CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2017 Handbook (in English)
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Travelling abroad
LED / Xenon front lamps
For motoring in countries that drive on the other side o f t he r oad, i t i s n ecessary t o a djust t he di
pped beams so as to not dazzle the drivers of
approaching
ve
hicles.
F
Ra
ise
t
he
b
onnet
f
or
a
ccess
t
o
t
he
a
djuster
(o
ne
a
djuster
p
er
h
eadlamp).
F
In
sert
a s
uitable
a
llen
k
ey
(
not
s
upplied)
in
to
t
he
h
exagonal
h
ead
o
f
t
he
a
djuster.
F
Tu
rn
t
he
a
llen
k
ey
h
alf
a t
urn
c
lockwise.
Headlamp height adjustment
To avoid causing a nuisance to other road users, t he h eight o f t he h eadlamps s hould b e ad
justed
i
n
r
elation
t
o
t
he
l
oad
i
n
t
he
v
ehicle.
0.
Dr
iver
o
nly
o
r
d
river
+ f
ront
p
assenger.
-.
In
termediate
se
tting
1.
5 p
eople.
-.
5 p
eople
+ l
oad
i
n
t
he
b
oot.
2.
Dr
iver
o
nly
+ m
aximum
a
uthorised
l
oad
i
n
th
e
b
oot.
This
p
osition
i
s
s
ufficient
t
o
a
void
c
ausing
da
zzle.
Higher
s
ettings
m
ay
l
imit
t
he
s
pread
o
f
l
ight
fr
om
t
he
h
eadlamps.
The
i
nitial
s
etting
i
s
p
osition
"
0". On
y
our
r
eturn,
d
on't
f
orget
t
o
ad
just
y
our
h
eadlamps
b
ack
t
o
t
heir
in
itial
s
etting,
b
y
c
arrying
o
ut
t
hese
op
erations
i
n
r
everse
o
rder.
Visibility
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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 rain sensitive windscreen wipers,
-
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 by 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.
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B. Rear wiper selection r ing.
Rear wiper
If a significant accumulation of snow or ic
e i s p resent, o r w hen u sing a t ailgate bi
cycle carrier, deactivate the automatic
rear
w
iper
v
ia
t
he
v
ehicle
c
onfiguration
or s
ettings
m
enu. Park.
Intermittent
w
ipe.
Wash-wipe
(
set
d
uration).
Reverse gear
When reverse gear is engaged, the rear wiper wi
ll come into operation if the windscreen
wipers
a
re
o
perating.
Programming
The function is activated or deactivated via the
vehicle configuration o r s ettings m enu.
This
f
unction
i
s
a
ctivated
b
y
d
efault.
Windscreen wash
Pull the wiper stalk towards you. The windscreen wash, then the windscreen
wipers,
o
perate
f
or
a p
re-determined
t
ime.
Visibility
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Automatic rain sensitive
windscreen wipers
The windscreen wipers operate automatically,
without any action on the part of the driver, if
rain
i
s
d
etected
(
sensor
b
ehind
t
he
r
ear
v
iew
mi
rror),
a
dapting
t
heir
s
peed
t
o
t
he
i
ntensity
o
f
th
e
r
ainfall.
Activation
This is controlled manually by the driver by
pushing st alk A t o the "AUTO" pos ition.
It is accompanied by the illumination of this
indicator lamp in the instrument panel and
a
m
essage
i
n
t
he
m
ultifunction
s
creen.
Switching off
This is controlled manually by the driver
by moving s talk A u pwards, r eturning i t t o pos
ition
"
0".
It is accompanied by the indicator lamp
in
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel
g
oing
o
ff
a
nd
a me
ssage
i
n
t
he
m
ultifunction
s
creen.The a
utomatic w iping m ust b e re
activated i f t he i gnition h as b een o ff fo
r
m
ore
t
han
o
ne
m
inute,
b
y
p
ushing
st
alk
A d
ownwards.
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Operating fault
If an automatic wiping fault occurs, the wipers will o perate i n i ntermittent m ode.
Have
i
t
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
To retain the effectiveness of the flat
wiper
b
lades,
i
t
i
s
a
dvisable
t
o:
-
ha
ndle them with care,
-
cl
ean
t
hem
r
egularly
u
sing
s
oapy
wat
er,
-
no
t use them to hold a sheet of
cardboard
a
gainst
t
he
w
indscreen,
-
re
place
t
hem
a
t
t
he
f
irst
s
igns
o
f
w e
a r.
Do
n
ot
c
over
t
he
r
ain
s
ensor,
l
inked
wi
th the sunshine sensor and located in
the centre of the windscreen behind the
rear
v
iew
m
irror.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
a
utomatic
w
iping
w
hen
us
ing
a
n
a
utomatic
c
ar
w
ash.
In winter, it is advisable to wait until the
windscreen is completely clear of ice
before
a
ctivating
t
he
a
utomatic
w
iping.This position allows the wiper blades to
be
l
ifted
f
or
w
inter
p
arking,
c
leaning
o
r
re
placement
w
ithout
d
amaging
t
he
b
onnet.
In
t
he
m
inute
f
ollowing
s
witching
o
ff
o
f
t
he
ig
nition,
a
ny
a
ction
o
n
t
he
w
iper
s
talk
p
ositions
th
e
w
ipers
v
ertically.
To
p
ark
t
he
w
ipers
a
fter
t
his
h
as
b
een
d
one,
sw
itch
o
n
t
he
i
gnition
a
nd
o
perate
t
he
w
iper
s
talk.
Vertical windscreen wiper
position
Visibility
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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 door is opened,
-
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 m inutes,
- in energy economy mode, approximately 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.
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Interior mood lightingThe dimmed passenger compartment lighting improves visibility in the vehicle when the light is p o
o r.
Switching on
At night, the illumination of footwells and the central d ashboard s torage c ompartment c omes on a
utomatically when the sidelamps are
switched
o
n.
Switching off
The interior mood lighting switches off automatically when the sidelamps are
switched
o
ff.
It
c
an
b
e
s
witched
o
ff
m
anually
u
sing
t
he
in
strument
p
anel
l
ighting
r
heostat
b
utton.
F
Wi
th
t
he
l
ighting
o
n,
p
ress
s
everal
t
imes
o
n
th
e left hand button of the instrument panel
to
p
rogressively
r
educe
t
he
d
ashboard
li
ghting
l
evel.
F
Pr
ess
a
gain
t
o
r
educe
t
he
l
ighting
l
evel
to t
he minimum and switch off the interior
mood
lig
hting. This comes on automatically when the boot is
opened
a
nd
g
oes
o
ff
a
utomatically
w
hen
t
he
bo
ot
i
s
c
losed.
Boot lamp
The lighting time varies according to the cir cumstances:
-
wh
en
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
o
ff,
ap
proximately
t
en minutes,
-
in e
nergy
e
conomy
m
ode,
ap
proximately
t
hirty seconds,
-
wh
en
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
r
unning,
n
o
l
imit.Programming
Switching the function on or off is done using the v ehicle s ettings m enu.
Visibility
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Safety
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Direction
indicators
F Left: lower the l ighting s talk b eyond t he po
int o f r esistance.
F
Ri
ght:
r
aise
t
he
l
ighting
s
talk
b
eyond
t
he
po
int
o
f
r
esistance.
Three flashes of the direction
indicators
F Press briefly upwards or downwards,
without g oing b eyond t he p oint o f re
sistance;
t
he
d
irection
i
ndicators
w
ill
fl
ash
3 t
imes.
Hazard warning
lamp
s
Visual warning with of all the direction in
dicators f lashing t o a lert o ther r oad u sers t o a ve
hicle
b
reakdown,
t
owing
o
r
a
ccident.
F
Pr
ess this button, all of the direction
indicators
fla
sh.
They
c
an
o
perate
w
ith
t
he
i
gnition
o
ff.
Automatic operation of
hazard warning lamps
When braking in an emergency, depending on the d eceleration, t he h azard w arning l amps co
me
o
n
a
utomatically.
They switch off automatically the first time you
accelerate.
F
Yo
u
c
an
a
lso
s
witch
t
hem
o
ff
b
y
p
ressing
th
e
b
utton.