   on   the   lighting   control  
st

alk. Turn
  the   ring   on   the   lighting   control   stalk   rear wards  
t

wice   to   switch   off   the   front   foglamps.
Rear foglamps fixed. The
  rear   foglamps   are   on.Turn
  the   ring   on   the   stalk   rear ward   to   turn   off   the   rear  
fo

glamps.
Hazard warning
lamps
flashing
  with   audible  
s

ignal. The
  hazard   warning   lamps   switch,  
l

ocated on the dashboard, has been
operated. The
  left-hand   and   right-hand   direction   indicators   and  
t

heir   associated   indicator   lamps   flash   simultaneously.
Monitoring

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Lighting controlsSystem for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.
T he   various   front   and   rear   lamps   of   the   vehicle  
a

re   designed   to   adapt   the   driver's   visibility  
p

rogressively   according   to   climatic   conditions:
-
 
s
idelamps,   to   be   seen,
-
 
d
ipped   beam   headlamps   to   see   without  
d

azzling
 o
ther
 d
rivers,
-
 
m
ain   beam   headlamps   to   see   clearly   when  
t

he   road   is   clear.
Main lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfil the requirements   of   particular   conditions   of  
v

isibility:
-
 
a
  rear   foglamp   to   be   seen   from   afar,
-
 
f
ront   foglamps   for   improved   vision,
-
 
L
ED   lamps   to   be   seen   during   the   daytime.
Additional lighting
Various automatic lighting control modes are   also   available   according   to   the   following  
op

tions:
-
 
g
uide-me-home   lighting,
-
 
a
utomatic   illumination   of   headlamps.
Programming
In some weather conditions (e.g. low temperature   or   humidity),   the   presence  
o

f   misting   on   the   internal   sur face   of   the  
g

lass   of   the   headlamps   and   rear   lamps  
i

s   normal;   it   disappears   after   the   lamps  
h

ave   been   on   for   a   few   minutes.

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The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps are   switched   on   automatically,   without   any  
a

ction on the part of the driver, when a low level
of
  external   light   is   detected   or   in   certain   cases  
o

f   activation   of   the   windscreen   wipers.
As
  soon   as   the   brightness   returns   to   a  
s

ufficient level or after the windscreen wipers
are
  switched   off,   the   lamps   are   switched   off  
au

tomatically.
Automatic illumination of headlamps
Activation
F Turn   ring   to   the   "AUTO"  position.   The  a
utomatic   illumination   of   headlamps   is  
a

ccompanied   by   a   message   in   the   screen.
deactivation
F Turn  ring   to   a   position   other   than   "AUTO".  D
eactivation   is   accompanied   by   a   message  
i

n   the   screen.
Association with the automatic
"Guide-me-home" lighting
Association with the automatic illumination of headlamps   provides   "guide-me-home"   lighting  
w

ith   the   following   additional   options:
-
 
s
election   of   the   lighting   duration   to   15,  
30 or 60 seconds in the functions that can
be
  set   in   the   vehicle   configuration   menu  
(

except   in   the   case   of   the   monochrome  
s

creen   A,   for   which   the   duration   is   set:  
60 seconds),
-
 
a
utomatic   activation   of   "guide-me-home"  
l

ighting   when   automatic   illumination   of  
h

eadlamps   is   in   operation.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the
sunshine  sensor,   the   lighting  
c

ome
 
on,
 
this   warning   lamp   is   displayed   in   the  
i

nstrument
 
panel   and/or   a   message   appears   in  
t

he
 
screen,
  accompanied   by   an   audible   signal.
Contact a CITR


N dealer or a qualified
workshop.
In
 
fog   or   snow,   the   sunshine   sensor  
m

ay
 
detect   sufficient   light.   Therefore,  
t

he
 
lighting   will   not   come   on  
au

tomatically.
Do not cover the sunshine sensor,
coupled with the rain sensor and
located in the centre of the windscreen
behind
  the   rear   view   mirror;   the  
a

ssociated   functions   would   no   longer  
be c

ontrolled.

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LED lampsThis daytime lighting, a signature of the vehicle, comprises two sets of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), located   in   vertical   cutouts   below   each   headlamp.
On
  starting   the   vehicle,   in   daylight   the   LED  
l

amps   come   on   automatically,   if   the   lighting  
s

talk   is   in   position   "0" or "AUTO" .
If
  the   sidelamps   and   headlamps   are   switched  
o

n   manually   or   automatically,   the   LED   lamps  
s

witch   off. For
  countries   where   exterior   lighting   by   day   is  
n

ot   a   legal   requirement,   you   can   activate   or  
d

eactivate   the   function   via   the   multifunction  
s

creen   configuration   menu.
ProgrammingIn countries where it is a legal requirement:
-

t
his function is activated by default
and cannot be deactivated,
-
 
i
n   daylight,   the   sidelamps   and  
n

umber   plate   lamps   also   come   on,
-
 
I
f   the   sidelamps   or   headlamps  
a

re   switched   on   manually   or  
a

utomatically,   the   LED   lamps  
s

witch   off.
For
  versions   not   fitted   with   LED   lamps,  
i

t   is   the   dipped   beam   headlamps   that  
c

ome   on   automatically   on   starting  
t

he vehicle.
Visibility

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Fuse N°Rating Functions
F12 30 AWindscreen
  wipers   slow   /   fast   speed.
F13 40 ABuilt-in
  systems   inter face   supply   (ignition   positive).
F14 30 AValvetronic
  supply   (VTi).
F15 10 ARight-hand
  main   beam   headlamps.
F16 10 ALeft-hand
  main   beam   headlamps.
F17 15 ALeft-hand
  dipped   beam   headlamps.
F18 15 ARight-hand
  dipped   beam   headlamps.
F19 15 AOxygen
  sensors   and   electrovalves   (VTi),   electrovalves  
(

Diesel),   EGR   electrovalve   (Diesel).
F20 10 APumps,
  electronic   thermostat   (VTi),   timimg   electrovalve  
(

THP),   water   in   fuel   sensor   (Diesel).
F21 5 AFan
  assembly   control   supply,   ABS/ESP,   turbo   pump   (THP).
Practical information