ignition CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2017 Handbook (in English)

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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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Visual indicators informing the driver that a s ystem i s i n o peration ( operation or d

eactivation
 i
ndicator
 l
amps)
 o
r
 o
f
 t
he
 oc

currence
 o
f
 a f
ault
 (
warning
 l
amp).
Indicator and warning lamps
Associated warnings
The illumination of certain warning lamps may be accompanied b y a n a udible s ignal a nd a me

ssage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen.
The
 w

arning
 l
amps
 m
ay
 c
ome
 o
n
 co

ntinuously
 (
fixed)
 o
r
 f
lash.
Certain
 w

arning
 l
amps
 m
ay
 c
ome
 on i

n
 t
wo
 d
ifferent
 m
odes.
 O
nly
 b
y
 re

lating
 t
he
 t
ype
 o
f
 l
ighting
 t
o
 t
he
 op

erating
 s
tatus
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 c
an
 i
t
 be a

scertained whether the situation is
normal
 o

r
 w
hether
 a f
ault
 h
as
 o
ccurred.
If
 t

hey
 r

emain
 o

n,
 b

efore
 m

oving
 o

ff,
 re

fer
 t

o
 t

he
 i

nformation
 o

n
 t

he
 w

arning
 lamp co

ncerned.
The
 p

assenger's
 a

irbag
 s

ystem
 op

eration lamp stays on for about a
minute
 a

fter
 s

witching
 o

n
 t

he
 i

gnition,
 ev

en
 a

fter
 t

he
 e

ngine
 h

as
 s

tarted.
When the ignition is switched on
Certain warning lamps come on for a few se conds w hen t he v ehicle's i gnition i s 
s
witched
 o
n.
When
 t

he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 s
tarted,
 t
hese
 s
ame
 wa

rning
 l
amps
 s
hould
 g
o
 o
ff.

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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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System which informs the driver when the
next service i s d ue, i n a ccordance w ith t he man

ufacturer's
 serv
icing
 sc
hedule.
Service indicator
Between 600 miles (1 000 km)
and 1 800 miles (3 000 km) remain
before the next service is due
For 5 seconds after the ignition is switched on, the s panner s ymbolising t he s ervice o perations co

mes
 o
n.
 T
he
 d
istance
 r
ecorder
 d
isplay
 l
ine
 in

dicates
 t
he
 d
istance
 r
emaining
 b
efore
 t
he
 ne

xt
 s
ervice
 i
s
 d
ue.
Example:
 1 7

39
 m
iles
 (
2
 8
00
 k
m)
 r
emain
 be

fore
 t
he
 n
ext
 s
ervice
 i
s
 d
ue.
For
 5 s

econds
 a
fter
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
 th

e
 s
creen
 i
ndicates:
5
 s

econds
 a
fter
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
 th

e spanner goes off ;
 t

he
 d
istance
 r
ecorder
 re

sumes
 i
ts
 n
ormal
 o
peration.
 T
he
 s
creen
 t
hen
 in

dicates
 t
he
 t
otal
 d
istance.
For BlueHDi Diesel versions, the
degree
 o

f
 d

eterioration
 o

f
 t

he
 e

ngine
 o

il
 is a

lso
 t

aken
 i

nto
 a

ccount
 (

depending
 on t

he
 c

ountry
 o

f
 s

ale).
The
 p

oint
 a

t
 w

hich
 t

he
 n

ext
 s

ervice
 i

s
 d

ue
 i

s
 ca

lculated from the last indicator zero reset,
depending
 o

n
 t

he
 d

istance
 t

ravelled
 a

nd
 t

he
 ti

me
 e

lapsed
 s

ince
 t

he
 l

ast
 s

ervice.
More than 1 800 miles (3 000 km)
remain before the next service is
due
When the ignition is switched on, no service in formation a ppears i n t he s creen.

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Less than 600 miles (1 000 km)
remain before the next service is due
Example: 400 m iles ( 900 k m) r emain b efore th
e n ext s ervice i s d ue.
For
 5 s

econds
 a
fter
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
 th

e
 s
creen
 i
ndicates:
5
 s

econds
 a
fter
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
 th

e distance recorder resumes its normal
operation.
 Th

e spanner remains on to
indicate that a service must be carried out
soon. 5
 s

econds
 a
fter
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
 th

e distance recorder resumes its normal
operation.
 Th

e spanner remains on.
Service overdue
For 5 seconds after the ignition is switched on, the
spanner flashes to indicate that the service
must
 b

e
 c
arried
 o
ut
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Example: the service is overdue by 186 miles
(300
 k

m).
For
 5 s

econds
 a
fter
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
 th

e
 s
creen
 i
ndicates: For BlueHDi Diesel versions, this alert
may a
lso b e a ccompanied b y t he f ixed il

lumination
 o
f
 t
he
 s
ervice
 w
arning
 l
amp
 wh

en
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
n.
The
 d

istance
 r
emaining
 m
ay
 b
e
 we

ighted
 b
y
 t
he
 t
ime
 f
actor,
 d
epending
 on t

he
 d
riving
 c
onditions.
Therefore, the spanner may also come
on
 i

f
 y
ou
 h
ave
 e
xceeded
 t
he
 p
eriod
 si

nce the last service, indicated in the
manufacturer's
 serv

ice
 sc
hedule.
For BlueHDi Diesel versions, the
spanner
 m

ay
 a
lso
 b
e
 b
rought
 o
n
 e
arlier
 th

an
 e
xpected,
 d
epending
 o
n
 t
he
 de

gree
 o
f
 d
eterioration
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 o
il
 (d

epending
 o
n
 t
he
 c
ountry
 o
f
 s
ale).
The
 r

ate
 o
f
 d
eterioration
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 oi

l
 d
epends
 o
n
 t
he
 d
riving
 c
onditions
 i
n
 wh

ich
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 u
sed.
Monitoring

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Following disconnection of the vehicle battery, replacement of the remote control battery or
in the event of a remote control malfunction,
you
 c

an
 n
o
 l
onger
 u
nlock,
 l
ock
 o
r
 l
ocate
 y
our
 ve

hicle.
F
 Fi

rst
 o
f
 a
ll,
 u
se
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 l
ock
 t
o
 u
nlock
 or l

ock
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
F
 Th

en,
 r
einitialise
 t
he
 r
emote
 c
ontrol.
If the problem persists, contact a CITROËN
dealer
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Remote control problem
Reinitialisation
F Switch off t he i gnition.
F Tu rn t he k ey t o p osition 2 (Ignition).
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 c
losed
 p
adlock
 i
mmediately
 f
or
 a fe

w
 s
econds.
F
 Sw

itch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 r
emove
 t
he
 k
ey
 fr

om
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch.
The
 r

emote
 c
ontrol
 i
s
 f
ully
 o
perational
 a
gain.
Changing the battery
Battery ref.: CR1620 / 3 volts.F Un clip t he c asing b y i nserting a c oin a t t he no

tch
 a
nd
 r
otating.
F
 Sl

ide
 t
he
 f
lat
 b
attery
 o
ut
 o
f
 i
ts
 l
ocation.
F
Sl

ide the new battery into its location
observing
 t

he
 o
riginal
 d
irection.
F
 Cl

ip
 t
he
 c
asing
 i
n
 p
lace,
 t
hen
 t
he
 c
hrome
 fi

nisher.
F
 Re

initialise
 t
he
 r
emote
 c
ontrol.
If the battery is flat, you are
informed
 b

y
 l
ighting
 o
f
 t
his
 w
arning
 la

mp
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel,
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 an

d
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen.
F
 Un

fold
 t
he
 k
ey.
F
 Re

lease
 t
he
 c
hrome
 f
inisher
 b
y
 p
ressing
 o
n
 lu

g
 A.
F Ma

intain
 p
ressure
 o
n
 l
ug
 A
and remove the
chrome
 f

inisher
 b
y
 s
liding
 i
t
 o
ff
 a
t
 4
5°.

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1. Driver's electric w indow s witch.
2. Pa ssenger's e lectric w indow s witch.
Window controlsThe driver's window has anti-pinch protection.
Th e electric window switches
remain
 o

perational
 f
or
 a
pproximately
 45 s

econds
 a
fter
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 sw

itched
 o
ff
 o
r
 u
ntil
 a d
oor
 i
s
 o
pened.
If,
 d

uring
 t
his
 p
eriod
 o
f
 4
5
 s
econds,
 y
ou
 op

en
 a d
oor
 w
hile
 o
perating
 a w
indow,
 th

e
 w
indow
 s
tops.
 T
he
 w
indow
 s
witch
 wi

ll then only be operational after the
ignition
 i

s
 s
witched
 o
n
 a
gain. F
 Pr

ess
 o
r
 p
ull
 t
he
 s
witch.
 T
he
 wi

ndow stops as soon as the
switch
 i

s
 r
eleased.
Passenger's electric
window
There are two methods of operation:
Driver's electric
window
- manual mode
F Press o r p ull t he s witch w ithout p assing th

e
 p
oint
 o
f
 r
esistance.
 T
he
 w
indow
 st

ops
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 t
he
 s
witch
 i
s
 r
eleased.
-
au

tomatic mode
F
 Pr

ess
 or pu
ll
 th
e
 sw
itch
 fu
lly.
 Th
e
 wi
ndow
 op

ens or closes completely when the
switch
 i

s
 r
eleased.
F
 Pr

essing
 o
r
 p
ulling
 t
he
 s
witch
 a
gain
 st

ops
 t
he
 m
ovement
 o
f
 t
he
 w
indow.

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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 by illumination of this
warning
 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 can be used or accessories
charged.
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 cut off to preserve the state of
charge
 o

f
 t
he
 b
attery.
Keep safely, away from your vehicle,
the
 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

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To facilitate unlocking of the steering column, put the front wheels in the
straight
 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 has come to a complete stop
and
 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 more information, refer to the
"Energy
 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 you to position 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 can still use functions such as the audio
and telematic system, the wipers, dipped beam,
courtesy
 l

amps,
 e
tc.,
 f
or
 m
aximum
 c
umulative
 pe

riod
 o
f
 3
0
 m
inutes.
Driving

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Operating fault
With the ignition on, if this warning lamp comes on and AUTO flashes,
accompanied
 b

y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a me

ssage
 i

n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen,
 t
his
 in

dicates
 a g
earbox
 f
ault.
Have
 i

t
 c

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

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Reinitialisation
(5-speed electronic
gearbox)
In exceptional circumstances, the ge arbox m ay n eed a n a utomatic re

initialisation:
 s
tarting
 a
nd
 g
ear
 ch

anging
 a
re
 n
o
 l
onger
 p
ossible.
AUTO and - - appear in the
instrument
 pane

l.
AUTO and - - a ppear i n t he i nstrument p anel.
F Select position n.
F Pr ess t he b rake p edal.
F
Wa

it for around 30 seconds until
n o
r a
gear
 a

ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
F
 Mov

e
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 p
osition
 A, t

hen
to position
n.
F Wi

th
 y
our
 f
oot
 s
till
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
 s
tart
 the engi

ne.
The
 g

earbox
 i
s
 o
perational
 a
gain.
Following
 d

isconnection
 o
f
 t
he
 b
attery,
 i
t
 i
s
 ne

cessary
 t
o
 r
einitialise
 t
he
 g
earbox.
F
 Sw
itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition.
Follow
 t
he
 p
rocedure
 d
escribed
 a
bove.